sequoia
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I bought some bone saddles and nuts from a Chinese source through Amazon. That was 6 weeks ago. The goods finally arrived today a month and half later. On the package was a "customs declaration" form that appeared to be from the Netherlands (NL?). The country of origin stated it was from the PR China. There was an additional sticker in bright yellow stating:
"Goods not fulfilling conditions laid down in Articles 28 and Articles 29 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union."
Just for the hell of it, I tried looking up the relevant articles in the EU Treaty. The first one appears to have directives that are military in nature and the second one has to do with digital privacy issues. I don't see how this applies to ox bone from China. Also, I live in America and what would the EU have to do with a shipment from China to America?
All very odd. What a complex world we live in. Could an ukulele cause an international incident? Are ukuleles dangerous? Are ukuleles disrupting the European Union? Weaponized ukuleles??? I don't get it.
"Goods not fulfilling conditions laid down in Articles 28 and Articles 29 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union."
Just for the hell of it, I tried looking up the relevant articles in the EU Treaty. The first one appears to have directives that are military in nature and the second one has to do with digital privacy issues. I don't see how this applies to ox bone from China. Also, I live in America and what would the EU have to do with a shipment from China to America?
All very odd. What a complex world we live in. Could an ukulele cause an international incident? Are ukuleles dangerous? Are ukuleles disrupting the European Union? Weaponized ukuleles??? I don't get it.