[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1122, 205], "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": [84, 245, 439, 275], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 303, 1130, 381], "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": [84, 409, 480, 436], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [84, 450, 950, 478], "category": "Text", "text": "The programme will be implemented through direct management using procurement contracts."}, {"bbox": [84, 497, 799, 528], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [96, 556, 1130, 636], "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, 647, 1130, 754], "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": [84, 808, 340, 838], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [84, 850, 936, 1305], "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>Outcome 1: Strategic communication composed of</td><td>EUR 1,500,000</td></tr><tr><td>Procurement (direct management) – cf. section 4.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Procurement – total envelope under section 4.3</td><td>EUR 1,500,000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation – cf. section 5.2</td><td rowspan=\"2\">covered by another Decision</td></tr><tr><td>Audit – cf. section 5.3</td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>EUR 1,500,000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [84, 1320, 605, 1351], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [96, 1373, 1130, 1531], "category": "Text", "text": "A strategic communication and public diplomacy steering group will be established at Delegation to oversee and validate the overall implementation of the action, in accordance with the country-level strategic plan which has been developed. It is the responsibility of the EU Delegation to ensure communication related to TEIs are fully integrated into these country-level strategic plans. Detailed Terms of Reference will be prepared for each activity. The EEAS-INTPA-FPI-NEAR strategic communication and public diplomacy Coordination Mechanism will provide any necessary strategic guidance and support at HQ level."}, {"bbox": [96, 1538, 1130, 1615], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [1047, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 9"}]