CHAPTER IV

The Member States and, where applicable, the third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in that programme shall set up, in agreement with the managing authority, a committee to monitor implementation of the respective Interreg programme (‘monitoring committee’) within three months of the date of notification to the Member States of the Commission decision approving an Interreg programme pursuant to Article 18. Each monitoring committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure of the monitoring committee and, where applicable, of the steering committee shall prevent any situation of conflict of interest when selecting Interreg operations and shall include provisions regarding voting rights and rules for attending the meetings. The monitoring committee shall meet at least once a year and shall review all issues that affect the programme’s progress towards achieving its objectives. The managing authority shall publish the rules of procedures of the monitoring committee and a summary of both data and information, including decisions, approved by the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 36(2). The composition of the monitoring committee of each Interreg programme shall be agreed by the Member States and, where applicable, by the third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in that programme, and shall ensure a balanced representation of: the relevant authorities, including intermediate bodies; bodies jointly set up in the whole programme area or covering a part thereof, including EGTCs; and representatives of the programme partners referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 from Member States, third countries, partner countries and OCTs. The composition of the monitoring committee shall take into account the number of participating Member States, third countries, partner countries and OCTs in the Interreg programme concerned. The managing authority shall publish a list of the members of the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 36(2). Representatives of the Commission shall participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity. The monitoring committee shall examine: the progress in programme implementation and in achieving the milestones and targets of the Interreg programme; any issues that affect the performance of the Interreg programme and the measures taken to address these issues; with regard to financial instruments, the elements of the ex ante assessment listed in Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and the strategy document referred to in Article 59(1) of that Regulation; the progress made in carrying out evaluations, syntheses of evaluations and any follow-up given to findings; the implementation of communication and visibility actions; the progress in implementing Interreg operations of strategic importance and, where applicable, of large infrastructure projects; and the progress in administrative capacity building for public institutions and beneficiaries, where relevant. In addition to its tasks concerning the selection of operations listed in Article 22, the monitoring committee shall approve: the methodology and criteria used for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto, after notifying the Commission, where requested, pursuant to Article 22(2) of this Regulation, without prejudice to points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 33(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060; the evaluation plan and any amendment thereto; any proposal by the managing authority for the amendment of the Interreg programme including for a transfer in accordance with Article 19(5); and the final performance report. A review may be organised by the Commission to examine the performance of Interreg programmes. The review may be carried out in writing. At the request of the Commission, the managing authority shall, within one month, provide the Commission with concise information on the elements listed in Article 30(1). That information shall be based on the most recent data available to the Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs. The outcome of the review shall be recorded in agreed minutes. The managing authority shall follow-up issues raised by the Commission and inform the Commission, within three months of the date of the review, of the measures taken. Each managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for the respective Interreg programme by 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October of each year in accordance with the template set out in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, with the exception of the information required in point (b) of paragraph 2 and in paragraph 3 of this Article that shall be transmitted by 31 January and 31 July of each year. The first transmission shall be due by 31 January 2022 and the last one by 31 January 2030. The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be broken down for each priority by specific objective and shall refer to: the number of selected Interreg operations, their total eligible cost, the contribution from the respective Interreg fund and the total eligible expenditure declared by the lead partners to the managing authority, all broken down by type of intervention; the values of output and result indicators for selected Interreg operations and values achieved by finalised Interreg operations. For financial instruments, data shall also be provided on the following: eligible expenditure by type of financial product; the amount of management costs and fees declared as eligible expenditure; the amount, by type of financial product, of private and public resources mobilised in addition to the funds; interest and other gains generated by support from the Interreg funds to financial instruments as referred to in Article 60 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and resources returned attributable to support from the Interreg funds as referred to in Article 62 of that Regulation: the total value of loans, equity or quasi-equity investments in final recipients which were guaranteed with programme resources and which were actually disbursed to final recipients. The data submitted in accordance with this Article shall be reliable and reflect the data available in the electronic system referred to in point (e) of Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as of the end of the month preceding the month of submission. The managing authority shall publish or provide a link to all the data transmitted to the Commission on the website referred to in Article 36(2). Each managing authority shall submit to the Commission a final performance report on the respective Interreg programme by 15 February 2031. The final performance report shall be submitted using the template established in accordance with Article 43(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. The final performance report shall assess the achievement of programme objectives based on the elements listed in Article 30 with the exception of point (c) of paragraph 1, and point (d) of paragraph 2, thereof. The Commission shall examine the final performance report and inform the managing authority of any observations within five months of the date of receipt of that report. Where such observations are made, the managing authority shall provide all necessary information with regard to those observations and, where appropriate, inform the Commission, within three months of receipt of the observations, of measures taken. The Commission shall inform the managing authority of the acceptance of the report within two months of receiving all necessary information from the managing authority. Where the Commission does not inform the managing authority within those deadlines, the report shall be deemed to be accepted. The managing authority shall publish the final performance report on the website referred to in Article 36(2). Common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1058, and, where necessary, programme-specific output and result indicators shall be used in accordance with Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, and point (e)(ii) of Article 17(3) and point (b) of Article 32(2) of this Regulation. Where relevant, programme-specific output and result indicators shall be used in addition to the indicators which were selected in accordance with paragraph 1. All common output and result indicators listed in Table 2 of the Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 may also be used by specific objectives under any of the policy objectives 1 to 5 or, where relevant, under the Interreg-specific objectives set out in Article 14(4) and (5) of this Regulation. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. The Member State or the managing authority shall carry out evaluations of the programmes related to one or more of the following criteria: effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and Union added value, with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes. Evaluations may also cover other relevant criteria, such as inclusiveness, non-discrimination and visibility, and may cover more than one programme. In addition to the evaluations referred to in paragraph 1, an evaluation for each programme to assess its impact shall be carried out by 30 June 2029. Evaluations shall be entrusted to internal or external experts who are functionally independent. The managing authority shall ensure the necessary procedures to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations. The managing authority shall draw up an evaluation plan that may cover more than one Interreg programme. The managing authority shall submit the evaluation plan to the monitoring committee not later than one year after the approval of the Interreg programme. The managing authority shall publish all evaluations on the website referred to in Article 36(2). Each managing authority shall identify a communication officer for each Interreg programme. A communication officer may be responsible for more than one programme. The managing authority shall ensure that, within six months of the Interreg programme’s approval pursuant to Article 18, there is a website where information on each Interreg programme under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, available funding opportunities and achievements. Article 49(2) to (6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 on the responsibilities of the managing authority shall apply. Each partner of an Interreg operation or each body implementing a financing instrument shall acknowledge support from an Interreg fund, including resources reused for financial instruments in accordance with Article 62 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, to the Interreg operation by: providing on the partner’s official website or social media sites, where such sites exist, a short description of the Interreg operation, proportionate to the level of support provided by an Interreg fund, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Interreg fund; providing a statement highlighting the support from an Interreg fund in a visible manner on documents and communication material relating to the implementation of the Interreg operation, intended for the general public or for participants; displaying durable plaques or billboards clearly visible to the public, presenting the emblem of the Union in accordance with the technical characteristics laid down in Annex IX of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, as soon as the physical implementation of an Interreg operation involving physical investment or the purchase of equipment starts or purchased equipment is installed, with regard to operations supported by an Interreg fund, the total cost of which exceeds EUR 100000; for Interreg operations not falling under point (c), publicly displaying at least one poster of a minimum size A3 or equivalent electronic display with information about the Interreg operation highlighting the support from an Interreg fund, except where the beneficiary is a natural person; for operations of strategic importance and operations whose total cost exceed EUR 5000000 organising a communication event and involving the Commission and the responsible managing authority in a timely manner. The term ‘Interreg’ shall be used next to the emblem of the Union in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. For small project funds and financial instruments, the beneficiary shall ensure by means of the contractual terms that final recipients comply with the requirements to communicate publicly on the Interreg operation. For financial instruments, the final recipient shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public. Where remedial actions have not been put into place, the managing authority shall apply measures, taking into account the principle of proportionality, by cancelling up to 2 % of the support from the funds to: the beneficiary concerned who does not comply with its obligations falling under Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 or paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article; or the final recipient concerned who does not comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 5.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.