[{"bbox": [72, 147, 687, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 391, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [84, 279, 1111, 306], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 325, 519, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [84, 396, 1146, 475], "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 date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [84, 476, 1145, 529], "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, 573, 456, 603], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [84, 655, 1145, 732], "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 measures¹."}, {"bbox": [146, 758, 511, 786], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [84, 822, 370, 848], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 875, 341, 901], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 902, 1145, 954], "category": "Text", "text": "The purpose of this grant is to contribute to the achievement of outcome 2 of the Action: Micro, small and medium enterprises are better able to operate in a crisis situation"}, {"bbox": [84, 982, 386, 1008], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1008, 1145, 1088], "category": "Text", "text": "The applicant targeted consists of a non-governmental organisation active in the field of job creation and private sector development. A direct grant will be awarded to the organisation that fulfils the criteria mentioned in the paragraph below."}, {"bbox": [84, 1114, 402, 1140], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1152, 1145, 1206], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to a **non-governmental organisation** selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [121, 1220, 754, 1247], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in Yemen and in the Middle East/Gulf region;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1260, 1145, 1287], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Relevant technical expertise in entrepreneurship and job creation as well as women economic empowerment;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1301, 905, 1328], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Partnership with Yemeni financing institutions, banks and/or economic operators;"}, {"bbox": [121, 1342, 617, 1368], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Previous experience in conflict affected countries."}, {"bbox": [84, 1381, 1145, 1461], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified because the country is in a crisis situation. Moreover, the Action has specific characteristics requiring field and technical expertise as well as the capacity to access insecure and remote areas."}, {"bbox": [84, 1529, 370, 1555], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [72, 1587, 1158, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ 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, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 23"}]