# Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen, Article 11: Teams responsible for evaluations on the basis of a questionnaire

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

1. Where a questionnaire is used independently, i.e. without being followed by an on-site visit as referred to in Article 4(2), the team responsible for evaluating the answers to the questionnaire (the ‘questionnaire team’) shall consist of experts from the Member States and of Commission representatives.
2. When sending out the questionnaire to the Member State to be evaluated, the Commission shall invite Member States to designate experts who are available to participate in the evaluation, indicating their area of expertise. Member States shall designate experts within two weeks of receiving that invitation. Experts shall be designated in accordance with Article 10(3) and (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1053/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1053/article-11
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