Det skal imidlertid erindres, at Rådet allerede den 9. april 1984 havde givet sin principielle tilslutning til indholdet af en sådan ny retsakt, men formaliseringen af denne tilslutning afhang af den formelle vedtagelse af 15 direktiver om teknisk harmonisering for så vidt angår industriprodukter, som også blev vedtaget den 17. september 1984.
It should be noted however that the Council had already given its agreement in principle to the content of this new instrument on 9 April 1984, but the formalization of this agreement was linked to the formal adoption of 15 Directives on the technical harmonization of industrial products, which also took place on 7 September 1984.