[{"bbox": [86, 153, 400, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 200, 1185, 280], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to support the EU-Nepal partnership. It will enable the EU to reinforce and complement the policy dialogue in the nutrition sector implemented by other modalities (budget support and complementary measures), by supporting the meaningful participation and inclusion of civil society."}, {"bbox": [97, 291, 1186, 505], "category": "Text", "text": "This support measure will target political dialogue, advocacy and inclusion complementing the budget support intervention, with a focus on supporting transformative approaches to tackle inequalities relating to socio-economic, disability, gender, disadvantaged castes and indigenous communities so as to address the drivers of malnutrition in all its forms. This will be achieved by strengthening the participation of civil society, including women's rights organisations and organisations representing groups in vulnerable situations, in advocacy and awareness activities, participatory and inclusive planning processes and accountability mechanisms. The focus will be on inclusiveness of the nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive services and the good governance in the sector, using the comparative advantage of the CSO in supporting the implementation of the new Multi Sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP-III, 2023-2030)."}, {"bbox": [97, 516, 1185, 650], "category": "Text", "text": "CSOs, in their interactions with the different actors of the nutrition sector (government administration as duty bearers, private sector and services providers as well as the rights holders, in particular women, adolescent girls and children under 5) can contribute to improve the planning, transparency and the social accountability processes in the nutrition sector, the equal access to nutrition services for socially and economically disadvantaged persons, from marginalised groups or with disabilities, leaving no one behind, in particular the bottom in most vulnerable situations 40%."}, {"bbox": [86, 676, 442, 707], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [97, 722, 935, 749], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [86, 777, 711, 809], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [86, 843, 384, 874], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 889, 1128, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [86, 931, 513, 962], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 976, 1135, 1057], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 5 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": [97, 1069, 1134, 1122], "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": [86, 1150, 573, 1181], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Budget Support – NOT APPLICABLE"}, {"bbox": [86, 1196, 443, 1227], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1254, 1134, 1332], "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 measures⁷."}, {"bbox": [86, 1360, 428, 1388], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1402, 387, 1429], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1430, 357, 1457], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1456, 908, 1481], "category": "Text", "text": "The grant(s) will contribute to achieve the two specific objectives of the action (see 3.1)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1482, 409, 1508], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1509, 947, 1535], "category": "Text", "text": "The potential applicants for funding will be local or international NGOs or consortia thereof."}, {"bbox": [86, 1573, 1144, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ 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": [1028, 1682, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 13"}]