[{"bbox": [71, 146, 686, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [108, 208, 389, 239], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [82, 252, 1144, 302], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Turkmenistan."}, {"bbox": [108, 324, 518, 354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [82, 368, 1144, 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 date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [82, 448, 1144, 501], "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": [108, 546, 447, 576], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [82, 601, 1144, 679], "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 measures⁶."}, {"bbox": [71, 730, 1030, 759], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Indirect Management with Member States Organisations or an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [82, 806, 1144, 940], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with Member States organisations or an international organisation, which will be selected by the Commission's services applying the following criteria: (1) experience of work in Central Asia and in Turkmenistan in particular, (2) experience of work in the specific field of intervention, (3) proven good relationship with key Turkmen government bodies, to enable smooth policy dialogues on the partnership with the EU or related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."}, {"bbox": [82, 951, 1144, 1005], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by these entities entails provision of technical expertise and support to achieve the outputs to be delivered by this action."}, {"bbox": [108, 1036, 347, 1066], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [71, 1102, 1154, 1535], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components</th><th>EU contribution 2022</th><th>EU contribution 2023</th><th>Total EU contribution</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Objective 1:</strong><br>Reinforce EU – Turkmenistan relations and policy dialogue</td><td>900 000</td><td>850 000</td><td>1 750 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Objective 2:</strong><br>Increase alignment between EU and Turkmenistan interests, policies, values</td><td>900 000</td><td>1 850 000</td><td>2 750 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Objective 3:</strong><br>Enhance decent work, address poverty and inequalities</td><td>3 900 000</td><td>1 850 000</td><td>5 750 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evaluation</strong></td><td>N/A</td><td>200 000</td><td>200 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [71, 1583, 1154, 1657], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ 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": [1028, 1658, 1154, 1684], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 18"}]