Reporting
Article 27
1. Each Member State shall inform the Commission annually by 31 March of the following: (a) the number of requests for information, notification and recovery or for precautionary measures which it sends to each requested Member State and which it receives from each applicant Member State each year; (b) the amount of the claims for which recovery assistance is requested and the amounts recovered. 2. Member States may also provide any other information that may be useful for evaluating the provision of mutual assistance under this Directive. 3. The Commission shall report every 5 years to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the arrangements established by this Directive.