Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9a
Paragraph 5
5. Where a Member State can provide 5. data for a reference year prior to 2020, which have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, an earlier reference year may be used. The possibility to use a reference year prior to 2020 applies also to individual actors in the food supply chain, provided that: - A recognised global standard in used for the measurement of data; - data is publicly available and reported to the national/regional authority/institution in charge of food waste. The Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use an earlier reference year within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall provide the Commission with the data and measurement methods used to collect them.