[{"bbox": [129, 162, 754, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 227, 427, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 286, 1089, 341], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 366, 555, 398], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 425, 1133, 506], "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 48 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 517, 1133, 572], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 611, 743, 643], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [129, 655, 173, 681], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 702, 485, 734], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 761, 1111, 840], "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 measures¹."}, {"bbox": [129, 866, 528, 895], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [141, 922, 1135, 1189], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to achieve \"Output 6 – Enhanced trade and investment promotion between Uganda and the European Union\". It will contribute to support the establishment and functioning of a European Chamber of Commerce (or a similar structure) and/or to ensure continuity to the work of the Sustainable Business for Uganda (SB4U) Platform with the objective to support policy dialogue, provide direct services to companies for export / import and investment facilitation and scale-up B2B and B2G activities. Key results could include (indicative) : creation of a self-sustainable European Chamber of Commerce (or a similar structure); organisation of B2B and B2G activities such as the Uganda – EU Business Forums, Business Conventions, networking events, workshops / conferences; creation of export guides, due diligence and market intelligence services, organisation of trade and investment missions to Uganda and Europe, support for participating to international and regional trade fairs, etc."}, {"bbox": [129, 1213, 625, 1241], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 1267, 1133, 1322], "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:"}, {"bbox": [141, 1334, 1133, 1496], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific expertise and proven experience in implementing actions and projects on green trade and investment facilitation in Africa (incl. Uganda). This entails: Sound experience in supporting the development and implementation of trade and investment related policies, strategies and tools. Sound experience in building capacities of MSME in the areas of export competitiveness, market access and standards / quality compliance. Sound experience in building sustainable resilient value chains. Sound experience in strengthening e-commerce ecosystems."}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1143, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ 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, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 31"}]