Article 3
1
No later than 15 March each year, Member States shall notify the Commission, pursuant to Article 126c(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of:
a
the total volume of raw milk, specified per Member State of production, delivered in their territory under contracts negotiated by the recognised producer organisations and associations in accordance with Article 126c(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in the previous calendar year, as notified to the competent authorities under Article 2(3) of this Regulation;
b
the number of cases in which National Competition Authorities decided that a particular negotiation should either be reopened or should not take place at all in accordance with Article 126c(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and a short summary of those decisions.
2
Where the notifications received under Article 2(1) of this Regulation relate to negotiations covering more than one Member State, Member States shall, for the purposes of the second subparagraph of Article 126c(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, forward forthwith to the Commission the information necessary for the Commission to assess whether competition is excluded or SME processors of raw milk are seriously damaged.