Article 9 Mid-term evaluation

By 31 December 2017, a mid-term evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures related to the Kozloduy and Bohunice programmes, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, with a view to adopting a decision amending or suspending those measures. The evaluation shall also address the scope for modification of the specific objectives and detailed implementation procedures described in Article 2(2) and Article 7 respectively.

The mid-term evaluation shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2).

The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and to the Council.