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1. By 2025, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Management Board on the Centre’s activities, including an assessment of:

(a) how the Centre progressed with implementing the amended mandate in light of the COVID-19 pandemic;

(b) the Centre’s compliance with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 and other relevant Union legislation;

(c) how effectively the Centre’s activities address international, Union or national health priorities;

(d) the extent to which the work of the Centre is targeted at and affects Member States’ capacities. The report shall reflect the views of the stakeholders, at both Union and national level. The report shall be accompanied by an independent study commissioned by the Commission.

2. By 2025, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall commission an independent external evaluation of the Centre’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate, tasks and procedures. That independent external evaluation shall be done on the basis of terms of reference, which shall, if necessary, be discussed with the Management Board.

The independent external evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to amend the mandate of the Centre and the financial implications of any such amendment. The first evaluation shall examine the feasibility of extending the mandate of the Centre to address the impact of cross-border threats to health on non-communicable diseases. The Management Board shall examine the conclusions of the independent external evaluation and may issue recommendations, if necessary, to the Commission regarding changes in the Centre, its working practices and the scope of its mission. The Commission shall forward the evaluation report and the recommendations to the European Parliament and the Council.

3. On the basis of the independent external evaluation referred to in paragraph 2 or where it considers that the continued operation of the Centre is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, the Commission may propose that the relevant provisions of this Regulation be amended accordingly.

4. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Management Board, where relevant, on the recommendations of the Management Board and on the findings of its evaluations carried out under paragraphs 2 and 3. Those findings shall be made public.