[{"bbox": [129, 162, 752, 195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 425, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 275, 1087, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 343, 553, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 389, 1132, 468], "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 adoption of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 495, 1132, 547], "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, 563, 483, 593], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 621, 1132, 698], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU's 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 measures⁴⁷."}, {"bbox": [129, 727, 656, 754], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 796, 1132, 981], "category": "Text", "text": "Components of this action will be implemented in indirect management with LuxDev, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: a MS Cooperation Agency, with experience in DRR, climate change adaptation and community-based capacity building programmes sector in Nicaragua, with in-country presence and installed capacity, extensive knowledge and coordination experience with international and national CSO, with previous experience in EU funds management, grants implementation and value-added for gender mainstreaming, GAP implementation and environment and climate change mainstreaming. The implementation by this entity entails:"}, {"bbox": [179, 1008, 984, 1034], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Implementing activities through CSOs, with or without legal identity, for Output 1.3"}, {"bbox": [179, 1035, 1132, 1088], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Procuring external expertise for coordination and administrative and Financial Management for Output 1.3."}, {"bbox": [179, 1088, 1132, 1140], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Procuring external expertise for gender analysis and technical assistance for mainstreaming gender and youth equity and women's empowerment for all the Outputs."}, {"bbox": [179, 1141, 1132, 1193], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Procuring external expertise and technical assistance for mainstreaming environment and climate change for all the outputs."}, {"bbox": [179, 1194, 716, 1220], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Implementing a communication and visibility strategy."}, {"bbox": [179, 1221, 698, 1247], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Procuring external audit services for the programme."}, {"bbox": [179, 1248, 1132, 1300], "category": "List-item", "text": "* LuxDev will ensure the availability of its technical advisors' team based at the headquarters in Luxembourg to backstop cross-cutting actions on gender equality and climate change."}, {"bbox": [179, 1301, 1132, 1351], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Community agents will be hired to facilitate stakeholder engagement and access to the indigenous and Afro-descendant communities."}, {"bbox": [141, 1380, 1132, 1539], "category": "Text", "text": "Components of this action will be implemented in indirect management with UNICEF, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: a UN agency with experience in DRR and humanitarian sectors in Nicaragua, installed capacity in the country, field presence in the North Caribbean coastal region, extensive knowledge and long-standing coordination with international and national CSO, solid relationship and communication with Nicaragua's government institutions and authorities, with previous experience in working with EU's funds' management and value-added for human, indigenous and afro-"}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1142, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴⁷ 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, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 32"}]