1.5.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 110/39 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 April 2009 on the harmonisation, the regular transmission of the information and the questionnaire referred to in Articles 22(1)(a) and 18 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries (notified under document number C(2009) 3011) (2009/358/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending  Directive 2004/35/EC (!), and in particular Article 22(1)(a) and Article 18 thereof, Whereas: (1) The purpose of this decision is to establish minimum requirements for ensuring an harmonized, timely and appropriate gathering and if requested, transmission of the information referred to in Article 7(5), 11(3) and 12(6) of Directive 2006/21/EC, and to set the basis for the questionnaire referred to in Article 18(1) of the same Directive. (2)  The annual transmission of the information referred to in Article 7(5), 11(3) and 12(6) of Directive 2006/21/EC should cover the period between 1 May and 30 April of the following year. (3)  The report referred to in Article 18(1) of Directive 2006/21/EC should cover, for the first time, the period from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2011 and should be transmitted to the Commission no later than 1 February 2012. (4 In order to limit the administrative burden linked with the implementation of this decision, the list of infor- mation required should be limited to useful data with the view of improving Directive implementation. Similarly, the transmission of yearly information on events referred to in Article 11(3) and 12(6) of Directive 2006/21/EC should be limited to Member States in which such an event occurs during the considered period. () O] L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 15. (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, estab- lished in accordance with Article 23(2) of Directive 2006/21EC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The information contained in the permits granted under Article 7 of Directive 2006/21/EC, to be made available to the Community statistical authorities where requested for statistical purposes, is detailed in Annex L Article 2 In case of one or more events referred to in Article 11(3) and 12(6) of Directive 2006/21/EC occur in a Member State, the concerned Member State shall transmit to the Commission for each event the information detailed in Annex Il on a yearly basis. This information shall cover the period between 1 May and 30 April of the following year and shall be transmitted no later than 1 July of that year to the Commission. Article 3 The questionnaire in Annex III shall be used by the Member States to report on Directive implementation referred to in Article 18(1) of Directive 2006/21/EC. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2009. For the Commission Stavros DIMAS Member of the Commission