[{"bbox": [129, 176, 612, 204], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 231, 412, 261], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 272, 1136, 332], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Government of the Republic of Zambia."}, {"bbox": [129, 344, 530, 375], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 387, 1136, 476], "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": [140, 503, 1136, 562], "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, 575, 744, 608], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [129, 622, 173, 649], "category": "Text", "text": "NA"}, {"bbox": [129, 696, 487, 728], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 753, 1136, 838], "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 measures³⁰."}, {"bbox": [129, 894, 663, 925], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [140, 977, 1136, 1036], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)."}, {"bbox": [140, 1048, 1136, 1106], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails contributing to achieving all three specific objectives of the Action:"}, {"bbox": [216, 1118, 1136, 1179], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Specific Objective 1: Accelerated transition to green, deforestation free, climate-smart, integrated, circular and more sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems;"}, {"bbox": [216, 1189, 1136, 1249], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Specific Objective 2: Increased smallholder farmers' participation, including women, youth and people with disabilities, in market-integrated value chains, and;"}, {"bbox": [216, 1259, 1095, 1291], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Specific Objective 3: Sustainable Investment supported for better producer incomes."}, {"bbox": [140, 1302, 1136, 1506], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: i) technical capacities and ability to promote climate smart agriculture and enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers; ii) ability to strengthen capacity of small scale private sector operators and to support their access to markets and finance; iii) good knowledge of the Zambian context and good presence of staff on the ground; iii) previous successful experience managing EU funds in sustainable agriculture and nutrition; and; iv) availability of transparent and accountable systems in place for efficient and effective project implementation, monitoring and reporting."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1145, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁰ 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, 1681, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 28 of 32"}]