Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The rapporteur has already indicated in her speech that, in spite of this basic affirmation of the direction and necessity of this directive, there were several motions for amendment and also several areas of discussion which went even further."
Le rapporteur a déjà signalé lors de son intervention que, nonobstant l'assentiment de principe quant à l'orientation et à la nécessité de cette directive, quelques propositions d'amendement ont été formulées et quelques points de discussion soulevés.