[{"bbox": [144, 119, 480, 146], "category": "Page-header", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [569, 188, 659, 213], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [535, 216, 695, 244], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 257, 1086, 315], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of Ecuador for 2024, as set out in the Annexes, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 328, 655, 358], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following actions:"}, {"bbox": [144, 368, 1086, 428], "category": "List-item", "text": "(a) 'Ukumari EU – Ecuador Forest Partnership: Traditional knowledge for forest conservation and bio economy promotion', set out in Annex 1;"}, {"bbox": [144, 439, 1054, 469], "category": "List-item", "text": "(b) 'Spearheading Digital Governance transformation in Ecuador', set out in Annex 2."}, {"bbox": [569, 507, 659, 532], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 2"}, {"bbox": [519, 536, 712, 561], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Union contribution"}, {"bbox": [144, 576, 1086, 664], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the action plan for 2024 is set at EUR 10 200 000, and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the following line of the general budget of the Union:"}, {"bbox": [144, 675, 914, 705], "category": "Text", "text": "- budget line BGUE-B2024-14.020140-C1-INTPA: EUR 10 200 000;"}, {"bbox": [144, 717, 1086, 776], "category": "Text", "text": "The appropriations provided for in the first paragraph may also cover interest due for late payment."}, {"bbox": [144, 787, 1086, 876], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation of this Decision is subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the general budget of the Union for 2024 following the adoption of that budget by the budget authority or as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths."}, {"bbox": [569, 913, 659, 938], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 3"}, {"bbox": [311, 942, 920, 971], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Methods of implementation and entrusted entities or persons"}, {"bbox": [144, 982, 1086, 1070], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation of the actions carried out by way of direct and indirect management, as set out in the Annexes, may be entrusted to the entities or persons referred to or selected in accordance with the criteria laid down in point 4.3.1 of Annex 1 and point 4.4.5 of Annex 2."}, {"bbox": [569, 1108, 659, 1133], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 4"}, {"bbox": [528, 1136, 701, 1165], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Flexibility clause"}, {"bbox": [144, 1178, 1086, 1348], "category": "Text", "text": "Increases or decreases of up to EUR 10 000 000 and not exceeding 20% of the contribution set in the first paragraph of Article 2, or cumulated changes to the allocations of specific actions not exceeding 20% of that contribution, as well as extensions of the implementation period shall not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation provided that these changes do not significantly affect the nature and objectives of the actions."}, {"bbox": [144, 1363, 1086, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "The authorising officer responsible may apply the changes referred to in the first paragraph. Those changes shall be applied in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and proportionality."}, {"bbox": [59, 1638, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1659, 623, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "3"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]