Where an investigation has not been completed and more time is needed, the period for which the joint investigation team is to operate will have to be extended for a period considered adequate for its completion. The Council recommendation on a model agreement for establishing joint investigation teams, adopted by the Council of the European Union on 8 May last, also deals with extended periods for a joint investigation in this way. To extend the team in this limited fashion would result in unnecessary restrictions and bureaucracy which would be better deployed in resourcing the completion of the investigation.