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The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular
migration and displaced persons in Africa
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Summary of Prior Approval and Derogation
included in Action Document and/or contract1
To the attention of José Antonio Gómez, EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa Manager North of
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Person in charge: Laura Cartanya
Unit/section: B.TF1
Linked File Reference: near.dga2.b.tf1(2019)8587940
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Event to be reported EVR: Use of direct award for
20.b
grants without a call for proposals: Crisis situation
(following declaration of crisis by the DG)
(*) Is this request linked to a previous Non Compliance Event? No.
Description and justification:
The direct award of this action has been already agreed and approved at the level of the corresponding
Action Document to which this contract belongs (T05-EUTF-NOA-LY 08) Ares (2019) 4564900 10th
As established in PRAG 6.4.2, the following circumstances justified the direct award of the contract: i)
exceptional crisis situation and the emergency character of the action; ii) purposes of humanitarian aid
towards vulnerable population.
Because of the continued exceptional circumstances in Libya, extension of acknowledgment of crisis
situation was granted on 27th June 2019 (Ares (2019)408575) which entails the continuation of the
applicability of flexible procedures in all programs implemented in Libya (from 01/07/2019 to
30/06/2020).
The contracting authority has ensured that the basic principles for grants have been respected (including
eligibility, capacity and exclusion) and, even if not compulsory, a negotiation committee has been
established to ensure compliance (see negotiation report attached).
If granted, what would be the impact (significance):
Action implementation
Risks:
No particular risks identified
Steps taken to mitigate the risks:
N/A
Comments
N/A
1 Extra lines shall be added where required. This form does not require signatures since the transaction is
processed with the action document/contract. It is meant for information purposes.