Amendments to Article 12
20. For Article 12 substitute—
“Article 12Reporting within the United Kingdom
1. The competent authority must provide the Secretary of State with —
(a)for the calendar year in which exit day falls, and each subsequent calendar year, statistical data on the actual or estimated total production and placing on the market of any substance listed in Annex 1 or 2; and
(b)for the 3-year period ending with 31st December in the year in which exit day falls, and each subsequent 3-year period (each “reporting period”)—
(i)information on infringements and penalties; and
(ii)summary information compiled from the notifications, concerning stockpiles, received pursuant to Article 5(2).
2. The competent authority must provide information to the Secretary of State under paragraph 1 promptly after the end of the calendar year or reporting period in question.
3. The Secretary of State must develop a common format for the submission of information under paragraph 1.
4. The Secretary of State must, for each reporting period—
(a)compile information on the application of this Regulation;
(b)integrate that information with—
(i)the information available in the context of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register established under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006;
(ii)the information referred to in paragraph 1;
(iii)summary information from the release inventories drawn up pursuant to Article 6(1);
(iv)summary information on the presence in the environment of the dioxins, furans and PCBs referred to in Annex 3; and
(v)information on the use of derogations under Article 7(4); and
(c)form a report from the integrated information referred to in point (b).
5. The Secretary of State must form the report referred to in paragraph 4(c) within a reasonable period following the end of the reporting period in question.
6. The Secretary of State must then promptly publish a summary of the report, in a manner which the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”.