[{"bbox": [85, 129, 709, 162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 196, 382, 227], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 242, 1084, 269], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country"}, {"bbox": [85, 283, 510, 314], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 329, 1134, 409], "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 84 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 409, 1134, 463], "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": [85, 503, 697, 534], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [85, 547, 128, 572], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 594, 440, 626], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 653, 1134, 731], "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 measures¹⁷."}, {"bbox": [85, 759, 578, 787], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 813, 1134, 867], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [134, 880, 1134, 907], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Long-standing experience and capacity in policy advice/design, capacity building and technical assistance;"}, {"bbox": [134, 908, 1134, 986], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Solid experience in the Bangladesh country context, with the ability, capacity and size to manage a sector-wide intervention which encompasses a range of interventions (i.e., policy support, regulatory reform, value chain development, financial sector interventions and advocacy);"}, {"bbox": [134, 987, 1134, 1064], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Extensive experience in the building/construction sector, and climate change policies; Knowledge and capacity on market innovation and sector transformation, innovative financing and investment climate and business environment;"}, {"bbox": [134, 1066, 1134, 1120], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Preference will be given to an entity that is familiar with EU policies and possibly contributing to the TEI Green Energy Transition and/or Decent Work in Bangladesh."}, {"bbox": [85, 1133, 1134, 1188], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1204, 1134, 1282], "category": "Text", "text": "If this Action cannot be implemented in indirect management specified in 4.4.1 due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, it will be implemented in direct management instead (procurement, grant or a combination of both) for the amount of EUR 9.6 million:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1310, 435, 1337], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Procurement (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1337, 1134, 1416], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement will contribute to achieving the overall and specific objectives specified in 3.1. with the global budgetary amount indicated in 4.6 (EUR 9,600,00) either in full, or partially in combination with grant funding (see below), not taking into account EUR 400,000 allocated for audit and evaluation."}, {"bbox": [97, 1442, 377, 1469], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1469, 356, 1496], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1145, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ 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, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 30"}]