# Commission Decision of 21 May 2007 on guidelines to assist Member States in preparing the single integrated multi-annual national control plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 2099) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/363/EC), Division 3.1.2.4: Periodicity (length of planning cycle)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The period of validity/duration of the national control plan is a matter for the Member State to decide and may be set to correspond with other national planning activities, such as, the budgetary cycle. The reasons for selecting the chosen duration should be briefly stated in the national control plan.
It is suggested that in order to be multi-annual, the national control plan should cover a minimum period of three years. In view of the difficulty for planning ahead in an evolving environment, it is suggested that the period of a single planning cycle should not exceed five years.
Uncertainties and constraints dictate the level of detail on official controls that can be provided for in each year of the plan. In particular, operational goals/objectives for official controls may have to be set provisionally for the later years of the national control plan and updated on an ongoing basis in conjunction with the preparation of the annual report required under Article 44(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. In that respect, please refer to the provisions regarding the adjustment or amendment of the national control plan as provided for in Article 42(3) of that Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/363/annex/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.2/division/3.1.2.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-363/annex/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.2/division-3.1.2.4
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