[{"bbox": [86, 150, 417, 185], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic¹⁴"}, {"bbox": [97, 199, 1144, 254], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to support the EU-Vietnam partnership. It will enable the EU to build support for priorities under the country MIP and key global and regional strategies."}, {"bbox": [97, 273, 1180, 357], "category": "Text", "text": "By targeting specified audiences through professionally designed and implemented strategic communication activities, the action will contribute to measurably increase awareness, understanding and perception of the EU's partnership with the country."}, {"bbox": [86, 390, 440, 421], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [97, 436, 933, 462], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [86, 490, 707, 524], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [86, 557, 381, 588], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 603, 1125, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [86, 645, 510, 676], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 691, 1133, 771], "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 adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [97, 797, 1122, 850], "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": [86, 890, 439, 921], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 947, 1130, 1026], "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 measures¹⁵."}, {"bbox": [86, 1087, 480, 1114], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1129, 924, 1156], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to achieving the Specific Objective specified in section 3."}, {"bbox": [97, 1182, 1128, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "The call for tenders will tentatively be launched in October 2022, under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This is justified because the contractor will need to provide the Delegation as soon as possible with its strategic communication services, in view of the EU Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy Plan for Vietnam. Launching the call for tenders after the Financing Decision is adopted will cause the loss of opportunity to promote the EU Global Gateway flagships and Team Europe initiatives in Vietnam."}, {"bbox": [86, 1355, 799, 1387], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 1414, 1133, 1496], "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."}, {"bbox": [86, 1548, 495, 1573], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ @TEI Methodological Note to Support Design"}, {"bbox": [86, 1573, 1143, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ 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": [1038, 1680, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 11"}]