S.L. 549.54 Art. 18Information and reporting.

(1) Upon renewal according to regulation 17(2), registered producers are to provide to the competent authority the following information:

(a) the categories of batteries or accumulators which the registered producer has placed on the market within Malta between 1 January and 31 December of the immediately preceding year, and

(b) the quantities and weight of batteries and accumulators which the registered producer has placed on the market within Malta between 1 January and 31 December of the immediately preceding year.

(2) The information referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be provided either online or in writing.

(3) The competent authority may specify the format in which such information shall be made available.

(4) The competent authority shall make this information available in accordance with the Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment Regulations.

(5) Producers supplying batteries and accumulators by means of distance communication shall provide the competent authority with information on the compliance with the requirements of regulation 13(6) and with the information referred to in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, relating to the quantities and categories of batteries or accumulators placed on the market for the first time in the Member State where the purchaser of that battery or accumulator resides.