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I would not have expected anything else.
Madam President, Mr Winkler, many thanks for your excellent response
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These are two regulations from the package proposed by the Commission, which I would like to thank for their comprehensive response to this House's expectations.
Office of the Council, many thanks for your response.
Thank you for your response, Minister.
Mr President
Many thanks for your response, which I thought was sound.

Madam President, Minister, many thanks for your reply.
Madam President, Mr President
My warm thanks for your reply.
We have now come to the end of the time set aside for questions to Commissioner Marín, whom I would thank for his replies.
Thank for your reply, Minister.
Mr President, thank you for such a complete reply and for the prospects which are opening up.
We have now come to the end of the questions to Mr Pinheiro, whom I would thank for his replies.
That brings us to the end of the questions to Mr Bangemann, whom I should like to thank for his replies.