1.The applicant shall provide the following information on the eligibility criteria:
(a)information on the ownership structure of the manufacturer or group of connected manufacturers, together with the relevant declaration set out in Annex III;
(b)for the manufacturer applying for a derogation pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, or the group of connected manufacturers in accordance with point (b) of Article 11(1) of that Regulation, or for the member of a group of connected manufacturers in accordance with point (c) of Article 11(1) of that Regulation, the number of passenger cars officially registered in the Union in the three calendar years preceding the date of application, or where such data is not available, one of the following:
(b)an estimate based on verifiable data of the number of cars registered in the period referred to in point (b) for which the applicant is responsible,
if no cars were registered in the period referred to in point (b), the number of cars registered in the last calendar year for which such data is available.
2.An applicant applying for a derogation pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 shall provide the data referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article only for the calendar year preceding the date of application.