[{"bbox": [129, 163, 752, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 425, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1092, 327], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Kyrgyz Republic."}, {"bbox": [129, 342, 554, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 389, 1092, 468], "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 48 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 469, 1071, 521], "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, 561, 483, 592], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 620, 1130, 697], "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 measures⁹."}, {"bbox": [129, 726, 622, 753], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 780, 1133, 886], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity (or group of entities), which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria. While the fulfilment of all criteria for a given Specific Objective by the selected entity is preferable, they are non-cumulative. The Commission will select the entity (or group of entities) on the basis of the best possible fulfilment of the list of criteria."}, {"bbox": [141, 899, 894, 926], "category": "Text", "text": "For the sub-component related to Human Rights protection (Specific Objective 1):"}, {"bbox": [178, 938, 1133, 1017], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Strong mandate and experience in promoting the implementation of international standards and norms in human rights monitoring, with a particular focus on improving the efficiency and the capacity of national human rights institutions"}, {"bbox": [178, 1018, 1133, 1095], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Mandated to develop statistical standards, frameworks and recommendations in the field of human rights, but also of crime and criminal justice and related experience supporting States to produce statistics on these matters."}, {"bbox": [178, 1097, 1133, 1150], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men, including young men and women, in all areas of work is part of the entity's mandate."}, {"bbox": [178, 1151, 1083, 1177], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven track-record related to human rights institutions and youth organisations in Kyrgyzstan."}, {"bbox": [178, 1178, 1133, 1230], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Previous experience in implementing interventions in the field of human rights and youth organisation in Kyrgyzstan funded by the EU or by other donors."}, {"bbox": [141, 1256, 1133, 1308], "category": "Text", "text": "For the subcomponents related to the rights of Women (Specific Objective 2) and Youth (Specific Objective 3):"}, {"bbox": [178, 1312, 1079, 1339], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Strong existing operational footprint in Kyrgyzstan and its provinces or capacity to deploy one"}, {"bbox": [178, 1340, 888, 1366], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven ability to work across the women/youth rights development nexus"}, {"bbox": [178, 1368, 1133, 1448], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific knowledge and experience in Kyrgyzstan and internationally of more than three years on the each of the 2 sub-components developed by the action (gender equality - ending gender-based violence, youth empowerment)"}, {"bbox": [178, 1449, 1133, 1503], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Capacity to address normative, coordination and local governance challenges as part of gender equality/youth programming"}, {"bbox": [129, 1573, 1143, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ 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, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 25 of 28"}]