translate English to French: In the explanatory memorandum in the text of May 21, 1999, it is stated that "As regards the relationship between private copying and technical measures, [the Commission] replaces the expression ‘without prejudice to the technical means …’ with the expression proposed by the Parliament ‘where there are no reliable and effective technical means …’."
"En ce qui concerne les modalités de la relation entre la copie privée et les mesures techniques, (la commission) substitue l’expression " sans préjudice des moyens techniques …" à l’expression proposée par le Parlement "dans la mesure où il n’existe pas de moyens techniques…" (Adde, les considérants 26 & 27).