Doubtless these problems already existed in 1996, but the situation is now critical. This suggests that although the directive has been successful as far as the free circulation of television services within the Community is concerned, it has failed in other important areas.
Ces problèmes existaient déjà sans aucun doute en 1996, mais ils ont atteint de graves proportions, ce qui indique que, bien que la directive ait été efficace pour la libre circulation des services de télévision dans la Communauté, elle a échoué dans d’autres aspects importants.