[{"bbox": [129, 153, 754, 187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [217, 220, 517, 252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1 Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [140, 266, 1055, 319], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [217, 333, 643, 365], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2 Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [140, 380, 1092, 460], "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 72 months from the entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [140, 460, 1072, 514], "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": [217, 553, 891, 585], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3 Implementation of the Budget Support Component: N/A"}, {"bbox": [217, 599, 575, 631], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [140, 657, 1130, 736], "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, 763, 518, 791], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Direct Management (Grants): NA"}, {"bbox": [129, 805, 726, 832], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with one or more entrusted entities"}, {"bbox": [140, 847, 1134, 901], "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, 901, 1134, 980], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Having proven expertise in the international framework for eco-industrial park and using the framework to measure social, economic and environmental performance of IPs, experience in Viet Nam is an advantage;"}, {"bbox": [178, 980, 1134, 1087], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Having proven experience in supporting implementation of circular economy practices in the industrial sector, including but not limited to clean/sustainable production, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, industrial symbiosis, urban-industry symbiosis, including experience in supporting industrial sector in Viet Nam;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1087, 1134, 1140], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Having proven experience in working with and advising the government of Viet Nam on policies relevant for implementation of circular economy in the industrial sector;"}, {"bbox": [178, 1140, 853, 1168], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Having a permanent establishment/representative office in Viet Nam."}, {"bbox": [140, 1167, 806, 1194], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the specific objectives 1 and 2."}, {"bbox": [129, 1235, 1130, 1292], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [140, 1307, 1086, 1387], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the implementation modality in indirect management as specified under 4.4.2 cannot be implemented due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the alternative implementation modality shall be direct management (procurement)."}, {"bbox": [129, 1572, 1144, 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": [1023, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 24"}]