[{"bbox": [85, 137, 708, 169], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 204, 382, 234], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [98, 249, 1094, 276], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 317, 510, 347], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [98, 364, 1132, 443], "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."}, {"bbox": [98, 444, 1121, 496], "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": [85, 537, 696, 567], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [85, 582, 223, 608], "category": "Text", "text": "*Not applicable*"}, {"bbox": [85, 623, 439, 653], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [98, 682, 1130, 758], "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": [235, 788, 574, 815], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [98, 830, 360, 856], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [98, 858, 338, 883], "category": "Text", "text": "(a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [98, 884, 1131, 910], "category": "Text", "text": "This modality will be used to achieve outcome 2 (waste management in Bissau), through an open call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [98, 910, 380, 936], "category": "Text", "text": "(b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [98, 937, 1130, 988], "category": "Text", "text": "The circle of potential applicants for funding are legal entities, and according to their type, include the following: civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGO)."}, {"bbox": [98, 990, 1102, 1016], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants should be based in Guinea-Bissau and should have extensive experience in the sector."}, {"bbox": [98, 1057, 1132, 1190], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant may be awarded using the following criteria: the operational and financial capacity of the organisation (or consortium), in particular its knowledge of the country's environment, its experience in the theme in question, the quality of the staff it can mobilise, the coherence and synergies with ongoing or recent actions financed by the EU or by other development partners, the relevance of the proposed action to the objectives of the programme, the design, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of the action."}, {"bbox": [235, 1216, 574, 1242], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [98, 1259, 360, 1284], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [98, 1285, 338, 1311], "category": "Text", "text": "(a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [98, 1312, 1132, 1363], "category": "Text", "text": "This modality will be used to achieve outcome 3 (water services in secondary cities), through an open call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [98, 1364, 380, 1390], "category": "Text", "text": "(b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [98, 1391, 1130, 1443], "category": "Text", "text": "The circle of potential applicants for funding are legal entities, and according to their type, include the following: civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGO)."}, {"bbox": [98, 1444, 1102, 1470], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants should be based in Guinea-Bissau and should have extensive experience in the sector."}, {"bbox": [98, 1512, 1132, 1591], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant may be awarded using the following criteria: the operational and financial capacity of the organisation (or consortium), in particular its knowledge of the country's environment, its experience in the theme in question, the quality of the staff it can mobilise, the coherence and synergies with ongoing or recent actions financed by the"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 27"}]