Translate the following English sentence to French:
". (FR) I can simply say in response to Mr Perry' s question that owing to the absence of an initiative from the Commission, which should not be long in coming, the Council has still to determine its position on this matter."
Je peux simplement dire, en réponse à la question de l'honorable parlementaire, que, en l'absence d'une initiative de la Commission, qui ne saurait tarder, le Conseil n'a pas encore défini de position en la matière.