Ford Motors has already rejected the idea of offloading its obligations to a third party.

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What is, is ensuring that the obligations and the responsibilities that a company has as the responsible party are taken care of.

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The commission can make recommendations to the governments about sanctions, if it believes a party or an individual assembly member has been in breach of its obligations.

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"Given the information published today by El Pais, the Popular Party insists that its remuneration of top Popular Party officials and staff has always respected the law and its tax obligations, " it said in a statement.

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