[{"bbox": [85, 129, 700, 163], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 196, 384, 227], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 242, 1120, 296], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia."}, {"bbox": [85, 310, 513, 342], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 356, 1134, 437], "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 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 462, 1123, 517], "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": [85, 555, 699, 587], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [85, 604, 129, 628], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 649, 443, 681], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 707, 1134, 763], "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 measures¹²."}, {"bbox": [85, 787, 428, 815], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 829, 343, 857], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grants**"}, {"bbox": [97, 882, 1134, 937], "category": "Text", "text": "The grants will contribute to achieve Specific Objectives 2 “Enhance economic transformation in conflict and migration prone regions of Ethiopia” and Specific Objective 3 “Strengthen IDP policy and programming”."}, {"bbox": [97, 948, 403, 976], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 987, 933, 1015], "category": "Text", "text": "Public bodies, international organisations, NGOs, economic operators, research institutions"}, {"bbox": [97, 1052, 1134, 1134], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the action under the budgetary envelope reserved for grants may, partially or totally and including where an entity is designated for receiving a grant without a call for proposals, be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1158, 332, 1186], "category": "Text", "text": "For Specific Objective 2:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1188, 1134, 1267], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in successful socio-economic inclusion of vulnerable communities affected by internal displacement and/or people prone to migration and returnees through access to finance, climate resilient income generating opportunities, legal aid"}, {"bbox": [135, 1269, 857, 1296], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in addressing needs of most vulnerables including PwDs"}, {"bbox": [135, 1309, 1134, 1360], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven experience in inclusion of women in decision making mechanism and management of resources and businesses"}, {"bbox": [97, 1375, 332, 1402], "category": "Text", "text": "For Specific Objective 3:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1403, 1134, 1456], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Previous experience in research and analysis, capacity development, policy dialogue and coordination in the field of Durable Solutions for displacement population in Ethiopia at national and regional level."}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1145, 1647], "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, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 28"}]