[{"bbox": [99, 131, 726, 164], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [99, 197, 401, 228], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [111, 244, 1125, 271], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is not envisaged to conclude a Financing Agreement (FA) with Viet Nam."}, {"bbox": [99, 311, 528, 343], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [111, 357, 1148, 544], "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. To deliver the expected results the action will require long implementation period. In addition, the different implementing modalities proposed will imply lengthy administrative procedures to get the required approvals from the administration. 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": [99, 558, 458, 589], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [111, 616, 1148, 695], "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 measures¹⁸."}, {"bbox": [99, 722, 443, 750], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [111, 765, 402, 792], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [111, 793, 373, 819], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [111, 820, 1148, 1004], "category": "Text", "text": "Outcome 2 of the Action will be achieved mainly through Grants. A call for proposals under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this decision will be indicatively launched in November 2022, subject to a prior approval given by the Director. This is justified because it will take time for the selected non-State-actors (NSAs) to secure authorization from the government and, subsequently, launch the Call for Sub-grants Proposals. Then, it will take time for smaller grassroots-based NSAs to have their sub-grants projects approved by local government. In other words, launching the Call after the Financing Decision is adopted will risk serious delays to the implementation of the grants and sub-grants initiatives."}, {"bbox": [111, 1005, 418, 1032], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [111, 1042, 1148, 1123], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action intends to target non-State-actor (NSA), such as international NGO; local NGO; business and professional association; SMEs association; cooperative; social enterprise; youth and women movement; trade and/or labour union; university and research institute; academia and community based organisation (CBO), etc."}, {"bbox": [99, 1148, 500, 1176], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [111, 1190, 1148, 1377], "category": "Text", "text": "Outcome 1 of this Action will be achieved with the support of a Technical Assistance (TA) team. TA team will support for the attainment of output 2.2 too. A call for tenders under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this decision will be indicatively launched in November 2022, subject to a prior approval given by the Director. This is justified because the TA team under a service contract will need be present in Viet Nam as soon as possible to assist to mainstream EU agenda on greening and gender equality in its strategy, work programme and implementation. Launching the call for tenders after the Financing Decision is adopted will cause the loss of opportunity to advocate for sustainable institutional capacity building."}, {"bbox": [99, 1391, 831, 1423], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [111, 1449, 1148, 1530], "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."}, {"bbox": [99, 1608, 1161, 1682], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ 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": [1040, 1681, 1161, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]