The three legal acts were adopted in accordance with joint texts on which the Council and the European Parliament had reached agreement by exchange of letters on 20 and 21 June 2007 under the conciliation procedure.
Need kolm õigusakti võeti vastu ühiste kavade kohaselt, milles nõukogu ja Euroopa Parlament olid kokku leppinud lepitusmenetluse raames 20. ja 21. juuni 2007. aasta kirjavahetuse teel.