[{"bbox": [129, 162, 754, 195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 426, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 299, 1088, 353], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 367, 555, 398], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 413, 1099, 493], "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 **72 months** from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [140, 493, 1072, 548], "category": "Text", "text": "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": [129, 586, 485, 616], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 644, 1110, 722], "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 measures¹⁸."}, {"bbox": [129, 750, 471, 778], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [140, 793, 220, 818], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants:**"}, {"bbox": [140, 820, 401, 846], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 847, 1124, 900], "category": "Text", "text": "The purpose of this grant is to contribute to the achievement of outcome 2 of the Action: Improve inclusive local peace approaches and structures (Support to civil society, youth, women, local security)."}, {"bbox": [140, 925, 446, 952], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [140, 964, 1134, 1043], "category": "Text", "text": "The applicant targeted consists of one or more non-governmental organisations, international organisations or EU Member State agencies active in the following fields: peace building, civil society, youth, women, and/or local security."}, {"bbox": [140, 1057, 461, 1084], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1095, 1134, 1176], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's responsible authorising officer, grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to one or more non-governmental organisations, international organisations or EU Member State agencies, selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1189, 812, 1216], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in Yemen and in the Middle East/Gulf region;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1230, 1134, 1283], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Relevant technical expertise in working on peace building, civil society, youth, women and/or local security;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1298, 955, 1325], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Possess the necessary financial and operational capacities to carry out the action."}, {"bbox": [140, 1337, 1134, 1443], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's responsible authorising officer, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified because the country is in a situation of emergency as stipulated under Art.195 (b) FR. Moreover, the Action has specific characteristics requiring field and technical expertise as well as the capacity to access insecure and remote areas."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ 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": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]