Article 8
1. Member States shall be required to submit by 30 April an annual report covering the previous calendar year, which shall include the following: (a) quantities of timber products imported into the Member State under the FLEGT licensing scheme, as per HS Heading specified in Annexes II and III and per each partner country; (b) the number of FLEGT licences received, as per HS Heading specified in Annexes II and III and per each partner country; (c) the number of cases and quantities of timber products involved where Article 6(1) has been applied. 2. The Commission shall lay down a format for annual reports in order to facilitate monitoring of the FLEGT licensing scheme. 3. The Commission shall prepare by 30 June an annual synthesis report based on the information submitted by the Member States in their annual reports covering the previous calendar year and shall make it accessible to the public in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents ( 5 ) .