[{"bbox": [361, 145, 869, 171], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [544, 213, 687, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "of 20.12.2023"}, {"bbox": [175, 279, 1056, 333], "category": "Section-header", "text": "amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2021)9971 on the financing of the\nindividual measure in favour of India for 2022"}, {"bbox": [144, 400, 505, 426], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 441, 856, 469], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,"}, {"bbox": [144, 482, 1085, 627], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of\n9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation\nInstrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and\nrepealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009¹,\nand in particular Article 23(3) thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 640, 1085, 813], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012², and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 827, 240, 851], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 867, 1084, 922], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) By its Decision C(2021)9971 the Commission adopted the individual measure in favour of India for 2022."}, {"bbox": [144, 938, 1084, 1024], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The subject of this substantial amendment is to modify the Action Document presented in Annex to the Decision C(2021)9971 to allow the provision for grant as an implementation modality."}, {"bbox": [144, 1037, 1085, 1236], "category": "List-item", "text": "(3) This modification is in line with the EU Global Gateway, launched in December 2021, which aims at increasing the size, scale and impact of the Union's investments in a Team Europe approach. It seeks to optimise coherence, while developing synergies and complementarity among EU actors, including companies and businesses. These companies have been implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) to contribute to sustainable development, stakeholder interests and enhancement of societal conditions."}, {"bbox": [144, 1252, 1086, 1512], "category": "List-item", "text": "(4) The present modification is in line with the overall Commission objective of a just transition to a sustainable economy and a sustainable recovery after the COVID pandemic. The European Green Deal Communication (COM(2019) 640) and Commission's Recovery Plan (COM(2020) 456) confirmed the importance of embedding sustainability into corporate governance. The Action will also address the proposal for a 'Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (COM(2022)71)', adopted by the Commission on 23 February 2022, which aims at better enabling companies to identify and mitigate actual or potential human rights and environmental adverse impact in the companies' operation and value chains."}, {"bbox": [144, 1546, 432, 1571], "category": "Footnote", "text": "1 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1570, 432, 1596], "category": "Footnote", "text": "2 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [59, 1638, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [609, 1659, 621, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]