[{"bbox": [86, 151, 520, 182], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [98, 197, 1189, 277], "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 36 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [98, 302, 1189, 356], "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": [86, 369, 447, 400], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [98, 428, 1189, 506], "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 measures⁸."}, {"bbox": [86, 534, 488, 561], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [98, 576, 1175, 602], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement contracts are foreseen to contribute to achieving the Public Sector Institutional Strengthening outcome."}, {"bbox": [98, 629, 1175, 681], "category": "Text", "text": "One contract is foreseen to contribute to achieving the EU Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy outcome. A tender under a suspensive clause will be launched in October 2022 prior to the adoption of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [98, 682, 1175, 762], "category": "Text", "text": "This is justified because the former communication & visibility contract has ended and it is essential to maintain the continuity of strategic communication actions and strengthen public diplomacy, especially from the second half of 2023, after the presidential elections foreseen for August 2023 and the nomination of the new government."}, {"bbox": [86, 842, 812, 873], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [98, 889, 1175, 969], "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": [98, 994, 1175, 1099], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [86, 1115, 345, 1145], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [86, 1157, 999, 1414], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Implementation modalities – cf. section 4.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. Objective Public Sector Institutional Strengthening composed of</td><td>1,999,998</td></tr><tr><td>Procurement (direct management) – cf. section 4.3.1</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [86, 1459, 1197, 1534], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ 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": [1079, 1569, 1197, 1593], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 12"}]