Thank you all for your replies. I understand the regulations but that is not my point. My concern is that Futaba users are now forced to operate on the EU protocol regardless which country they are in. It may be of no interest to some, but as we know the US system which many other countries accepted is superior to the EU system brought in by France. It used to be the case, and possibly still is, that if you purchases Spektrum in US or Australia the transmitter was marked "Not for use in EU"