Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   Article 1 is replaced by the following:

   “Article 1

   The national programmes referred to in Article 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/200710 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the apiculture programmes’) shall:

   1. (a)

      describe the situation in the sector making it possible to update regularly the structural data in the study referred to in Article 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, covering in particular the following:

      1. (i)

         total number of beekeepers;

      2. (ii)

         number of professional beekeepers with more than 150 hives each;

      3. (iii)

         total number of hives;

      4. (iv)

         honey production;

      5. (v)

         list of aims of the programme;

   2. (b)

      give a detailed description of the measures involved, with estimated costs and financing plan broken down by year at national and regional level, according to the following headings:

      1. (i)

         technical assistance to beekeepers;

      2. (ii)

         control of varroasis;

      3. (iii)

         rationalisation of transhumance;

      4. (iv)

         analyses of honey;

      5. (v)

         restocking of hives;

      6. (vi)

         applied research programmes;

   3. (c)

      refer to the applicable laws, regulations and administrative provisions;

   4. (d)

      list the representative organisations and bee-keeping cooperatives that collaborated with the competent authority of the Member State in drawing up the apiculture programmes;

   5. (e)

      set up the monitoring and assessment arrangements of the apiculture programmes.”

2. (2)

   In Article 6, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:

   “By 15 December each year, Member States shall notify the Commission of a summary of the implementation of expenditure broken down according to the headings referred to in Article 1(b).”

3. (3)

   The following Article 6a is inserted:

   “Article 6a

   The notifications referred to in this Regulation shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/200911.”