[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1132, 204], "category": "Text", "text": "establish exchange platforms or information sharing events, prepare and provide training as per objective 1 and 2 of this Action Document."}, {"bbox": [96, 231, 1132, 285], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility – Strategic Communication will be implemented via a dedicated service contract concluded with a specialised agency."}, {"bbox": [84, 298, 1129, 354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [96, 369, 1132, 476], "category": "Text", "text": "Implementation via indirect management will be adopted when the recourse to direct management is impractical or unfeasible (namely under case of lack of interest from potential tenderers or beneficiaries, or lack of economically advantageous offers or applications), or whenever seeking the assistance of International Organisations or other entrusted entities is preferable for well justified operational reasons."}, {"bbox": [96, 502, 1132, 555], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with an entity, which will be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [96, 556, 1132, 607], "category": "Text", "text": "- Demonstrated experience in implementing technical assistance tasks in Pakistan and managing contributions by the EU and a variety of other donors;"}, {"bbox": [96, 608, 1132, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "- Established presence (in terms of specialised advisors and other technical assistance staff, and where applicable branch offices) in the geographical area interested by the action;"}, {"bbox": [96, 662, 1132, 741], "category": "Text", "text": "- Consolidated experience in liaising with the authorities (at central or local level) or, where applicable, with de-facto controlling factions in areas affected by conflict or turmoil, enabling the entity to sustainably maintain operations in the area;"}, {"bbox": [96, 742, 1132, 820], "category": "Text", "text": "- Demonstrated technical capacities in the field concerned by the operation and capacities to ensure effective coordination in the sector at sub-national, national and regional levels and to benefit from cross-fertilization of the outputs of other related programmes."}, {"bbox": [96, 821, 1132, 900], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the implementation of the specific objective 1 and, in particular, the support to the participation and consultation of civil society organization and other relevant stakeholders in the realisation of agreed development objectives."}, {"bbox": [84, 915, 799, 945], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [96, 972, 1132, 1053], "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": [96, 1065, 1132, 1172], "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 realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [84, 1199, 339, 1229], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.6 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [84, 1240, 1140, 1582], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th rowspan=\"2\">Indicative Budget components</th><th colspan=\"4\">EU contribution<br>(amount in EUR)</th></tr><tr><th>2024</th><th>2025</th><th>2026</th><th>2027</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Implementation modalities – cf.<br>section 4.4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. Cooperation Facility – Technical<br>Assistance<br>composed of:</td><td></td><td>1 700 000,00</td><td>850 000,00</td><td>900 000,00</td></tr><tr><td>Grants (direct management) – cf.<br>section 4.4.1</td><td></td><td></td><td>50 000,00</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 13"}]