ANNEX to the COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania

ccelerate the transition to the circular economy The objective of this reform is to create a waste management framework for the transition to the circular economy. The reform consists in the adoption of a strategy and a respective action plan, as well as legal acts. Investment 1. Establishment of integrated municipal waste management systems at county level or at city/municipality level The objective of this investment is to establish the integrated waste management systems and infrastructure for the management of public waste at county or city/municipality level. The investment consists in delivery of eco-islands for separate waste collection at local level, construction of integrated centres for urban agglomerations for separate waste collection and construction of waste recycling facilities. Investment 2. Construction of infrastructure for manure and other compostable agricultural waste management The objective of the investment is to construct manure collection and recovery systems. The investment consists in the construction of integrated collection systems for compostable agricultural waste. 14452/25 ADD 1 30 ECOFIN 1A EN C.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan Indicative Quantitative indicators (for Related Qualitative timeline targets) Seq. Measure Milestone/ indicators for completion Description of each milestone and Name Num. (Reform or Target (for Unit target Investment) milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure 43 Reform 1 Milestone The adoption Adoption of the Q3 2022 Adoption of the National Circular Support to waste of the National Circular Economy Strategy, which shall be based management National Economy on the recommendations of the ongoing governance to Circular Strategy by Technical Support Instrument project. accelerate the Economy Government The strategy shall set out rules for the transition to the Strategy Decision entire life cycle of products and define circular the following key elements: economy - regulatory, financial and information management methods and tools to support circular initiatives; - identification of sectors to be covered; - revision of environmental and economic incentives on waste in order to make recycling more convenient than landfilling and incineration; - guidelines for using the financial and management methods/tools in the respective sectors; - governance framework for collaboration between stakeholders (authorities, academia, the private sector, the non-profit sector and citizens). The National Circular Economy Strategy shall effectively contribute to the EU targets on waste recycling, in particular in recycling of municipal waste and the reduction of the high landfilling rates. 14452/25 ADD 1 31 ECOFIN 1A EN  Indicative Quantitative indicators (for Related Qualitative timeline targets) Seq. Measure Milestone/ indicators for completion Description of each milestone and Name Num. (Reform or Target (for Unit target Investment) milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure 45 Reform 1 Milestone Approval of Approval of the Q2 2026 The Action Plan will define the key steps Support to the Action Action Plan for of the Strategy for Circular Economy the waste Plan for the the National responsible authorities and timeline for management National Circular the identified actions based on the expert governance to Circular Economy recommendations to be formulated accelerate the Economy Strategy by within the Technical Support Instrument transition to the Strategy and Government project. The plan will include a circular execution of Decision of monitoring system and corrective tools economy specific Romania and to ensure the achievement of the planned actions execution of key actions. included specific actions Actions contained in the approved therein. included therein. Action Plan for the National Circular Economy Strategy assigned to public authorities from Q3 2023 to Q1 2026 according to the timeline (A 15, 16 and 23) have been executed. 14452/25 ADD 1 32 ECOFIN 1A EN  Indicative Quantitative indicators (for Related Qualitative timeline targets) Seq. Measure Milestone/ indicators for completion Description of each milestone and Name Num. (Reform or Target (for Unit target Investment) milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure 46 Reform 1 Milestone Entry into Provision in the Q3 2022 Entry into force of legislative acts Support to waste force of the law indicating necessary to consolidate compliant waste management legislative the entry into management in Romania, in particular governance to acts necessary force of the through the governance measures on accelerate the for an legislative acts municipal waste management in the transition to the operationalisa for waste National Waste Management Plan, in circular tion of a management order to achieve the waste management economy unitary waste practice targets of the EU Waste Framework management Directive. in accordance The following legislative acts will enter with the into force: National 1. Ordinance on waste regime, which Waste will regulate extended producer Management responsibility according to the Waste Plan Framework Directive. The Ordinance will also introduce severe penalties to discourage illegal landfilling, waste dumping and open air burning. 2. Ordinance for the amendment of Law 101/2006 (The Sanitation Law). 3. Amendment of the National Regulatory Authority for Community Public Utilities Services (ANRSC) Order 109/2007 on Sanitation Tariff Methodology. The Ordinance (No. 2) and the amended ANRSC Order (No. 3) will regulate: - the full operationalization of the economic instruments (pay as you throw, landfill tax and extended 14452/25 ADD 1 33 ECOFIN 1A EN  Indicative Quantitative indicators (for Related Qualitative timeline targets) Seq. Measure Milestone/ indicators