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1. eu-LISA shall ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the development of the interoperability components and their connection to the national uniform interface in light of objectives relating to planning and costs and to monitor the functioning of the interoperability components in light of objectives relating to the technical output, cost-effectiveness, security and quality of service.

2. By 12 December 2019 and every six months thereafter during the development phase of the interoperability components, eu-LISA shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the state of play of the development of the interoperability components, as well as their connection to the national uniform interface. Once the development is finalised, a report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council explaining in detail how the objectives, in particular relating to planning and costs, were achieved as well as justifying any divergences.

3. Four years after the start of operations of each interoperability component in accordance with Article 68 and every four years thereafter, eu-LISA shall submit to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission a report on the technical functioning of the interoperability components, including their security.

4. In addition, one year after each report from eu-LISA, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of the interoperability components, including:

(a) an assessment of the application of this Regulation;

(b) an examination of the results achieved against the objectives of this Regulation and its impact on fundamental rights, including in particular an assessment of the impact of the interoperability components on the right to non-discrimination;

(c) an assessment of the functioning of the web portal, including figures regarding the use of the web portal and the number of requests that were resolved;

(d) an assessment of the continuing validity of the underlying rationale of the interoperability components;

(e) an assessment of the security of the interoperability components;

(f) an assessment of the use of the CIR for identification;

(g) an assessment of the use of the CIR for preventing, detecting or investigating terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences;

(h) an assessment of any practical implications, including any disproportionate impact on the flow of traffic at border crossing points and those with a budgetary impact on the general budget of the Union;

(i) an assessment of the search of the Interpol databases via the ESP, including information on the number of matches against Interpol databases and information on any problems encountered.

The overall evaluation under the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall include any necessary recommendations. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation report to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Data Protection Supervisor and to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

5. By 12 June 2020 and every year thereafter until the implementing acts of the Commission referred to in Article 68 have been adopted, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the state of play of preparations for the full implementation of this Regulation. That report shall contain also detailed information about the costs incurred and information as to any risks which may impact the overall costs.

6. Two years after the start of operations of the MID in accordance with Article 68(4), the Commission shall produce an examination of the impact of the MID on the right to non-discrimination. Following this first report, the examination of the impact of the MID on the right to non-discrimination shall be part of the examination referred to in paragraph 4(b) of this Article.

7. The Member States and Europol shall provide eu-LISA and the Commission with the information necessary to draft the reports referred to in paragraphs 3 to 6. This information shall not jeopardise working methods or include information that reveals sources, staff members or investigations of the designated authorities.

8. eu-LISA shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to produce the overall evaluation referred to in paragraph 4.

9. While respecting the provisions of national law on the publication of sensitive information, and without prejudice to limitations necessary to protect security and public order, prevent crime and guarantee that no national investigation will be jeopardised, each Member State and Europol shall prepare annual reports on the effectiveness of access to data stored in the CIR for the purposes of preventing, detecting or investigating terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences, containing information and statistics on:

(a) the exact purposes of the consultation including the types of terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences;

(b) the reasonable grounds given for a substantiated suspicion that a suspect, perpetrator or victim is covered by Regulation (EU) No 603/2013;

(c) the number of requests for access to the CIR for the purposes of preventing, detecting or investigating terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences;

(d) the number and types of cases that have ended in successful identifications;

(e) the need and use made of the exceptions for cases of urgency including those cases where that urgency was not accepted by the ex post verification carried out by the central access point.

The annual reports prepared by the Member State and Europol shall be transmitted to the Commission by 30 June of the subsequent year.

10. A technical solution shall be made available to Member States in order to manage user access requests referred to in Article 22 and to facilitate the collection of the information under paragraphs 7 and 9 of this Article for the purpose of generating reports and statistics referred to in those paragraphs. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to lay down the specifications of the technical solution. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 70(2).