[{"bbox": [129, 162, 753, 194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 227, 426, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [142, 274, 1164, 301], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is **not** envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country"}, {"bbox": [129, 315, 553, 345], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [142, 362, 1174, 441], "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 72 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [142, 466, 1164, 519], "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": [129, 560, 483, 590], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [142, 604, 1174, 679], "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 measures¹⁷."}, {"bbox": [129, 705, 741, 735], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [142, 760, 1174, 813], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity¹⁸, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [142, 826, 1174, 877], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Established operational capacity in Myanmar/Burma and experience in the management of funds in related sector;"}, {"bbox": [142, 881, 535, 906], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Ability to operate in Myanmar/Burma;"}, {"bbox": [142, 907, 1021, 933], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in supporting the transition towards sustainable and green growth;"}, {"bbox": [142, 934, 1174, 986], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in managing development programs with a focus on natural resources, and renewable energy,"}, {"bbox": [142, 987, 1159, 1013], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in addressing specific climate change/resilience challenges related to livelihoods;"}, {"bbox": [142, 1014, 1174, 1093], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrates willingness to accept EU's leading role in policy/political dialogue with all stakeholders, to promote a Team Europe approach and to provide adequate visibility to the EU as per the EU visibility guidelines."}, {"bbox": [142, 1120, 1174, 1171], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by the entity entails contribution to the achievement of the Objectives and Expected Outputs as outlined in section 3.1."}, {"bbox": [142, 1186, 1174, 1262], "category": "Text", "text": "If due to the circumstance outside of the Commission's control this action cannot be implemented in indirect management, it will be implemented in direct management in accordance with the implementation modalities identified in section 4.3.2."}, {"bbox": [129, 1293, 1142, 1354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [142, 1368, 1174, 1447], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of exceptional circumstances outside of the Commission's control the implementation modality described in section 4.3.1 could be changed from indirect management with a pillar assessed entity to direct management through grants."}, {"bbox": [129, 1549, 1142, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ 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": [129, 1622, 626, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ In agreement with article 154 of the Financial Regulation"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 20"}]