1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, draw up a report on the progress towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Article 5(5) and (6) at the latest three years before each deadline laid down therein.
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following:
(a) an estimation of the attainment of the targets by each Member State;
(b) a list of Member States at risk of not attaining the targets within the respective deadlines accompanied by appropriate recommendations for the Member States concerned;
(c) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union which could provide guidance for progressing towards attaining the targets.]