Kommissionens nye forslag skal ses i lyset af det løfte, der blev indgået i Edinburgh i 1992, om at respektere subsidiaritetsprincippet og overlade det til medlemsstaterne at gennemføre direktivets principper, idet de skulle tage hensyn til egne traditioner og praksis.
The new approach by the Commission is consistent with the undertaking given at Edinburgh in 1992 to respect the principle of subsidiarity and leave the Member States free to implement the principles set out in the directive, making due allowance for their national traditions and practices.