[{"bbox": [129, 162, 754, 197], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 428, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 273, 1131, 326], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Namibia."}, {"bbox": [129, 341, 556, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 388, 1114, 496], "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 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement. Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer in duly justified cases."}, {"bbox": [129, 509, 743, 542], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [129, 556, 186, 584], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [129, 602, 486, 634], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 659, 1111, 739], "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 measures¹²."}, {"bbox": [129, 766, 473, 795], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [141, 808, 430, 837], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 860, 403, 889], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 914, 1135, 1022], "category": "Text", "text": "The purpose of the grants, to be awarded through a call for proposals, is to achieve the expected results listed in section 3.1. The calls for proposals will aim to increase capacity of local CSOs at all levels in sectors relevant to “inclusive green growth” and to promote citizen engagement and public participation in decision making (outputs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1047, 447, 1076], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1086, 1135, 1141], "category": "Text", "text": "Non-governmental organisations, local and international civil society organisations, associations, academia, international organisations, think-tanks, multistakeholder organisations."}, {"bbox": [129, 1165, 528, 1194], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1220, 1135, 1302], "category": "Text", "text": "Part of the activities foreseen in Section 3.1 related to capacity building, training programmes, communication campaigns or for ad-hoc specialised studies will be carried out through direct management/procurement (output 1.1)"}, {"bbox": [129, 1359, 861, 1392], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1417, 1135, 1501], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² 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, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 17 of 20"}]