The European Parliament was consulted in respect of the draft, although after several months of discussion within the relevant Council working party it was decided that the legal basis would be changed to Article 152, which provides for the codecision procedure.
Ar Eiropas Parlamentu apspriedās attiecība uz projektu, kaut arī pēc vairāku mēnešu ilgām diskusijām ar attiecīgo Padomes darba grupu tika nolemts mainīt juridisko pamatu, izraugoties 152. pantu ,kas paredz koplēmuma procedūru.