Avant l’adoption de la directive, les licences individuelles étaient l’instrument administratif le plus communément utilisé. Elles étaient nécessaires avant chaque transfert, entraînant des charges administratives et des coûts. Les États membres ont délivré plus de 21 000 licences en 2010.
Before the adoption of the Directive, individual licensing was the most common administrative tool, which was required prior to every transfer with the associated procedures and costs, and more than 21 000 licences were issued by Member States in 2010.