Programme monitoring and evaluation shall aim at improving the quality of the design and implementation, as well as at assessing and improving its consistency, effectiveness, efficiency and impact. The findings of monitoring and evaluations shall be taken into account in the programming and implementation cycle.

An indicative monitoring and evaluation plan shall be included in the programme for its whole duration. Each programme shall subsequently draw up an annual monitoring and evaluation plan to be carried out by the Managing Authority in accordance with the Commission's guidance and evaluation methodology. The annual plan shall be submitted to the Commission not later than 15 February.

The Managing Authority shall carry out result-oriented programme and project monitoring in addition to the day-to-day monitoring.

The Commission shall have access to all monitoring and evaluation reports.

The Commission can at any moment, launch evaluation or monitoring of the programme or of a part thereof. The results of these exercises, which shall be communicated to the Joint Monitoring Committee and the Managing Authority of the programme, may lead to adjustments in the programme.