Recital 6

(6)In order to reduce the administrative burden and rationalise the reporting schedule, it is appropriate to reduce the frequency of Member States’ reporting under Directive 2009/33/EC, and to fully align it with the five-year reference periods provided for in that Directive. Given that change in the reporting frequency, it is no longer appropriate to require that such reporting accompanies the reports referred to in Article 83(3), second subparagraph, of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁷ and Article 99(3), second subparagraph, of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁸ , both of which provide for reporting every three years. As the Commission’s reporting to the European Parliament and to the Council builds on national reports from Member States, the frequency of that reporting should also be adapted accordingly.