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.


[Q]: Dado que su autor no está presente, la pregunta nº 52 decae.
[A]: As the author is not present, Question No 52 lapses.


[Q]: El tema se ha planteado conforme al procedimiento de codecisión y en la primera lectura ya hemos podido adoptar una legislación importante y más ajustada.
[A]:
The topic has been brought under the codecision procedure and as a result, we have been able to draft important, more stringent legislation as early on as at first reading.