Paper stocks took a drubbing late in the session amid concern about new pollution rules for the industry.

That issue will also be taken up later in the session.

Final rules require legislative approval, which will likely take place in the 2007 session.

The women who took part in the two-hour session were as diverse as their building skills.

A person who took part in the session said in an interview that the minutes were accurate.

Thompson was already through to Q2 and he returned to the pits for repairs before taking part in the second session.

Regular elections take place every four years, in the first session following the Swiss federal elections.

While the lap time he posted managed to get him into Q3, he was not allowed to take further part in the qualifying session.

However, metals trading closed before the stock market took another severe dip late in the session.

It is now time for the EU to focus on the initiatives it will take in the 59th session.