[{"bbox": [128, 161, 785, 195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [128, 227, 425, 258], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 273, 1130, 300], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [128, 341, 553, 372], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 388, 1130, 467], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3.2 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is **72 months** from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [140, 493, 1130, 548], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [128, 587, 489, 617], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 645, 1130, 723], "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 measures²⁷."}, {"bbox": [128, 751, 722, 778], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with one or more entrusted entities"}, {"bbox": [140, 794, 1130, 847], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with one or more entrusted entities, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [140, 859, 1119, 912], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Verifiable track record in technical expertise and project management in relevant thematic areas (including but not limit to climate change, sustainable forest management and value chains development)"}, {"bbox": [140, 913, 1113, 964], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Verifiable track record in working with relevant stakeholders (government agencies, private sectors, civil society organisation and community) in Vietnam."}, {"bbox": [140, 966, 891, 992], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Previous experience implementing EU-funded projects successfully in Vietnam."}, {"bbox": [140, 993, 681, 1018], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Possibility to demonstrate Team Europe spirit and brand."}, {"bbox": [140, 1019, 1081, 1069], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experiences working on ODA projects that include the national implementation modality in Vietnam would be an asset."}, {"bbox": [128, 1113, 382, 1143], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [128, 1155, 1186, 1544], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components</th><th>EU contribution<br>(Amount in EUR)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Implementation modalities</strong> – cf. section 4.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Specific objective 1</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Outcome 1 (Outputs 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)</td><td>12 800 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Specific objective 2</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Outcome 2 (Outputs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4)</td><td>6 700 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evaluation</strong> – cf. section 5.2</td><td>500 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit</strong> – cf. section 5.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td>20 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [128, 1572, 1140, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁷ 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": [1026, 1681, 1140, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 27"}]