[{"bbox": [85, 176, 709, 207], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 242, 382, 271], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 333, 1121, 360], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country"}, {"bbox": [85, 374, 510, 404], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 466, 1132, 545], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 72 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [97, 546, 1121, 599], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 639, 696, 669], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [97, 686, 140, 707], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 759, 1120, 822], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities [applicable for Project modality or for complementary support to a BS]"}, {"bbox": [97, 897, 1131, 973], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures.³"}, {"bbox": [85, 1036, 761, 1066], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Indirect Management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [97, 1140, 886, 1167], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with TradeMark East Africa."}, {"bbox": [97, 1180, 710, 1207], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1219, 1132, 1269], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven successful track record in the field of trade facilitation and export promotion in the broadest sense of the word"}, {"bbox": [97, 1284, 693, 1311], "category": "List-item", "text": "- In-house expertise and operational capacity present in Kenya"}, {"bbox": [97, 1324, 1131, 1376], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Well established contacts with the relevant agencies, departments and ministries of the Government of Kenya with the ability to organise policy dialogue which would include the EU."}, {"bbox": [97, 1390, 441, 1415], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Transparent governance structure"}, {"bbox": [97, 1429, 634, 1455], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the whole action."}, {"bbox": [97, 1468, 1131, 1520], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the above-mentioned entity fail, that part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with a Member State agency. The implementation by this alternative entity would be justified because"}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1142, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 26"}]