Article 3 Responsibilities

The Member States and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for the implementation of the evaluation and monitoring mechanism as specified in this Regulation, with the support of the Union bodies, offices and agencies involved in the implementation of the Schengen acquis.

The Commission shall have an overall coordination role in relation to establishing annual and multiannual evaluation programmes, drafting questionnaires and setting schedules of visits, conducting visits and drafting evaluation reports and recommendations. It shall also ensure the follow-up and monitoring of the evaluation reports and recommendations in accordance with Article 16.

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate fully at all stages of evaluations in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to them under this Regulation.