[{"bbox": [129, 152, 856, 183], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [140, 211, 1131, 291], "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": [140, 302, 1131, 409], "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": [129, 436, 383, 466], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [92, 479, 1175, 818], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td><td>Third-party contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indirect management with World Bank – cf. section 4.3.1</td><td>5 000 000</td><td>6 412 723</td></tr><tr><td>Audit – cf. section 5.3</td><td>May be covered by another decision</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>N.A</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>5 000 000</td><td>6 412 723</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [129, 833, 649, 864], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [140, 886, 1131, 1018], "category": "Text", "text": "A Programme Steering Committee will be established. It will be chaired by the Ministry of Finance and will include the participation of (at minimum) the MOHA, and will be opened to other relevant line ministries, the National Assembly and the SAO. The World Bank will provide secretariat support. The EU will also participate in the Steering Committee as a co-chair. The meetings will take place regularly, and indicatively twice a year."}, {"bbox": [140, 1025, 1131, 1078], "category": "Text", "text": "For the operational implementation, the World Bank will work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finance with operational staff located in Vientiane overseeing the management of the project."}, {"bbox": [140, 1085, 1131, 1160], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [129, 1245, 682, 1277], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [129, 1310, 472, 1341], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [140, 1363, 1131, 1575], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex. All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach and gender equality."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 25"}]