[{"bbox": [217, 121, 1084, 175], "category": "List-item", "text": "management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources⁵."}, {"bbox": [144, 191, 1085, 307], "category": "List-item", "text": "(6) The Commission has adopted the National Multiannual Indicative Programme for the period 2021-2027⁶, as amended following the mid-term review⁷, which sets out the following priorities: supporting sustainable, resilient, transformative and inclusive growth, reducing inequalities, and strengthening the EU-South Africa Partnership."}, {"bbox": [144, 319, 1085, 464], "category": "List-item", "text": "(7) The objectives pursued by the annual action plan to be financed under the Regulation (EU) 2021/947, geographic programme 'Sub-Saharan Africa' are to support South Africa's Just Energy Transition (JET) contributing to the development of key green value chains, creation of jobs, strengthening public finance management and enhancing gender equality."}, {"bbox": [144, 476, 1085, 621], "category": "List-item", "text": "(8) The action entitled 'Sustainable Development of Strategic Value Chains: Critical Raw Materials, and Green Hydrogen and its derivatives' aims to support the development of South Africa's critical raw materials and green hydrogen (including its derivatives such as methanol, ammonia, or sustainable aviation fuel) value-chains, contributing to South Africa's just transition to a green economy."}, {"bbox": [144, 633, 1085, 778], "category": "List-item", "text": "(9) The action entitled 'Enabling the Just Energy Transition through Job creation and Public Financial Management' aims to facilitate the creation of sustainable and decent employment to mitigate the negative effects of the energy transition on coal-dependent communities and associated economic sectors; the action also contributes to strengthen public finance management."}, {"bbox": [144, 790, 1085, 907], "category": "List-item", "text": "(10) The action entitled 'Gender-Inclusive Education: Preventing Gender-Based Violence, Building a Fairer & Safer Society through Schools', aims to prevent gender-based violence in schools in South Africa by addressing harmful gender norms and stereotypes that contribute to violence against women and girls."}, {"bbox": [144, 919, 1085, 976], "category": "List-item", "text": "(11) Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947 indirect management is to be used for the implementation of actions set out in the Annexes."}, {"bbox": [144, 988, 1085, 1220], "category": "List-item", "text": "(12) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union with regard to persons and entities entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by indirect management as provided for in Article 157(3) of the Financial Regulation. To that end, and before a contribution agreement can be signed, such persons and entities are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with Article 157(4) of the Financial Regulation⁸ and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory measures in accordance with Article 157(5) of the Financial Regulation."}, {"bbox": [144, 1252, 1085, 1374], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj)."}, {"bbox": [144, 1374, 1085, 1422], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁶ Commission Implementing Decision C(2021)9112 final of 14.12.2021, adopting a multiannual indicative programme for the Republic of South Africa for the period 2021-2027."}, {"bbox": [144, 1422, 1085, 1518], "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, 1518, 1085, 1566], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ 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, 1638, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [607, 1659, 624, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "2"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]