[{"bbox": [128, 161, 754, 195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [128, 227, 427, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 286, 1133, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Plurinational State of Bolivia."}, {"bbox": [128, 367, 556, 398], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 425, 1133, 506], "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 the adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 517, 1133, 573], "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": [128, 599, 486, 629], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 657, 1111, 735], "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 measures⁸."}, {"bbox": [128, 762, 660, 791], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 817, 1133, 871], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action may be implemented in indirect management with two entities (one per specific objective), which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 882, 1133, 964], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Solid sector/thematic expertise and experience on electoral assistance (for specific objective 1) and fight against corruption/support to the police (specific objective 2), both in Bolivia and worldwide, with the possibility to mobilise international and regional expertise."}, {"bbox": [178, 975, 1133, 1056], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Sound management and logistical capacities proven by previous actions on electoral support and fight against corruption/illicit drug trafficking in Bolivia, and they both have large offices in the country with comprehensive expertise."}, {"bbox": [178, 1068, 1133, 1146], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Perception of neutrality and international mandates in the areas of action which will ensure legitimacy to work with the Bolivian State in such sensitive areas, and alignment of support with international standards."}, {"bbox": [178, 1160, 1133, 1241], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Previous experience with strategic EU-funded projects with a strong political dimension. Capacity to draw lessons from the intervention that can feed global EU and UN polices and vice versa, to apply global standards and protocols in country-based interventions."}, {"bbox": [178, 1253, 1133, 1309], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Complementarity with previous and ongoing contracts funded by the EU in Bolivia in the areas of electoral support and fight against illicit drug trafficking (MIP priority area 2)."}, {"bbox": [178, 1319, 1133, 1374], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Capacity of conducting risk assessment and propose mitigating measures to address those in an effective and timely manner."}, {"bbox": [178, 1385, 1133, 1494], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Strategic relevance for EU multilateral engagement, with strong capacities of coordinating with international community partners, particularly including EU Member States, and liaise with other stakeholders, including both State actors and civil society. Abilities to pull in additional funds by other development partners, ensuring full complementarity and transparency across donors."}, {"bbox": [128, 1566, 1144, 1635], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ 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": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 25"}]