[{"bbox": [360, 144, 870, 171], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [556, 212, 675, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "of 1.9.2023"}, {"bbox": [219, 278, 1013, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of Uzbekistan for 2023"}, {"bbox": [144, 370, 506, 397], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 411, 940, 441], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),"}, {"bbox": [144, 453, 1085, 627], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012¹, and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 639, 1085, 785], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009², and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 797, 242, 823], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 837, 1086, 983], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) In order to ensure the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of Uzbekistan for 2023, it is necessary to adopt an annual financing decision, which constitutes the annual work programme, for 2023. Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 ('the Financial Regulation') establishes detailed rules on financing decisions."}, {"bbox": [144, 994, 1085, 1054], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The envisaged assistance is to comply with the conditions and procedures set out by the restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215 TFEU³."}, {"bbox": [144, 1064, 1086, 1240], "category": "List-item", "text": "(3) The Commission has adopted the National Multiannual Indicative Programme⁴ for the period 2021-2027⁵, which sets out the following priorities: Effective Governance and Digital Transformation, with the objective of supporting Uzbekistan's transition to a pluralist democratic system through support to the rule of law, universal values of human rights, a flourishing civil society and elimination of all forms of discrimination, especially gender-related."}, {"bbox": [144, 1251, 1085, 1340], "category": "List-item", "text": "(4) The objectives pursued by the annual action plan to be financed under the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 geographic programme 'Asia and the Pacific' are to improve the quality of life of people in rural areas, particularly those vulnerable – including"}, {"bbox": [144, 1372, 432, 1397], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1397, 432, 1421], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1421, 1085, 1495], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ www.sanctionsmap.eu. 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, the OJ prevails."}, {"bbox": [144, 1494, 416, 1517], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ Decision C(2021)9137."}, {"bbox": [144, 1517, 1085, 1565], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Commission Decision on the adoption of the National Indicative Programme between the European Union and Uzbekistan C(2021)9137 final of 14.12.2021."}, {"bbox": [59, 1637, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [609, 1659, 622, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1104, 1637, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]