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1. Euratom Programme evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process on the Euratom Programme, its successor and other initiatives relevant to research and innovation.

2. The interim evaluation of the Euratom Programme shall be carried out with the assistance of independent experts selected on the basis of a transparent process once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Euratom Programme, but no later than three years after the start of the Euratom Programme implementation. It shall include an assessment of the long-term impact of previous Euratom Research and Training Programmes and shall form the basis to adjust the Euratom Programme implementation or review the Euratom Programme, as appropriate. It shall assess the Euratom Programme’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, and Community added value.

3. At the end of the implementation of the Euratom Programme, but no later than four years after the end of the period specified in Article 1, a final evaluation of the Euratom Programme shall be carried out by the Commission. It shall include an assessment of the long-term impact of previous Euratom Research and Training Programmes.

4. The Commission shall publish and communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.