[{"bbox": [129, 163, 752, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 425, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1094, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 355, 553, 386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 401, 1098, 481], "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": [141, 493, 1071, 547], "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, 607, 483, 637], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 652, 1108, 730], "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 measures²⁷."}, {"bbox": [232, 799, 731, 826], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 842, 1132, 895], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented through indirect management with entrusted entities, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [179, 909, 1132, 963], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience in implementing/managing actions in India related to clean energy, more specifically solar, wind (on-shore and offshore), renewable hydrogen, bio-fuels among others. (Objective 1)"}, {"bbox": [179, 976, 1132, 1056], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience in implementing and managing sustainable finance actions, preferably in the Indian context, with established engagement with government counterparts at central, state and municipal levels. (Objective 2)"}, {"bbox": [179, 1070, 1132, 1124], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience in implementing/managing actions in India related to biodiversity, agro-ecology, agro-forestry among others. (Objective 3)"}, {"bbox": [179, 1137, 1132, 1191], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Having existing engagements with public and/or sector financial institutions, nodal agencies involved in accelerating green transition, notably EU FIs. (Objective 1,2,3)"}, {"bbox": [179, 1205, 1132, 1285], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Expertise to provide technical assistance to governments/public institutions promoting EU standards, certifications, strengthening Team Europe approach, EU Green Diplomacy/Global Gateway vision. (Objective 1,2,3)"}, {"bbox": [179, 1298, 1132, 1352], "category": "List-item", "text": "* With existing portfolio of similar and relevant actions (sustainable finance, agri-food systems) thereby ensuring multiplier effect to the EU financing. (Objective 1,2,3)"}, {"bbox": [179, 1366, 1132, 1419], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Demonstrating an institutional commitment in mainstreaming gender, human rights, environmental and governance standards. (Objective 1,2,3)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1431, 1132, 1485], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by these entities entail the delivery of operational/technical and management tasks for the successful implementation of the envisaged objectives described in section 3.1 :"}, {"bbox": [141, 1496, 648, 1524], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Objective 1- Clean Energy and Climate Partnership**"}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1142, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁷ 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, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 30 of 34"}]