Il aura fallu quatre années pour adapter les centaines de comités au nouveau système et pour préparer le votre que nous nous apprêtons aujourd'hui à exprimer.
This has been a mechanical and, I am sure, tedious project for the people who have dealt with the details and, on behalf of our institution, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to them today. It has taken four years to bring the hundreds of committees into line with the new system and to prepare for the vote which we are about to take.
