[{"bbox": [86, 153, 320, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Budget Support"}, {"bbox": [144, 199, 195, 224], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [86, 248, 442, 278], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 306, 1133, 384], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures³."}, {"bbox": [86, 412, 427, 439], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [97, 455, 400, 482], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 493, 1131, 597], "category": "Text", "text": "Grants can be awarded to provide financial assistance to support EO1 (Successful project cycle management that improves the quality and enhances the results of the EU's cooperation and partnership with Zimbabwe), through the implementation of the *Strategic communication and public diplomacy* in particular related with cultural activities."}, {"bbox": [103, 626, 443, 654], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(b) Type of applicants targeted**"}, {"bbox": [97, 664, 1134, 719], "category": "Text", "text": "Legal entities, local authorities, public bodies, international organisations, NGOs, profit or non-profit organisations, with expertise on cultural activities"}, {"bbox": [86, 744, 483, 771], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [97, 812, 1131, 867], "category": "Text", "text": "EO1: Successful project cycle management of interventions that contribute to the quality of the EU cooperation and partnership with Zimbabwe"}, {"bbox": [97, 892, 1131, 972], "category": "Text", "text": "A number of contracts will be signed for technical assistance to support implementation of the programming cycle, coordination, and exchanges; training, conferences and seminars; awareness-raising; legal and policy analysis and advocacy; evidence-building studies, research incl. publications and dissemination thereof."}, {"bbox": [97, 998, 1134, 1051], "category": "Text", "text": "In particular contracts under direct management (procurement) under EO1 will focus on supporting TEI initiatives, Youth Sounding Board, European Chamber of Commerce."}, {"bbox": [97, 1078, 1134, 1264], "category": "Text", "text": "Under \"Strategic communication and public diplomacy\" a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. will be required. This is justified for \"continuity of services\". The EU Delegation in Zimbabwe heavily relies on communication and public diplomacy activities and a seamless transition from the expiring contract to a new one is essential to ensure the uninterrupted availability of critical communication support. Considering that the procurement of the new contract will take at least nine months, it is urgent to be able to launch the procedure as soon as possible in order to mitigate the risk of service interruption. Prior approval request has been submitted to relevant services. Estimated date for the approval is 15 August 2023."}, {"bbox": [86, 1338, 802, 1369], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 1384, 1134, 1465], "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."}, {"bbox": [97, 1489, 1134, 1543], "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"}, {"bbox": [86, 1572, 1145, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ 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": [1016, 1653, 1145, 1680], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 16"}]