Article 9U.K.
1.Before 1 January following the scrutiny period Member States shall send the Commission a detailed report on the application of this Regulation.
The report must set out any difficulties encountered and the measures taken to overcome them and put forward, where appropriate, suggestions for improvements.
2.The Member States and the Commission shall have regular exchanges of views on the application of this Regulation.
3.The Commission shall evaluate annually the progress achieved, in its annual report on the administration of the funds referred to in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.