[{"bbox": [129, 179, 753, 212], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 245, 427, 276], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 303, 1062, 358], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this Action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [129, 383, 556, 415], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 443, 1134, 524], "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": [141, 534, 1134, 590], "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": [129, 615, 743, 647], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [141, 674, 189, 699], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [129, 728, 486, 759], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 786, 1134, 865], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the Action with EU restrictive measures¹⁸."}, {"bbox": [129, 892, 625, 920], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 947, 1134, 1002], "category": "Text", "text": "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": [178, 1013, 1134, 1041], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific expertise in the areas of support to health systems strengthening and reforms towards UHC;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1052, 1134, 1107], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Expertise in the areas of institutional development for public health governance, equitable access to medicines and health workforce capacity building;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1118, 1134, 1171], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Ability to mobilise highly specialised multidisciplinary teams, including expertise from the European administration;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1183, 1134, 1237], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Specific experience in the West Africa sub-region and/or in Portuguese speaking countries (PALOP, CPLP)."}, {"bbox": [178, 1249, 908, 1278], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Significant experience in and understanding of the Bissau-Guinean context."}, {"bbox": [141, 1289, 682, 1317], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the whole action."}, {"bbox": [129, 1341, 1145, 1398], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1424, 1134, 1503], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the entrusted entity for indirect management described in section 4.4.1 fail for circumstances outside the Commission's control, the Commission's services may use direct management as follows:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1518, 557, 1546], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Procurement (direct management)"}, {"bbox": [129, 1586, 1145, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁸ 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": [1023, 1680, 1145, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 26"}]