[{"bbox": [114, 163, 739, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [114, 228, 412, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [126, 274, 1074, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [114, 342, 539, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [126, 389, 1074, 468], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 0 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is **72 months** from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [126, 469, 1074, 522], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [126, 546, 1074, 680], "category": "Text", "text": "The choice of an indicative implementation period of 72 months is justified by the extraordinary circumstances in Yemen. The country is in a crisis situation, with two split entities between the North and the South, lack of control over certain territories by the central government, difficult access to implementation areas, and delays in obtaining permits to implement from the respective authorities. Consequently, these factors cause consistent delays in the implementation of operations."}, {"bbox": [114, 719, 470, 750], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [126, 777, 1046, 855], "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 measures¹¹."}, {"bbox": [114, 883, 456, 911], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [126, 925, 415, 952], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [126, 978, 386, 1006], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [126, 1017, 1074, 1072], "category": "Text", "text": "The purpose of the grant is to contribute to the achievement of the Specific Objective/Outcome 2 of the Action, i.e. enabling the economic empowerment of young people and women."}, {"bbox": [132, 1083, 436, 1110], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [126, 1136, 1074, 1217], "category": "Text", "text": "The applicants targeted consist of a public agency or a non-governmental organisation active in the field of business development and economic empowerment. A direct grant will be awarded to the organisation that fulfils the criteria mentioned in the paragraph below."}, {"bbox": [132, 1242, 451, 1270], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(c) Justification of a direct grant**"}, {"bbox": [126, 1294, 1074, 1375], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to a public agency or a non-governmental organisation selected using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [164, 1402, 798, 1429], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in Yemen and in the Middle East/Gulf region;"}, {"bbox": [164, 1431, 958, 1458], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Relevant technical expertise in economic empowerment and business development"}, {"bbox": [164, 1460, 918, 1487], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Partnership with Yemeni stakeholders in the field of economic empowerment;"}, {"bbox": [126, 1512, 1074, 1566], "category": "Text", "text": "Under the responsibility of the Commission's authorising officer responsible, the recourse to an award of a grant without a call for proposals is justified pursuant to Article 195(a) of the Financial Regulation"}, {"bbox": [114, 1603, 1082, 1677], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹¹ 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": [966, 1682, 1082, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]