means an actor that, in the context of indirect management, is entrusted with the implementation of an assistance measure or parts thereof and that concludes a contract with the Facility for that purpose;’
(25)in Article 56, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:‘2.Assistance measures shall be underpinned by the following principles:
(a)they must be consistent with the policies and objectives of the Union’s external action aiming at building peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security;
(b)they must comply with Union law and with Union policies and strategies, in particular the EU Strategic Framework to support Security Sector Reform and the Integrated Approach to external conflicts and crises, the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security as well as with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions;
(c)they must respect the obligations of the Union and its Member States under international law, in particular international human rights law and humanitarian law;
(d)they must not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of a Member State and must not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States. To this end, the transparency and traceability of the support provided by the Facility shall be ensured.’