The Member States concerned shall forward to the Commission no later than 31 March each year, a report containing the following information for the previous year:

1. (a)

   requests for verifications received in accordance with Article 8(2);

2. (b)

   verifications undertaken and those commenced in previous marketing years and still underway;

3. (c)

   the follow-up to the verifications carried out and the penalties applied.

The report shall present this information by year in which verification was undertaken and by category of infringement. Where applicable, it shall stipulate any specific difficulties encountered and proposed improvements to controls.