[{"bbox": [131, 120, 1054, 147], "category": "List-item", "text": "- the technical capacity, expertise and mandate in the areas of interventions covered by the Action,"}, {"bbox": [131, 160, 1097, 215], "category": "List-item", "text": "- local presence in the country or proven similar experience from another developing country, complementarity with existing European funded projects, and"}, {"bbox": [131, 228, 663, 255], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Ability to conduct international tenders/procurements."}, {"bbox": [131, 268, 1097, 497], "category": "Text", "text": "FAO has been identified as the entity that responds best to the above selection criteria. FAO is the technical leader in the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka since 1948, with a full-fledged Representation established in 1979, FAO has extensive in-country technical expertise and knowledge of the local context. The entity has substantial technical expertise and experience in the thematic areas covered by this action. FAO has also established partnerships with relevant stakeholders from the sector, including the Government/Ministry of Agriculture and its extension services that will be crucial for a successful implementation of the action at local level. FAO has proven implementation, monitoring and reporting capacity."}, {"bbox": [131, 509, 1097, 589], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity (FAO) would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select a replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [131, 639, 760, 667], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [131, 678, 1097, 759], "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": [131, 770, 1097, 877], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility in accordance with Article 9(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of products and services in the markets of the countries concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where the eligibility rules would make the realization of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult."}, {"bbox": [146, 900, 353, 926], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.5 Indicative budget"}, {"bbox": [146, 926, 1085, 1389], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td></td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td><td>Indicative third party contribution in USD</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>5.3.1 Procurement (direct management) TA Services</td><td>4 500 000</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>5.3.2 Indirect management with an International Organisation – WB</td><td>25 000 000</td><td>125 000 000</td></tr><tr><td>5.3.3 Indirect management with an International Organisation – FAO</td><td>4 000 000</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>5.9 Evaluation; 5.10 Audit</td><td>500 000</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>34 000 000</td><td>125 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [131, 1473, 579, 1501], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.6 Organisational set-up and responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [131, 1513, 1097, 1567], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU, the Government and the WB are the main responsible actors for the management and oversight of the programme."}, {"bbox": [131, 1580, 1097, 1607], "category": "Text", "text": "In the context of the financing agreement, the EU and the Government will set up an oversight committee"}, {"bbox": [604, 1695, 629, 1718], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "14"}]