[{"bbox": [97, 131, 506, 158], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Exception to the non-retroactivity of costs"}, {"bbox": [96, 158, 1158, 344], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission authorises that the costs incurred may be recognised as eligible as of March 1st 2022 because following the instructions from the European Commission, the TEI on Human-Centred Digitalisation was already formulated by mid-2020. The implementing partners implement EU funds, have been ready to commence implementation since then but could not as the EU's decision on the budget got repeatedly delayed. Preponing the eligibility of costs would allow the partner to commence minor yet relevant and lengthy preparatory work gaining between four to six months. Speed of implementation is an important aspect for the EU as a donor partner, particularly when it is compared to China who acts more rapidly."}, {"bbox": [85, 400, 589, 427], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.5 Indirect Management with the Partner Country"}, {"bbox": [97, 443, 140, 465], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 516, 649, 541], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.6 Contribution to the Africa Investment Platform (AIP)"}, {"bbox": [97, 580, 1158, 634], "category": "Text", "text": "This contribution may be implemented under indirect management with the entities called Lead Finance Institutions, identified in the appendix to this Action Document."}, {"bbox": [96, 645, 1158, 806], "category": "Text", "text": "The selection of the individual projects and the relevant Lead Finance Institutions (LFIs) will be based on their\ncontribution towards the EU Kenya Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Human-Centred Digitalisation, specifically\nconcerning the specific objectives 1 (connectivity) and 2 (digital economy transformation) of the Action Document.\nIn addition, the LFIs are expected to commit to providing loans, to use the EU funding as genuine leverage for\nmobilising larger investments, to ensure EU added value and to proactively involve the EU Delegation in the\ninterventions and associated policy dialogue. Eligible LFIs should be bound by principles of sustainable finance."}, {"bbox": [85, 875, 638, 902], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.7 EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [97, 917, 1046, 970], "category": "Text", "text": "Not foreseen directly under this Action Document though it is expected that future EFSD+ windows for digitalisation could complement or even expand this Action."}, {"bbox": [85, 1016, 1130, 1072], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.8 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1097, 1158, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "Direct management is included here as an alternative to indirect management as specified under section 4.4.4 where the latter cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control. In this case, the EU Delegation may proceed to the procurement of services or supplies to achieve any of the specific objectives of the Action."}, {"bbox": [96, 1204, 1158, 1283], "category": "Text", "text": "Indirect management is included here as an alternative to direct management as specified under section 4.4.2 where the latter cannot be implemented if negotiations with the partner country regarding the implementation modality for the twinning fail."}, {"bbox": [85, 1341, 799, 1372], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 1409, 1158, 1491], "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, subject to the following provisions:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1502, 1158, 1609], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 31"}]