Arvoisa puhemies, arvoisa komission jäsen, hyvät kollegat, haluan liittyä kollega Schwabin erinomaista työtä kiittelevien joukkoon. ###>In view of this fact, and also in view of the planned reduction in the number of regulations, it should be noted that it will probably take a great deal longer to reach agreement on similar regulations in the future, and both industry and the political bodies responsible for such matters should be aware of this fact.