[{"bbox": [142, 155, 1133, 213], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The fulfilment of indicators related to the PESS's implementation which have been selected in order to evaluate performance and guide disbursement in the violence prevention area;"}, {"bbox": [142, 215, 1133, 417], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Those indicators will complement the assessment of the Plan's implementation to be carried out under the general conditions by focusing on policy's three fields of actions that can produce relevant changes at the community level: the reintegration of children and adolescents to school and technical/vocational institutions, the improvement of the public spaces and its use by the citizens, and the development of the community capacities to prevent and eradicate violence. Thus, the indicators agreed upon with the Government of El Salvador will measure progress in those key PESS initiatives as explained in section 4.1, above;"}, {"bbox": [142, 419, 1133, 564], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The chosen performance targets and indicators to be used for disbursements will apply for the duration of the programme. However, in duly justified circumstances, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) may request the Commission to change the targets and indicators. The changes agreed to the targets and indicators may be authorized by exchange of letters between the two parties; and"}, {"bbox": [142, 566, 1133, 653], "category": "List-item", "text": "* In case of a significant deterioration of fundamental values, budget support disbursements may be formally suspended, temporarily suspended, reduced or cancelled, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [129, 694, 615, 725], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Budget Support Details- Already executed"}, {"bbox": [142, 768, 1133, 855], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as direct untargeted budget support to the national Treasury. The crediting of the euro transfers disbursed into U.S. dollars will be undertaken at the appropriate exchange rates in line with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [142, 884, 1133, 996], "category": "Text", "text": "The period of implementation of the Agreement was 60 months from the signing of the Financing Agreement. The operational implementation phase entred into force upon signature of the Financing Agreement on April, 6th, 2018 with a duration of 48 months. The closure phase was set for the standard 12 months."}, {"bbox": [142, 1029, 867, 1059], "category": "Text", "text": "The budget support disbursement schedule was spread over six tranches:"}, {"bbox": [179, 1086, 1133, 1202], "category": "List-item", "text": "a) Two fixed tranches totalling EUR 20 million, (disbursed EUR 14 million in 2018 and EUR 6 million). For the first one, the disbursed was done after the verification of the fulfilment of the all general budget support eligibility conditions; for the second, the disbursent was done through an accelerated procedure."}, {"bbox": [179, 1231, 1133, 1404], "category": "List-item", "text": "b) One mixed tranche was disbursed in 2019 composed of a fixed component of EUR 8 million and a variable component of EUR 8 million. For this tranche, the fulfilment verification of the three general budget support eligibility conditions will release the fixed allocations, whereas the release of the variable component will also require the verification of the compliance rate of the targets set in the Financing Agreement, for each of the indicators selected to monitor the performance of the GoES's implementation of the PESS."}, {"bbox": [142, 1433, 1133, 1546], "category": "Text", "text": "Complementary support (technical assistance and monitoring/evaluation) was contracted after the signature of the programme's Financing Agreement. Technical assistance consists in a delegated agreement of AECID to support the coordination of the PESS and to facilitate the policy dialogue in the CNSCC. Two verification missions were contracted in 2019 and 2021."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 29"}]