CHAPTER IV

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Committee
Article 13
1
The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee, hereinafter referred to as ‘the ARGO Committee’.
2
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
4
The ARGO Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
5
The Commission may invite representatives from the candidate countries to information meetings after the ARGO Committee's meetings.

Monitoring and evaluation
Article 14
1
The Commission and the Member States shall monitor and evaluate the implementation of the ARGO programme on a continuous basis.
2
Each year the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the ARGO programme.
The report shall analyse all the progress achieved and shall be accompanied where necessary by any proposals for ensuring homogeneous application in the Member States of Community legislation based on Articles 62 and 63 of the Treaty. The Commission shall submit the first report by 31 December 2003 at the latest and the final report by 31 December 2007 at the latest.

Applicability
Article 15
This Decision shall apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Addressees
Article 16
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.