1449 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the fact that on 20 December 2004, the Environment Council of the European Union failed to take a decision on the European Commission’s proposal for a Council decision authorising the placing on the market of an oilseed rape product genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, that there was no qualified majority either to accept or to reject the Commission’s proposal, that as a result, the Commission adopted the proposal, on 31 August 2005, as required by Article 5(6) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission; the reason Ireland abstained on this matter at 20 December 2004 Council; the position taken by Ireland on all other Commission proposals to authorise the placing of genetically modified organisms on the market issued under Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, both in Council and in the regulatory committee provided for in Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/05]

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1449 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the fact that on 20 December 2004, the Environment Council of the European Union failed to take a decision on the European Commission’s proposal for a Council decision authorising the placing on the market of an oilseed rape product genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, that there was no qualified majority either to accept or to reject the Commission’s proposal, that as a result, the Commission adopted the proposal, on 31 August 2005, as required by Article 5(6) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission; the reason Ireland abstained on this matter at 20 December 2004 Council; the position taken by Ireland on all other Commission proposals to authorise the placing of genetically modified organisms on the market issued under Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, both in Council and in the regulatory committee provided for in Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/05]

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