in words after all the work of collecting signatures fulfilling the requirements that regulation lays down there are no guarantees that the citizens take in
In other words, after all the work of collecting signatures and fulfilling the requirements that the draft regulation lays down, there are no guarantees that the citizens' wishes will be taken into account.
In words, after all the work of collecting signatures fulfilling the requirements that regulation lays down, there are no guarantees that the citizens' taken