[{"bbox": [85, 135, 702, 167], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 199, 360, 228], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [94, 250, 1012, 277], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a Financing Agreement with Paraguay."}, {"bbox": [85, 325, 487, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [94, 377, 1137, 457], "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 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [94, 468, 1137, 522], "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": [85, 571, 418, 600], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [94, 622, 1130, 700], "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 measures²."}, {"bbox": [85, 724, 426, 750], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [94, 772, 140, 796], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [85, 820, 436, 846], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 Direct Management (Prize(s))"}, {"bbox": [94, 870, 140, 894], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [85, 918, 482, 944], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [94, 966, 1137, 1046], "category": "Text", "text": "Technical Assistance will be implemented through the procurement of services and will contribute in a cross-cutting manner to the specific objectives and expected results in this Action with a focus on TVET needs in Concepción, Amambay and San Pedro."}, {"bbox": [94, 1057, 1137, 1137], "category": "Text", "text": "Technical Assistance will support the Ministry of Education and Culture at the central level in the definition and design of educational reforms and in improving the management, effectiveness and efficiency of TVET educational provision."}, {"bbox": [94, 1150, 1137, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "There will also be a focus on the development and optimisation of integrated information systems for decision-making, monitoring and evaluation, micro-planning and improvements to the Single Student Register (RUE) at its various levels (e.g. initial, primary, secondary and higher education)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1252, 578, 1278], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [94, 1300, 1137, 1406], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities under **Specific Objective 1** will be implemented under indirect management with a pillar-assessed entity, to be selected by the Commission services on the basis of the following criteria: technical competence in regional and local interventions targeting the field of education; facility to identify and recruit experts, including those from the public and private sector for exchange and peer learning; and strong administrative and financial capacity."}, {"bbox": [94, 1418, 1137, 1471], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities under **Specific Objective 2**, will be implemented in indirect management with a pillar-assessed entity, to be selected by the Commission services on the basis of the following criteria: technical competence in regional and"}, {"bbox": [85, 1571, 1144, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² 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": [1120, 1653, 1144, 1676], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "23"}]