(1) The Federal Government shall evaluate the effects of the supervisory and administrative structure established under this Act, including the cooperation provisions.
(2) The Federal Government shall carry out a first evaluation of the supervisory and administrative structure no later than 18 months after this Act enters into force. The evaluation shall cover, in particular, the experience gained to date in performing the tasks assigned under this Act, in the cooperation of the competent authorities, and in the practical implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
(3) The Federal Government shall evaluate, no later than three years after this Act enters into force, the effectiveness of the supervisory and administrative structure, including the cooperation provisions, with regard to an innovation-friendly, low-bureaucracy and effective implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. In doing so, it shall take into account, in particular,
the assessments of affected undertakings regarding the innovation-friendliness and practicability of the supervisory and administrative structure,
the assessments of the competent authorities regarding their financial, technical and human resources,
the cooperation of the competent authorities among themselves and with the Centre under section 5,
the assessments of other affected actors, in particular consumer protection organisations, social partners and civil society organisations, and
the achievement of a low-bureaucracy implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
(4) The evaluations under subsections (2) and (3) shall involve, in particular, the Federal Network Agency, a representative selection of other authorities competent under sections 2 and 3, and the authorities referred to in section 9(4). The evaluation under subsection (3) shall also take into account the information transmitted to the European Commission for the preparation of the report under Article 112(2), point (c), and (13) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
(5) The Federal Government shall submit a report to the German Bundestag on the results of each of the evaluations under subsections (2) and (3).