[{"bbox": [144, 148, 1086, 208], "category": "Text", "text": "and to consortia of beneficiaries (coordinator and co-beneficiaries). The indicative duration of the grant (its implementation period) is 48 months."}, {"bbox": [144, 237, 550, 264], "category": "Text", "text": "(c) Essential selection and award criteria"}, {"bbox": [144, 277, 991, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "The essential selection criteria are financial and operational capacity of the applicant."}, {"bbox": [144, 318, 1084, 378], "category": "Text", "text": "The essential award criteria are relevance of the proposed action to the objectives of the call; design, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 389, 487, 418], "category": "Text", "text": "(d) Maximum rate of co-financing"}, {"bbox": [144, 430, 1085, 486], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum possible rate of co-financing for grants under this call is 80% of the eligible costs of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 500, 1085, 618], "category": "Text", "text": "If full funding is essential for the action to be carried out, the maximum possible rate of co-financing may be increased up to 100 %. The essentiality of full funding will be justified by the Commission's authorising officer responsible in the award decision, in respect of the principles of equal treatment and sound financial management."}, {"bbox": [144, 629, 528, 658], "category": "Text", "text": "(e) Indicative timing to launch the call"}, {"bbox": [144, 670, 397, 697], "category": "Text", "text": "Second trimester of 2019"}, {"bbox": [144, 754, 780, 783], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 5.4.3 Indirect management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [144, 795, 1086, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "One component of this action with the specific objective of supporting the national statistics system is proposed to be implemented in indirect management with the World Bank. This implementation is justified because the World Bank has long standing experience in implementing development aid in Afghanistan and in particular more than 10 year successful experience with reform of the national statistic system. Moreover it allows for a coordination framework with the government and donors not only for the present action but also for monitoring the impact of ODA in Afghanistan."}, {"bbox": [144, 1010, 1085, 1128], "category": "Text", "text": "The entrusted entity would carry out the following budget implementation tasks: launch calls for tenders and for proposals; define eligibility, selection and award criteria; evaluate tenders and proposals; award grants, contracts and financial instruments; act as contracting authority concluding and managing contracts, carrying out payments."}, {"bbox": [144, 1139, 1085, 1367], "category": "Text", "text": "For the budget implementation tasks not yet assessed, the entrusted international organisation is currently undergoing ex-ante assessment. The Commission's authorising officer responsible deems that, based on the compliance with the ex-ante assessment based on Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and long-lasting problem-free cooperation, the international organisation can be entrusted with budget-implementation tasks under indirect management.\nIf negotiations with the above-mentioned entrusted entity fail, that part of this action may be implemented in direct management in accordance with the implementation modalities identified in section 5.3.2."}, {"bbox": [144, 1382, 1068, 1412], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 5.4.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode due to exceptional circumstances"}, {"bbox": [144, 1423, 1085, 1511], "category": "Text", "text": "The alternative implementation modality in direct management would be 5.4.1 technical assistance through procurement that can replace indirect management where this preferred modality cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control."}, {"bbox": [600, 1605, 636, 1629], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[26]"}]