[{"bbox": [129, 151, 824, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [139, 211, 1134, 292], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of the 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": [139, 303, 1134, 411], "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 the 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, 462, 372, 494], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [129, 505, 979, 794], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components<sup>4</sup></td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Indirect management with entrusted entities (including visibility) – cf. section 4.3.1</td><td>1 900 000</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation – cf. section 5.2</td><td>100 000</td></tr><tr><td>Audit – cf. section 5.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>2 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [129, 808, 632, 840], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [139, 854, 1134, 1015], "category": "Text", "text": "At the strategic level, the EUD will convene a formal meeting in a format of a Steering Committee (SC). The implementing partner will report to the SC members on the implementation of the action. SC will oversee the implementation of the project. The SC shall meet once per semester to oversee the progress in project implementation, providing all the stakeholders directly involved in the implementation of the project with the possibility opportunity to discuss current issues, provide feedback, identify challenges and define strategies to address them, as well as agree on the work plan and milestones."}, {"bbox": [139, 1026, 1134, 1134], "category": "Text", "text": "The SC will be co-chaired by a representative of the EU Delegation and a high-level representative from the Ministry of Finance. The implementing partner will be the Secretary of the SC. The SC members will consist of high-level representatives of the beneficiaries, implementor(s) and other relevant stakeholders, and will convene at least twice per year and on ad-hoc occasions when necessary."}, {"bbox": [139, 1144, 1134, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "Detailed terms of reference/description of action will be developed, including the management structure, the experts' team, the Steering Committee (SC) in charge of the supervision of the project."}, {"bbox": [139, 1211, 1134, 1318], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission will participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [129, 1548, 1126, 1628], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ N.B: The final text on audit/verification depends on the outcome of ongoing discussions on pooling of funding in (one or a limited number of) Decision(s) and the subsequent financial management, i.e. for the conclusion of audit contracts and payments."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 27"}]