[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1133, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "the country is in a crisis situation referred to in Articles 2(21) of the Financial Regulation at the date of the financing decision."}, {"bbox": [141, 219, 1133, 322], "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 criteria defined in section 4.3.3."}, {"bbox": [129, 350, 526, 377], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [141, 393, 1133, 448], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement could be used for specific activities described under section 3, related to one or several Specific Objectives."}, {"bbox": [129, 472, 623, 499], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 514, 1133, 621], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this Action may be implemented in indirect management with pillar-assessed entity(ies) drawn from the United Nations specialised agencies, funds and programmes (e.g. WFP, FAO, UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, UNWomen, IOM, UNODC), as well as the World Bank Group, multilateral trust funds (e.g. ARTF), and EU Member States agencies."}, {"bbox": [141, 633, 1133, 740], "category": "Text", "text": "These envisaged entities will be selected according to the aid architecture in Afghanistan, their consolidated expertise in the different areas of intervention of the Action, and their previous experience in running similar programmes in Afghanistan before and after 15 August 2021 or in similar crisis situations. The implementation by these entities entails contributing to all specific objectives."}, {"bbox": [141, 752, 1133, 832], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the above-mentioned entities fail, that part of the action may be implemented in indirect management with alternative entity(ies) which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [178, 844, 886, 871], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Significant presence inside Afghanistan in the current circumstances and;"}, {"bbox": [178, 878, 695, 905], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Proven experience as EU implementing partner and;"}, {"bbox": [178, 911, 852, 938], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Relevant technical expertise in the sectors tackled by this Action and;"}, {"bbox": [178, 944, 1133, 994], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Previous experience in conflict-affected countries and operations focusing on direct basic human needs assistance."}, {"bbox": [141, 1003, 1133, 1057], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged entities would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may select a replacement entity using the same criteria. If an entity is replaced, the decision to replace it needs to be justified."}, {"bbox": [129, 1082, 1128, 1138], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1153, 1133, 1286], "category": "Text", "text": "The part of the Action under the budgetary envelope reserved for direct management may partially or totally be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the criteria defined in section 4.3.3. The same will apply to the opposite case where the part of the action reserved for indirect management may be implemented in direct management. In this last case, the criteria mentioned under 4.3.1 will apply."}, {"bbox": [129, 1347, 842, 1378], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1405, 1133, 1486], "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": [141, 1498, 1133, 1605], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the implementation of this Action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 35 of 38"}]