[{"bbox": [129, 162, 753, 194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 227, 390, 254], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 269, 1130, 296], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country"}, {"bbox": [129, 309, 498, 336], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 351, 1134, 431], "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 **60 months** from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [141, 431, 1134, 484], "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": [129, 522, 902, 550], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [129, 564, 173, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 609, 1091, 636], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities [applicable for Project modality or for complementary support to a BS]"}, {"bbox": [141, 651, 1134, 728], "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 measures⁹."}, {"bbox": [129, 745, 470, 772], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [141, 787, 406, 813], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants: (direct management)"}, {"bbox": [179, 840, 412, 866], "category": "Section-header", "text": "a) Purpose of the grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 866, 1134, 969], "category": "Text", "text": "The Direct management through grants will be contributing to objective 1 and 2 of the action. Under objective 1, the action will support the strengthening of social protection systems at state levels while under objective 2, the action will support the implementation of social safety net programmes in the selected communities and states."}, {"bbox": [179, 998, 468, 1025], "category": "Section-header", "text": "b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [141, 1025, 928, 1078], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is expected to be carried out by civil society organizations or local NGO's with experience"}, {"bbox": [179, 1078, 1134, 1132], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. in implementing multi-year programmes and projects around the world (including Sub-Saharan Africa) and Nigeria,"}, {"bbox": [179, 1132, 871, 1158], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. in developed procedures to manage and sub-grant EU funds effectively,"}, {"bbox": [179, 1158, 649, 1185], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. in social protection and safety net programmes."}, {"bbox": [129, 1225, 623, 1252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 1278, 1134, 1359], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action will be implemented in indirect management with an entity which will be selected by the Commission's services with proven experience of supporting the social protection system strengthening at the national level and have implemented social safety nets programmes at the state level."}, {"bbox": [141, 1372, 1134, 1478], "category": "Text", "text": "The action is expected to be carried out by entrusted entity with experience in implementing multi-year programmes and projects around the world (including Sub-Saharan Africa) and Nigeria in particular with developed procedures to manage and sub-grant EU funds effectively with vast experience in implementing social protection programmes"}, {"bbox": [129, 1549, 1143, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ 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, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 22"}]