[{"bbox": [116, 144, 749, 176], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [116, 208, 418, 238], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [128, 254, 1176, 302], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Yemen."}, {"bbox": [116, 320, 546, 350], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [128, 367, 1176, 445], "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": [128, 446, 1176, 498], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [128, 522, 1176, 654], "category": "Text", "text": "The choice of an indicative implementation period of 72 months is justified by the extraordinary circumstances in Yemen. The country is in a crisis situation, with two split entities between the North and the South, lack of control over certain territories by the central government, difficult access to implementation areas, and delays in obtaining permits to implement from the respective authorities. Consequently, these factors cause consistent delays in the implementation of operations."}, {"bbox": [116, 693, 475, 723], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [128, 750, 1176, 827], "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 measures¹⁶."}, {"bbox": [116, 855, 461, 882], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [128, 897, 418, 922], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [128, 949, 389, 975], "category": "Text", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [128, 975, 1176, 1027], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grant 1** will contribute to the achievement of Outcome/Output 1 \"Improved capacities of the local population for sustainable and resilient livelihoods, with a focus on gender equality\""}, {"bbox": [116, 1095, 1615, 1144], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ 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": [1495, 1150, 1615, 1174], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 27"}]