Translate the following English sentence to French:
"In France, both in the National Assembly and in the Senate, when this was being ratified, many members of the French parliament were reassured to hear that, in any case, the Council would remain free to choose and could retain unanimous decision-making."
En France, à l' Assemblée nationale comme au Sénat, au moment de la ratification, beaucoup de parlementaires avaient été rassurés parce qu' on leur disait que de toute façon, le Conseil resterait libre de choisir, et pourrait conserver l' unanimité.