European Parliament 23 January 2003, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0071/03 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Storage of peak discharges of river water and fair burden sharing between upper and lower reaches of rivers in Member States.

to replace Member States in their responsibilities. Under Article 18 of Directive 96/82/EC, it is up to the authorities of the Member States to organize a system of inspections, or other control measures appropriate to the type of establishment concerned. Therefore, the Commission is not competent to launch inspections of plants covered by the Directive.