[{"bbox": [217, 119, 1085, 179], "category": "List-item", "text": "support the implementation of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA)⁶, which entered fully into force on 1 March 2020."}, {"bbox": [144, 189, 1087, 448], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled ‘EU–Kazakhstan Cooperation Facility 2022-2023’ aims to support capacity development and institution building, policy dialogues leading to policy reforms and engagement with the government and other stakeholders, support to facilitate coordination between the EU and its Member States at country level, support the participation of Kazakhstan in EU programmes and cooperation with EU agencies, as well as financing communication activities, including strategic communication, fight against disinformation, EU visibility actions, and public and cultural diplomacy specific interventions to promote EU policies as well as its multilateral agenda in Kazakhstan."}, {"bbox": [144, 462, 1085, 521], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947 indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 532, 1087, 766], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation. To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 154(5) of the Financial Regulation before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 776, 1087, 835], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 846, 1085, 936], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to allow changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 946, 1085, 1035], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947."}, {"bbox": [144, 1045, 480, 1072], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 1112, 659, 1138], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [535, 1142, 695, 1171], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1182, 1085, 1271], "category": "Text", "text": "The multiannual financing decision, constituting the multiannual action plan for the implementation of the multiannual action plan in favour of Kazakhstan for 2022-2023, as set out in the Annex, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1281, 1055, 1312], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the action: EU–Kazakhstan Cooperation Facility 2022 - 2023."}, {"bbox": [568, 1354, 659, 1379], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 2"}, {"bbox": [518, 1383, 712, 1408], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Union contribution"}, {"bbox": [144, 1423, 1087, 1537], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the multiannual action plan in favour of Kazakhstan for 2022-2023 is set at EUR 9 000 000, and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the budget line 14.020130: EUR 9 000 000 of the general budget of the Union."}, {"bbox": [144, 1569, 830, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ EU-Kazakhstan relations - European External Action Service (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [59, 1637, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]