# Reuse flows according to the implementing decision (EU) 2021/19, 2024, ver. 1.2

This is the metadata covering the data on reuse. The Directive 2008/98/EC lays down an obligation for Member States to take measures to encourage reuse as part of their waste prevention programmes, and to monitor and assess the implementation of their measures on reuse by measuring reuse in accordance with a common methodology, to be established by the Commission. Directive 2008/98/EC also lays down an obligation for Member States to report data on reuse to the Commission every year in a format to be established by the Commission.

From 2023, Member States are required to report data on reuse to the EEA in accordance with implementing decision (EU) 2021/19. The first reference year is 2021. The EEA's Reportnet-3 digital infrastructure for data collection is used for the reporting. In accordance with implementing decision (EU) 2021/19, Member States are obliged to report data on reuse and submit a quality check report concerning the implementation of Article 9(4) of Directive 2008/98/EC (following the format laid down in the Annex of the decision). 

According to (EU) 2021/19, Member States shall report the qualitative data (Annex A) every following year, and quantitative data (Annex B) at least every three years.https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/d3f8d201-854e-4863-bac8-f6ad0f4769ed


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