Posvetovalna skupina je imela na voljo angleško, francosko in nemško jezikovno različico predloga, svoje delo pa je opravila na osnovi angleške različice, saj je bila to osnovna različica obravnavanega besedila. je bil proučen predlog direktive Sveta o preoblikovanju Prve direktive Sveta 73/239/EGS z dne 24. julija 1973 o usklajevanju zakonov in drugih predpisov o začetku opravljanja in opravljanju dejavnosti neposrednega zavarovanja razen življenjskega zavarovanja, Direktive Sveta 78/473/EGS z dne 30. maja 1978 o usklajevanju zakonov in drugih predpisov o sozavarovanju na ravni Skupnosti, Direktive Sveta 87/344/EGS dne 22. junija 1987 o usklajevanju zakonov in drugih predpisov o zavarovanju stroškov postopka, Druge direktive Sveta 88/357/EGS z dne 22. junija 1988 o usklajevanju zakonov in drugih predpisov o neposrednem zavarovanju razen življenjskega zavarovanja, ki opredeljuje določbe za učinkovito uresničevanje svobode opravljanja storitev, in o spremembah Direktive 73/239/EGS, Direktive Sveta 92/49/EGS z dne 18. junija 1992 o spremembah Direktiv 73/239/EGS in 88/357/EGS in o uskladitvi zakonov in drugih predpisov o neposrednem zavarovanju razen življenjskega zavarovanja (Tretja direktiva o premoženjskem zavarovanju), Direktive 98/78/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 27. oktobra 1998 o dopolnilnem nadzoru nad zavarovalnicami v zavarovalniški skupini, Direktive 2001/17/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 19. marca 2001 o reorganizaciji in prenehanju zavarovalnic, Direktive 2002/83/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 5. novembra 2002 o življenjskem zavarovanju in Direktive 2005/68/ES Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta z dne 16. novembra 2005 o pozavarovanju in o spremembi direktiv Sveta 73/239/EGS, 92/49/EGS ter direktiv 98/78/ES in 2002/83/ES.
The Consultative Working Party had at its disposal the English, French and German language versions of the proposal and worked on the basis of the English version, being the master-copy language version of the text under discussion. , an examination was carried out in respect of the proposal for a Council directive recasting the First Council Directive 73/239/EEC of 24 July 1973 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than life assurance, Council Directive 78/473/EEC of 30 May 1978 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to Community co-insurance, Council Directive 87/344/EEC of 22 June 1987 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to legal expenses insurance, the Second Council Directive 88/357/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and laying down provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services and amending Directive 73/239/EEC, Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (third non-life insurance Directive), Directive 98/78/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on the supplementary supervision of insurance undertakings in an insurance group, Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and wind-up of insurance undertakings, Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance and Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC as well as Directives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC.