[{"bbox": [144, 119, 1086, 237], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The objective pursued by the multiannual action plan to be financed under the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 geographic programme 'Asia and the Pacific' is to reinforce the implementation of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement⁸, which entered fully into force on 1 March 2020."}, {"bbox": [144, 247, 1086, 480], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The action entitled 'EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Facility 2024-2027' aims at increasing trade and cooperation between the EU and Kazakhstan in key economic and business sectors such as critical raw materials and transport, along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (TCTC); increasing green and climate-smart standards of the Kazakh economy in line with its international obligations and national commitments on climate change, energy and environmental protection; strengthen legal and institutional framework to ensure the respect of human rights and the transfer of management on local affairs to local authorities."}, {"bbox": [144, 491, 1086, 576], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) Pursuant to Article 62(1), point (c), of the Financial Regulation and Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947 indirect management is to be used for the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [144, 591, 1086, 795], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regards to entities and persons entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 157(3) of the Financial Regulation. To this end, such entities and persons are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 157(4) of the Financial Regulation⁹ and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 157(5) thereof before a contribution agreement can be signed."}, {"bbox": [144, 806, 1086, 865], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 876, 1086, 964], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan measure, it is appropriate to determine the changes which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 976, 1086, 1033], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947,"}, {"bbox": [144, 1047, 480, 1072], "category": "Text", "text": "HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:"}, {"bbox": [533, 1114, 695, 1172], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Article 1\nThe action plan"}, {"bbox": [144, 1184, 1086, 1242], "category": "Text", "text": "The multiannual financing decision, constituting the multiannual action plan in favour of Kazakhstan for 2024 – 2027, as set out in the Annex, is adopted."}, {"bbox": [144, 1254, 1086, 1310], "category": "Text", "text": "The action plan shall include the following action: \"EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Facility 2024 – 2027\" set out in the Annex."}, {"bbox": [144, 1396, 1086, 1494], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ Commission Implementing Decision amending country, multi-country and regional Multiannual Indicative Programmes 2021-2027 for Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Americas and the Caribbean and the Multiannual Indicative Programmes on Civil Society Organisations, Global Challenges and Human Rights and Democracy, C(2024)7502 final of 31.10.2024."}, {"bbox": [144, 1494, 595, 1517], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ EU-Kazakhstan relations | EEAS (europa.eu)"}, {"bbox": [144, 1517, 1086, 1567], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ Except for the cases referred to in Article 157(7) of the Financial Regulation, where the Commission may decide, not to require an ex-ante assessment."}, {"bbox": [59, 1637, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1658, 624, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1637, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]