Divergences (sometimes of major proportions) between the results of physical measurements or chemical analyses carried out by different laboratories in the Community often lie at the root of disputes between companies or even between Member States as well as of barriers to trade, financial losses, etc.
Des discordances parfois importantes entre les resultats des mesures physiques ou des analyses chimiques effectuees par des laboratoires differents dans la Communaute sont souvent a l'origine de conflits entre firmes ou meme entre pays membres, d'entraves aux echanges, de pertes financieres, etc.