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‘These
days, more people go on the internet to buy their CDs and
DVDs – hence the fulfilment industry, having been around
for five years or so.’
Deputy
Falla pointed out that the island had a long history of
sending boxes of flowers by post and had a healthy
bulk-mail industry in general.
‘They’re
UK rules, not our rules,’ he added.
‘The
UK Government isn’t very happy but has had to go to the
whole of Europe to get the loophole closed. It’s a hell
of a lot of work. They’ve gone to Jersey and asked them
to consider restricting the amount of DVDs and CDs that
are dispatched. But Jersey has laws that allow them to do
that.’
He
said that the situation had prompted the department to
instigate a review – which would impact only on DVDS and
CDs – under the authority of the Office of Utility
Regulation. By instigating the review, said Deputy Falla,
Guernsey was acting as a good business neighbour.
‘We’ll
either have to restrict the amount of growth in the
business, or the alternative is that the UK bans that side
of business altogether,’ he pointed out.
He
said that the review would also look at the impact on
couriers such as Guernsey Post, which would be affected as
a result of restrictions on mail orders from HMV’s
fulfilment centre.
HMV’s
director of corporate communications Paul Barker said that
the company was working closely with C&E in the hope
of achieving a satisfactory outcome for all parties,
adding that it was inappropriate for him to comment
further at this stage.
OUR
director general John Curran said that the report was
expected to be ready a few weeks’ time.
He said regulator had met all interested parties,
including bulk mailers and Guernsey Post, in an effort to
understand the importance of the bulk-mailing industry to
Guernsey and looking at the issues which had brought about
the study.
Source
:
This is
Guernsey News - http://www.thisisguernsey.com/, dated
27/10/2007
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