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

229/2009). 26 Investment 1. Target New areas of ha 0 18 000 Q2 2026 New areas of afforested or Afforestation afforested or reforested land (total 18 000 ha). and reforested land reforestation national campaign, including urban forests 28 Investment 1. Target New areas of m2 0 200 000 Q2 2026 New areas of urban forests (total 14452/25 ADD 1 20 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 Afforestation urban forests 200 000 m2). and created reforestation national campaign, including urban forests 29 Investment 2. Target New or Number 0 90 Q2 2026 A total of 90 tree nurseries shall be Modern rehabilitated tree either constructed or rehabilitated. production nurseries The production of reproductive capacities of material shall target tree species forest and ecotypes that are suitable for reproduction Romania’s future projected material climatic conditions. 34 Investment 3 Milestone Entry into force Provision in the Q2 2026 Entry into force of legal act(s) for Identification of legal act(s) for law indicating the designation of strictly of potential the designation the entry into protected areas (in the sense of the areas for strict of strictly force of EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 protectionin protected areas legislative act(s) and which can be referred to under natural a different name in the Romanian terrestrial and legal acts) identified in marine Natura 2000 protected areas and habitats in additional areas. line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 39 Investment 4 Milestone Network for Network Q2 2026 Delivery of pontoon, Monitoring monitoring, equipment measurements boats, laboratory 14452/25 ADD 1 21 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 system for communication delivered equipment, IT equipment, SUV wild and transmission cars, artificial intelligence sturgeons of wild sturgeon processing system, technical along the data support system for a network for Lower monitoring, communication and Danube transmission of wild sturgeon data along the Lower Danube. Vehicles to be purchased shall have specific emissions of CO2, that are lower than 50gCO2/km. The measurement boats to be purchased shall correspond to the best-available technology from an environmental point of view. 41 Investment 5. Milestone Approval of Approval of Q1 2023 The project design for the Integrated project design project design modernisation works for flood flood risk protection shall be approved. It mitigation shall include actions for the: systems in - Restoration of at least six forest river damaged alluvium retention basins structures to install longitudinal measures, among others, fish ladders; - Construction of at least 30 new alluvial structures, including fish ladders and ecological flow, with a maximum height of 5m; - The restoration of at least 4ha of land through reforestation, weeding, or building of twig 14452/25 ADD 1 22 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 fences; - The restoration of at least 30km of torrent bed. Any measures identified in the framework of the assessment under Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive) as necessary to ensure compliance with the Do No Significant Harm Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01) shall be integrated into the project design and strictly complied with at the stages of construction, modernisation, operation and decommissioning. 42 Investment 5. Milestone Modernisation Modernisation of Q2 2026 The project design for Integrated works for flood works for flood modernisation of flood protection flood risk protection protection set out in milestone 41 shall be mitigation constructed. systems in forest river basins 14452/25 ADD 1 23 ECOFIN 1A EN B.3. Description of the reforms for the loan Reform 2. Reform of the management system of protected natural areas for the European Biodiversity Strategy The objective of this reform is to amend the current framework for designating nature protected areas. The reform consists of legal acts to ensure that the existing legal framework for various sectors with an impact on biodiversity does not affect nor restrict the conservation measures in the management plans of the nature protected areas. 14452/25 ADD 1 24 ECOFIN 1A EN  B.4. Milestones, targets, indicators, and timetable for monitoring and implementation for the loan Ind