I den henvendelse af den 7. april 1992, som det ærede medlem henviser til i sit spørgsmål, gav EF's delegation i Washington og den portugisiske ambassade i USA udtryk for hovedanliggenderne for både EF og dets medlemsstater med hensyn til dette lovforslag, nemlig:
In that of 7 April 1992 referred to by the honourable Member in her question, the EC Washington Delegation and the Portuguese Embassy to the US expressed the main concerns of both the EC and its Member States as regards this proposed legislation, namely: