[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1135, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "available under this CF, the EU Delegation and the Government will have to prioritise requests that fall within the priority of the Seychelles MIP 2021-2027 and with the biggest expected impact in term of socio-economic development."}, {"bbox": [96, 258, 1135, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [85, 406, 307, 434], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.7 Pre-conditions"}, {"bbox": [96, 453, 141, 477], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 534, 640, 567], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 599, 432, 631], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [96, 646, 1135, 780], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and the responsibility of the Contracting Authority which is the Delegation. To this aim, the Delegation shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced."}, {"bbox": [96, 805, 1135, 885], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [85, 926, 267, 954], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [96, 971, 1145, 1026], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of the action, provision for an Evaluation for this action or its components, is not necessary. Should the need for an evaluation be felt, during the implementation of the action, a ROM review can be considered."}, {"bbox": [96, 1051, 1135, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may, during implementation, decide to undertake such an evaluation for duly justified reasons either on its own decision or on the initiative of the partner. The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [85, 1145, 405, 1173], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [96, 1192, 1135, 1272], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [96, 1297, 1135, 1349], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicatively, contracts for audit services shall be concluded under a framework contract at the end of the Service contracts."}, {"bbox": [85, 1405, 1026, 1440], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [96, 1470, 1123, 1526], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [96, 1551, 1135, 1632], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2022 \"[Communicating and Raising EU Visibility: Guidance for External Actions](https://ec.europa.eu/budget/programmes-and-projects/2021-2027/communication-and-raising-eu-visibility/guidance-for-external-actions)", it will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union's support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement as appropriate"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 13"}]