[{"bbox": [128, 163, 753, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [128, 228, 427, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1131, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia."}, {"bbox": [128, 342, 555, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 389, 1134, 469], "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": [141, 494, 1134, 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": [128, 587, 722, 619], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [128, 637, 268, 664], "category": "Text", "text": "Not applicable"}, {"bbox": [128, 686, 485, 717], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 744, 1131, 822], "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 measures³."}, {"bbox": [128, 850, 473, 878], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [141, 918, 208, 941], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.1.1"}, {"bbox": [179, 973, 429, 1000], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### (a) Purpose of the grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1026, 1134, 1134], "category": "Text", "text": "The grants will contribute to output 1.1 \"Promotion of inclusive dialogue and timely mediation to address root causes of conflict, by building local capacities and ensuring full participation of women and youth\" and output 1.2 \"Promotion of social cohesion through peace education and awareness, as well as reconciliation processes among Ethiopian society\"."}, {"bbox": [179, 1158, 487, 1185], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### (b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [141, 1212, 993, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), international organisations, NGOs, research institutions."}, {"bbox": [141, 1292, 1134, 1452], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the action under the budgetary envelope reserved for grants may, partially or totally and including where an entity is designated for receiving a grant without a call for proposals, be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: i) thematic knowledge in the field of peace and social cohesion, ii) experience in working with reconciliation processes, iii) experience in peace building and mediation, iv) complimentarity of ongoing or past similar activities in Ethiopia, and v) operational capacity."}, {"bbox": [128, 1573, 1143, 1647], "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": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 30"}]