There is a large and complex process of canvassing of opinions of a systematic nature with a series of dates so that everyone submits their own view. The commission can ask questions of the people who submit their views, and these people have to answer those questions, all in public. Other parties can comment inter se on other people's views, and we do our own analysis of all this material. It's a record, just like a judicial record. We then analyze it and make recommendations to the commission. The commission debates the issue. It probably votes. It did in that case. There were dissents, so there were some members of the commission who felt differently than the majority. Then we finalize the decision, translate the decision, and that process will take nine months, twelve months, fourteen months, depending on the depth and complexity of the issue.
On February 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.