Mit forslag om sammenlægning blev støttet af den daværende rådsformand, hr. Trittin, og Kommissionen, så Parlamentets beslutning om at sammenlægge tre direktiver mødte ikke ret stor modstand.
My suggestion that we should include them in one directive was supported by the then President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Trittin, and by the Commission, which meant that Parliament 's motion to amalgamate three directives did not meet with a great deal of opposition.