Annual reporting and evaluation
Article 13
The annual report on the Seventh Framework Programme presented to the European Parliament and the Council pursuant to Article 173 of the Treaty shall include a report of the activities of the EMRP. An interim evaluation of the EMRP shall be carried out by the Commission three years after the start of the EMRP. This evaluation shall cover progress towards the objectives set out in Annex I, as well as recommendations of the EMRP on the most appropriate ways to further enhance integration and the quality and efficiency of the implementation, including scientific, management and financial integration and whether the level of the financial contributions of the participating States is appropriate, given the potential demand from their various national research communities. The Commission shall communicate to the European Parliament and the Council the conclusions thereof, accompanied by its observations and, where appropriate, proposals to amend this Decision. At the end of Community participation in the EMRP but no later than in 2017, the Commission shall, with the assistance of an independent expert group, conduct a final evaluation of the general, specific and operational objectives of the EMRP. This group shall base its assessment on, inter alia, the following indicators: (a) the scientific excellence of the projects and grants awarded as measured by the number of publications, patents and other scientific output indicators; (b) the level of participation in the programme by outside researchers and research institutions; (c) the increase in metrology capacity of Member States and countries associated to the Seventh Framework Programme whose metrology programmes are at an early stage of development; (d) the number and quality of training activities; (e) the number and quality of activities related to metrology communication and diffusion. The results of the final evaluation shall be presented to the European Parliament and the Council.