Ore producers
Article 24
1. Any person or undertaking extracting ores in the territory of a Member State shall declare the basic technical characteristics of the ore extraction operations to the Commission, using the questionnaire in Annex I-J, within 120 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, and shall communicate the programme of activities in accordance with Article 5. 2. By way of derogation from Articles 7, 8 and 9, any person or undertaking extracting ores shall keep accounting records thereof indicating, in particular, the quantities of the ore extracted, with the average uranium and thorium content, and the stock of extracted ore at the mine. The records shall also contain details of shipments, stating the date, consignee and quantity in each case. Such records shall be retained for at least five years.