France's top teams have pulled out because of fixture congestion caused by the World Cup and a desire not to devalue their domestic top division.

But the meeting in Ireland on Wednesday did not include delegates from the French League or Premier Rugby.

The current agreement on structures of the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup expires in July this year.

French League president Serge Blanco indicated last month that problems between English clubs and the RFU over shareholding and voting rights on European Rugby Cup are another major factor behind next year's threatened boycott.

But a statement from European Rugby on Wednesday said a "positive solution" was still being sought.

"It was agreed to prepare for the future of the tournaments, and the parties at the meeting will now review a draft document internally over the next four weeks," the statement read.

"All parties at the meeting expressed a commitment to the future of the ERC tournaments for season 2007/2008 and beyond.

"There was disappointment with regard to the current impasse involving LNR (Ligue Nationale de Rugby) and PRL (Premier Rugby Limited) and hope that a positive solution can be found."