Monitoring and evaluation of joint operational programme
Article 6
1. The aim of monitoring and evaluating each joint operational programme shall be to improve the quality, effectiveness and consistency of implementation. The findings of evaluations shall be taken into account in future programming exercises. 2. A mid-term evaluation of the joint operational programme shall be carried out as part of the programme review in accordance with the strategy paper. This evaluation shall be carried out by the Commission, and its results, which shall be communicated to the Joint Monitoring Committee and Joint Managing Authority for the indicative programme may lead to adjustments in the programme. 3. In addition to the mid-term evaluation, an evaluation of the joint operational programme, or a part thereof, may be carried out at any moment by the Commission. 4. In the year following the end of the implementation phase of the projects financed by the joint operational programme, an ex post evaluation of the programme shall be carried out by the Commission.