"...plus the comment made that Maastricht are generally good in making it clear and/or giving a required rate of descent."
I remember at Maastricht once giving a RoD - for traffic as one does - and noticed that the pilot wasn't complying. After questioning him he replied rather irritatedly that it was his intention to give me the required RoD as an average!!
Ranks as high as being told once; "Turning left 20 degrees to avoid a RA!!!"
JV