On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:44:27 -0000, "David W.E. Roberts"
wrote:

My main thought was 'how do they decide how much water should be used, and
how do they test it'?

But you have to take into account the other EU legislation which seeks
to reduce waste being created.

From 1st April 2000 all EU citizens are supposed to use one square of
toilet tissue to wipe their nether regions, and also to ensure that
they defacate 3 times a day so as to ensure that the material being
dumped into the toilet is of a quantity that can be safely flushed by
the new limit on the cistern.

That way the toilet flushes successfully.

I'm surprised you weren't aware of this EU directive!

PoP