Article 5Transmission of basic information
1
Member States shall transmit the basic information listed in Annex I to the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with the existing Community provisions on transmission of data.
2
The basic information listed in Annex I shall be transmitted in the technical format and within the time periods specified in that Annex.
3
In cases where items of basic information are supplied to Member States by the Commission (Eurostat), the Commission shall transmit a method statement to enable the Member States to conduct a plausibility check.