Operational Arrangements between the European Commission and Romania

                                                           Qualitative         Quantitative indicators          Indicative timeline
      Related Measure                                                                                                                                       Further
                           Milestone/                      indicators              (for targets)                  for completion        Responsibility
Num     (Reform or                          Name                                                                                                          specification
                            Target                            (for                                                                    for reporting and                            Verification mechanism
        Investment)                                                                                                                                          (where
                                                           milestones)                                                                 implementation
                                                                          Unit of                                                                          necessary)
                                                                                      Baseline           Goal   Quarter      Year
                                                                          measure
      framework for                                                                                                                                                        •    The decision issued by ANRE
      private                                                                                                                                                                   withdrawing the license to operate

      investment in                                                                                                                                                             power generation capacities of a
      renewable                                                                                                                                                                 cumulative 2 025MW of coal and
      electricity                                                                                                                                                               lignite-fired installed electricity
      production                                                                                                                                                                production.

• • Certification from the TSO of

disconnection and decommissioning from the NTS of a cumulative 2 025MW of coal and lignite-fired installed electricity production, endorsed by the relevant ministry. b) for the mothballed capacity:

• • Copy of the certification from the

TSO of mothballed capacity;

• • Copy of the rules governing the

                                                                                                                                                                               activation of coal and lignite-based
                                                                                                                                                                               electricity production capacities
                                                                                                                                                                               during the mothballing period as
                                                                                                                                                                               approved by ministerial order.
116   Reform 1.            Milestone    Entry into       Provision in                                           Q2          2023      Ministry of                         Copy of the publication in the Official
      Electricity market                force of the     the law                                                                      Energy                              Journal for primary legislation and the
      reform,                           New Energy       indicating the                                                                                                   secondary legislation that is critical for
      replacement of                    Law              entry into                                                                                                       achieving the objectives described in the
      coal in the energy                                 force of the                                                                                                     milestone and in the CID and reference to
      mix and support                                    Energy Law                                                                                                       the relevant provisions indicating the
      for a legislative                                                                                                                                                   entry into force, accompanied by a
      and regulatory                                                                                                                                                      document duly justifying how the

      framework for                                                                                                                                                       milestone (including all the constitutive
      private                                                                                                                                                             elements) was satisfactorily fulfilled
      investment in
      renewable
      electricity
      production
117   Reform 1.            Milestone    Signature of     Signature of                                           Q4          2023      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Electricity market                contracts for    all contracts                                                                Energy                              the milestone (including all the
      reform,                           Difference for                                                                                                                    constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
      replacement of                    renewable                                                                                                                         fulfilled. This document shall include as
      coal in the energy                sources

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