In order to advance the objective of harmonization, and offer a legislative
model, the principles or recommendations would need to do more than simply
state general objectives. The text would provide a set of possible legislative solutions
to certain issues, but not necessarily a single set of model solutions for
those issues. In some cases, it may be appropriate to include variants, depending
upon applicable policy considerations. By discussing the advantages and disadvantages
of different policy choices, the text would assist the reader to evaluate
different approaches and to choose the one most suitable in a particular national
context. It could also be used to provide a standard against which Governments
and legislative bodies could review the adequacy of existing laws, regulations,
decrees and similar legislative texts in a particular field and update those laws
or develop new laws.