[{"bbox": [144, 119, 1084, 207], "category": "List-item", "text": "(4) The Commission has adopted the National Multiannual Indicative Programme for the period 2021-2027⁶, which sets out the following priorities: 1) Green Recovery and 2) Good Governance, Rule of Law and Security."}, {"bbox": [144, 218, 1084, 335], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The objective pursued by the annual action plan to be financed under the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 geographic programme 'Asia and the Pacific' is to climate resilient socioeconomic development in the Maldives and to enhance the development and governance role of local civil society."}, {"bbox": [144, 347, 1084, 493], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled 'Improved Biodiversity Management to Support a Blue Economy in the Maldives' seeks to improve marine resource management and biodiversity protection in the Maldives' protected areas as well as improve waste management at island and atoll level, while strengthening institutional coordination on green economic policies/issues."}, {"bbox": [144, 504, 1084, 621], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The action entitled 'Strengthening the Maldivian Civil Society as Actors of Development and Governance' seeks to shift towards a more structured and inclusive EU-civil society dialogue and to strengthen the organisational/institutional capacities of local civil society organisations across the Maldives."}, {"bbox": [144, 632, 1084, 691], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947, indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 702, 1084, 907], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 154(3) of the Financial Regulation. To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 154(4) of the Financial Regulation⁷ and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 154(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 918, 1084, 977], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 988, 1084, 1077], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate to allow changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 1088, 1084, 1147], "category": "List-item", "text": "(12) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947."}, {"bbox": [144, 1158, 480, 1185], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [568, 1226, 659, 1251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1"}, {"bbox": [535, 1255, 695, 1283], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### The action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1295, 1084, 1383], "category": "Text", "text": "The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of the Maldives for 2023, as set out in the Annexes, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1445, 1084, 1494], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ Commission Implementing Decision on the Multiannual Indicative Programme for the Maldives for the period 2021-2027, C(2021)8994 final of 14.12.2021."}, {"bbox": [144, 1494, 1084, 1543], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ Except for the cases referred to in Article 154(6) of the Financial Regulation, where the Commission may decide, not to require an ex-ante assessment."}, {"bbox": [58, 1637, 126, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 623, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1637, 1170, 1683], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]