Methodology for the measurement of food waste
Article 2
1. Member States shall measure each year the amount of food waste generated in a full calendar year. 2. Member States shall measure the amount of food waste for a given stage of the food supply chain using the methodology set out in Annex III at least once every four years. 3. When the methodology set out in Annex III is not used, Member States shall measure the amount of food waste for a given stage of the food supply chain using the methodology set out in Annex IV. 4. For the first reporting period, as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 37(3) of Directive 2008/98/EC, Member States shall measure the amount of food waste for all stages of the food supply chain using the methodology set out in Annex III. For that period, Member States may use data already collected under existing arrangements for the year 2017 or later. 5. The amounts of food waste shall be measured in metric tons of fresh mass.