[{"bbox": [123, 176, 736, 208], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 242, 363, 272], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 288, 1088, 315], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 356, 490, 387], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 448, 1133, 527], "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 42 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 528, 1122, 582], "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, 661, 678, 692], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [85, 707, 129, 730], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 799, 421, 829], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 903, 1131, 981], "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.⁷"}, {"bbox": [85, 1009, 403, 1035], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1097, 375, 1123], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grant: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1124, 332, 1150], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1150, 1133, 1229], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant will contribute to achieving outcomes 1, 2 and 3, which are improved professionalization of the Gambian Police Force, strengthened accountability of security sector actors, and enhanced effectiveness of the Gambia Immigration Department in border management."}, {"bbox": [103, 1256, 423, 1283], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1294, 1133, 1535], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF). Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified because the action has specific characteristics that require a particular type of body on account of its technical competence and degree of specialisation. DCAF has a proven long standing and recognised experience in the targeted areas, as well as a reputable experience of capacity transfer and development to support governmental reforms in these sectors. DCAF is already active in The Gambia since 2018, working on security sector reform (with European Union and Swiss funding) and it has established a solid partnership with Gambian Ministries and institutions dealing with the security sector. The grant may be awarded in direct award to the Geneva"}, {"bbox": [85, 1573, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ 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": [1119, 1655, 1143, 1678], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "23"}]