(a) it shall consider and approve the criteria for selecting the operations financed by the Cross-Border Programme and approve any revision of those criteria in accordance with programming needs;
(b) it shall periodically review progress made towards achieving the specific targets of the Cross-Border Programme on the basis of documents submitted by the managing authority;
(c) it shall examine the results of implementation, particularly achievement of the targets set for each priority axis and the evaluations referred to in Article 57(4) and Article 109;
(d) it shall consider and approve the annual and final reports on implementation referred to in Article 112 and;
(e) it shall be informed of the annual control report, referred to in Article 105 (1)(c) and of any relevant comments the Commission may make after examining those reports;
(f) it shall be responsible for selecting operations but may delegate this function to a steering committee reporting to it;
(g) it may propose any revision or examination of the Cross-Border Programme likely to make possible the attainment of the objectives referred to in Article 86(2) or to improve its management, including its financial management;
(h) it shall consider and approve any proposal to amend the content of the Cross-Border Programme or shifts of allocations between priority axes for improvement of the management of the Pprogramme.

Furthermore, in accordance with Article 111 of the IPA Implementing Regulation, the Managing Authority and the Joint Monitoring Committee shall ensure the quality of the implementation of the Cross-Border Programme.

Also the Managing Authority and the Joint Monitoring Committee shall carry out monitoring by reference to financial indicators, as well as the indicators referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of the IPA Implementing Regulation.

Also, the Joint Monitoring Committee will adopt a Communication Plan to be implemented by the Managing Authority/Joint Technical Secretariat.