[{"bbox": [129, 163, 754, 196], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [129, 228, 428, 259], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [141, 274, 1132, 325], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the Republic of Uzbekistan"}, {"bbox": [129, 342, 556, 373], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [141, 389, 1093, 469], "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, 494, 1073, 549], "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, 587, 486, 618], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [141, 646, 1132, 724], "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 measures³."}, {"bbox": [129, 752, 625, 780], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.1 Indirect Management with an entrusted entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 806, 1133, 861], "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": [179, 873, 1133, 982], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Proven track record in countries with similar contexts formulating and implementing ambitious policies to deliver on the goals of gender equality, women's economic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning services. Its research and operations teams have designed a series of tools and approaches specifically dedicated to that goal;"}, {"bbox": [179, 993, 1133, 1101], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Dedicated expertise in analysing public policies and development operations in all fields related to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (women's economic empowerment and participation, gender stereotypes and harmful social norms, family planning and parenting services, access to sexual and reproductive health);"}, {"bbox": [179, 1114, 1133, 1192], "category": "List-item", "text": "* A specific conceptual framework and technical assistance offer to align women's economic empowerment, harmful social norms and access to family planning and parenting support and services."}, {"bbox": [179, 1208, 1133, 1289], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Relevant expertise and operational capacity to efficiently implement projects in the areas of gender equality, women's economic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health and rights and family planning services."}, {"bbox": [179, 1304, 1133, 1356], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Long-term productive partnerships with local, regional, and national institutions working in the above-mentioned areas."}, {"bbox": [141, 1370, 1133, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails activities to promote women's equal participation in the economy and labour force of Uzbekistan without being affected by gender stereotypes and harmful social norms as per specific objectives and outputs in section 3 which this modality will contribute to achieve."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1143, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ 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, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 23"}]