[{"bbox": [144, 120, 1084, 205], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The action entitled ‘EU-Zambia Finance for Social Reform’ aims to support the Government to carry out critical reforms to improve quality, efficiency, equity affordability and inclusiveness of social services in the education and health sectors."}, {"bbox": [144, 220, 1084, 276], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) 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, 290, 1084, 376], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) 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, 389, 1084, 446], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) 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, 459, 480, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 528, 658, 551], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [535, 555, 695, 583], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 597, 1084, 683], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of the Republic of Zambia for 2023 part 1, as set out in the Annex, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 696, 718, 724], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual action plan shall include the following action:"}, {"bbox": [144, 738, 761, 764], "category": "Text", "text": "EU-Zambia Finance for Social Reforms, set out in the Annex."}, {"bbox": [568, 805, 658, 829], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 2"}, {"bbox": [518, 834, 711, 859], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Union contribution"}, {"bbox": [144, 874, 1084, 960], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the annual action plan for 2023 – part 1 is set at EUR 60 000 000, and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the following line of the general budget of the Union :"}, {"bbox": [144, 973, 920, 1002], "category": "Text", "text": "- budget line BGUE-B2023-14.020122-C1-INTPA : EUR 60 000 000."}, {"bbox": [144, 1015, 1084, 1074], "category": "Text", "text": "The appropriations provided for in the first paragraph may also cover interest due for late payment."}, {"bbox": [568, 1112, 658, 1136], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 3"}, {"bbox": [528, 1140, 701, 1168], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Flexibility clause"}, {"bbox": [144, 1181, 1084, 1351], "category": "Text", "text": "Increases or decreases of up to EUR 10 000 000 and not exceeding 20% of the contribution set in the first paragraph of Article 2, or cumulated changes⁵ to the allocations of specific actions not exceeding 20% of that contribution, as well as extensions of the implementation period shall not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation (provided that these changes do not significantly affect the nature and objectives of the actions."}, {"bbox": [144, 1545, 1084, 1592], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ These changes can come from assigned revenue made available after the adoption of the financing decision."}, {"bbox": [59, 1638, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1659, 623, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]