# Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, Article 56: Evaluation during the programming period

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

1. An evaluation plan shall be drawn up by the managing authority or the relevant authority and may cover more than one programme. It shall be submitted in accordance with the Fund-specific rules.
2. The relevant authority shall ensure that appropriate evaluation capacity is available.
3. During the programming period, the managing authority shall ensure that evaluations, including evaluations to assess effectiveness, efficiency and impact, are carried out for each programme on the basis of the evaluation plan and that each evaluation is subject to appropriate follow-up in accordance with the Fund-specific rules. At least once during the programming period, an evaluation shall assess how support for rural development has contributed to the objectives for each priority. All evaluations shall be examined by the monitoring committee ....
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1303/article/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303/article-56
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