1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the ODR platform on a yearly basis and for the first time one year after the ODR platform has become operational.

2. By 9 July 2018 and every three years thereafter the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of this Regulation, including in particular on the user-friendliness of the complaint form and the possible need for adaptation of the information listed in the Annex to this Regulation. That report shall be accompanied, if necessary, by proposals for adaptations to this Regulation.

3. Where the reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are to be submitted in the same year, only one joint report shall be submitted.