Brussels, 02/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - Following two petitions, one from a private individual in 2006 and the other from the Port Saint-Louis du Rhône anti-incinerator collective in 2007, the European Parliament's petition's committee, presided by Marcin Libicki (UEN, Poland), organised an investigatory mission on 29-30 September in Marseilles into the very controversial incinerator at Fos-sur-Mer. Led by Mr Libicki, delegation members included Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (PES, Poland) and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, Greece). The delegation was also accompanied by MEPs from Marseille-Provence, Margie Sudre (EPP-ED), Marie-Hélène Descamps (EPP-ED), Janelly Fourtou (ADLE) and Marie-Arlette Carlotti (PES) who visited both the Fos-sur-mer site where the incinerator is planned to be built and a household rubbish unloading site at Entressen. The delegation met all concerned parties, both the national and local authorities and the petitioners. A verbal report back by the investigatory mission will be made at the petitions committee on 6 November. It will then be discussed and submitted in writing in November 2009. (E.H./trans/rh)