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Regulation (EU) 2021/785 CHAPTER III — Programming, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Article 11–Article 14 · 4 articles

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Work programme

Article 11

In order to implement the Programme, the Commission shall adopt work programmes referred to in Article 110 of the Financial Regulation.

Monitoring and reporting

Article 12

1.   Indicators to report on the progress of the Programme towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives laid down in Article 2 are set out in Annex II. 2.   To ensure effective assessment of the Programme’s progress towards the achievement of its objectives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 14, to amend Annex II with regard to the indicators where considered necessary, as well as to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework. 3.   The Commission shall report annually on the performance of the Programme to the European Parliament and to the Council in the framework of its Annual Report on the protection of the Union’s financial interests – Fight against fraud. In the framework of discussions thereon, the European Parliament may make recommendations for the annual work programme. The Commission shall duly take those recommendations into account. 4.   The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation and the results of the Programme are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and, where relevant, on the Member States.

Evaluation

Article 13

1.   When conducting evaluations, the Commission shall ensure that they are conducted in an independent, objective and timely manner and that the evaluators are able to carry out their work free from any attempt to influence them. 2.   The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the start of the implementation of the Programme. 3.   At the end of the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the end of the period specified in Article 1, the Commission shall carry out a final evaluation of the Programme. 4.   The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations, accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Court of Auditors, and shall publish them on the Commission’s website.

Exercise of the delegation

Article 14

1.   The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2.   The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 12(2) shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2028. 3.   The delegation of power referred to in Article 12(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4.   Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5.   As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6.   A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 12(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

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