[{"bbox": [217, 119, 1087, 262], "category": "List-item", "text": "legal frameworks, institutional capacity and public perception. The Commission should acknowledge and accept contribution[s] from other donors in accordance with Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation, subject to the conclusion of the relevant agreement. Where such contribution[s] are not denominated in euro, a reasonable estimate of conversion should be made."}, {"bbox": [144, 275, 1087, 335], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947, indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 347, 1087, 550], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation. To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 154(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 562, 1087, 621], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 633, 1087, 720], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to allow changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 732, 1087, 790], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947."}, {"bbox": [144, 802, 483, 829], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 870, 661, 895], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [532, 899, 700, 924], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### The Action Plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 939, 1087, 998], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of the Maldives for 2022, as set out in the Annex, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1010, 1073, 1068], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following action: \"Strengthening the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption in the Maldives\" set out in the Annex."}, {"bbox": [568, 1107, 661, 1131], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 2"}, {"bbox": [516, 1135, 717, 1160], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Union Contribution"}, {"bbox": [144, 1175, 1087, 1262], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the action plan for 2022 is set at EUR 5 000 000, and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the following line of the general budget of the Union:"}, {"bbox": [144, 1275, 738, 1304], "category": "List-item", "text": "- budget line BGUE-B2022-14.020131-C1-INTPA;"}, {"bbox": [144, 1316, 1087, 1375], "category": "Text", "text": "The appropriations provided for in the first paragraph may also cover interest due for late payment."}, {"bbox": [568, 1413, 661, 1438], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 3"}, {"bbox": [311, 1442, 922, 1470], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Methods of implementation and entrusted entities or persons"}, {"bbox": [144, 1482, 1053, 1569], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation of the actions carried out by way of indirect management, as set out in the Annex, may be entrusted to the entities or persons referred to or selected in accordance with the criteria laid down in point 4.3.1 of the Annex."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 128, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1172, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]