At the same time, however, we are, as a result, standing on the threshold of new tasks that are at least as important. Since the end of the 1980s, a range of Commission proposals had been submitted to the House, aimed at revising existing directives and made necessary by scientific and technical developments.
Depuis la fin des années 80, la Commission proposait une série de révisions des directives existantes, à la suite des progrès scientifiques et techniques.