De richtlijn was van toepassing in de lidstaten van de EU en, via specifieke overeenkomsten tussen de lidstaten en twaalf overzeese gebieden, in Anguilla, Aruba, de Britse Maagdeneilanden, de Caymaneilanden, Curacao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monserrat, St Martin, en de Turks- en Caicoseilanden.
The Directive applied among EU countries and in separate agreements between EU countries and 12 overseas territories (Anguilla, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monserrat, St Martin, Turk Caicos Islands).