1.The Commission shall be responsible for drafting strategic programming guidelines, defining the Community's cooperation in terms of measurable objectives, priorities, deadlines for specific areas of action, assumptions and expected outcomes. Programming shall be annual and indicative.
2.An annual exchange of views with the Member States shall take place, within the Committee referred to in Article 13(1), on the basis of a presentation by the representative of the Commission of the strategic programming guidelines for the operations to be carried out. The Committee shall give an opinion on these matters in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).