Der var i Rådets instanser en principielt positiv indstilling til en EF-ordning, der tager sigte på at indføre et system til identificering og anmeldelse af erhvervsdrivende, der frembyder en risiko (bedre kendt under navnet »sortliste«), i afventen af Europa-Parlamentets udtalelse herom.
A Community mechanism designed to introduce a system for identifying and reporting operators at risk (better known as the 'black list') received favourable support in principle in the Council's subordinate bodies, pending Parliament's opinion on the matter.