Starting in June 2016, and each year until 2024, Member States shall submit to the Commission an Annual Implementation Report (AIR). The AIR provides information about the implementation of the rural development programme (RDP), as well as the evaluation plan. The AIR submitted in 2017 (hereinafter: AIR 2017) shall also include the quantification of programme achievements, in particular through the assessment of the result indicators (including complementary result indicators), and further provide answers to relevant evaluation questions.