[{"bbox": [149, 119, 1147, 174], "category": "Page-header", "text": "Action foresees indirect management with the government, which is expected to be delayed. In order not to hamper further the implementation of the Action, this component of the Action must be accelerated."}, {"bbox": [72, 206, 499, 235], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2. Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [83, 266, 1147, 427], "category": "Text", "text": "For Specific Objective 4, designing interventions under the National Decarbonisation and Climate Resilience Strategy, a tender call will be launched to identify the best service provider. The Decarbonisation Strategy addressed under this objective will include various models needed to decarbonise the economy by 2050 in various sectors, including those prioritized under the EU-Honduras Team Europe Initiative. The provider will test all-around, realistic pathways to decarbonisation. This will serve as the basis for future AAPs to be formulated and pave the way to work in this sector under new implementation modalities, such as budget support."}, {"bbox": [83, 436, 1147, 625], "category": "Text", "text": "The Call for Tender will be launched during the last term of 2021 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision, if needed. This is justified because in November 2021, Honduras is expected to hold national elections, leaving most of the government authorities to function only administratively until there is a transition to the next administration. This means that authorities will refrain from taking any decision, including those related to implementing cooperation initiatives, until well into 2022. Part of the Action foresees indirect management with the government, which is expected to be delayed. In order not to hamper further the implementation of the Action, the other components, such as grants and Technical Assistance, must be accelerated."}, {"bbox": [72, 690, 617, 721], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3. Indirect Management with the Partner Country"}, {"bbox": [83, 741, 1147, 822], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action (under Output #3), with the objective of designing legality systems in forest governance in order to test pilot timber producing operating sites, may be implemented in indirect management with the Government of Honduras according to the following modalities:"}, {"bbox": [83, 832, 1147, 967], "category": "Text", "text": "The partner country will act as the contracting authority for procurement and grant procedures. The Commission will control ex-ante all the procurement procedures except in cases where programme estimates are applied, under which the Commission applies ex-ante control for procurement contracts above EUR 100,000 (or lower, based on a risk assessment) and may apply ex-post control for procurement contracts up to that threshold. The Commission will control ex-ante the grant procedures for all grant contracts."}, {"bbox": [83, 977, 1147, 1059], "category": "Text", "text": "Payments are executed by the Commission except in cases where programmes estimates are applied, under which payments are executed by the partner country for ordinary operating costs, direct labour and contracts below EUR 300,000 for procurement and for grants."}, {"bbox": [83, 1069, 1147, 1125], "category": "Text", "text": "The financial contribution covers, for an amount of EUR 1,300,000, the ordinary operating costs incurred under the programme estimates."}, {"bbox": [83, 1135, 1147, 1191], "category": "Text", "text": "The partner country shall apply the Commission's rules on procurement and grants. These rules will be laid down in the financing agreement to be concluded with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [83, 1200, 1147, 1309], "category": "Text", "text": "The contracting authority for these activities shall be the Instituto de Conservación Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre (ICF). An imprest administrator and an imprest accounting officer, and their deputies, shall be appointed for the management and implementation of the programme estimate by the contracting authority, in agreement with the Head of Delegation."}, {"bbox": [83, 1319, 1147, 1401], "category": "Text", "text": "In accordance with the powers delegated to them by the partner country authority that appointed them, the imprest administrator and the imprest accounting officer shall draw up and implement the programme estimate, award contracts and grants, commit expenditure and make the corresponding payments."}, {"bbox": [83, 1411, 1147, 1494], "category": "Text", "text": "The imprest administrator and the imprest accounting officer shall submit their technical and financial reports to the project steering committee, where applicable, and to the Instituto de Conservación Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre (ICF) and a copy to the Head of the EU Delegation."}, {"bbox": [72, 1514, 1160, 1573], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4. Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1581, 1147, 1636], "category": "Text", "text": "In the event of circumstances outside of the Commission's control, such as the entry into power of a new government, or the failures of call for proposals to identify capable applicants, actions as described in sections 4.3.1, 4.3.2 and"}, {"bbox": [1043, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 23"}]