1.The Commission shall evaluate the survey programmes taking into account the priorities and criteria set out in the annual or multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 36(1).
2.The Commission shall communicate to Member States by 30 November each year:
the list of survey programmes technically approved and proposed for co-financing;
the provisional amount allocated to each programme;
the provisional maximum level of the Union financial contribution for each programme; and
any provisional conditions to which the Union financial contribution may be subject.
3.The Commission shall approve the annual survey programmes and associated funding by 31 January each year by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and the costs incurred from 1 January to 31 December of that year. Following submission of the intermediate reports as referred to in Article 23, the Commission may, if necessary, amend such decisions in relation to the whole eligibility period.
4.The Commission shall approve the multiannual survey programmes and associated funding by 31 January of the first year of implementation by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and the costs incurred from 1 January of the first year of implementation until the end of the implementation period.
5.In the case of approval of multiannual survey programmes in accordance with paragraph 4, budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. Where budgetary commitments are so divided, the Commission shall commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the programmes, the estimated needs and the budget available.