[{"bbox": [72, 147, 689, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 392, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [83, 253, 1112, 281], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 324, 520, 356], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 395, 1147, 476], "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 84 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [83, 501, 1147, 556], "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": [87, 598, 552, 630], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of the Budget Support"}, {"bbox": [83, 643, 127, 666], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [87, 714, 427, 745], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 758, 1147, 836], "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 measures³"}, {"bbox": [72, 911, 705, 941], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1. Indirect Management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [83, 987, 1147, 1096], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). This implementation entails all 3 results of the Action. The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: thematic expertise in the sector; proven operational and management capacity of the organisation; neutrality; mandate and capacity to engage with Kenya and readiness to rapidly implement activities."}, {"bbox": [83, 1106, 1147, 1161], "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": [109, 1191, 811, 1224], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [83, 1248, 127, 1272], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1160, 1662], "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": [1040, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 26"}]