[{"bbox": [85, 128, 740, 162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 195, 401, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [98, 242, 1096, 269], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [72, 282, 513, 313], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [98, 354, 1135, 444], "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 42 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [98, 471, 1124, 528], "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": [72, 547, 443, 578], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [98, 605, 1134, 683], "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 measures⁷."}, {"bbox": [85, 711, 630, 739], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Indirect Management with a Pillar Assessed Entity"}, {"bbox": [98, 754, 813, 781], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action may be implemented through indirect management with UNFPA."}, {"bbox": [98, 814, 1135, 933], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: (i) Experience in Latin America and/or El Salvador in areas related to Reproductive Health and Gender Equality (ii) Proven experience in logistical and management capacity (iii) Engagement in El Salvador and/or the region on the topic of Reproductive Health, early pregnancy, Gender-based violence with local/national level actors."}, {"bbox": [98, 961, 1135, 1233], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected because it responds to the aforementioned criteria. UNFPA has an ongoing programme aiming at preventing GBV and reducing early pregnancies, with a team of specialists. They have been implementing cooperation projects in El Salvador for more than 40 years. It is also important to say that UNFPA has strong logistical and management capacities. It has extensive experience in financial assistance; provision of supplies, products, and equipment; procurement services; travel; advocacy, research and studies; consultancies; programme development; monitoring and evaluation; and training and staff support activities. Finally, due to its extensive policy experience, UNFPA has been able to manage with neutrality at the local level, having worked with different governments and political parties over the past decades. It is an institution with a strong reputation for independence and neutrality and technical capacity for all local actors."}, {"bbox": [85, 1569, 1145, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ 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, 1145, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 23"}]