[{"bbox": [157, 151, 1075, 232], "category": "Text", "text": "This call has been launched on 01/04/2022 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This is justified because of the overarching coordinating role the TA will play in the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [146, 251, 653, 279], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3. Indirect Management with the Partner Country"}, {"bbox": [157, 285, 1075, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this Action with the objectives of (1) enhancing effectiveness of institutional framework through institutional capacity development and enhancing the legal and coordination frameworks for key justice institutions and (2) improvement of access to justice for all, especially the vulnerable population, may be implemented in indirect management with the Government of Malawi according to the following modalities:"}, {"bbox": [157, 431, 1075, 591], "category": "Text", "text": "The partner country will act as the contracting authority for the procurement and grant procedures. The Commission will control ex-ante all the procurement procedures except in cases where programme estimates are applied, under which the Commission applies ex-ante control for procurement contracts above EUR 100,000 (or lower, based on a risk assessment) and may apply ex-post control for procurement contracts up to that threshold. The Commission will control ex-ante the grant procedures for all grant contracts."}, {"bbox": [157, 602, 1075, 683], "category": "Text", "text": "Payments are executed by the Commission except in cases where programmes estimates are applied, under which payments are executed by the partner country for ordinary operating costs, direct labour and contracts below EUR 300 000 for procurement and for grants."}, {"bbox": [157, 694, 1075, 746], "category": "Text", "text": "The financial contribution covers the ordinary operating costs incurred under the programme estimates."}, {"bbox": [157, 760, 1075, 814], "category": "Text", "text": "The partner country shall apply the Commission's rules on procurement and grants. These rules will be laid down in the financing agreement to be concluded with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [194, 840, 499, 867], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### a) Overview of implementation"}, {"bbox": [165, 890, 1063, 1001], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Activity/objective/Output, include location</td><td>Type of financing (works, supplies, or service contract, grant, programme estimate)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Support to Public Institutions</td><td>Programme Estimate</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [194, 1026, 657, 1054], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### b) Implementation through programme estimates"}, {"bbox": [157, 1080, 1075, 1187], "category": "Text", "text": "The contracting authority for these activities shall be The Malawi Government. The project supervisor shall be the Ministry of Justice. An imprest administrator and an imprest accounting officer, and their deputies, shall be appointed for the management and implementation of the programme estimate by the contracting authority, in agreement with the Head of Delegation."}, {"bbox": [157, 1199, 1075, 1306], "category": "Text", "text": "In accordance with the powers delegated to them by the partner country authority that appointed them, the imprest administrator and the imprest accounting officer shall draw up and implement the programme estimate, award contracts and grants, commit expenditure and make the corresponding payments."}, {"bbox": [157, 1317, 1075, 1398], "category": "Text", "text": "The imprest administrator and the imprest accounting officer shall submit their technical and financial reports to the project steering committee, where applicable, and to the Malawi Government, represented by the Ministry of Justice, and a copy to the Head of the EU Delegation."}, {"bbox": [965, 1660, 1081, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 23"}]