The negotiations between the two institutions concerned two pieces of legislation: a regulation on fluorinated gases covered by the Kyoto protocol and a less controversial directive on emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles.
Padomei, kad tā darbojas kā likumdevējai, sēdes jānotur atklāti — tāpat kā to dara Eiropas Parlaments, uzskata E. Broks, un viņa viedoklim pievienojas ES ombuds Nikiforos Diamandourus , kas prasa Padomei likumdošanas sēdes noturēt atklāti.