Men selv hvis - og det siger jeg med det samme, så jeg ikke behøver at tage ordet endnu en gang - der med det nødvendige flertal stemmes imod dette mundtlige forslag, kan vi alligevel stemme om ændringsforslagene, fordi denne tidsangivelse ikke udgør en forpligtelse for Kommissionen.
However, even if this oral amendment is defeated by the required majority - and I am saying this now so that I do not have to speak again later on - we can still vote on these amendments, because this date does not tie the Commission's hands.