PART TWOCOMMON PROVISIONS
TITLE IGENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION
CHAPTER 1 Programmes
Article 5Adoption
1.
Within one year of approval of the programming document, the participating countries shall jointly submit a proposal for a programme to the Commission containing all the elements referred to in Article 4. The participating countries shall confirm in writing their agreement with the content of the programme prior to its submission to the Commission.
2.
The Commission shall verify that the programme contains all the elements referred to in Article 4. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the programme with Regulation (EU) No 232/2014, the programming document, this Regulation and any other relevant Union law. The assessment shall in particular address:
(a)
the quality of the analysis, its consistency with the proposed priorities and with other Union-financed programmes;
(b)
the accuracy of the financial plan;
(c)
the compliance with Directive 2001/42/EC.
3.
Within three months of the programme submission date the Commission shall make observations and request necessary revisions. Within two months of the Commission's request the participating countries shall provide all necessary information. Within six months of the programme submission date the Commission shall approve the programme provided that all Commission observations have been duly taken into account. The Commission may extend these deadlines depending on the nature of the required revisions.
4.
Each programme shall be adopted by a Commission decision for the whole programme duration in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 232/2014.