In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
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Question: La directiva marco sobre las aguas va a convertirse en la piedra angular de la política comunitaria en este ámbito.

Answer: The framework directive on water policy will become the cornerstone of Community policy in this area.


Question: Se trata, en lo esencial, de aplicar el principio de subsidiariedad.

Answer: In essence this means applying the principle of subsidiarity.


Question: Sin embargo, mientras esperamos la entrada en vigor de esta directiva comunitaria, los países de la Unión, cada uno por su cuenta, deben hacerse cargo del desguace de vehículos de la mejor manera posible, de modo que las normas comunitarias no se apliquen retroactivamente.

Answer:
In anticipation of this EU directive' s being implemented, EU countries ought however to be individually liable for scrapping vehicles in the best way possible so that the retroactive element in the EU legislation is not applied.