[{"bbox": [360, 144, 870, 172], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [544, 212, 686, 239], "category": "Text", "text": "of 20.12.2021"}, {"bbox": [147, 278, 1082, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2016)8379 of 13.12.2016 on the\nfinancing of the Annual Action Programme 2016 in favour of El Salvador for support to\nthe country's Social Plan to be financed from general budget of the Union"}, {"bbox": [144, 427, 506, 455], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 469, 857, 499], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,"}, {"bbox": [144, 510, 1086, 685], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012¹, and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 696, 1086, 843], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of\n9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation\nInstrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and\nrepealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009²,\nand in particular Article 25(2)(d) thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 854, 242, 880], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 895, 1086, 1124], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) By its Decision C(2016)8379 of 13.12.2016 the Commission has adopted the Annual Action Programme 2016 in favour of El Salvador for support to the country's Social Plan to be financed from the general budget of the Union. A substantial amendment to the decision was adopted on 22.10.2020 by Commission Implementing Decision C(2020)7429. The amendment was necessary to adapt the action entitled \"Apoyo al Plan Social 2014-2019 de El Salvador\" in order to allow a better response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and therefore to increase the original amount of the Union contribution from EUR 50 000 000 to EUR 83 000 000."}, {"bbox": [144, 1139, 1087, 1517], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The main implementation modality set out in Commission Implementing Decision C(2016)8379 of 13.12.2016 as amended by decision C(2020)7429 was budget support, subject to the fulfilment of general eligibility criteria. As fulfilment of budget support eligibility criteria has not been ensured in the period since the adoption of the amendment through decision C(2020)7429 and in the interest of business continuity relating to an EU COVID response for El Salvador, an amendment in order to allow for the inclusion of the indirect management mode is needed. The proposed addition of implementation modality constitutes a substantial change to decision C(2016)8379 of 13.12.2016 as amended by decision C(2020)7429 of 22.10.2020 in the meaning of Articles 110(2) and (5) of the Financial Regulation. The foreseen actions under this proposed amendment maintain the overall objective and, therefore, the intended purpose of decision C(2020)7429, in the sense that it aims to respond to the socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador. The nature"}, {"bbox": [144, 1545, 433, 1570], "category": "Footnote", "text": "1 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1570, 433, 1596], "category": "Footnote", "text": "2 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 127, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [608, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1171, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]