Letters of formal notice were already sent in October 2010 to Austria, Finland, France and Germany (see IP/10/1425), in January 2011 to Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Sweden and the UK (see IP/11/74) and in February 2011 to Cyprus, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain.
2010. aasta oktoobris saadeti samasugused märgukirjad Austriale, Prantsusmaale, Saksamaale ja Soomele (vt IP/10/1425) ning 2011. aasta jaanuaris ka Belgiale, Itaaliale, Luksemburgile, Madalmaadele, Rootsile, Taanile ja Ühendkuningriigile (vt IP/11/74).