[{"bbox": [113, 174, 739, 207], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 240, 381, 271], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [96, 286, 1086, 314], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 354, 509, 384], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [96, 400, 1131, 534], "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. 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": [85, 547, 438, 578], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 594, 1130, 671], "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": [85, 687, 612, 715], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [96, 742, 1131, 1033], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: technical expertise in the targeted sectors (justice/ rule of law, anti-corruption/accountability, gender equality); knowledge of the political context and experience in Asia (ideally in the Maldives); close connection/networks (or demonstrated ability/willingness to develop them) with the relevant Maldivian public institutions, professional associations and civil society organisations active in these fields; close connection and conveyor role (or demonstrated ability/willingness to develop it) among the donor community in the Maldives; implementation/absorption capacity (including in terms of M&E) and; willingness to accept EU's leading role in policy/political dialogue with the government, to promote a Team Europe approach and to provide adequate visibility to the EU as per the EU visibility guidelines. The implementation by this entity entails the whole action as described under section 3, with the possibility to outsource/subgrant the implementation of some activities (to be decided at a later stage) to selected NGOs and/or research centres."}, {"bbox": [85, 1086, 929, 1113], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode due to exceptional circumstances"}, {"bbox": [96, 1128, 1121, 1209], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the selected entity under indirect management fail, the whole action may be implemented in direct management through procurement. Procurement will contribute to achievement of the two specific objectives as described in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [85, 1249, 798, 1280], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [96, 1308, 1131, 1388], "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": [96, 1399, 1131, 1506], "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": [85, 1533, 339, 1564], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [85, 1576, 935, 1619], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution</td></tr></thead></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 29"}]