Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to ask that in this matter, also taking into account the fact that the Commission is going to support Amendment No 16 by Mr Sterckx - I will refer to the rest of the amendments later - you accept the initial draft."
À cet égard, je voudrais vous demander, Mesdames et Messieurs, d'accepter la proposition initiale, en prenant en considération en outre que la Commission soutiendra l'amendement 16 de M. Sterckx - je parlerai ensuite du reste des amendements.