[{"bbox": [85, 129, 709, 162], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [85, 196, 382, 226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [97, 242, 1126, 269], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is not envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 283, 510, 314], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 355, 1133, 443], "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 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [97, 472, 1123, 529], "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, 547, 441, 578], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [97, 606, 1133, 684], "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 measures¹⁹."}, {"bbox": [85, 711, 896, 739], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity (an international organisation)"}, {"bbox": [97, 754, 1133, 812], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action may be implemented through indirect management with a pillar assessed entity. This implementation entails to promote good governance and democracy in El Salvador, and achieve the following specific objective:"}, {"bbox": [135, 845, 1133, 904], "category": "List-item", "text": "- All relevant stakeholders (duty-bearers) are included, represented and participate actively in the democratic processes of the country."}, {"bbox": [135, 919, 1133, 1027], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The envisaged entity will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: (i) Experience in Latin America and/or El Salvador in areas related to governance and Democracy (ii), Proven experience in logistical and management capacity, (iii) Engagement in El Salvador and/or the region on the topic of governance and democracy, with local/national level actors."}, {"bbox": [85, 1052, 1114, 1106], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2. Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [97, 1135, 1133, 1188], "category": "Text", "text": "In case an agreement is not signed in indirect management due to exceptional circumstances, the EUD will divert to direct management for procurement through international service tenders."}, {"bbox": [85, 1215, 786, 1246], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [97, 1274, 1133, 1362], "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, subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [97, 1378, 1133, 1497], "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 realization of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1572, 1144, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁹ 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": [1027, 1655, 1144, 1679], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 22"}]