6. Economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall have the following obligations:
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ensure that their staff are trained according to their specific roles and responsibilities and that they are aware of and are able to use the relevant equipment and execute the procedures set out to ensure compliance with this Regulation; and
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keep records of annually estimated quantities of losses and of the total quantities of plastic pellets handled.
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As from six months after the publication of the relevant harmonised standard in the Official Journal of the European Union or from the date of application of the implementing act referred to in Article 18(3) economic operators, EU carriers and non-EU carriers shall estimate the quantities of losses referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph, in accordance with the standardised methodology referred to in Article 18.
Authorised representatives shall provide evidence of the compliance by non-EU carriers with the obligation laid down in point (a) of the first subparagraph. Economic operators and EU carriers and authorised representatives shall retain records referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph for a period of five years and make them available to competent authorities on demand, and, where applicable, to certifiers for the purposes of Article 6.