[{"bbox": [98, 147, 276, 174], "category": "Text", "text": "Applicable to SO2:"}, {"bbox": [134, 174, 900, 201], "category": "List-item", "text": "- demonstrates how the circular plastics economy can function in the Philippines;"}, {"bbox": [134, 202, 821, 228], "category": "List-item", "text": "- has experience and presence in similar interventions in the Philippines;"}, {"bbox": [134, 228, 888, 255], "category": "List-item", "text": "- is specialised in strengthening local level government planning and budgeting;"}, {"bbox": [134, 255, 1133, 335], "category": "List-item", "text": "- has experience in supporting municipal services, including the innovation of waste reduction and management strategies, as well as business development and local economic development, sharing of European case examples."}, {"bbox": [98, 361, 1118, 388], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails focus on SO2, namely outputs 2.1 and 2.2, as identified in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [98, 414, 276, 441], "category": "Text", "text": "Applicable to SO3:"}, {"bbox": [134, 468, 787, 494], "category": "List-item", "text": "- has prior experience in the Philippines and ASEAN member states;"}, {"bbox": [134, 495, 1130, 546], "category": "List-item", "text": "- is specialised with providing funds for the capitalisation of microfinance dedicated to circular economy focused initiatives;"}, {"bbox": [134, 548, 1131, 601], "category": "List-item", "text": "- has experience in supporting capitalize infrastructure facilities, at LGU level, that could lend the working capital needed to effectively collect the waste"}, {"bbox": [98, 628, 1075, 677], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by these two entities entails focus on SO3, namely outputs 3.1 and 3.2, as identified in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [85, 755, 799, 785], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [98, 801, 1132, 960], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply. The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [85, 973, 1132, 1026], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [98, 1066, 1132, 1172], "category": "Text", "text": "If, due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, it is not possible to implement the part of this action in indirect management specified in section 4.3.3 with one or more pillar-assessed entities to be selected in accordance with the criteria set out in section 4.3.3, the alternative implementation modality will be direct management:"}, {"bbox": [98, 1199, 363, 1226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [98, 1252, 1132, 1305], "category": "List-item", "text": "(a) **Purpose of the grant(s):** The grants will contribute to SO2, namely outputs 2.1, and to SO3, namely output 3.1 as specified in Section 3."}, {"bbox": [98, 1331, 1132, 1385], "category": "List-item", "text": "(b) **Type of applicants targeted:** Possible applicants for funding are legal entities, natural persons or groupings without legal personality."}, {"bbox": [98, 1411, 418, 1438], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [98, 1464, 1132, 1517], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to SO1 and SO2, namely outputs 1.1, 1.2 and 2.2, and to SO3, namely output 3.2, as specified in Section 3."}, {"bbox": [98, 1541, 549, 1568], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Indirect management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 31"}]