[{"bbox": [97, 121, 1132, 174], "category": "Text", "text": "changes to indicators or on upward/downward revisions of targets. Such changes shall be authorised in writing ex-ante, at the latest at the beginning of the period under review applicable to the indicators and targets."}, {"bbox": [97, 200, 1133, 413], "category": "Text", "text": "In exceptional and/or duly justified cases, for instance where unexpected events, external shocks or changing circumstances have made the indicator or the target irrelevant and could not be anticipated, a variable tranche indicator may be waived. In these cases, the related amount could either be reallocated to the other indicators of the variable tranche of the same year or be transferred to the next variable tranche the following year (in accordance with the original weighting of the indicators). It could also be decided to re-assess an indicator the following year against the original target, if there was a positive trend and the authorities did not reach the target because of factors beyond their control. The use of this provision shall be requested by the partner country and approved in writing by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [97, 439, 307, 463], "category": "Text", "text": "d) Fundamental values"}, {"bbox": [97, 466, 1132, 519], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of a significant deterioration of fundamental values, budget support disbursements may be suspended, reduced or cancelled, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [85, 558, 377, 586], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Budget Support Details"}, {"bbox": [97, 600, 1132, 654], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as a combination of fixed and variable tranches. EUR 16 000 000 is envisaged as fixed tranches and EUR 20 000 000 is envisaged as variable tranches."}, {"bbox": [97, 680, 1132, 760], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as direct untargeted budget support to the national treasury. The crediting of the euro transfers disbursed into Gambian dalasi will be undertaken at the appropriate exchange rates in line with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [85, 801, 740, 832], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities for complementary support"}, {"bbox": [97, 859, 1132, 938], "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 measures¹⁴."}, {"bbox": [85, 965, 425, 992], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1008, 554, 1035], "category": "Text", "text": "**Grants: (direct management) Call for proposals**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1036, 355, 1061], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1061, 1133, 1300], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective of this call for proposals is to enable the Government to test (through a pilot action) a universal social protection model based on categorical targeting, focusing on particularly vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities. This will contribute to achieving expected output 3.1 of the SRBC. At the moment and for the near future, it would not be possible for the government to carry out such pilots through budget support because the national systems and capacities are not in place. Actions by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can help to set the basis and learn from the experience, for the government to take it up in the future. The implementation of pilot actions will allow to learn from the experience and compare between application of universal social protection based on categorical targeting with a focus on particularly vulnerable groups and the application of pro-poor support."}, {"bbox": [103, 1327, 406, 1354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### (b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [97, 1353, 1132, 1380], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the purpose above, the targeted applicants will be legally established non-governmental organisations."}, {"bbox": [97, 1405, 1132, 1459], "category": "Text", "text": "Other essential characteristics of the potential applicants, as well as the selection and award criteria will be specified in the guidelines for applicants of the call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [97, 1484, 836, 1511], "category": "Text", "text": "The call for proposals is expected to be launched during the first quarter of 2024."}, {"bbox": [85, 1540, 1143, 1615], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ 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 23 of 28"}]