[{"bbox": [130, 151, 684, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [189, 217, 513, 248], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [140, 270, 1176, 456], "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."}, {"bbox": [140, 494, 1175, 575], "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": [140, 612, 784, 641], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [140, 678, 1176, 838], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition to the continuous and regular monitoring, reporting and analysis carried out by the implementing partners, the reporting against the logical framework of this action will depend on inputs from third party consultants recruited by the Commission to take stock as part of the mid-term evaluation and final evaluation of the programme. In addition, throughout the implementation of the intervention third-party monitoring on individual projects will be carried out on a needs-basis and this may include a review of achievements against the logical framework of this action."}, {"bbox": [189, 854, 347, 882], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [140, 901, 1185, 956], "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 contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [140, 980, 1185, 1035], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, taking into account in particular the fact that the action is innovative in its ambition to adopt a market-based and private sector approach."}, {"bbox": [140, 1059, 1185, 1167], "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": [140, 1193, 1185, 1350], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. 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. The financing of the evaluation shall be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [189, 1363, 483, 1391], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [140, 1409, 1175, 1490], "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": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 25"}]