ANNEX IV

Format for the quality check report

1. General Information

1.1. Member State:

1.2. Organisation submitting the data and the description:

1.3. Contact person / contact details:

1.4. Reference year:

1.5. Delivery date / version:

1.6 Link to data publication by the Member State (if any):

2. Description of the parties involved in the data collection:

Name of institution Description of key responsibilities Add rows as appropriate.

3. Description of methods used.

a. Data sources for calculating data on single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids, referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market of a Member State

Data sources Data source used (yes/no) Description of the applied methods Share in the total data Data from deposit refund schemes Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme data. Data from producers or from organisations implementing EPR obligations on their behalf Data from central registries on single-use plastic cups for beverages placed on the market Data from municipalities Surveys Electronic registry Administrative reporting Production statistics - national codes Tax statistics Industry statistics Other sources (specify)

b. Data sources for calculating data on single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market of a Member State

Data sources Data source used (yes/no) Description of the applied methods Share in the total data Data from deposit refund schemes Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme data. Data from producers or from organisations implementing EPR obligations on their behalf Data from central registries on single-use plastic food containers placed on the market Data from municipalities Surveys Compositional analyses Electronic registry Administrative reporting Production statistics - national codes Tax statistics Industry statistics Other sources (specify)

c. Where data is reported by weight using the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (a), please indicate whether an estimate for the weight of plastic contained in single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State and for the total weight of such products has been used, where data collection does not cover the whole market. If yes, please indicate the added weight of plastics in % of the total weight reported

Specific issues considered Description of the applied methods to determine the estimates (5) % Free riders (1) Private movements within the Union, imports / exports (2) On-line sales (3) De-minimis rules (4) Others (specify)

d. Where data is reported by the number of products using the methodology referred to in Article 1(1), point (b), please indicate whether an estimate of the number of single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State has been used, where data collection does not cover the whole market. If yes, please indicate the added number of products in % of the total number reported

Specific issues considered Description of the applied methods to determine the estimates(5) % Free riders (5) Private intra-EU movements, imports / exports (6) On-line sales (7) De-minimis rules (8) Others (specify)

4. Data verification and control system

a. Verification of data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

Verification and control procedures Applied for all relevant data on Additional comments, if relevant Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no) Single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no) Data completeness checks Cross-checks Time-series checks Audit checks Other (specify)

b. Description of main factors affecting the accuracy of the data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

Factors that can affect reliability [accuracy] of data Factors relevant for any data on Description of how the accuracy of the data is affected and which methods are applied to minimize such impact Single-use plastic cups for beverages, including their covers and lids referred to in Part A, point (1), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no) Single-use plastic food containers referred to in Part A, point (2), of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 placed on the market (yes/no) Sampling errors (9) (e.g. coefficients of variation) Coverage errors (10) (e.g. de-minimis rules, regional coverage) Measurement errors (11) Data collection test instruments (12) (e.g. questionnaires) Processing errors (13) Non-response errors (14) Model assumption errors (15) Other (please specify)

c. Explanation of the scope and validity of surveys to collect data on single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State

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d. Differences from the data reported for the previous reporting years

Significant methodological changes in the calculation method used for the current reference year in relation to the calculation method used for previous reference years, if any (please include in particular retrospective revisions, their nature and whether a break-flag is required for a certain year).

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e. Where the weight of plastic contained in and the total weight of single-use plastic products placed on the market of a Member State or the number of such products placed on the market of a Member State has increased by more than 10 % compared to the previous reporting year, an explanation of the reasons for that differences

Single-use plastic products placed on the market Variation (%) Main reason for the variation

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5. Confidentiality

Justification to withhold the publication of specific parts of this quality check report in accordance with Article 2(4) and listing of the parts that are requested to be withheld.

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6. Main national websites, reference documents and publications

Please provide the name and url of the main websites, reference documents and publications related to this data collection.

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(1) A free rider is a producer or distributor that places single-use plastic products on the market but does not fulfil its EPR responsibilities individually or collectively with other producers.

(2) Movements within the Union and imports / exports of products after they have been sold to end-users.

(3) Placing on the market data must include sale through distance communication.

(4) De-minimis rules applied for reporting on single-use plastic products placed on the market.

(5) A free rider is a producer or distributor that places single-use plastic products on the market but does not fulfil its EPR responsibilities individually or collectively with other producers.

(6) Movements within the Union and imports / exports of products after they have been sold to end-users.

(7) Placing on the market data must include sale through distance communication.

(8) De-minimis rules applied for reporting on single-use plastic products placed on the market.

(9) Describe the estimated coefficients of variation and the methodologies applied for variance estimation.

(10) Describe the type and size of coverage errors.

(11) Describe the instruments to reduce potential risks and avoid errors.

(12) Describe the instruments and methodologies applied for securing quality and relevance of data collection instruments.

(13) Describe the processing steps between data collection and production of statistics and list processing errors identified and their extent.

(14) Describe the non-response rates for the main variables and the imputation methods (if any).

(15) Describe the type and size of model assumption errors.