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).

Q: Esto no debería ser, sin embargo, un obstáculo para proceder ya a una armonización en el presente caso y evitar así que la existencia de dos directivas diferenciadas pueda crear inseguridad jurídica.

A: However, that should not prevent us from harmonising the text in order to ensure that there is no legal uncertainty between the various directives.
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Q: Es un paso atrás.

A: It is a retrograde step.
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Q: Aunque estoy de acuerdo con lo dicho por mis colegas de partido y con el espíritu de su documento, quisiera llamar la atención sobre dos deficiencias que hay que corregir en el futuro.

A:
I concur with what other members of my political group have said and I commend the tone of your document. However, there are two omissions which need to be addressed in our future work.
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