Article 26 Revision, evaluation and auditF1

By 31 December 2016 , and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the Agency concerning, in particular, its impact, effectiveness, smooth running, working methods, requirements and use of the resources entrusted to it. The evaluation shall include, in particular, an assessment of any change in the scope or nature of the Agency’s tasks and the financial impact thereof. It shall address the application of the Agency’s policy on conflicts of interest and it shall also reflect any circumstances that may have impaired the independence and autonomy of the Security Accreditation Board.

The Commission shall submit a report on the evaluation and its conclusions to the European Parliament, the Council, the Administrative Board and the Security Accreditation Board of the Agency. The results of the evaluation shall be made available to the public.

One evaluation in two shall include an inspection of the Agency’s balance sheet in terms of its objectives and tasks. If the Commission considers that the continuation of the Agency is no longer justified with regard to the objectives and tasks assigned to it, the Commission may, where appropriate, propose that this Regulation be repealed.

External audits on the performance of the Agency may be carried out at the request of the Administrative Board or the Commission.