[{"bbox": [72, 147, 687, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 391, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [84, 279, 1111, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 324, 519, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [84, 369, 1146, 448], "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 **72 months** from the adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [84, 449, 1146, 502], "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": [109, 521, 449, 552], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [84, 577, 1146, 655], "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 measures¹⁴."}, {"bbox": [146, 679, 777, 708], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Indirect Management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [84, 756, 1146, 807], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nation, FAO."}, {"bbox": [84, 821, 1146, 928], "category": "Text", "text": "This implementation entails on part of the FAO to enhance local capacity in data collection, analyses, communication and management of food security and nutrition early warning information, as well as contribute towards an improved provision of timely and relevant food security, nutrition and early warning information and analysis to inform evidence based programming and provide for an increased understanding of livelihoods profiles."}, {"bbox": [84, 942, 704, 969], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [121, 983, 484, 1010], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Significant presence in the country;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1023, 597, 1050], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience as EU implementing partner;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1065, 457, 1092], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in the region;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1105, 755, 1132], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Relevant technical expertise in the sectors tackled by this Action;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1146, 617, 1173], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Previous experience in conflict affected countries."}, {"bbox": [84, 1186, 1146, 1344], "category": "Text", "text": "Since 2014 the FAO implements the Food Security Information System (FSIS) Programme financed by the EU, enhancing the technical capacity of government and non-government partners in the collection, measurement, analysis and communication of food security and nutrition data. The proposed intervention is a build up to the previously established national and governorate level structures and institutions which are at national level the FSTS which works with the Federal line Ministries and at the governorate level 22 governorate focal units (GFUs) which works with the FSTS governorate authorities and local line ministries."}, {"bbox": [84, 1356, 1146, 1437], "category": "Text", "text": "FAO will therefore continue strengthening and expanding its technical support to FSIS programme under the partnership and leadership of the national and governorate level structures whenever possible and with the necessary capacity development interventions."}, {"bbox": [84, 1449, 1146, 1503], "category": "Text", "text": "In cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP) and other partners, FAO aims to enhance coordination of longer term food security, nutrition and agriculture interventions."}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1158, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ 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": [1041, 1662, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 21"}]