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

natural or semi-natural areas (such as forests or agricultural areas) with a focus on linking habitats with green infrastructure and ecological corridors. f. Requirements for afforestation and reforestation projects to be 14452/25 ADD 1 17 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline Related indicators Qualitative for completion Seq. Measure Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone Name indicators Num. (Reform or Target Unit and target (for milestones) Investment) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure carried out in areas exposed and vulnerable to climatic hazards, in particular to drought and floods, and where appropriate afforestation or reforestation reduces the resulting risks. g. The Strategy shall set out sustainability criteria for forest biomass for energy use. h. The Strategy shall include specific actions to tackle illegal logging, such as a full implementation of SUMAL including logging monitoring through remote-sensing, strengthening of the sanctions regime, and other measures as appropriate. i. The Strategy shall also include concrete measures for protecting forest habitats and species, and particularly the alignment of forestry norms with biodiversity considerations. 23 Reform 1. Milestone Entry into force Provision in the Q3 2022 Entry into force of the following Reform of of amended Ministerial amended Ministerial Ordinances forest Ministerial Ordinances (MO) in line with the binding management Ordinances indicating the rules for afforestation and and laying down entry into force reforestation foreseen in the governance binding rules for of the National Forest Strategy 2020- 14452/25 ADD 1 18 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline Related indicators Qualitative for completion Seq. Measure Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone Name indicators Num. (Reform or Target Unit and target (for milestones) Investment) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure systems afforestation and amendments 2030: through a new reforestation a. Order no. 766/2018 regarding National foreseen in the the elaboration and Forest National amendment of forest Strategy and Forestry Strategy management plans, including subsequent 2020-2030 of the provisions for land use legal acts of forest land, as well as of the Methodology regarding the approval of annual windthrow harvesting quotas. b. Order no. 1648/2000 on the approval of technical rules on compositions, schemes and technologies for forest regeneration and afforestation of degraded land c. Order no. 1649/2000 on the approval of the Technical Norms for the care and management of stands d. Order no. 1650/2000 on the approval of the Technical Norms on the choice and application of treatments e. Order no. 1653/2000 regarding the approval of the Technical Norms regarding the annual 14452/25 ADD 1 19 ECOFIN 1A EN  Quantitative Indicative timeline Related indicators Qualitative for completion Seq. Measure Milestone/ (for targets) Description of each milestone Name indicators Num. (Reform or Target Unit and target (for milestones) Investment) of Baseline Goal Quarter Year measure control of regenerations f. Order no. 1672/2000 regarding the approval of the Technical Norms for forest management 24 Reform 1. Milestone Entry into force Provision in the Q4 2025 Entry into force of legal acts: Reform of of the legislative law indicating (i) setting out amendments to the forest acts amending the entry into criminal penalty system; management and force of the (ii) establishing the methods for and supplementing legislative acts assessing damage to forest governance the existing vegetation in forests and beyond; systems legislation on (iii) sanctioning of forest offences, through a new forests establishing calculation methods National for the environmental and Forest financial damage caused by illegal Strategy and logging and other forest crime, subsequent (iv) including provisions for legal acts combatting illegal logging and reorganising forest management (Government Decision No