Comment by amarant
5 days ago
It's true but the regulations are hardly insurmountable. As a German you may have heard of such European manufacturers like Volkswagen, kuka and reinmetal
As a Swede I can add Saab(aeronautics, not the defunct car manufacturer), Scania, and IKEA to the list.
Far from a exhaustive list, but proof positive that manufacturing can in fact happen under European regulations.
LEGO, Siemens, ABB, BASF, Bosch, Nestle, Airbus... you can keep doing this for a very long time.