diff --git a/eo/src/eoEvalFuncCounterBounded.h b/eo/src/eoEvalFuncCounterBounded.h
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+#ifndef eoEvalFuncCounterBounder_H
+#define eoEvalFuncCounterBounder_H
+
+#include <eoEvalFunc.h>
+#include <utils/eoParam.h>
+
+class eoEvalFuncCounterBounderException : public std::exception
+{
+public:
+    eoEvalFuncCounterBounderException(unsigned long threshold) : _threshold(threshold){}
+
+    const char* what() const throw()
+    {
+	std::ostringstream ss;
+	ss << "STOP in eoEvalFuncCounterBounderException: the maximum number of evaluation has been reached (" << _threshold << ").";
+	return ss.str().c_str();
+    }
+
+private:
+    unsigned long _threshold;
+};
+
+/**
+Counts the number of evaluations actually performed, thus checks first
+if it has to evaluate.. etc.
+*/
+template < typename EOT >
+class eoEvalFuncCounterBounder : public eoEvalFuncCounter< EOT >
+{
+public :
+    eoEvalFuncCounterBounder(eoEvalFunc<EOT>& func, unsigned long threshold, std::string name = "Eval. ")
+	: eoEvalFuncCounter< EOT >( func, name ), _threshold( threshold )
+    {}
+
+    using eoEvalFuncCounter< EOT >::value;
+
+    virtual void operator()(EOT& _eo)
+    {
+	if (_eo.invalid())
+            {
+                value()++;
+
+		if (_threshold > 0 && value() >= threshold)
+		    {
+			throw eoEvalFuncCounterBounderException(threshold);
+		    }
+
+                func(_eo);
+            }
+    }
+
+private :
+    unsigned long _threshold;
+};
+
+#endif