[{"bbox": [85, 129, 709, 163], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 195, 383, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 242, 1080, 295], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 309, 511, 340], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 355, 1134, 436], "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."}, {"bbox": [97, 436, 1122, 490], "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": [85, 528, 698, 559], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [146, 574, 194, 601], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 621, 441, 653], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 679, 1133, 758], "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 measures³."}, {"bbox": [85, 786, 427, 813], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 828, 386, 855], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 881, 356, 909], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 909, 1133, 961], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant will contribute towards achieving Specific Objective 2: Rule of Law in Sudan is enhanced by promoting access to Justice as well as gender equality and human rights in detention."}, {"bbox": [97, 987, 402, 1015], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1015, 1133, 1120], "category": "Text", "text": "For specific objective 2, given the challenging operational, political and security context in the country, a targeted applicant needs to be selected using the following criteria: technical competence and proven track record in implementing activities in this very specific area of work and possibly in Sudan; ability to work in Arabic; political acceptance from the stakeholders; ability to operate in the various localities targeted in this action."}, {"bbox": [97, 1146, 416, 1174], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1185, 1133, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to Penal Reform International."}, {"bbox": [97, 1251, 1133, 1330], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified because of the possibility to use flexible procedures in crisis situations as defined by Article 195 (a) of the Financial Regulation, provided that they are valid at the time of the attribution."}, {"bbox": [85, 1387, 616, 1415], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [85, 1427, 620, 1455], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.2.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 1487, 1133, 1568], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific Objective 1 of this action may be implemented in indirect management with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This implementation entails: supporting further the efforts of the UN Joint Human Rights Office in Sudan to protect and advance human rights in Sudan, including the implementation"}, {"bbox": [85, 1620, 410, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/#/main"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 29"}]