Zoals het Parlement weet, heeft de Commissie in 1997 een aanbeveling hierover uitgevaardigd. ###>As the House will be aware, in 1997 the Commission adopted a recommendation in this regard and we are now looking at its application: it would therefore be premature to undertake to adopt a proposal for a directive at this juncture, as the situation cannot be properly assessed until the current review is completed.