[{"bbox": [72, 146, 689, 181], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 209, 391, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [83, 252, 1113, 281], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [109, 298, 520, 330], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [83, 342, 1148, 476], "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. 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, 493, 997, 526], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [72, 540, 120, 566], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [109, 589, 451, 621], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [83, 645, 1147, 724], "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 measures⁵."}, {"bbox": [146, 748, 513, 778], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [83, 799, 373, 827], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 838, 343, 866], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [83, 866, 1118, 945], "category": "Text", "text": "The objectives and the type of actions eligible for financing and the expected results are described in sections 3.1 and 3.2, pertaining to Output 1.3. \"Increased opportunities for citizen's scrutiny of fiscal and financial affairs of public interest\"."}, {"bbox": [89, 956, 394, 985], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [83, 995, 1147, 1074], "category": "Text", "text": "Applicants targeted for the grant will be a CSO/NGO or a consortium of CSOs/NGOs with a track-record in the governance and accountability sector (analysis, awareness raising and advocacy), ability to operate in Somalia (FGS, FMS and Somaliland)."}, {"bbox": [146, 1085, 560, 1115], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2. Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1123, 1147, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "It is foreseen to have several service contracts. This procurement will contribute to achieve Output 1.1. \"Increased capacities of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and continuation of the Financial Governance Committee (FGC)\" and to achieve Output 2.1. \"Improved institutional systems and regulations linked to investment, finance and business, including for businesswomen and MSMEs, in sectors of green and digital economy\"."}, {"bbox": [146, 1251, 760, 1281], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with an international organisation"}, {"bbox": [83, 1289, 1141, 1396], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with the IMF. This implementation entails the provision of TA through the multi-donor IMF Country Fund, and will contribute to achieving Output 1.2. \"Greater capability fostered in Somalia's core economic and fiscal institutions (especially in the areas of macro-fiscal policy, PFM, DRM, Central Banking operations, AML/CFT)\"."}, {"bbox": [83, 1406, 1147, 1462], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: (i) sector expertise, (ii) specific mandate for the local context; and (iii) strategic relevance for EU multilateral engagement."}, {"bbox": [72, 1586, 1159, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ 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, 1158, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 21"}]