[{"bbox": [71, 147, 688, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 391, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [83, 279, 1078, 306], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 324, 520, 356], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 395, 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 entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [83, 475, 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": [83, 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 measures⁵⁹."}, {"bbox": [146, 730, 513, 760], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [83, 795, 1147, 846], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management) call for proposals “Promoting decent employment through entrepreneurship and innovation”**"}, {"bbox": [83, 848, 343, 876], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [83, 875, 1147, 928], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants are foreseen as part of activity 1.3.A2 under Output 1.3 and will contribute to achieving the action's specific objective (outcome)."}, {"bbox": [83, 953, 1147, 1114], "category": "Text", "text": "In the framework of result 3 of the ongoing \"Support to Decent Employment in Guatemala Programme\" (LA/2019/040-889) also known as *Empleo Digno*, the Call for Proposals Ref. EuropeAid/169954/DD/ACT/Multi was launched in Q4. 2020 for awarding grant contracts with the objective of fostering the creation of decent jobs. This by either: (i) promoting entrepreneurial ventures (that generate new enterprises and self-employment opportunities); and/or (ii) enhancing productivity through the promotion of innovation in expanding micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1139, 781, 1167], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, the Guidelines for grant applicants set the following priorities:"}, {"bbox": [121, 1192, 1147, 1300], "category": "List-item", "text": "A. Promote inclusiveness, focusing on supporting entrepreneurial ventures or MSMEs led by (or with a high participation) of young people and women. In particular, those who are indigenous and live in rural areas (specially, where there are high levels of poverty, unemployment and migration -returning migrants are also included), as well as persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [121, 1325, 891, 1353], "category": "List-item", "text": "B. Support the economic and employment recovery post the COVID-19 pandemic."}, {"bbox": [83, 1378, 1147, 1538], "category": "Text", "text": "Moreover, the Guidelines highlight that proposals that include the following crosscutting issues would be evaluated positively: rights based approach, gender equality between women and men and gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation. As well as environmentally sustainable development. Specifically, promoting in the supported entrepreneurial ventures / MSMEs, methods such as cleaner production (resources efficiency, clean technologies and energy efficiency) and environmentally friendly production systems and circular economy. In addition, ecological entrepreneurships and those that promote the creation of green jobs. The following types of activities were also"}, {"bbox": [71, 1585, 1160, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵⁹ 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": [891, 1661, 1010, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 29 of 35"}]