[{"bbox": [85, 167, 355, 198], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [85, 208, 1114, 664], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components</th><th>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Implementation modalities</strong> – cf. section 4.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>“EU-China Policy Support Facility”</strong> composed of</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Procurement (direct management) – cf. section 4.3.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Procurement</strong> – total envelope under section 4.3.1</td><td>7 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evaluation</strong> – cf. section 5.2</td><td rowspan=\"2\">may be covered by another Decision</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit</strong> – cf. section 5.3</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Contingency</strong></td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Totals</strong></td><td>7 000 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [85, 678, 606, 710], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [96, 731, 1132, 916], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU-China Policy Support Facility will be subjected to an advisory mechanism composed of European Commission and the European External Action Service staff members. This group will meet twice a year and will provide the strategic and policy guidance needed to ensure smooth project implementation. It will review and endorse annual work plans, monitor project outputs and achievements and provide advice on how to address obstacles and challenges identified during implementation. The group will include all Head of Sections and representative of line DGs of the EU Delegation in Beijing as well as relevant colleagues in Brussels (relevant DGs, EEAS, SG)."}, {"bbox": [96, 923, 1132, 977], "category": "Text", "text": "Ad-hoc meetings of sub-groups of the advisory mechanism group may be set-up for specific areas of the Facility when necessary."}, {"bbox": [96, 983, 1132, 1089], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [85, 1156, 637, 1188], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 1222, 427, 1253], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [96, 1274, 1132, 1487], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1493, 1132, 1625], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partners are responsible for day-to-day monitoring and reporting based on the agreed indicators in the logframe. It includes entering the logframe in OPSYS at the beginning of the project as well as the current values on an annual basis. For baseline and/or endline targets that need to be defined for specific indicators, the implementing partners shall take the responsibility to collect data using appropriate tools including surveys and present the results in the progress report for approval by the contracting authority. The establishment of baseline"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 15"}]