Taking into account the European Parliament first-reading opinion, which was adopted on 11 July 2007 (11646/07), and on the basis of previous deliberations, the Portuguese Presidency submitted to the Council preparatory bodies a compromise proposal, which was examined at several meetings.
Võttes arvesse Euroopa Parlamendi 11. juulil 2007 vastuvõetud esimese lugemise arvamust (11646/07) ning tuginedes eelnenud mõttevahetustele, esitas eesistujariik Portugal nõukogu ettevalmistavatele organitele kompromissettepaneku, mis vaadati läbi mitmel koosolekul.