David Williams (asker) Apr 4, 2009:

No idea why this was reclassified as Law/Patents

jccantrell Mar 19, 2009:

If the context makes it clear, sure, I would think so.

David Williams (asker) Mar 19, 2009:

Surely 'other' is adequate if the context makes it clear which country the document originates from though, doesn't it?

jccantrell Mar 19, 2009:

The problem I see with that is the meaning of 'other.' If it does mean non-German, that is not quite clear enough with 'other.' Those damn Germans pack too much meaning into one word!

David Williams (asker) Mar 19, 2009:

How about simply other EU member states?

jccantrell Mar 19, 2009:

Wow, this is a productive discussion. I am learning quite a bit. From this, I have to go with the interpretation that these are "non-German countries that are EU members." Quite a mouthful. Good luck, David!

David Williams (asker) Mar 19, 2009:

Well, the "base" country is Germany, but the company in question has suppliers from around the world, including many non-EU countries. The context here is REACH certification, the ECHA candidate list and the the Seveso Directive.

Helen Shiner Mar 19, 2009:

I think it would be helpful to have more context, or is it evident that this is simply non-EU suppliers - I guess you wouldn't have asked the question if it was obvious, so please may well have more?

Lirka Mar 19, 2009:

Can you provide more context? What country is the "base" country? I see what the potential confusion may be; if the 3M from France supplies to, say, Italy, France would be an EU-foreigner (we've really accomplished much with the EU integration...)

David Williams (asker) Mar 19, 2009:

Not much further down it mentions "3M-Frankreich" in the same context, so that would seem to contradict lirka's answer...