Kommissionen ändrade sitt direktiv med argumentet att ett strikt kvotsystem utan individuella lösningar skulle vara rättsvidrigt, men att positiva åtgärder — till exempel flexibla kvoter — skulle vara lagliga. ###>The Commission amended its directive and argued that a rigid quota system that did not take account of individual circumstances was unlawful, while positive action — for instance flexible quotas — was lawful.