[{"bbox": [129, 163, 750, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 441, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [129, 272, 1142, 300], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 320, 568, 350], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [129, 365, 1143, 450], "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 adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [129, 468, 1143, 523], "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, 543, 499, 573], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [129, 588, 1143, 669], "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 measures¹⁹."}, {"bbox": [129, 690, 623, 717], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1. Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [129, 731, 1143, 786], "category": "Text", "text": "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": [203, 798, 1143, 852], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Solid technical experience in forest-related projects. Relevant experience with the EU VPA FLEGT implementation process will be a strong asset;"}, {"bbox": [203, 863, 722, 891], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven experience in managing EU-funded projects;"}, {"bbox": [203, 903, 964, 931], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Availability of procedures for awarding direct grants to implementing partners;"}, {"bbox": [203, 943, 1143, 996], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Able to mobilize a multidisciplinary team of experts related to targeted subjects on forest related topics;"}, {"bbox": [203, 1008, 946, 1036], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Preparedness to establish an officer in Guyana to closely monitor the project;"}, {"bbox": [203, 1048, 855, 1076], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience in working with the private sector and the civil society;"}, {"bbox": [203, 1088, 927, 1116], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience in providing support to private sector and to public institutions;"}, {"bbox": [203, 1127, 1143, 1181], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience with the development and implementation of tools related to VPAs' Timber Legality Assurance Systems (TLAS) will be a strong asset."}, {"bbox": [129, 1193, 669, 1221], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the entire Action."}, {"bbox": [129, 1240, 857, 1271], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [129, 1284, 1143, 1366], "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."}, {"bbox": [129, 1376, 1143, 1490], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁹ 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, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 30"}]