Sentence examples for directive was first drafted from inspiring English sources
When the Cookie Directive, officially known as the EU e-Privacy Directive, was first drafted two years ago, tablets hadn't been adopted in their millions, and smartphones had nothing like their present-day ubiquity.
"It is crystal clear that the neither the 1995 Directive, nor the CJEU's interpretation of it reflects the incredible advancement in technology that we see today, over 20 years since the Directive was drafted," said the committee chairman, Baroness Prashar.
The commission is understood to be alive to campaigners' concerns and remains confident of warding against such avoidance strategies by ensuring any directive is tightly drafted.
This may be sensible, since the 1994 Directive is badly drafted, and the outcome unpredictable for all.
An earlier draft of the directive was going to allow internalisation, although with strings attached.
Their directive was far-fetched.
The directive was ignored.
Changes already under way will reshape Europe's financial markets faster than a new directive could be drafted and adopted.
INTERVIEWER: What are your first drafts like?
Here's a first draft (pdf).
