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1. Without prejudice to Article 59, by 5 December 2023, and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. The evaluation shall assess in particular:

(a) the results achieved by the Agency, having regard to its objectives, mandate, resources and tasks;

(b) the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency's performance and its working practices in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks;

(c) inter-agency cooperation at the European level, including the implementation of European cooperation on coast guard functions;

(d) the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency;

(e) the financial implications of any such modification;

(f) the functioning of the standing corps and, as from the second evaluation, its overall number and composition;

(g) the level of training, specialised expertise and professionalism of the standing corps. The evaluation shall include a specific analysis on the way the Charter and other relevant Union law has been complied with in the application of this Regulation.

2. The evaluation shall also assess the attractiveness of the Agency as an employer for the recruitment of statutory staff, with a view of ensuring quality of the candidates and geographical balance.

3. When carrying out the evaluation, the Commission shall seek input from relevant stakeholders, including the consultative forum and FRA.

4. The Commission shall send the evaluation reports together with its conclusions on the reports to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the management board. The management board may issue recommendations regarding changes to this Regulation to the Commission. The evaluation reports and the conclusions on the reports shall be made public. The Member States and the Agency shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to draft the evaluation reports. Where necessary, the evaluation reports shall be accompanied by legislative proposals.

5. The Agency shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of EUROSUR by 1 December 2021 and every two years thereafter. Member States shall provide the Agency with the information necessary to draft those reports.

6. As part of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall provide an overall evaluation of EUROSUR accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals to improve its functioning. The Member States and the Agency shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to produce the overall evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph. When carrying out the overall evaluation referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall seek input from relevant stakeholders, including the consultative forum and FRA.