Two senior civil servants, accused in the case, will also not be arrested following the directive.
The directive only applies to US airlines, but other regulators are now expected to follow suit.
The UK government says "no-one can opt out of any other part of the directive".
The directive requires private-equity managers to disclose details of quite small companies within their portfolios.
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"The Directive may already be obsolete, " admitted one commission official who asked not to be identified.
The directive protects animals and plant species, and their habitats, considered to be of European importance.
Portions of the directive have been amended since it was issued, officials have said.
Following approval, member states will now have two years to implement the directive in national law.
The directive was aimed at preventing potential fire and uncontrolled smoke throughout the cockpit.
The introduction of the directive neatly coincides with the start of the reduction in working hours.
The politicians who dreamed up the directive talk about systemic risk, a concern for financial stability.
The directive also clarifies the rules for people working as a cabin crew staff.
Earlier reports had suggested the directive was being diluted, before a decision was made to postpone it.
The directive, signed by the Polish Labour Ministry on Wednesday, is aimed especially at the fruit-picking sector.
The directive would guarantee access to up to 5, 000 in a savings account within five days.
The group said the directive would prevent member states from implementing even tougher regulations if they wished.
The Directive proposes to continue (indeed strengthen) the prior ban on Swedish smokeless tobacco, known as snus.
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In August, the directive will be extended to cover more than 700, 000 workers in the transport industry.
In addition, the directive spells out how the commission sees the further opening of the postal market.
The directive also bars the export of data to countries that do not have comparably stringent protections.
By 2015, the directive will be 15 billion gallons and by 2022, it will be 36 billion gallons.
Allegedly, one of the motivations for amending the directive is to make consumers feel more comfortable with e-commerce.
The directive was first adopted at EU-level in 1993, though the UK did not implement it until 1998.
The directive goes into effect upon publication Friday in the U.S. Federal Register.
Mr. King said he had hired a legal team to challenge the directive.
The only U.S. airline immediately affected by the directive is United Airlines, which flies six of the affected 787s.
He points out that the self-employed are also working fewer hours, even though the directive does not affect them.
Infringement cases against employers who violate the directive can also be brought by the European Commission or national governments.
The directive is causing heated debate, and not just in the state legislature.
Mr Rosenberg said he welcomed improved labelling, indicating side-effects, but said the rest of the directive was over the top.
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