[{"bbox": [72, 146, 687, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [220, 208, 495, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [83, 279, 1145, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Bangladesh."}, {"bbox": [220, 356, 623, 388], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 427, 1145, 513], "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 entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [83, 514, 1145, 573], "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": [220, 641, 553, 673], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 699, 1145, 783], "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 measures¹⁵."}, {"bbox": [145, 808, 770, 840], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with pillar assessed entity(ies)"}, {"bbox": [83, 887, 1145, 946], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with (an) entity(ies), which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [83, 957, 1145, 1074], "category": "Text", "text": "For **component 1**: entity(ies) with expertise in the **local justice sector** in Bangladesh, experience working with the Local Government Division, as well as the necessary operational capacity to continue and further scale up (also geographically nationwide) the work already undertaken in previous phases of the project. The capacity to ensure continuity between phases will be crucial in the choice of the entity(ies)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1086, 883, 1116], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity(ies) entails achievement of outcomes 1 and 2."}, {"bbox": [83, 1127, 1145, 1214], "category": "Text", "text": "For **component 2**: entity(ies) with a recognised expertise in the **formal justice sector** in Bangladesh, experience working with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and with the capacity to build on the Rule of Law programme as well as on the findings of the Justice Audit."}, {"bbox": [83, 1226, 813, 1257], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity(ies) entails achievement of outcome 3."}, {"bbox": [83, 1268, 1145, 1353], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the implementing entity(ies) fail or due to exceptional circumstances, that part of the action may be implemented in direct management in accordance with the implementation modalities identified in section 4.3.2."}, {"bbox": [145, 1414, 1156, 1477], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1486, 399, 1516], "category": "Text", "text": "**Direct management - Grants:**"}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1158, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ 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": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 27"}]