Proposal to a Council Implementing Decision amending the Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania

t of the second instalment of the loan support for Romania, adopted in accordance with Article 24(8) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the loan has been reduced by EUR 10 772 581 and Romania cannot request its disbursement from the Commission. (24) The Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, the Annex to the Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 should be replaced entirely. 11890/26 10 ECOFIN.1.A EN (25) This Decision is without prejudice to the outcome of any procedures relating to the award of Union funds under any Union programme other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility or to procedures relating to distortions of the operation of the internal market that may be undertaken, in particular under Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. It does not override the requirement for Member States to notify instances of potential State aid to the Commission under Article 108 of the Treaty, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 11890/26 11 ECOFIN.1.A EN  Article 1 Approval of the assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plan The assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plan for Romania on the basis of the criteria provided for in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved. Article 2 Amendments The Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania is amended as follows: (1) in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The Union shall make available to Romania a loan amounting to a maximum of EUR 6 540 805 186.’; (2) the Annex is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision. Article 3 Addressee This Decision is addressed to Romania. Done at …, … For the Council The President 11890/26 12 ECOFIN.1.A EN