[{"bbox": [129, 161, 753, 194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [159, 227, 456, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 274, 1089, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [159, 368, 583, 399], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 414, 1093, 494], "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": [140, 495, 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": [159, 587, 768, 618], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [129, 632, 172, 656], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [159, 678, 514, 709], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 738, 1110, 815], "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 measures⁵."}, {"bbox": [129, 843, 470, 870], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [140, 886, 429, 913], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 939, 400, 966], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [140, 977, 1129, 1057], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant will implement the specific objective of the programme, which is to Create a safer, protective and enabling learning environment for vulnerable girls and boys, including children living with a disability, refugees and IDPs and children out of school."}, {"bbox": [140, 1083, 463, 1110], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [140, 1123, 1134, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to a consortium of national and international NGOs under the lead of Save the Children."}, {"bbox": [140, 1214, 1134, 1319], "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 procurement and grant procedures in crisis situations as defined by the Financial Regulation (Article 195 (a)), provided that they are valid at the time of the attribution."}, {"bbox": [129, 1367, 1129, 1423], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [140, 1438, 1134, 1580], "category": "Text", "text": "If direct management cannot be concluded due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control (for instance if negotiations for a direct award fail or the access to the country becomes difficult for international NGOs), that part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an EU Member State implementing agency or an international organisation, selected using the following criteria: in-depth experience in the education sector development in Sudan, strong implementation capacities including for"}, {"bbox": [129, 1620, 453, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/#/main"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]