Article 31 Reporting to the competent authorities on re-use targets

1.   Economic operators as referred to in Article 29(1) to (8) shall submit a report containing data concerning the achievement of the re-use targets set out in Article 29 for each calendar year to the competent authority referred to in Article 40.

2.   The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted within 6 months from the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected.

3.   The first reporting year shall concern the calendar year 2030.

4.   The competent authorities shall establish electronic systems through which data shall be reported to them and specify the formats to be used.

5.   Competent authorities may request economic operators to provide any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported.

6.   Member States shall make the report referred to in paragraph 1 public.

7.   By 12 February 2027, the Commission shall establish a European observatory on re-use. The observatory shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the measures laid down in this Regulation, collecting data on re-use practices and contributing to the development of best practices in the field of re-use.