Translate the following English sentence to French:
"As Commissioner Patten pointed out during the debate, it is not the "Community" which sets the budgetary ceiling, it is the Budgetary Authority."
Comme l'a souligné le commissaire Patten durant ce débat, ce n'est pas la "Communauté" qui fixe le plafond budgétaire, mais l'autorité budgétaire.