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: Se trata primero del derecho de distribución tal como lo refiere el artículo 8, primer apartado.

Answer: First, there is the right of distribution as referred to in Article 8(1).


Question: Así es, aunque los miembros de la organización son los Estados de la Unión y no la UE.

Answer: This is the case, in spite of the fact that it is not the EU, but only the Member States, which belong to the organisation.


Question: La Unión Europea ha desempeñado una función primordial en el desarrollo de las regiones fronterizas de Irlanda durante años.

Answer:
The European Union has played a key role in developing the border county region in Ireland over the years.