[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1144, 170], "category": "Text", "text": "technologies and practices; food safety framework and services; agri-food sector governance, policy, and regulatory framework."}, {"bbox": [83, 199, 242, 224], "category": "Text", "text": "c) Modifications."}, {"bbox": [83, 226, 1144, 333], "category": "Text", "text": "The chosen performance indicators and targets to be used for the disbursement of variable tranches will apply for the duration of the action. However, in duly justified cases, the partner country and the Commission may agree on changes to indicators or on upward/downward revisions of targets. Such changes shall be authorised in writing ex-ante, at the latest at the beginning of the period under review applicable to the indicators and targets."}, {"bbox": [83, 358, 1144, 544], "category": "Text", "text": "In exceptional and/or duly justified cases, for instance where unexpected events, external shocks or changing circumstances have made the indicator or the target irrelevant and could not be anticipated, a variable tranche indicator may be waived. In these cases, the related amount could either be reallocated to the other indicators of the variable tranche the same year or be transferred to the next variable tranche the following year (in accordance with the original weighting of the indicators). It could also be decided to re-assess an indicator the following year against the original target, if there was a positive trend and the authorities did not reach the target because of factors beyond their control. The use of this provision shall be requested by the partner country and approved in writing by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [83, 571, 292, 595], "category": "Text", "text": "d) Fundamental values"}, {"bbox": [83, 597, 1144, 650], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of a significant deterioration of fundamental values, budget support disbursements may be suspended, reduced or cancelled, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [71, 688, 362, 716], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Budget Support Details"}, {"bbox": [83, 726, 918, 751], "category": "Text", "text": "A mix of fixed and variable tranches is proposed, with the following indicative breakdown:"}, {"bbox": [83, 776, 1045, 940], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>In EUR</th><th>Year 1</th><th>Year 2</th><th>Year 3</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed tranche</td><td>3 000 000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Variable tranche</td><td>7 000 000</td><td>10 000 000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>10 000 000</td><td>10 000 000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [83, 967, 1144, 1074], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as direct untargeted budget support to the national treasury. The crediting of the euro transfers disbursed into Uzbek Soum will be undertaken at the appropriate exchange rates in line with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement. An additional EUR 7 million will be allocated for complementary TA/capacity building support."}, {"bbox": [71, 1093, 406, 1122], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 1149, 1144, 1226], "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 measures¹⁰."}, {"bbox": [71, 1251, 476, 1279], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1289, 1039, 1340], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented through direct management (procurement), to contribute to the achievement of outcomes 1 and 2."}, {"bbox": [83, 1366, 1069, 1418], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome 1:** Improved implementation framework of the agri-food development strategy enabling inclusive development of a fair, healthy and climate smart agri-food system:"}, {"bbox": [120, 1420, 1106, 1473], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Induced output 1: Enhanced policy and regulatory framework supporting competitive, inclusive and fair value chain development"}, {"bbox": [120, 1475, 1127, 1527], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Induced output 2: Enhanced institutional capacities for effective promotion and uptake of environmentally sustainable practices"}, {"bbox": [71, 1583, 1156, 1657], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ 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": [1131, 1658, 1156, 1680], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "24"}]