translate English to French: Another matter was the rather slow speed with which transposition has been completed: most new national legislation was adopted before 1999 while four Member States were as late as 1999 to adopt legislation and one needed till as late as 2000.
Un autre aspect est le rythme relativement lent auquel cette transposition s’est opérée: la plupart des nouvelles dispositions nationales ont été adoptées avant 1999, mais il a fallu attendre 1999 pour quatre États membres et même 2000 dans un cas.