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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014 CHAPTER V — MAIN PRINCIPLES AND GOOD PRACTICES CONCERNING THE INVOLVEMENT OF RELEVANT PARTNERS IN THE PREPARATION OF CALLS OF PROPOSALS, PROGRESS REPORTS AND IN RELATION TO MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMMES

Article 12–Article 16 · 5 articles

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Obligations relating to data protection, confidentiality and conflict of interest

Article 12

Member States shall ensure that partners involved in the preparation of calls of proposals, progress reports and in monitoring and evaluation of programmes are aware of their obligations related to data protection, confidentiality and conflict of interest.

Involvement of relevant partners in the preparation of calls for proposals

Article 13

Managing authorities shall take appropriate measures to avoid potential conflict of interest where involving relevant partners in the preparation of calls for proposals or in their assessment.

Involvement of relevant partners in the preparation of progress reports

Article 14

Member States shall involve relevant partners in the preparation of the progress reports on implementation of the Partnership Agreement referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, in particular concerning the assessment of the role of partners in the implementation of the Partnership Agreement and the overview of the opinions given by the partners during the consultation, including, where appropriate, the description of the way in which the opinions of partners have been taken into account.

Involvement of relevant partners in the monitoring of programmes

Article 15

Managing authorities shall involve the partners, within the framework of the monitoring committee and their working groups, in assessing performance of the programme, including the conclusions of the performance review, and in the preparation of the annual implementation reports on the programmes.

Involvement of partners in the evaluation of programmes

Article 16

1.   Managing authorities shall involve the relevant partners in the evaluation of programmes within the framework of the monitoring committees and, where appropriate, specific working groups established by the monitoring committees for this purpose. 2.   Managing authorities for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund programmes shall consult the partners on the reports summarising the findings of evaluations carried out during the programming period in accordance with Article 114(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

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