Article 9Notification

1.

The schemes shall be notified to the Commission before they become applicable.

2.

By 1 May 2016, and by 1 May of each following year the Member States shall report to the Commission for the previous calendar year at least the following data:

(a)

number of wagons that were subject to bonus referred to in Article 4;

(b)

where applicable, number of wagons and locomotives subject to bonus referred to in Article 6;

(c)

where applicable, number of trains subject to bonus referred to in Article 5;

(d)

where applicable, number of trains that were subject to malus;

(e)

mileage run by retrofitted wagons in the Member State concerned;

(f)

estimated mileage run by silent and noisy trains in the Member State concerned.

3.

Upon request of the Commission additional data shall be provided where available. This data may include:

(a)

total amount of bonuses granted for retrofitted wagons, silent trains and very quiet wagons and locomotives;

(b)

total amount of maluses collected;

(c)

average amount of bonus and malus per axle-km.