Under forhandlingerne delte Rådet Parlamentets ønsker om, at det skal gøres klarere, hvem der køber og sælger forsvarsprodukter, og hvilke regler og betingelser, der skal opfyldes, og at der skal fastsættes klare sanktioner, når virksomheder undlader at opfylde en aftale, bl.a. ved at hindre deres adgang til markedet.
During the negotiations, the Council shared this Parliament's wishes that it should become clearer who is buying and selling defence products and which rules and conditions these should comply with, and that clear sanctions should be put in place when companies fail to keep to the agreements, including barring them from the market.