TITLE VIIMONITORING AND EVALUATION
CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Section 1Establishment and objectives of a monitoring and evaluation system
F1F5Article 67Monitoring and evaluation system
The appropriate authority may make regulations setting out a monitoring and evaluation system.
F5Article 68Objectives
The monitoring and evaluation system shall aim to:
- (a)
demonstrate the progress and achievements of rural development policy and assess the impact, effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of rural development policy interventions; - (b)
contribute to better targeted support for rural development; - (c)
support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation.
Section 2Technical provisions
F5Article 69Common indicators
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A list of common indicators relating to the initial situation as well as to the financial execution, outputs, results and impact of the programme and applicable to each programme shall be specified in the monitoring and evaluation system provided for in Article 67 to allow for aggregation of data F2....
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The common indicators shall be based on available data and linked to the structure and objectives of the rural development policy framework and shall allow assessment of the progress, efficiency and effectiveness of policy implementation against objectives and targets at F3... national and programme level. The common impact indicators shall be based on available data.
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The evaluator shall quantify the impact of the programme measured by the impact indicators. F4...
F5Article 70Electronic Information System
Key information on the implementation of the programme, on each operation selected for funding, as well as on completed operations, needed for monitoring and evaluation, including key information on each beneficiary and project, shall be recorded and maintained electronically.
F5Article 71Provision of information
Beneficiaries of support under rural development measures and local action groups shall undertake to provide to the Managing Authority and/or to appointed evaluators or other bodies delegated to perform functions on its behalf, all the information necessary to permit monitoring and evaluation of the programme, in particular in relation to meeting specified objectives and priorities.