[{"bbox": [137, 132, 753, 166], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [175, 194, 459, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [148, 237, 1104, 290], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [175, 308, 584, 339], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [148, 351, 1104, 484], "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 entry into force of the financing agreement. 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": [175, 501, 1062, 533], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [137, 548, 186, 575], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [175, 596, 515, 627], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [148, 639, 1104, 717], "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 measures¹²."}, {"bbox": [212, 728, 575, 758], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [148, 766, 408, 793], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [148, 803, 1104, 962], "category": "Text", "text": "A Twinning grant with an EU Member State Ministry of Agriculture for a dedicated advisory support to FMARD is envisaged under Component 4. The purpose of the grant is to support the Ministry in addressing a specific policy issue in the agricultural sector critical for the sector development. The exact scope of support will be determined in consultation with the Ministry. The project will support policy dialogue on climate-smart agriculture, planned and agreed policy reforms in the partner country, and capacity building of beneficiary administration."}, {"bbox": [148, 972, 1104, 1026], "category": "Text", "text": "Support will be provided through secondment of a full-time Member State expert (Resident Twinning Adviser - RTA) and short term expertise."}, {"bbox": [148, 1038, 453, 1066], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [148, 1076, 1104, 1182], "category": "Text", "text": "The targeted applicants are EU Member State administrations or their mandated bodies. Member States (or their consortia) shall prepare proposals based purely on the comparative advantage of their administrative system and the quality, experience and availability of public expertise required for the implementation of the project."}, {"bbox": [148, 1193, 1104, 1274], "category": "Text", "text": "In case twinning operation proves impossible due to the lack of interest/proposals from the EU Member States, this activity may be implemented through a service contract under direct management/procurement."}, {"bbox": [137, 1548, 1117, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² 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": [999, 1668, 1117, 1692], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 28"}]