The legislator does certainly appear to be aware of the danger that the scope of the proposed legislation may give rise to a conflict of interests - so much so that in the proposal's final recital (recital 29) he makes a point of emphasising that the directive 'respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised' in the Nice Charter (which has now been incorporated into the second part of the Constitutional Treaty), and also complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Tant il est vrai qu’il s’évertue dans le dernier considérant de la proposition (considérant 29) à réitérer la conformité de la présente directive aux droits fondamentaux et aux principes reconnus dans la Charte de Nice, aujourd’hui incorporée à la partie II du Traité constitutionnel, ainsi qu’à la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme.