[{"bbox": [129, 161, 767, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 427, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 273, 1055, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 341, 555, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 388, 1093, 469], "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 96 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [141, 493, 1072, 549], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [129, 587, 485, 618], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 645, 1110, 725], "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 measures³⁷."}, {"bbox": [129, 751, 624, 780], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 806, 1135, 940], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: (i) level of co-financing that may be mobilised; (ii) overall technical and institutional capacities; (iii) experience and presence (or willingness to establish presence) in Lesotho; (iv) experience and demonstrated capacities and results in WASH implementation, institutional strengthening, data-base management systems and programme management."}, {"bbox": [141, 952, 904, 980], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails a contribution to Outputs 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3"}, {"bbox": [129, 1004, 624, 1032], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [129, 1048, 1145, 1183], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: (i) level of co-financing that may be mobilised; (ii) overall technical and institutional capacities; (iii) experience and presence (or willingness to establish presence) in Lesotho; (iv) experience and demonstrated capacities and results in ICM - Water Resource Management implementation, institutional strengthening, data-base management systems and programme management."}, {"bbox": [129, 1193, 893, 1221], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails a contribution to Outputs 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3"}, {"bbox": [129, 1236, 624, 1264], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [129, 1279, 1145, 1414], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria: (i) level of co-financing that may be mobilised; (ii) overall technical and institutional capacities; (iii) experience and presence (or willingness to establish presence) in Lesotho; (iv) experience and demonstrated capacities and results in water sector governance support, institutional strengthening, data-base management systems and programme management."}, {"bbox": [129, 1425, 849, 1453], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails a contribution to Outputs 3.1 and 3.2"}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1145, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁷ 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, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 28"}]