[{"bbox": [114, 132, 1117, 248], "category": "Text", "text": "for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every\nreport shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered,\nchanges introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (outputs and direct outcomes)\nas measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix."}, {"bbox": [114, 259, 1117, 347], "category": "Text", "text": "The report shall be laid out in such a way as to allow monitoring of the means envisaged and employed and of the budget details for the action. The final report, narrative and financial, will cover the entire period of the action implementation."}, {"bbox": [114, 358, 1117, 472], "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": [114, 499, 308, 527], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.9 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [114, 541, 1117, 625], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance and nature of the action, mid-term, final and ex-post evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [114, 640, 1117, 728], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to adapting the project to a changing context and making corrections to the project based on the lessons of the first phase of implementation."}, {"bbox": [114, 740, 1117, 827], "category": "Text", "text": "Both a final evaluation and an ex-post evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels, including for policy revision. The evaluations will consider the human rights and gender dimensions of the action."}, {"bbox": [114, 839, 1117, 956], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 15 days in advance of the dates foreseen 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": [114, 969, 1117, 1117], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders. 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": [114, 1128, 786, 1157], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [114, 1184, 253, 1210], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.10 Audit"}, {"bbox": [114, 1225, 1117, 1313], "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 audits or expenditure verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [114, 1326, 905, 1354], "category": "Text", "text": "It is foreseen that audit services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [114, 1380, 507, 1408], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.11 Communication and visibility"}, {"bbox": [114, 1421, 1117, 1476], "category": "Text", "text": "Communication and visibility of the EU is a legal obligation for all external actions funded by the EU."}, {"bbox": [114, 1491, 1117, 1607], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will contain communication and visibility measures which shall be based on a specific Communication and Visibility Plan of the Action, to be elaborated and implemented by a communications contractor which will be recruited at the start of implementation and supported with the budget indicated in section 5.6 above."}, {"bbox": [605, 1678, 626, 1697], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "17"}]