SADC Polic y for Strategy Development, Planning, M onitoring and Evaluation 6.0 Roles and responsibilities 6.1 Institutional responsibilities 41. The description of roles and responsibilities with regard to the strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation functions are in line with the provisions of the SADC Treaty and the institutional arrangements foreseen in the RISDP and SIPO, taking into consideration the decisions of Council. 6.1.1 Summit 42. Summit shall be responsible for the approval and review of long-term strategies and protocols of SADC. 6.1.2 Council 43. Council shall: i) Approve the MTS and its subsequent reviews. ii) A  pprove the annual corporate and operational business plans based (including the budget)on the recommendations of the relevant technical advisory committees; iii) A  pprove Executive Secretary’s the annual performance report and the annual report of policy implementation in Member States; iv) Approve evaluation reports and their recommendations; v) Review the current policy as deemed necessary; 6.1.3 Sectoral and Cluster Ministerial Committees 44. In line with the Summit decision of August 2008 amending the Treaty Article 12, the Sectoral and Cluster Ministerial Committees shall: i) Oversee the activities of the core areas of integration; ii) Monitor and control the implementation of the RISDP; 21

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