[{"bbox": [79, 126, 1142, 180], "category": "Page-header", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [68, 220, 613, 253], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [112, 283, 457, 315], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [79, 332, 1142, 466], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced."}, {"bbox": [79, 470, 1142, 552], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [79, 563, 1142, 645], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU Delegation, national authorities and the implementing partners of the CF's interventions will be jointly responsible for monitoring and reporting on indicators of the logframe matrix, including the collection of baselines and regular data collection, which can be supported by specific monitoring and evaluation missions."}, {"bbox": [79, 656, 1142, 710], "category": "Text", "text": "Data collection and reporting is under the responsibility of the implementing partners. Specific studies supporting data collection may also be funded under the regular budget of the action (budget lines grants or procurement)."}, {"bbox": [79, 721, 1142, 803], "category": "Text", "text": "Active and meaningful participation of stakeholders in the CF initiatives, including their identification, will be sought, via regular exchanges with national authorities and civil society (the latter notably in the frame of the process of the EU Roadmap recommendations for engaging with civil society)."}, {"bbox": [112, 832, 291, 860], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [79, 888, 1142, 1023], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a final evaluation will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that it will be necessary to verify whether the action has been able to strengthen the capacities of national authorities and civil society actors in a sustainable way."}, {"bbox": [79, 1034, 1142, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 1 month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [79, 1152, 1142, 1287], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination⁷. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [79, 1298, 697, 1325], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [112, 1355, 429, 1383], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [79, 1411, 1142, 1493], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [68, 1663, 422, 1688], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ See best practice of evaluation dissemination."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1687, 1157, 1711], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 17"}]