The point is that, overall, the requirements of the directive must be met Your example is actually a good one: The Netherlands might have added that the docume

The point is that, overall, the requirements of the directive must be met Your example is actually a good one: The Netherlands might have added that the document must be legalised but their law still matches the directive's requirement and the added restriction is neither unreasonable nor onerous and might keep in line with the country's practices. The bottom line is that those who hope that transposition will change the directive in any meaningful way are going to be sorely disappointed.