The replacement of directives by regulations is vitally important for the simplification of legislation, since it will eliminate transposition problems and greatly help to reduce the volume of legislative instruments, provided that the procedure is used with caution and without encroaching on the powers of the Member States.
Direktīvu aizstāšana ar regulām ir ļoti svarīga likumdošanas vienkāršošanai, jo tā var atrisināt transponēšanas problēmas un samazināt likumdošanas dokumentu apjomu, ja vien šo procedūru izmanto apdomīgi un neaizskar dalībvalstu kompetences.