16. souligne les efforts de réduction des coûts à travers une diminution des dépenses administratives de la part de la Commission; met en garde le Conseil sur toutes les tentatives de réduction de ces dépenses qui, si elles avaient lieu, obèreraient significativement les capacités de la DG MARE à effectuer correctement l'ensemble de ses missions;
16. Points up the cost-cutting efforts made by the Commission in reducing its administrative expenditure; cautions the Council against making any attempt to reduce that expenditure, since, if that were done, the ability of DG MARE to carry out all its tasks properly would be significantly compromised;