[{"bbox": [97, 122, 1133, 201], "category": "Text", "text": "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, 213, 1133, 267], "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": [84, 293, 582, 319], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.4 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity."}, {"bbox": [97, 347, 1133, 401], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with GIZ. This implementation entails all objectives and output 4 included in section 3."}, {"bbox": [97, 413, 1133, 573], "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 the water governance and water utilities sectors, 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, 585, 1133, 639], "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": [84, 664, 1129, 720], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.5 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [97, 734, 1133, 838], "category": "Text", "text": "If due to exceptional circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the activities foreseen under indirect management with an entrusted entity cannot be implemented, the management mode can be changed to direct management mode through grants to economic operators, non-governmental organisations, and / or local authorities."}, {"bbox": [97, 867, 1133, 947], "category": "Text", "text": "If due to exceptional circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the activities foreseen under direct management cannot be implemented, the management mode can be changed to indirect management mode through contribution agreements with pillar-assessed entities."}, {"bbox": [97, 972, 1133, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity would be selected using the following criteria: i) Extensive experience working in Zambia with a strong understanding of the Zambian context, in particular in the water governance and water utilities sectors, 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": [84, 1172, 797, 1203], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 1231, 1133, 1312], "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": [97, 1323, 1133, 1430], "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": [1028, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]