[{"bbox": [129, 154, 752, 187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 207, 425, 237], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 253, 1097, 303], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Republic of Rwanda."}, {"bbox": [129, 321, 553, 351], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 367, 1093, 448], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 72 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [141, 476, 1073, 529], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [129, 544, 860, 575], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [129, 590, 172, 613], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [144, 635, 499, 666], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 694, 1110, 772], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹²."}, {"bbox": [129, 833, 637, 857], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Contribution to the Africa Investment Platform"}, {"bbox": [141, 887, 1133, 942], "category": "Text", "text": "This contribution may be implemented under indirect management with the entities, called Lead Finance Institutions, identified in the Appendix to this Action Document."}, {"bbox": [129, 967, 688, 994], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2. EFSD + operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [141, 1022, 1133, 1102], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented through budgetary guarantees under indirect management. The budgetary guarantees would fall within the following priority areas: \"A Green Deal for inclusive development\"."}, {"bbox": [141, 1114, 1133, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "This section 4.4.2 is included for information purposes only. A comprehensive action plan covering all EFSD+ budgetary guarantees and the financing decision for the entire annual commitment under the EFSD+ budget line are adopted separately."}, {"bbox": [129, 1220, 1129, 1276], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3. Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1291, 182, 1314], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [129, 1364, 842, 1395], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1423, 1133, 1504], "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, subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1143, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹² 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, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 24"}]