[{"bbox": [96, 121, 1131, 175], "category": "Text", "text": "changes to indicators or on upward/downward revisions of targets. Such changes shall be authorised in writing ex-ante, at the latest at the beginning of the period under review applicable to the indicators and targets."}, {"bbox": [96, 200, 1132, 412], "category": "Text", "text": "In exceptional and/or duly justified cases, for instance where unexpected events, external shocks or changing circumstances have made the indicator or the target irrelevant and could not be anticipated, a variable tranche indicator may be waived. In these cases, the related amount could either be reallocated to the other indicators of the variable tranche the same year or be transferred to the next variable tranche the following year (in accordance with the original weighting of the indicators). It could also be decided to re-assess an indicator the following year against the original target, if there was a positive trend and the authorities did not reach the target because of factors beyond their control. The use of this provision shall be requested by the partner country and approved in writing by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [96, 439, 306, 463], "category": "Text", "text": "d) Fundamental values"}, {"bbox": [96, 465, 1131, 517], "category": "Text", "text": "In case of a significant deterioration of fundamental values, budget support disbursements may be suspended, reduced or cancelled, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [85, 532, 358, 559], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Budget Support Details"}, {"bbox": [96, 574, 1131, 626], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as a combination of fixed and variable tranches. 20 000 000 is envisaged as fixed tranches and 45 000 000 is envisaged as variable tranches."}, {"bbox": [96, 627, 1131, 706], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget support is provided as direct untargeted budget support to the national treasury. The crediting of the euro transfers disbursed into Sierra Leone Leones will be undertaken at the appropriate exchange rates in line with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [96, 707, 1110, 759], "category": "Text", "text": "The following disbursement calendar and profile proposed for the action is indicative. The actual disbursement calendar and profile will be set out in the financing agreement and may remain subject to change."}, {"bbox": [96, 783, 936, 870], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Tranche</th><th>2024</th><th>2025</th><th>2026</th><th>2027</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th>fixed</th><td>11 000 000</td><td>3 000 000</td><td>3 000 000</td><td>3 000 000</td></tr><tr><th>variable</th><td></td><td>15 000 000</td><td>15 000 000</td><td>15 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [85, 925, 1067, 956], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities applicable for complementary support to a Budget Support"}, {"bbox": [96, 987, 1082, 1065], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures³."}, {"bbox": [85, 1095, 458, 1125], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1140, 383, 1167], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Grants: (direct management)**"}, {"bbox": [96, 1193, 1131, 1300], "category": "Text", "text": "For the three specific Objectives SO 2 “To improve equitable learning outcomes of students at early childhood, primary and secondary level considering gender gap reduction as a key driver”, SO3 “To foster sustainable, eco-friendly, employment-oriented agriculture for health and nutrition” and SO 4 “To restore, manage and protect terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems through a territorial approach”."}, {"bbox": [96, 1326, 533, 1352], "category": "Text", "text": "This will cover parts of the following activities:"}, {"bbox": [85, 1571, 1141, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ 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, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 33"}]