[{"bbox": [119, 151, 1110, 361], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails three sub-components including the provision of technical assistance to the Government of Uganda for implementation of specifically earmarked components (to be agreed in advance with the EU) of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPBHR); support to awareness creation and implementation of actions by the business community on business and human rights, including a focus on human rights due diligence; and coordination of support to projects by civil society organisations to support advocacy, policy dialogue and community engagement on business and human rights. These sub-components together contribute to the achievement of **Specific Objective 2** of this action."}, {"bbox": [108, 418, 637, 445], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [119, 473, 1108, 527], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with Enabel. This implementation entails all the activities related to **Specific Objective 3**; i.e. \"skilling and job creation\"."}, {"bbox": [119, 538, 1109, 748], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: longstanding experience in the sector and field of action (TVET, skilling and job creation), as well as a positive and established track record of relations with the main stakeholders; including main Ministries, VTIs and private sector employers associations. In addition, the entity has specific experience in skills development and working Uganda's private sector which will be useful in targeting skills, jobs and governance-related bottlenecks to promote private sector investments and jobs in the green economy sector. Operational capacity to ensure close monitoring of funds allocated to VTIs, ability to implement transparently and an absence of conflict of interest are critical given the number of stakeholders involved."}, {"bbox": [119, 763, 1109, 818], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entity would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select a replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [108, 858, 1104, 886], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances"}, {"bbox": [119, 901, 364, 928], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**For Specific Objective 1:**"}, {"bbox": [119, 940, 1109, 1047], "category": "Text", "text": "As alternative, a part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with a pillar assessed entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: experience working in the SPS sector in Uganda with both public and private stakeholders and experience in working with the EU procedures."}, {"bbox": [119, 1058, 1109, 1112], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails to enhance Uganda's capacity to comply with SPS requirements for agriculture to improve customers health and increase horticulture exports to Europe (Specific Objective 1)."}, {"bbox": [108, 1160, 836, 1190], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [119, 1219, 1109, 1300], "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": [119, 1311, 1109, 1418], "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": [108, 1456, 363, 1486], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.6 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [186, 1500, 1039, 1608], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead></table>"}, {"bbox": [1002, 1680, 1120, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 28 of 32"}]