Yes, I am not asking you to make up some law on the spot. I am pointing out that laws mandate things. 'Strongly recommend' and similar are not laws. See, for instance, the Highway Code where there is 'should' for strong recommendations and 'must' for laws, and generally the 'should's are given lip service by many drivers, if they can even be arsed to manage that.
Well, I'll give you an example. Let's say the car has just been invented in the UK/EU for the first time. But they are (rightly), worried about possible accident damage/injuries and worse.
So, there are two solutions (A and B):
A: A new law, mandating a man walks at up to 4 MPH, carrying a red flag. MUST walk in front of all moving vehicles, to warn other road users, of the upcoming dangers.
I.e. The so called, 'Red Flag Acts'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_ActsB: New laws, recommendations and so on. On vehicle safety. So that Zebra crossings, Traffic-lights, efficient car brakes on all wheels, Crumple zones in cars, seat belts, collapsible steering columns, etc. Driving tests, public information films, on how to drive safely and handle the roads safely as other users, etc.
I'm essentially saying that the EU, goes for option A, the so called lazy option.
Rather than spending the time and effort, sorting out option B. Which allows people to keep their civil liberties, and enjoy life to a nice extent.
Whereas option A, means you might as well walk, journey time wise, approximately. Option A, could well jeopardize the development of the car markets.
So in summary. You can have any 8k TV in the EU you like, so long as it has a 4k panel in it, or a man stands in front of it, carrying a big flag, that says 4k (MPH) on it.
EDIT: Please take into account. I'm presenting an exaggerated, or extremely exaggerated view/concept, in an attempt to convey the possible issues, with the way the UK/EU, create these laws/regulations and recommendations, in the first place. But it is tricky or very tricky, to explain these concepts.
So, please don't take this as a direct political viewpoint.E.g. There are many, many good things the UK/EU have done, laws/regulations wise. So it is all too easy to nitpick, because some people, don't like all of them (the laws), and can show counter-examples, where they go wrong.