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1. Member States shall submit the following data to the Commission for each calendar year:

(a) data on the implementation of Article 52(1), points (a) to (d), and data pursuant to Table 2 of Annex XII on reusable packaging;

(b) the annual consumption of very lightweight plastic carrier bags, lightweight plastic carrier bags, thick plastic carrier bags and very thick plastic carrier bags per capita, separately for each category as listed in Table 4 of Annex XII;

(c) the separate collection rate of packaging as listed in Table 5 of Annex XII covered by the obligation to establish deposit and return systems set out in Article 50(2). Member States may also provide data on the annual consumption of carrier bags of other materials.

2. Member States shall submit the following data to the Commission for each calendar year:

(a) the quantity of packaging made available for the first time on the territory of that Member State, or unpacked by a producer without being an end user, for each packaging category as listed in Table 3 of Annex XII;

(b) the quantity of collected packaging waste for each packaging material as referred to in Article 52;

(c) the quantity of recycled packaging waste and recycling rates for each packaging category as listed in Table 3 of Annex XII.

3. The first reporting year shall concern:

(a) with respect to the obligations laid down in paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 2, the second full calendar year after the entry into force of the implementing act that establishes the format for reporting to the Commission, in accordance with paragraph 7;

(b) with respect to the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, point (c), the calendar year 2028.

4. Member States shall submit the data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 electronically within 19 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 7.

5. The data submitted by Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. That quality check report shall be presented in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 7.

6. The data submitted by Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a report on the application of Article 53(7) and (11), and shall include detailed information about the average loss rates where applicable.

7. The Commission shall, by 12 February 2027, adopt implementing acts establishing:

(a) rules for the calculation, verification and submission of data in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), and paragraph 2, including the methodology for determining the quantity of packaging waste generated, and the format for the submission of those data;

(b) the methodology for the calculation of the annual consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags per capita referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), and the format for the submission of those data;

(c) the correction factor referred to in Article 43(2) to account for the increase or decrease in tourism in relation to the base year. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 65(2).

8. Member States shall require that system operators of re-use systems and all economic operators making packaging available in the Member States provide competent authorities with accurate and reliable data allowing Member States to fulfil their reporting obligations under this Article, taking into account, where relevant, particular problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises with regard to the provision of detailed data.