[{"bbox": [72, 147, 688, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 391, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [84, 279, 1112, 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, 324, 520, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [84, 396, 1147, 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 60 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [84, 476, 1147, 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, 572, 451, 603], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [84, 628, 1147, 706], "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 measures²⁵."}, {"bbox": [146, 730, 513, 760], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [84, 769, 373, 796], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [84, 796, 321, 823], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant**"}, {"bbox": [84, 833, 819, 861], "category": "Text", "text": "The purpose of the grant is to implement all objectives of the Action. Therefore:"}, {"bbox": [84, 872, 1147, 925], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective (Impact)** of the grant is to enhance resilience and self-reliance of vulnerable Afghans and their host communities in Iran."}, {"bbox": [84, 952, 599, 979], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives (Outcomes)** of the grant are to"}, {"bbox": [122, 980, 1147, 1032], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase access to rights, protection and essential services, including education and health, for vulnerable Afghans and host communities in Iran"}, {"bbox": [122, 1032, 652, 1058], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improve livelihoods and access to sustainable income"}, {"bbox": [122, 1059, 1147, 1112], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Enhance contribution of key national and international stakeholders in provision of assistance to vulnerable Afghans in Iran"}, {"bbox": [84, 1132, 1110, 1160], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by the grant contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [84, 1186, 1147, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Increased access to equal and quality education in enhanced learning environments"}, {"bbox": [84, 1239, 957, 1266], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Improved capacity of health infrastructure"}, {"bbox": [84, 1266, 1147, 1319], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1): Enhanced access to protection resources for vulnerable households and persons with specific needs"}, {"bbox": [84, 1345, 1147, 1399], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2): Enhanced access and linkages to market, economic and employment opportunities"}, {"bbox": [84, 1424, 1147, 1476], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 3 (or Specific Objective 3): Improved programmatic, thematic, geographic, advocacy and access-related coordination"}, {"bbox": [84, 1477, 1147, 1530], "category": "Text", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 3 (or Specific Objective 3): Increased awareness both within Iran and internationally about the needs of vulnerable Afghans and their host communities in Iran"}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1160, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ 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, 1661, 1160, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 20"}]