asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the legislative instrument it is proposed to employ to implement the European Community Directive on Product Liability; and whether he has given consideration to the recommendation of the Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities that the directive should be implemented through primary legislation.
Written Answers. - EC Directive on Product Liability.
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I propose to implement the EC Directive on product liability by way of primary legislation. In arriving at this decision, I have indeed taken note of the joint committee's view that the directive raises many substantive issues which should be subject to debate in the Houses of the Orieachtas.