EVALUATIONS AND REVIEWS
ANNEX IXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IX EVALUATIONS AND REVIEWS Instruction for the ex-ante evaluation The ex-ante evaluation exercise shall take into account the experience from the previous monitoring activities. An ex-ante evaluation is also designed to get potential risk factors and obstacles to implementation out into the open. It has to lay emphasis on technical and financial monitoring mechanism. Furthermore the ex-ante exercise shall provide additional information needed by the Commission to look upon the proposals and to make a just and transparent decision on the financial contributions. In this regard, the evaluation work has to facilitate a constructive dialogue between the responsible bodies for the national programmes and the experts as well as the Commission. Main elements to be tackled in the ex-ante evaluation (1) Short description of programme elements and definition of objective (2) Review of the national monitoring conception. (3) Priorities within the national programme. (4) Specific objective of the activities and results expected. (5) Intensity and periodicity of the data collection and analysis with short explanation. (6) National specifics and linkages to other monitoring activities or forest related inventories. (7) Short description of the situation concerning forest fire issues and main elements of the forest fire protection plans for the area concerned. Midterm-Review/ Ex-post evaluation The mid-term review and the ex-post evaluation shall present the progress made and has to lay emphasis on the analysis of gaps and potentials. Main elements to be tackled in the mid-term review and in the ex-post evaluation Mid-term ex-post Part A – Achievements and main findings X X Part B – Evaluation of success and failure as well as of the efficiency 1. Structure and organisation of the national monitoring programme 2. Coherence of the Community scheme with the national monitoring scheme 3. Evaluation of the programme elements X Part C - Cost-benefit analysis X Part D - Recommendations 1. Recommendations as regards the Community scheme 2. Recommendation as regards the national scheme X Part E – Conclusions X X