Article 8 Exchange of views

Each delegation can invite the Commission at any moment to provide the Committee with information and to have an exchange of views on issues related to the tasks described under Articles 3(3), 7(2) and 14(2) of the 11th EDF Implementation Regulation. Any evaluation, including recommendations and follow-up actions may also be discussed in the Committee at the request of a Member State, in line with Article 18(2) of the 11th EDF Implementation Regulation. As set out in Article 18(4) of the 11th EDF Implementation Regulation, the Commission shall review progress made in the implementation of the 11th EDF, including National Indicative Programmes, and shall submit to the Council implementation reports on a yearly basis starting from 2015. That report may also be discussed in the Committee at the request of a Member State.

Such exchanges of views may lead to the formulation of recommendations by the delegations, which the Commission shall take into account. The minutes of the Committee shall reflect the interventions made. An intervention supported by a qualified majority of delegations, as laid down in Article 8(3) of the Internal Agreement, in conjunction with Article 8(2) of the Internal Agreement, shall be recorded as a recommendation.