Article: England's Euroanxiety. (myths about the European Community)

From "Do You Believe All You Read in the Newspapers?" a booklet distributed by the London office of the European Commission.

Myth: Under European Commission law all fishing boats have to carry a stock of no fewer than two hundred condoms in order to ensure that fishermen have safe sex.

Fact: The only piece of E.C. legislation that even approximates this allegation is a directive making it compulsory for ships to carry a certain number of medicines to cover the crew's medical-aid requirements. This directive does not include condoms.

Myth: E.C. officials are planning to ban saucy seaside postcards under the guise that they are "sexist and offensive to ...

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