Article 44

One year after starting the implementation of multi-annual national control plans, and subsequently every year, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report indicating: any amendments made to multi-annual national control plans to take account of the factors referred to in Article 42(3); the results of controls and audits conducted in the previous year under the provisions of the multi-annual national control plan; the type and number of cases of non-compliance identified; actions to ensure the effective operation of multi-annual national control plans, including enforcement action and its results. In order to promote the consistent presentation of this report and in particular of the results of official controls, the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall take account of guidelines to be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2). Member States shall finalise their reports and transmit them to the Commission, within six months of the end of the year to which the reports relate. In the light of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the outcome of Community controls carried out in accordance with Article 45 and any other relevant information, the Commission shall establish an annual report on the overall operation of official controls in Member States. This report may, where appropriate, include recommendations on: possible improvements to official control and audit systems in Member States, including their scope, management and implementation; specific control actions concerning sectors or activities, regardless of whether these are covered by multi-annual national control plans; coordinated plans aiming at addressing issues of particular interest. Multi-annual national control plans and the related guidelines shall, where appropriate, be adapted on the basis of the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Commission's report. The Commission shall submit its report to the European Parliament and the Council and make it available to the public.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.