[{"bbox": [71, 146, 694, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [71, 208, 309, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [84, 253, 1076, 280], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [71, 297, 494, 329], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [84, 343, 1145, 423], "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": [84, 448, 1145, 503], "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": [71, 545, 303, 577], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Budget Support"}, {"bbox": [71, 587, 116, 612], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [71, 641, 424, 672], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [84, 697, 1145, 775], "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 measures¹³."}, {"bbox": [71, 804, 420, 833], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [84, 860, 370, 887], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 888, 341, 914], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 925, 1145, 980], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants will be awarded to provide financial assistance to support the capacity for the implementation of output 1, output 2 and output 3."}, {"bbox": [84, 991, 386, 1018], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1029, 1145, 1136], "category": "Text", "text": "Legal entities, natural persons or groupings without legal personality, local authorities, public bodies, international organisations, NGOs, economic actors such as SMEs or business associations, profit or non-profit organisations, political analysts, think tanks and EU Member State administrations or their mandated bodies and, when the activities under the grant necessitate, the Government of the Republic of Zambia."}, {"bbox": [84, 1149, 401, 1176], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1176, 1145, 1228], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, a grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the Government of the Republic of Zambia under outputs 1 and/or 2 and/or 3."}, {"bbox": [84, 1228, 1145, 1414], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, pursuant to Articles 195 (c) (de jure monopoly) of the Financial Regulation, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified due to the fact that Government of the Republic of Zambia; has a legal mandate to undertake activities which fall under its competence and is responsible for formulating and implementing the relevant policies which are embedded in the EU-Zambia partnership. The action foresees improving the capacity of the Government for effective management and coordination of EU funded interventions, mainstreaming of transversal considerations in jointly formulated projects with the Government, and raising awareness of the EU including in Government."}, {"bbox": [71, 1480, 210, 1508], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Prize(s)"}, {"bbox": [71, 1509, 116, 1533], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [71, 1598, 1158, 1666], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹³ 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": [1063, 1665, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 19"}]