1. The Member States shall determine, having regard to the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, a date by which operators shall provide all the data referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) and the information referred to in Article 5(3), (4) and (5) to its competent authority.
2. Member States shall provide all the data referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) to the Commission by electronic transfer in the format set out in Annex III and within the following time-limits:
(a)
for the first reporting year, within 18 months after the end of the reporting year;
(b)
for all reporting years thereafter, within 15 months after the end of the reporting year.
The first reporting year shall be the year 2007.
3. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall incorporate the information reported by the Member States into the European PRTR within the following time-limits:
(a)
for the first reporting year, within 21 months after the end of the reporting year;
(b)
for all reporting years thereafter, within 16 months after the end of the reporting year.