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The Cucumber Regulation
31:38|By populist demand. Rules on cucumber shapes and sizings. The world famous Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88.Regulation available: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31988R1677&qid=1764364062932ATLAS Magazine 2019: THE EUROPEAN CUCUMBER-REGULATION: The straight and narrowEuropean Commission press release: The return of the bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale from 1st JulyInternational Humanitarian Law
21:41|We dedicate this one especially to E.U. leaders: How do you sleep at night?Text taken from EUR-Lex https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52009XG1215(01)Satire for sleepyheads.9. Saint Patrick's Day Special
36:18||Season 1, Ep. 9Satire for sleepyheads.Aoir do chodlatáin.Legal notice available at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_gaCookie policy available at https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_ga8. I'll Bring EU Flowers (In the Pouring Rain)
19:41||Season 1, Ep. 8DG SLEEP makes a colourful return to usher in a sleepy spring.Text taken from EUR-LEX: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31968R0316Satire for sleepyheads.7. Mower Power to You
22:57||Season 1, Ep. 7Drift away as the Night Elves revisit a Commission Directive that established the permissible sound power levels of lawnmowers.Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31987L0252&qid=1728592066652Insta: @sleepdgsleep6. Ode to Jam
29:32||Season 1, Ep. 6The Council kicks out the jams in this sweet Directive from 2001.Text from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/113/ojFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/On toast, in yogurt, wherever you get your podcasts.