2. Economic operators shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State about each installation located in that Member State which they operate or control, or, where applicable, for which they have been delegated decisive economic power over its technical functioning. For each installation notified, they shall specify whether the installation handles plastic pellets in quantities below, or equal to or above, a threshold of 1 500 tonnes per year. Before the transport of plastic pellets in the Union for the first time, EU carriers or authorised representatives referred to in Article 4, as applicable, shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State in which the EU carrier or the authorised representative is established about their involvement in the transport of plastic pellets within the Union and the means of transport used.