Mr. Colin Byrne:

There was a question about whether the proposal takes account of regional differences. It is very early days and we are still examining it but we would be concerned that that is not taken into account, particularly with the broad requirement for access to water, which could be quite different in southern member states compared to northern member states. There are some other aspects, as colleagues mentioned earlier. The monitoring requirement is quite onerous and we think there needs to be an element of judgment and balance in how the risk assessment is carried out.