The Monitoring Committee shall satisfy itself as to the effectiveness of the implementation of the rural development programme. To that end, the Monitoring Committee:

1. (a)

   shall be consulted, within four months of the decision approving the programme, on the selection criteria for financed operations. The selection criteria shall be revised according to programming needs;

2. (b)

   shall periodically review progress made towards achieving the specific targets of the programme, on the basis of the documents submitted by the Managing Authority;

3. (c)

   shall examine the results of implementation, particularly achievement of the targets set for each axis and ongoing evaluations;

4. (d)

   shall consider and approve the annual progress report and the last progress report before they are sent to the Commission;

5. (e)

   may propose to the Managing Authority any adjustment or review of the programme aimed at achieving the Objectives of the EAFRD defined in Article 4 or improving its management, including its financial management;

6. (f)

   shall consider and approve any proposal to amend the content of the Commission decision on the contribution from the EAFRD.