[{"bbox": [144, 107, 1086, 317], "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, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (outputs and direct outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the Logframe matrix. SDGs indicators should be taken into account."}, {"bbox": [144, 332, 1086, 412], "category": "Text", "text": "Reports 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": [144, 424, 1086, 529], "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": [144, 556, 327, 580], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.9 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [144, 594, 1086, 648], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, mid-term and final evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants."}, {"bbox": [144, 660, 1086, 713], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for learning purposes, with respect to relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 726, 1086, 805], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), considering in particular the fact that the action combines three complementary components implemented through different modes of delivery."}, {"bbox": [144, 817, 1086, 923], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least six months 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": [144, 924, 1086, 1057], "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": [144, 1072, 763, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [144, 1124, 278, 1148], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.10 Audit"}, {"bbox": [144, 1162, 1086, 1243], "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": [144, 1255, 873, 1281], "category": "Text", "text": "It is foreseen that audit services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [144, 1307, 512, 1333], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.11 Communication and visibility"}, {"bbox": [144, 1345, 1083, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "Communication and visibility of the EU is a legal obligation for all external actions funded by the EU."}, {"bbox": [144, 1384, 1086, 1438], "category": "Text", "text": "This action shall contain communication and visibility measures which shall be based on a specific Communication and Visibility Plan of the Action, to be elaborated at the start of implementation."}, {"bbox": [144, 1450, 1086, 1530], "category": "Text", "text": "For the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action, the Commission may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, as part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union."}, {"bbox": [144, 1542, 1086, 1648], "category": "Text", "text": "In terms of legal obligations on communication and visibility, the measures shall be implemented by the Commission, the partner country, contractors, grant beneficiaries and/or entrusted entities. Appropriate contractual obligations shall be included in, respectively, the financing agreement, procurement and grant contracts, and delegation agreements."}, {"bbox": [604, 1675, 627, 1697], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "20"}]