[{"bbox": [85, 153, 513, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [96, 211, 1177, 293], "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 **60 months** from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [96, 303, 1177, 358], "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, 371, 572, 404], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Budget Support – NOT APPLICABLE"}, {"bbox": [85, 418, 442, 450], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 476, 1177, 532], "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 measures¹⁰."}, {"bbox": [85, 556, 484, 585], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [96, 610, 1177, 664], "category": "Text", "text": "Outputs (1), (2) (3) and (5) will be implemented through operational procurement by service contracts. Indicatively, six service contracts will be procured as follows:"}, {"bbox": [134, 664, 1177, 718], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Services contracts that will contribute to output 1, 2 and 5 on support to the EU operations and support to the government; and"}, {"bbox": [134, 718, 857, 745], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. A service contract that will contribute to output 3 on air transport services."}, {"bbox": [96, 756, 1177, 811], "category": "Text", "text": "Service contract are the preferred modality to pursue the above-mentioned outputs due to the need to mobilise targeted, flexible, and tailor-made support for the entire programming and project management cycle."}, {"bbox": [96, 820, 1177, 929], "category": "Text", "text": "It is envisaged to launch call for tenders with a suspension clause before the adoption of this Financing Decision for output (3). This call was launched on 01/03/2022 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This was justified as it will help mitigate/avoid the effects that a funding gap would have on EU operations in Somalia. The internal INTPA prior approval procedure was followed."}, {"bbox": [85, 940, 673, 969], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [96, 995, 1177, 1156], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with UNDP in Somalia. This implementation entails support to the UN Somalia Resident Coordinator's office in particular to focus on the nexus between humanitarian relief, development aid and peacebuilding support to achieve output 4, which by its nature requires coordination of all donors active in Somalia. Another part of the action related to the establishment of the EU-UN Youth Advisory Board will be implemented in indirect management with UNFPA in Somalia. UNFPA will serve as a secretariat and carry out an administrative and secretariat role to support the Board."}, {"bbox": [96, 1166, 1177, 1329], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entities have been selected using the following criteria: nature of the action, operational capacity and experience with similar projects. The UN in Somalia has multifaceted engagement and operations with expertise, capacities, mandates and presence to addresses needs across the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding spheres. The selected UN agencies have successfully implemented similar programmes in the past. For the component implemented by UNDP, the UN's Multi Partner Trust Fund is identified as the preferred implementation vehicle with UNDP as the fund administrator. The component implemented by UNFPA will be managed directly by UNFPA."}, {"bbox": [96, 1338, 1177, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select a replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1147, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ 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": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 16"}]