[{"bbox": [129, 163, 752, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 425, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1094, 301], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Philippines."}, {"bbox": [129, 315, 553, 346], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 377, 1133, 463], "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 48 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [141, 478, 1133, 535], "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, 561, 793, 592], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 607, 483, 638], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 669, 1133, 752], "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 measures³¹."}, {"bbox": [129, 781, 469, 808], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [141, 822, 426, 849], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 876, 1133, 1009], "category": "Text", "text": "The high degree of technical specificity and complexity of implementation aspects of the Action and the political relevance of the TEI in the context of the Global Gateway strategy for Asia may require grant(s) to capable entities holding technical and specific expertise and experience on a number of technical activities, solutions and geographical coverage of engagement with the objectives of the Action. These entities will focus on implementation of objective 1 but will also advise on objective 2."}, {"bbox": [141, 1035, 399, 1062], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1088, 957, 1115], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) (Direct Management) are intended to achieve **Specific Objectives 1 and 2**."}, {"bbox": [141, 1141, 1133, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will focus on policy advice on improvement of research and space observation data, training and capacity development on the use of related infrastructure."}, {"bbox": [141, 1206, 443, 1233], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1245, 1133, 1299], "category": "Text", "text": "Potential applicants for grant(s) funding may include international organisations, NGOs, and economic operators such as private sector operators."}, {"bbox": [141, 1311, 464, 1338], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1350, 1133, 1403], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to an organisation that will be selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1416, 1133, 1469], "category": "List-item", "text": "- demonstrate experience and presence in similar interventions as the proposed TEI in the Asian and/or ASEAN region"}, {"bbox": [178, 1469, 765, 1496], "category": "List-item", "text": "- have previous experience with EU-funded similar initiatives"}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1142, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³¹ 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, 1682, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 30 of 35"}]