Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Annual report
1. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council, an assessment of the implementation of Chapter I of this Regulation, including an evaluation of that implementation. That report shall:
(a)
examine the progress made in implementing the Union’s support under the Instrument;
(b)
assess the economic situation and prospects of Ukraine, as well as the implementation of the requirements and conditions referred to in Section 2 of Chapter I of this Regulation;
(c)
indicate the connection between the requirements and conditions set out in the MoU, Ukraine’s ongoing macro-financial situation and the Commission’s decisions to release the instalments of the support under the Instrument.
2. Not later than two years after the end of the availability period, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an ex-post evaluation report, assessing the results and efficiency of the completed Union’s support under the Instrument and the extent to which it has contributed to the aims of the assistance.
Final provisions
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .