
Article 1 
For the purposes of drawing up the report to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 2004/42/EC, and covering the period from 1 January until 31 December 2007, Member States shall use the format set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2007.
For the Commission
Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
1.  1.1. 

Name 
Address 
Contact person 
E-mail 
Phone 
 1.2. 

((1)) establishing, coordinating and managing the monitoring programme (at national level);
((2)) carrying out inspections and checks in the field (at regional and/or local level);
((3)) enforcing the requirements of that Directive in the case of infringements.

2.  2.1. If a written version of the national monitoring program is available, please provide a copy of it in the annex to the report.
 2.2. 

((1)) the VOC limit values set out in Annex II to that Directive;
((2)) the labelling requirements laid down in Article 4 of that Directive.
 2.3. 

((1)) manufacturers of products covered by Directive 2004/42/EC;
((2)) importers of products covered by Directive 2004/42/EC;
((3)) wholesalers, retailers, professional end-users of regulated products or other operators, including for instance vehicle refinishing installations no longer covered by Council Directive 1999/13/EC.

Further, if those inspections are carried out please briefly describe:


((1)) types of inspections carried out (on-site visits, sampling and product analyses, verifying stocks and sales data, checks on labelling, others);
((2)) frequency of inspections carried out (systematic annual inspections, inspections limited to the most important producers/importers, random inspections, others).
 2.4. 

Type of operators Total number of existing operators Number of operators inspected in 2007 Total quantity of products covered by Directive 2004/42/EC(kg) Inspections planned in 2008
Manufacturers    
Importers    
Others    
 2.5. How do the competent authorities verify that compliance has been established using the reference measurement methods described in Annex III to Directive 2004/42/EC?
 2.6. If several authorities are involved in the implementation of Directive 2004/42/EC (refer to point 1.2 above), please indicate the measures taken to ensure the most uniform possible implementation of that Directive throughout the whole territory.
 2.7. What are the rules on penalties applicable to infringement of the national provisions adopted pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2004/42/EC?
 2.8. If possible, please provide an estimate of the total number of staff involved in monitoring and control, their qualifications as well as the estimated monitoring costs in EUR per year (personnel, sampling and analysing, checks on labelling, enforcement, other costs).

3.  3.1. 

((1)) categories of the product concerned in accordance with that Annex;
((2)) quantities of products which did not comply with those limits.
 3.2. 

((1)) products which do not comply with requirements concerning labelling and VOC contents:
((2)) products complying with requirements concerning VOC contents but not with labelling requirements:
 3.3. In cases of non-compliance, what actions have subsequently been taken in order to ensure compliance with Directive 2004/42/EC?

4.  4.1. How has the derogation regime provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 2004/42/EC been established?
 4.2. What control system has been set up to ensure that products covered by the derogation under Article 3(2) of Directive 2004/42/EC are not sold and used by installations which are neither authorised nor registered in accordance with Article 3 or 4 of Directive 1999/13/EC?
 4.3. If available, please provide an estimate of the quantity of exempted products (according to the classification listed in Annex 1 to Directive 2004/42/EC) in 2007.

5.  5.1. Have you made use of the possibility of granting individual licenses provided for in Article 3(3) of Directive 2004/42/EC?
 5.2. 

((1)) Which authorities are in charge of issuing individual licenses?
((2)) Which authorities are in charge of designating the buildings and/or vintage vehicles of particular historical and cultural value?
((3)) According to which criteria has particular historical and cultural value been established?
((4)) If possible, please provide an estimate of the number of buildings and/or vintage vehicles which have been designated by the competent authorities as being of particular historical and cultural value?
((5)) How is it ensured that the products in question are

((a)) sold only in ‘strictly limited’ quantities;
((b)) used only for the purpose of restoration and maintenance of designated buildings and/or vehicles?
((6)) Please describe the categories and quantities of products licensed according to Article 3(3) of Directive 2004/42/EC, preferably using the following table:

Categories Correspondence with Annex I to Directive 2004/42/EC Quantities of ‘ready-to-use’ product for which a license has been granted(kg)
Category 1  
Category 2 etc.  

6.  6.1. What were the main difficulties encountered in setting and implementing the monitoring programme, including problems with implementation of the Directive or administrative problems encountered in implementation of a concrete monitoring programme? How were those difficulties overcome?
 6.2. Please provide any additional relevant comments, suggestions or information in relation with the implementation of Directive 2004/42/EC.
