The report also stated that the Commission had taken a more proactive approach when it comes to enforcement of EU law in recent years and that helps explain the high number of cases. However, the Commission also stated, "Taking non-compliant member states before the European Court of Justice was not the only nor necessarily the most effective way of ensuring compliance because the proceedings are time consuming (two years on average). Concerning the failure to meet deadlines for the transposition of EU environment directives, the report said France was the subject of the most cases with 11, followed.
