På Rådets side var dette kompromis meget skrøbeligt, og det er forståeligt, at nogle spørgsmål, herunder direktivets anvendelsesområde samt opkrævningen og fordelingen af midlerne blandt medlemsstaterne, var følsomme emner helt frem til afslutningen på forhandlingerne.
On the Council's side, this compromise was very fragile, and it is understandable that some issues such as the scope of the directive or collection and distribution of the allocated funds to Member States were sensitive issues even up to the end of the talks.