[{"bbox": [129, 162, 754, 195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [290, 227, 588, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 274, 1056, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan."}, {"bbox": [290, 342, 716, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 388, 1093, 468], "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 entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [140, 468, 1073, 522], "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": [290, 535, 647, 567], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 593, 1110, 672], "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 measures."}, {"bbox": [129, 699, 660, 728], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [140, 755, 1134, 835], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This implementation entails that all the specific objectives and outputs described in 3.1 will be the object of a Contribution agreement with the selected entity."}, {"bbox": [140, 846, 964, 874], "category": "Text", "text": "IFAD will implement the action through a combination of technical assistance and grants."}, {"bbox": [140, 885, 1135, 1047], "category": "Text", "text": "IFAD is a key interlocutor in the agriculture sector present in Pakistan since 1978 with a proven record of agricultural development projects successfully implemented in collaboration with provincial governments and strong capacities to mobilise significant resources to support sustainable and profitable agricultural value chains and create viable, business oriented farmers organisations. IFAD has been granted access to the province of KP for its own operations and can access to most sensitive districts on the borders with Afghanistan."}, {"bbox": [140, 1057, 758, 1086], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [140, 1097, 1134, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "From a technical capacity perspective, IFAD records relevant and successful background in generating jobs and income for smallholders farmers through supporting market-oriented farmers organisations in Pakistan and all the other countries of South Asia region from Sri Lanka to Nepal. IFAD is also an important policy and strategic interlocutor for everything relating to agricultural development and particularly when farmers organisations are targeted."}, {"bbox": [140, 1241, 1134, 1322], "category": "Text", "text": "IFAD will contribute (parallel co-financing) to the KP-RET action with USD 84 million to cover project investments and particularly vehicles, equipment and materials, while the EUR 17 million EU contribution will support technical assistance, trainings and studies, and grants to beneficiaries."}, {"bbox": [140, 1333, 1134, 1388], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select another replacement entity using the following criteria."}, {"bbox": [177, 1388, 1134, 1468], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven record of agricultural development projects successfully implemented in one or several of the following sectors: capacity building with provincial governments, support to sustainable and profitable agricultural value chains, creation of viable, business oriented farmers organisations,"}, {"bbox": [177, 1467, 901, 1495], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Technical capacity in generating jobs and income for smallholders farmers"}, {"bbox": [177, 1495, 1134, 1548], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Operational capacity in Pakistan, with access to the province of KP including the most sensitive districts on the borders with Afghanistan"}, {"bbox": [140, 1559, 783, 1587], "category": "Text", "text": "If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]