Article 12 3d.

By 31 March 2019, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 3a of this Article. For the purposes of reporting on the implementation of points (a) to (e) of Article 6(1) of this Directive, Member States shall use the format established in Commission Decision 2005/270/EC ( 6 ). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2) of this Directive.