The Commission proposal, presented in December 2008 (  17564/08 ), has been considerably modified during its examination by the Council preparatory bodies, which also took into account the European Parliament's first-reading opinion of April 2009 (  8899/09 ).
2008. aasta detsembris esitatud komisjoni ettepanekut (  17564/08 ) on põhjalikult muutnud nõukogu ettevalmistavad organid, kes võtsid arvesse ka Euroopa Parlamendi 2009. aasta aprillis toimunud esimesel lugemisel esitatud arvamust (  8899/09 ).