[{"bbox": [144, 119, 1085, 236], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The action entitled \"**Adolescent girls protected from gender-based violence and early pregnancy in the Eastern region of El Salvador**\" aims to enable adolescent girls to avoid pregnancy, live free from sexual violence and realise their rights to bodily autonomy in 14 Municipalities in the Eastern region of El Salvador."}, {"bbox": [144, 247, 1085, 364], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The support measure entitled “EU-El Salvador Cooperation Facility - Second Phase 2021-2024” aims to consolidate the image of the EU in El Salvador as a reliable and effective development partner through the efficient and inclusive implementation of the MIP 2021-2027 and possible Team Europe Initiatives (TEI) in El Salvador."}, {"bbox": [144, 375, 1085, 435], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947, direct and indirect management are to be used for the implementation of the actions."}, {"bbox": [144, 446, 1085, 563], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by direct and indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [217, 574, 1085, 691], "category": "List-item", "text": "To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation⁵ and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 154(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 702, 1085, 761], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 772, 1085, 861], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to allow changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 872, 1085, 931], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947,"}, {"bbox": [144, 942, 483, 970], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 1010, 660, 1036], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [534, 1039, 697, 1068], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1079, 1085, 1168], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the annual action plan part II in favour of El Salvador for 2023, as set out in the Annexes, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1179, 657, 1209], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following actions:"}, {"bbox": [144, 1220, 1085, 1280], "category": "List-item", "text": "(a) The action entitled “Adolescent girls protected from gender-based-violence and early pregnancy in the Eastern region of El Salvador” set out in Annex I;"}, {"bbox": [144, 1291, 1085, 1349], "category": "List-item", "text": "(b) The measure entitled “EU-El Salvador Cooperation Facility Second Phase 2021-2024”, set out in Annex II."}, {"bbox": [144, 1544, 1085, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Except for the cases of Article 154(6) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, where the Commission may decide, not to require an ex-ante assessment."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1637, 1171, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]