[{"bbox": [101, 147, 716, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 392, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [83, 279, 1147, 331], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Kazakhstan"}, {"bbox": [109, 351, 520, 383], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 422, 1147, 502], "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, 527, 1147, 582], "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, 625, 457, 656], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 707, 1147, 786], "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 measures¹⁵."}, {"bbox": [146, 809, 513, 839], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [83, 875, 343, 902], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 927, 980, 954], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants may be awarded to support the achievement of outputs 1.1 and 2.1 indicated in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [83, 981, 388, 1009], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1019, 1147, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants could be legal entities, local authorities, public bodies, international organisations, CSOs, and economic operators such as SMEs. In the case of twinning grants, applicants must be EU Member State administrations or their mandated bodies."}, {"bbox": [83, 1111, 1147, 1166], "category": "Text", "text": "The size of the grants will be decided based on the type of sector identified, needs of the beneficiary, administration and duration of the project in the specific field of the project."}, {"bbox": [146, 1214, 573, 1243], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2. Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1278, 1147, 1332], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to achieve the objectives under section 3.1 indicatively two Service Contracts (one of which will be a Framework Contract (FWC)) will be signed to support the achievement of both Outcome 1 and Outcome 2."}, {"bbox": [109, 1388, 810, 1421], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [83, 1445, 1147, 1526], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply."}, {"bbox": [71, 1586, 1159, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ 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": [1040, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 19"}]