[{"bbox": [265, 154, 927, 178], "category": "List-item", "text": "* natural resource management and protection/agricultural livelihoods"}, {"bbox": [190, 180, 701, 205], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Already established offices/presence in the country;"}, {"bbox": [190, 207, 1122, 259], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Human resources, organisational capacity to implement the action in the areas that will be covered by this action, including, when necessary remote rural areas and expertise to carry out the tasks;"}, {"bbox": [190, 259, 1122, 309], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The entity participates in the main coordination platforms relevant to this action, or will engage to be a member"}, {"bbox": [152, 351, 1123, 483], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entities will contribute to the three specific objectives described in this action, with the foreseen specific contribution agreements contributing to more than one objective, given the nature of the activities. Entities will be required to coordinate closely with each other and with other implementing partners, both at a strategic country-wide level and at an area-based level (by contributing to the PfPRR mechanism or any other existing coordination mechanism operating on an area-based approach)."}, {"bbox": [129, 549, 1127, 603], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [141, 620, 1072, 699], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with one of the entrusted entities fail or the entity is unable to implement due to circumstances outside the control of the Commission, the alternative implementation modality will be grants."}, {"bbox": [216, 713, 841, 739], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) may contribute to the 3 specific objectives of the action"}, {"bbox": [216, 751, 744, 777], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:"}, {"bbox": [254, 791, 483, 815], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be a legal person"}, {"bbox": [254, 818, 525, 843], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be non-profit-making"}, {"bbox": [254, 844, 1132, 922], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be a specific type of organisation such as: non-governmental organisation, international (inter-governmental) organisation as defined by Article 156 of the EU Financial Regulation"}, {"bbox": [254, 923, 608, 946], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be established in South Sudan,"}, {"bbox": [254, 949, 1132, 1002], "category": "List-item", "text": "- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary"}, {"bbox": [254, 1003, 1132, 1081], "category": "List-item", "text": "- demonstrate technical competence in the sector, including technical expertise in agriculture, rural development, management of natural resources or the other areas described above for which the negotiations with entrusted entities have failed."}, {"bbox": [141, 1095, 1132, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the direct management (4.3.1 and 4.3.2) through grants or procurement fails, due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the alternative implementation modality will be indirect management with a pillar-assessed entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the criteria described under point 4.3.3 above."}, {"bbox": [129, 1228, 828, 1258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1286, 1132, 1365], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply, subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [141, 1378, 1132, 1484], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 35 of 39"}]