[{"bbox": [129, 162, 753, 194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 227, 426, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1063, 301], "category": "Text", "text": "To implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 314, 554, 345], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 362, 1133, 441], "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 entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [141, 453, 1133, 533], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed upon by the commission's responsible authorising officer. They can extend the period by amending this financing decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 560, 1033, 591], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [129, 607, 172, 629], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 652, 483, 682], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 711, 1109, 788], "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 measures¹⁴."}, {"bbox": [129, 817, 468, 844], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [141, 860, 427, 886], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [179, 887, 441, 912], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 913, 1133, 992], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) would contribute to achieve specific objective 3. Specifically, the aim of the grant would be to scale-up successful partnerships between European and Ghanaian universities and to reinforce national and regional innovations hubs to boost employment in digital and green skills."}, {"bbox": [179, 1004, 484, 1031], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1032, 649, 1057], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [179, 1060, 416, 1085], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a legal person; and"}, {"bbox": [179, 1088, 459, 1113], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be non-profit-making; and"}, {"bbox": [179, 1116, 1133, 1168], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, international public sector organisations, public and private universities;"}, {"bbox": [179, 1171, 1133, 1223], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary."}, {"bbox": [129, 1243, 656, 1270], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 1298, 1133, 1351], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with a pillar assessed entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [179, 1365, 1133, 1417], "category": "List-item", "text": "* An International Organisation with solid partnership with national competent authorities, mainly MELR dealing with employment and the promotion of decent jobs;"}, {"bbox": [179, 1432, 1063, 1459], "category": "List-item", "text": "* An international organisation with unique experience in digital and green skills development"}, {"bbox": [179, 1473, 1133, 1525], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Extended experience in providing technical assistance to national stakeholders to support employment institutional reforms;"}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1141, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ 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, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 33"}]