[{"bbox": [109, 163, 735, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [109, 228, 407, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [121, 274, 1067, 302], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with Colombia."}, {"bbox": [109, 328, 534, 360], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [121, 375, 1108, 456], "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 adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [121, 466, 1108, 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": [109, 547, 465, 578], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [121, 593, 1095, 672], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU's rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures³¹."}, {"bbox": [109, 699, 448, 726], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [121, 743, 387, 769], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants: (direct management)"}, {"bbox": [121, 780, 365, 808], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [121, 819, 1105, 875], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants will contribute to the achievement of Specific Objective 1, which aims to improve conditions for the economic sustainability of populations linked to peacebuilding policies and processes."}, {"bbox": [121, 885, 407, 912], "category": "Section-header", "text": "(b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [121, 924, 563, 951], "category": "Text", "text": "Non-profit making CSOs and their associations."}, {"bbox": [121, 962, 1105, 1068], "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 4.3.1.b above."}, {"bbox": [109, 1096, 506, 1123], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [121, 1136, 1108, 1192], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement will contribute to the achievement of Specific Objective 2, which aims at strengthening capacities of institutions, organisations and populations linked to peacebuilding policies and processes."}, {"bbox": [109, 1255, 1108, 1312], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [121, 1327, 1108, 1487], "category": "Text", "text": "If procedures under direct management as described under 4.3.1 and 4.3.2 fail, due to circumstances beyond the Commission's control, this action may be implemented in indirect management, with a pillar-assessed entity that will be selected by the Commission's services, using the following criteria: presence in the partner country, knowledge of the armed conflict, the peace process and peace dialogues in Colombia, expertise on reintegration of former combatants into public life, expertise on the creation of employment opportunities as reintegration into public life, proven human resource capacity and knowledge of managing delegated funds."}, {"bbox": [109, 1539, 1122, 1617], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³¹ 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": [991, 1655, 1122, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]