Article 13
Reports The Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council every two years. This report shall evaluate in particular the quality of the transmitted LCI series data and the quality of the transmitted back data. The first report shall be submitted no later than 31 December of the year following the entry into force of this Regulation. It will refer only to the actions executed by Member States to prepare the application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003. For the European Parliament The President P. Cox For the Council The President M. Chrisochoïdis (1) OJ C 304 E, 30.10.2001, p. 184. (2) OJ C 48, 21.2.2002, p. 107. (3) OJ C 295, 20.10.2001, p. 5. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 28 February 2002 (OJ C 293 E, 28.11.2002, p. 20), Council Common Position of 23 September 2002 (OJ C 269 E, 5.11.2002, p. 10) and Decision of the European Parliament of 18 December 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (5) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (7) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47. (8) OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2002 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 3). (9) OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 28. (10) OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 359/2002 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 1). (11) OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (12) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2056/2002 (OJ L 317, 21.11.2002, p. 1).