[{"bbox": [158, 151, 462, 178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [158, 179, 1074, 311], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants for funding shall be a civil society organisation(s) with demonstrated in-\ndepth knowledge and expertise in training and mobilising paralegals to detention centres as well as\ntraining and monitoring of village mediators. With regard to essential characteristics, the applicant\nshall be a legal person or an entity with legal personality, and established in one of the EU member\nstates or eligible countries defined by the basic act."}, {"bbox": [158, 345, 555, 372], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.2. Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [158, 380, 1074, 567], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's responsible authorising officer, a service contract to provide technical assistance (TA) for the implementation of all activities related to MoJ, Judiciary, Police, Prisons, MHRC, OoO and LAB will be contracted by the Commission to support all objectives/activities outlines under sections 3.1. and 3.2. Technical assistance might be made available to other DGS institutions according to the needs identified during implementation of the programme. The contractor will be responsible for providing the long and short-term TAs and overall management, monitoring and evaluation of their performance."}, {"bbox": [158, 593, 1074, 680], "category": "Text", "text": "This call has been launched on 01/04/2022 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption\nof this Decision. This is justified because of the overarching coordinating role the TA will\nplay in the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [158, 733, 1074, 787], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.4.3. Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [158, 813, 1074, 972], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of Direct Management with a Grant (described in point 4.4.1.1.) for 1) enhancing effectiveness of institutional framework through institutional capacity development and enhancing the legal and coordination frameworks for key justice institutions and (2) improvement of access to justice for all, especially the vulnerable population cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, **the activities will be implemented in indirect management through an entrusted entity**."}, {"bbox": [158, 998, 1074, 1053], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the action under the budgetary envelope reserved for both grants (4.4.1.1. and 4.4.1.2.)\nmay, partially or totally be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity."}, {"bbox": [158, 1078, 1074, 1238], "category": "Text", "text": "For both 4.4.1.1. and 4.4.1.2. in case, the activities will be implemented in indirect management through an entrusted entity, the entity will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: proven regional/ international experience in implementing contracts in the democratic governance sector and in difficult and remote environment; proven experience in procurement and management of supply contracts; experience in conducting studies and needs assessment to inform policy change."}, {"bbox": [183, 1281, 882, 1313], "category": "Section-header", "text": "4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [158, 1337, 1074, 1417], "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 provision."}, {"bbox": [158, 1428, 1074, 1562], "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": [966, 1661, 1081, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 23"}]