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

e entry - increase the number of zero-emission decarbonisation the use of clean into force of the vehicles; and road safety vehicles and legal act(s) to boost - scrap polluting vehicles (EURO 3 or fleet renewal the use of clean below) programmes vehicles and fleet renewal programmes 14452/25 ADD 1 40 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline indicators Related Measure Qualitative for completion Seq. Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone and (Reform or Name indicators Num Target Unit target Investment) (for milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure 61 Reform 1. Target New clean Percentage (%) 0 21.7/ Q4 2025 the share of road transport vehicles Sustainable vehicles 9/ puchased by contracting authorities transport, procured by 27 between 2021 and 2025 shall be: 21.7% decarbonisation contracting for light duty vehicles, 9% for trucks and road safety authorities and 27% for buses 62 Reform 1. Milestone Scrapped Vehicles scrapped, Q1 2026 At least 250 000 scrapped vehicles with Sustainable vehicles (EURO and zero-emission emission standards EURO 3 or below transport, 3 or below) and vehicles in older than 15 years. decarbonisation increasing the Romania 35 500 zero-emission (electric and and road safety number of zero- hydrogen) vehicles in Romania emission indicated in the Directorate for Driving vehicles Licenses and Vehicles Registration’s vehicle fleet dataset. 65 Reform 1. Milestone Adoption of the Adoption of the Q2 2022 The National Road Safety Strategy Sustainable National Road Strategy by 2021-2030 shall implement EU rules transport, Safety Strategy Government and guidelines as set out in the EU Road decarbonisation Decision Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 and road safety (secondary and the “Vision Zero”, with the legislation) and objective to reduce the number of road start of its fatalities by 2050 to close to zero. As an implementation intermediate target, Romania is taking on the EU target of reducing the number of victims (deaths and serious injured) by 50% from 2019 baseline to 2030. The strategy shall be addressed in an integrated and multidisciplinary way to all actors involved in road safety and shall include: 14452/25 ADD 1 41 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline indicators Related Measure Qualitative for completion Seq. Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone and (Reform or Name indicators Num Target Unit target Investment) (for milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure - enforcement of the rules governing compliance, higher penalties for breaches of the law; - reduction of speed limits in specific areas or roads depending on accidents data/risk analysis and best practices at EU level, introduction of speed management system and mandatory safety features, revision of traffic rules including priority for vulnerable users, - reduction of black/hot spots in both urban and inter-urban environments, including a specific investment action plan to reduce the number of black/hot spots by 129 by Q2-2026 compared to the initial 267 black/hot spots in 2021; - phasing out from the national register of old/deficient vehicles, increased safety inspections and checks; - education and training, information campaigns; - integration of the legislative system and reform of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). A strategic document for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) shall be approved by the Romanian government. The ITS strategy shall be developed in 14452/25 ADD 1 42 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline indicators Related Measure Qualitative for completion Seq. Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone and (Reform or Name indicators Num Target Unit target Investment) (for milestones) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure conjunction with intermodal transport policies to serve the needs for efficient operation in multimodal nodes. The entity responsible for the monitoring of the Road safety strategy implementation and the Key Performance Indicators shall be clearly defined and operationalised. 66 Reform 1. Milestone Entry into force Provision in the Q4 2022 The following legislative changes Sustainable of the road legislation promoting road safety shall be transport, safety – indicating the entry introduced: decarbonisation legislation - into force of the - enforcement of the rules governing and road safety legislation on road safety compliance, higher penalties for monitoring, legislation breaches of the law; enforcement and - monitoring of road offences by sanctions on automatic equipment (video cameras, road safety sensors); offences - reduction of speed limits in specific areas or roads depending on accidents data/risk analysis and best practices at EU level, introduction of speed management system and mandatory safety features, revision of traffic rules including priority for vulnerable users; - phasing out fro