[{"bbox": [136, 143, 435, 172], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [147, 186, 1165, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to support the EU-Uzbekistan partnership. It will enable the EU to build support for priorities under the national MIP and key global and regional strategies."}, {"bbox": [147, 255, 1165, 334], "category": "Text", "text": "By targeting specified audiences through professionally designed and implemented strategic communication activities, the action will contribute to measurably increased awareness, understanding and perception of the EU's partnership with the country."}, {"bbox": [136, 365, 476, 393], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [147, 407, 946, 432], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [136, 486, 732, 517], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [136, 548, 418, 577], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [147, 591, 1129, 616], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [136, 629, 540, 658], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [147, 673, 1136, 748], "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 36 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [147, 772, 1136, 823], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [136, 859, 474, 888], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [147, 914, 973, 939], "category": "Text", "text": "The programme will be implemented through direct management using procurement contracts."}, {"bbox": [147, 951, 1136, 1023], "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 measures²."}, {"bbox": [136, 1050, 817, 1080], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [147, 1105, 1136, 1181], "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": [147, 1192, 1136, 1292], "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 implementation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [136, 1341, 379, 1370], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [296, 1391, 580, 1416], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative Budget components"}, {"bbox": [768, 1391, 923, 1413], "category": "Text", "text": "EU contribution"}, {"bbox": [136, 1470, 1146, 1540], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² 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": [1046, 1573, 1146, 1595], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 10"}]