[{"bbox": [85, 129, 709, 162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 195, 382, 225], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 242, 1120, 294], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country for the part to be implemented via twinning."}, {"bbox": [85, 309, 512, 340], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 355, 1134, 462], "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 from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision, and for the part covered by the financing agreement, 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 488, 1123, 541], "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": [85, 556, 698, 587], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [97, 603, 140, 625], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 677, 442, 707], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 736, 1133, 812], "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 measures⁴."}, {"bbox": [85, 842, 475, 872], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 889, 385, 915], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 916, 356, 943], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 954, 1134, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "The grants to be selected under a call for proposals will cover specifically outcome 1. They will aim to support civil society's initiatives to the fight against corruption and impunity, through the use of innovative technology to support improved governance and provide anti-corruption safeguards. Indicatively, a minimum of two (2) grants are foreseen to be selected under this modality."}, {"bbox": [103, 1073, 408, 1100], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1112, 1133, 1165], "category": "Text", "text": "The applicants will primarily be Civil Society Organisations operating nationwide and/or in the PLEAD II focal counties in Kenya."}, {"bbox": [85, 1231, 508, 1261], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Direct Management (Twinning)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1278, 471, 1305], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Twinning grant: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1306, 333, 1331], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1331, 1091, 1384], "category": "Text", "text": "The twinning modality will contribute to outcome 3, on improving the competence, quality and efficiency of selected criminal justice institutions."}, {"bbox": [97, 1411, 402, 1438], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1438, 959, 1464], "category": "Text", "text": "EU Member State administrations or their mandated bodies through Twinning grant contracts."}, {"bbox": [85, 1573, 1144, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ 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": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 28 of 33"}]