[{"bbox": [144, 119, 1086, 208], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The action entitled \"Water Wised communities Papua New Guinea\" aims to improve the quality of life and health of the populations of urban towns in Papua New Guinea through increased access to safe, adequate and sustainable water supply services."}, {"bbox": [144, 219, 1086, 307], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled \"Support Measures – Cooperation Facility for Papua New Guinea – Strategic Communication\" aims to position the EU as a partner of reference for the Papua New Guinea among selected target audiences."}, {"bbox": [144, 318, 1086, 463], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The action entitled \"Support Measures - Measures in favour of Civil Society-Strengthening Papua New Guinea Civil Society\" aims at strengthening the capacity of Papua New Guinea national (local) and small (grassroots) CSOs to become credible governance actors, and deepen their engagement in the domestic public policy cycle, in line with the commitments under the 2030 Agenda."}, {"bbox": [144, 475, 1086, 534], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947, indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 546, 1086, 749], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation.To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation⁵ and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 154(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 761, 1086, 820], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 831, 1086, 919], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to determine the changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 930, 1086, 1015], "category": "List-item", "text": "(12) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the NDICI-Global Europe Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947."}, {"bbox": [144, 1029, 483, 1056], "category": "Section-header", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [533, 1098, 697, 1155], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Article 1\nThe action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1167, 1086, 1255], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the action plan in favour of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea for 2024, as set out in the Annexes, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1266, 659, 1295], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following actions:"}, {"bbox": [144, 1308, 908, 1337], "category": "List-item", "text": "(a) 'Water Wised communities Papua New Guinea' set out in Annex I;"}, {"bbox": [144, 1349, 1086, 1406], "category": "List-item", "text": "(b) 'Support Measures – Cooperation Facility for Papua New Guinea – Strategic Communication' set out in Annex II;"}, {"bbox": [144, 1419, 1086, 1478], "category": "List-item", "text": "(c) 'Support Measures - Measures in favour of Civil Society - Strengthening Papua New Guinea Civil Society' set out in Annex III."}, {"bbox": [144, 1516, 1086, 1567], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Except for the cases referred to in Article 154(6) of the Financial Regulation, where the Commission may decide, not to require an ex-ante assessment."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 127, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1171, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]