[{"bbox": [85, 129, 707, 162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 196, 379, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 243, 1061, 270], "category": "Text", "text": "To implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Republic of Zambia."}, {"bbox": [85, 296, 507, 327], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 343, 1133, 423], "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 84 months from the date of the entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 434, 1132, 488], "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": [85, 515, 693, 546], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [97, 562, 140, 584], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 603, 436, 633], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 661, 1132, 739], "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 measures²³."}, {"bbox": [85, 767, 479, 794], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [97, 822, 1132, 929], "category": "Text", "text": "A technical assistance facility where resources are tapped across all specific objectives of the action for aspects such as supporting technically the Steering and Technical Committees of the Action (see 4.7), monitoring of the activities by the implementers, assuring quality and auditing the execution of activities, drafting or second opinion on technical and financial policies, reporting, etc."}, {"bbox": [85, 954, 581, 981], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity."}, {"bbox": [97, 1009, 1132, 1062], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with KfW. This implementation entails all objectives and outputs 1 and 2 included in section 3."}, {"bbox": [97, 1075, 1132, 1234], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entities have been selected using the following criteria: i) Extensive experience working in Zambia with a strong understanding of the Zambian context, in particular in energy and water infrastructure's investment, including good financial governance; ii) Demonstrated capacity to joint manage EU programmes and funds; iii) Current and future financial commitments are available for co-funding the action iv) Understanding and alignment with the EU's priorities in Zambia under the MIP 2021-2027 and the Global Gateway initiative v) Understanding and alignment with GAP III Country Level Implementing Plan (CLIP) for Zambia."}, {"bbox": [97, 1246, 1132, 1300], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entities would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select a replacement entity using the same criteria. If the entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [85, 1325, 581, 1352], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity."}, {"bbox": [97, 1380, 1132, 1434], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with UNICEF. This implementation entails all objectives and output 3 included in section 3."}, {"bbox": [97, 1446, 1132, 1525], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entities have been selected using the following criteria: i) Extensive experience working in Zambia with a strong understanding of the Zambian context, in particular in water and health access sectors, including good financial governance; ii) Demonstrated capacity to joint manage EU programmes and funds; iii) Current and"}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1143, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²³ 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, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 24"}]