[{"bbox": [128, 147, 1142, 271], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>Evaluation & Audit</td><td>0<sup>10</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>0<sup>11</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>5 000 000</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [128, 285, 650, 318], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [139, 332, 1132, 440], "category": "Text", "text": "The overall implementation of each sub-component of the action will be guided at the strategic level by a Steering Committee, led by the EU and the Implementing Partner. The Steering Committee may include key line ministries and public institutions, civil society representatives, private sector and implementing partners, as relevant. The Steering Committee will meet at least once a year."}, {"bbox": [139, 450, 1132, 558], "category": "Text", "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 and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [139, 611, 823, 639], "category": "Text", "text": "No preconditions are needed for starting the implementation of this Action"}, {"bbox": [128, 691, 683, 725], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [128, 758, 473, 790], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [139, 810, 1132, 997], "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 and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list."}, {"bbox": [139, 1002, 1132, 1160], "category": "Text", "text": "A comprehensive monitoring, reporting and evaluation plan, to be agreed upon, will be developed and will seek to establish synergies and complementarities, in accordance with EC and the implementation partners' evaluation policies and practices to ensure optimal learning and accountability. The monitoring process will be conducted jointly by the implementation partners, ensuring gains of scale and cost-effectiveness of the action. Each progress and final reports shall be subject to review and approval by the Steering Committee for the action."}, {"bbox": [139, 1166, 1132, 1301], "category": "Text", "text": "The action's log frame baseline values will be based on official data sources, including national surveys and administrative data, and credible studies. For indicators where data are not available, data collection will be conducted at the initial stages of implementation as a baseline study, including through the application of surveys, under the responsibility and cost of the implementing partners. This study will be repeated at least once to collect final data, and more when deemed useful to collect intermediary data."}, {"bbox": [139, 1312, 1132, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex and age, and disability if possible."}, {"bbox": [139, 1425, 1132, 1506], "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": [128, 1596, 460, 1621], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ May be covered by another Decision."}, {"bbox": [128, 1621, 458, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ May be covered by another Decision."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 28"}]