[{"bbox": [129, 207, 753, 240], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 272, 425, 303], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 319, 1133, 347], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 373, 555, 404], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 419, 1133, 499], "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 adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 511, 1133, 565], "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, 591, 1034, 623], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component [For Budget Support only]"}, {"bbox": [129, 637, 173, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 684, 484, 714], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 730, 1133, 807], "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 measures³."}, {"bbox": [129, 835, 527, 862], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [141, 877, 1133, 1011], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement will provide for technical assistance (TA) for project management, supervision, etc. for the installation of solar micro grids across several public health facilities in Nigeria. Other tasks will include: site assessments and selection, load demand assessment, systems design, finalize the number of sites to be procured etc. The TA will also be responsible for stakeholders engagement with benefiting states, monitor the actual installation of the systems."}, {"bbox": [141, 1022, 1133, 1153], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement process for the Solar for Health TA will be launched in the second quarter of 2023, possibly under a suspensive clause 11.b, i.e. before a financing decision and a subsequent agreement between the European Commission and the partner country will have been signed. This would be justified to allow enough time for the selection of the Technical Assistance Team for coordination support of the works which would follow."}, {"bbox": [129, 1181, 623, 1209], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 1224, 1133, 1275], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with GIZ, AFD, UNIDO, UNEP or World Bank."}, {"bbox": [141, 1288, 1133, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "One contribution agreement with GIZ for the implementation of the following projects in two output areas:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1328, 1133, 1408], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **In output area 2:** EU-German flagship technical assistance programme, The Nigeria Energy Support Programme (NESP) phase 3, of which GIZ has already successfully implemented the first phase and will be completing the second phase by May 2023."}, {"bbox": [215, 1435, 1133, 1516], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission authorises that the costs incurred may be recognised as eligible as of a date prior to the adoption of this Decision because the current project phase expires on 31 May 2023. Should this Decision not be adopted before this expiry date, a new contribution agreement containing an"}, {"bbox": [129, 1548, 1142, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ 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 22 of 29"}]