[{"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, 243, 1051, 296], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is **not envisaged** to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [85, 310, 510, 341], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [97, 356, 1087, 436], "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 48 months from the date of adoption by the Commission of this Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [97, 462, 1087, 516], "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, 555, 440, 586], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [85, 601, 556, 628], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [97, 659, 1087, 737], "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 measures²⁵."}, {"bbox": [97, 783, 1087, 836], "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": [130, 836, 575, 862], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Long and recognised presence in the country."}, {"bbox": [130, 863, 1087, 913], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Experience in the implementation of actions on prevention of discrimination and gender violence in Peru."}, {"bbox": [130, 916, 1087, 996], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Long-standing relation and cooperation with actors involved in the prevention of discrimination and gender violence: notably, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations, and civil society organisations including the private sector and academia."}, {"bbox": [130, 997, 870, 1023], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Capacity to mobilise pertinent expertise for short and long terms assignments."}, {"bbox": [130, 1024, 1014, 1050], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Intervention following the promotion of a rights-based approach to development cooperation."}, {"bbox": [130, 1051, 1087, 1103], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Demonstrated efforts in strategic leadership, the promotion of alliances and alignment with other donors and the international framework for gender equality."}, {"bbox": [130, 1104, 1087, 1157], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Leadership in the articulation and promotion of innovative policy dialogue processes, in particular on gender equality and the eradication of GBV."}, {"bbox": [130, 1158, 793, 1183], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Commitment to the SDGs and EU framework of fundamental values."}, {"bbox": [97, 1210, 1087, 1263], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails carrying out the activities described in point 3.2 above in order to achieve the three specific objectives of the action and their related outcomes."}, {"bbox": [85, 1290, 1082, 1345], "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": [85, 1358, 1100, 1466], "category": "Text", "text": "If the implementation modality originally foreseen under indirect management cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the Commission reserves then the possibility to consider identifying an alternative implementation modality in direct management through grants (to local authorities, public bodies, international organisations, NGOs) following similar criteria to the ones already defined above."}, {"bbox": [85, 1539, 1100, 1616], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ 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": [979, 1680, 1100, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 24"}]