[{"bbox": [129, 163, 708, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 425, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 274, 1133, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 342, 553, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 389, 1133, 468], "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 84 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [140, 494, 1133, 549], "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, 587, 483, 618], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 646, 1131, 724], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures.³"}, {"bbox": [129, 752, 469, 779], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [140, 795, 426, 821], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 834, 319, 860], "category": "Section-header", "text": "*i. *Twinning actions*"}, {"bbox": [140, 873, 399, 900], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 912, 1133, 965], "category": "Text", "text": "It is possible that grants will be signed to support the achievement of Outcome 1 and related Output 1.1. as well as Outcome 2 and related Output 2.1."}, {"bbox": [140, 977, 1131, 1005], "category": "Text", "text": "Twinning projects might indicatively be linked to the green transitions standards and competition policy areas."}, {"bbox": [140, 1017, 443, 1043], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1056, 1064, 1082], "category": "Text", "text": "The primary type of applicants include EU Member State administrations and their mandated bodies."}, {"bbox": [140, 1096, 433, 1122], "category": "Section-header", "text": "*ii. Other (non-twinning) actions*"}, {"bbox": [140, 1133, 399, 1160], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1173, 1087, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "It is possible that grants will be signed to support the achievement of Outcome 2 and related Output 2.1."}, {"bbox": [140, 1212, 443, 1238], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1251, 600, 1277], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:"}, {"bbox": [140, 1290, 1131, 1340], "category": "Text", "text": "- be legal entities, public and private sector operators, international organisations and economic operators such as SMEs"}, {"bbox": [140, 1355, 1131, 1408], "category": "Text", "text": "- be an organisation based in Thailand or in the EU, well established and active in the field of the intervention, so that it will be in a position to bring added value to the EU-Thailand partnership and dialogues"}, {"bbox": [129, 1435, 525, 1462], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [140, 1477, 1081, 1527], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to achieve the objectives under section 3.1, procurement contracts will be signed to implement outcomes 1, 2 and/or 3."}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1142, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ 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": [1023, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 17"}]