[{"bbox": [361, 157, 870, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [544, 224, 688, 250], "category": "Text", "text": "of 24.11.2023"}, {"bbox": [151, 290, 1080, 408], "category": "Text", "text": "amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2017)7207 final of 27 October 2017 on\nthe Annual Action Programme 2017, 2018 part 1 and 2019 part 1 in favour of El\nSalvador for the \"Support to the Plan El Salvador Seguro – PESS\" (for its initials in\nSpanish) to be financed from the general budget of the Union"}, {"bbox": [144, 470, 505, 497], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 511, 856, 540], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,"}, {"bbox": [144, 552, 1086, 726], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012¹, and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 738, 1086, 883], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009², and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 896, 240, 922], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 935, 1086, 1024], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) By Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 7207 final³ the Commission adopted the Annual Action Programme for 2017 in favour of El Salvador for support to the Plan El Salvador Seguro – PESS to be financed from the general budget of the Union."}, {"bbox": [144, 1037, 1086, 1095], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The envisaged assistance is to comply with the conditions and procedures set out by the restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215 TFEU⁴."}, {"bbox": [144, 1107, 1086, 1339], "category": "List-item", "text": "(3) The main implementation modality set out by Decision C(2017)7207 final is budget support, subject to the fulfilment of general eligibility criteria. Budget support eligibility criteria have not been ensured since 1 April 2022. As a consequence of this negative assessment, actions are currently on hold. In the interest of business continuity relating to the Union's strategy in El Salvador, the method of implementation of those actions should be changed to indirect management. The proposed addition of the implementation modality constitutes a substantial change within the meaning of Articles 110(2) and (5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom)"}, {"bbox": [144, 1377, 433, 1401], "category": "Footnote", "text": "1 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1401, 433, 1426], "category": "Footnote", "text": "2 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1426, 1086, 1521], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION C(2017) 7207 final of 27 October 2017 on the Annual Action Programme 2017, 2018 part 1 and 2019 part 1 in favour of El Salvador for theme \"Support to the Plan El Salvador Seguro – PESS\" (for its initials in Spanish) to be financed from the general budget of the Union."}, {"bbox": [144, 1521, 1086, 1597], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ www.sanctionsmap.eu. 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, the OJ prevails."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 127, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [609, 1658, 622, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1637, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]