Evaluations concerning this Regulation
Article 33
By 31 December 2024 and every five years thereafter at the latest, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings of that evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council. The evaluation shall include, in particular, an assessment of the operation of the EWRS and the epidemiological surveillance network, as well as the coordination of the response within the HSC. The evaluation referred to in the first paragraph shall also include an evaluation of the Commission's work in preparedness and response activities provided for in this Regulation including, where relevant, a review of the implementation of this Regulation by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), as well as an assessment of the need to establish HERA as a distinct entity, considering relevant agencies or authorities active in the field of health preparedness and response. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present legislative proposals based on that evaluation in order to amend this Regulation or make further proposals.