[{"bbox": [129, 162, 753, 194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [217, 227, 515, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 319, 1054, 373], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [217, 433, 641, 464], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 479, 1134, 560], "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 **66 months** from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [140, 571, 1134, 626], "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": [217, 685, 573, 716], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 743, 1110, 822], "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 measures⁷."}, {"bbox": [275, 890, 806, 919], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [140, 944, 1134, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with one or more entity/ies, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1011, 1134, 1093], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specialisation in providing VET technical assistance and having all the expertise required for the delivery of the results expected under this project, including experience applying a human rights based approach and gender mainstreaming."}, {"bbox": [178, 1103, 1134, 1158], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific expertise in the sectors covered by this action and capability to ensure coordination with other Organisations dealing with these topics."}, {"bbox": [178, 1170, 1134, 1250], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Focus on expanding development of skills and employment opportunities with the aim of fostering sustainable development and strong experience in delivering gender and inclusiveness of VET programmes."}, {"bbox": [178, 1262, 1134, 1317], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven experience operating coherently at all levels from VET orientations and strong track record of connecting the public sector to private companies."}, {"bbox": [178, 1328, 1134, 1383], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Capability to offer integrated solutions combining institutional, managerial and entrepreneurial capacities simultaneously at government, institutional and enterprise levels."}, {"bbox": [178, 1394, 1134, 1445], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience with other programmes in the field of skills development and integration in the labour market."}, {"bbox": [140, 1460, 1134, 1488], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this/these entity/ies entails stronger results on all objectives and outputs of this action."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ ⁷ 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": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]