Reference period
Article 9
1. The information collected under this Regulation shall refer to a single reference period that is common to all Member States by means of a reference to the situation during a specified timeframe. 2. The reference period for each detailed topic shall be as specified in the Annex. The first reference periods shall begin in calendar year 2025. 3. For the topic of agriculture price indices referred to in Article 5(1), point (c)(i), Member States shall, every five years, rebase the indices using as base years the years ending with a 0 or a 5. 4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to further specify the reference periods. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19(2) at least 12 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.