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Its the classic "milions of critical parts all assembled by the lowest bidder" case.
Its designed by several commitees, in which the French play a prominent role, and I've known up to 17 different manufacturers produce the same component all to slightly different specs and/or tolerances.
And the whole thing is under the aegis of the EU.
Its a wonder it did't vanish up its own bottom and start spewing out memos the second they turned it on.
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