[{"bbox": [129, 162, 744, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 227, 443, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 273, 1135, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of Papua New Guinea."}, {"bbox": [129, 368, 572, 400], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 414, 1135, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 0 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 72 months from the date of the adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [140, 505, 1135, 561], "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, 626, 503, 658], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 683, 1135, 762], "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 measures."}, {"bbox": [129, 791, 586, 823], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [140, 848, 1135, 901], "category": "Text", "text": "Technical assistance support will be provided for the implementation of outputs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5."}, {"bbox": [129, 918, 701, 950], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [140, 964, 969, 991], "category": "Text", "text": "Indirect management with an entrusted entity(ies) will target outputs 1.3, 2.1., 2.2 and 2.4."}, {"bbox": [140, 1016, 1135, 1071], "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": [140, 1096, 1135, 1151], "category": "Text", "text": "* For Outputs 1.3 and 2.4: expertise and experience in the specific area, financial and operational capacity, presence in the country and experience with the implementation of EU funded programmes/projects."}, {"bbox": [140, 1176, 1135, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "* For Outputs 2.1 and 2.2: financial and operational capacity, presence, expertise in the country, expertise in the areas of ITA, experience working with CSOs."}, {"bbox": [129, 1270, 861, 1302], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [140, 1328, 1135, 1410], "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": [140, 1420, 1135, 1529], "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": [1026, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 22"}]