Due to the absence of the Council's position at the time and in order not to prejudge the Commission's role in facilitating agreement between the co-legislators at a later stage, the Commission's position on the Parliament amendments remained rather conservative and tended towards defending the Commission's proposal.
Zbog toga što u tom trenutku nije bilo dostupno stajalište Vijeća te kako se ne bi prejudicirala uloga Komisije u olakšavanju postizanja dogovora između suzakonodavaca u kasnijoj fazi, stajalište Komisije o izmjenama