[{"bbox": [72, 147, 687, 179], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 210, 390, 239], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [84, 254, 1111, 280], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 299, 519, 329], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [84, 344, 1146, 422], "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 adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [84, 423, 1145, 475], "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, 519, 995, 550], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [72, 566, 115, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [109, 613, 448, 643], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [84, 669, 1145, 746], "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 measures³."}, {"bbox": [146, 772, 511, 801], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [84, 808, 1139, 836], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)** – Sector Support Programmes for Somaliland, Puntland and south and central states"}, {"bbox": [84, 863, 341, 890], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 915, 1145, 1048], "category": "Text", "text": "The objectives and the type of actions eligible for financing and the expected results are described in sections 3.1 and 3.2. Actions financed under this direct award will contribute to the continuation of the 3 sector support programmes for Somaliland, Puntland and south and central states, all in their third phases and set to terminate by December 2021. It relates to 3 integrated projects covering access to quality primary and secondary education; non-formal education and vocational training; and institutional capacity building (education planning & management)."}, {"bbox": [89, 1075, 392, 1102], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1113, 1145, 1191], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the challenges and evolving situation in Somalia, in particular the security situation, and given access restrictions and availability of implementing partners in some regions, it may be necessary to conclude one or more direct awards with NGOs and/or NGO consortia."}, {"bbox": [84, 1206, 401, 1233], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1244, 1146, 1536], "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 proposal is justified because activities foreseen as part of this action require a particular type of body on account of its technical competence and its high degree of specialization according to Art. 195(f) of the Financial Regulation. The security situation and access constraints pose a challenge to availability of implementing partners with the right thematic and geographical competence in some regions. Three consortia of NGOs implementing the ongoing SwAp programmes will be awarded the grant due to their high level of specialization and experience in the Action's targeted areas. Buidling on current work, traditional channels of implementation (NGOs), combined with use of country systems to further strengthen the role of the Government and its ownership of sector development is crucial. Therefore it is necessary that this final implementation phase is carried out by indicated actors which with their high level of specialization can build on past and current EU work done in the education sector in the region."}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1158, 1661], "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": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 23"}]