[{"bbox": [72, 139, 687, 173], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 203, 391, 235], "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, 331, 520, 363], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 408, 1147, 488], "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": [83, 493, 1145, 548], "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, 617, 450, 649], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 706, 1145, 785], "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 measures¹¹."}, {"bbox": [145, 825, 512, 855], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [84, 897, 372, 924], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 929, 342, 956], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 968, 1146, 1046], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will contribute to achieve specific objective 1 *Improved access to non-formal education, technical and vocational training and employment opportunities for targeted communities in ethnic and crisis-affected border areas and Rakhine*, as described in section 3."}, {"bbox": [84, 1060, 388, 1088], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [84, 1093, 593, 1120], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant(s) must:"}, {"bbox": [121, 1122, 354, 1148], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a legal person and"}, {"bbox": [121, 1150, 396, 1176], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be non-profit-making and"}, {"bbox": [121, 1178, 1145, 1258], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation ; and"}, {"bbox": [121, 1259, 1145, 1313], "category": "List-item", "text": "* be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary."}, {"bbox": [89, 1344, 408, 1372], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1376, 1145, 1481], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant(s) may be awarded without a call for proposals to a non-governmental organisation, public sector operator, local authority, international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation, selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [72, 1568, 1158, 1643], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ 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, 1648, 1158, 1673], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]