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).

Es decir, que esos coches dan origen a cerca de diez millones de toneladas de restos y que un 7 por ciento de ellos, aproximadamente, es depositado en la naturaleza.
This means that almost ten million tons of waste are created by these cars, and approximately seven per cent of the latter are abandoned out in the open.

Sin embargo, en virtud del reglamento general, toda medida de asistencia tecnica que pueda invocar un vinculo cualquiera con una iniciativa comunitaria debe proponerse al amparo del articulo 20, y no del articulo 23.
According to the general regulations, however, any technical assistance scheme which can claim a connection with a Community initiative must be proposed under Article 20, and not Article 23.

Mido su importancia por la aureola internacional de mi pais.
I can gauge its importance for my country' s international reputation.