Operational Arrangements between the European Commission and Romania

ANNEX I

In the tables below, euro-denominated amounts shall be assessed by a conversion rate of 1 euro = 4.9195 lei, the exchange rate of the European Central Bank on 31.05.2021, date of the submission of the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan to the Commission.

ARRANGEMENTS AND TIMETABLE FOR MONITORING – NON-REPAYABLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT

                                                            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
22      Reform 1.           Milestone    Adoption of       Adoption of                                            Q3          2022      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
        Reform of forest                 the National      the National                                                                 Environment,                        the milestone (including all the

        management and                   Forest            Forest                                                                       Water and                           constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
        governance                       Strategy          Strategy                                                                     Forests                             fulfilled. This document shall include as
        systems through                  2020-2030         2020-2030                                                                                                        an annex the following documentary
        the development                                                                                                                                                     evidence - copy of the adopted strategy
        of a new National                                                                                                                                                   and a link to the website where the
        Forest Strategy                                                                                                                                                     strategy can be accessed.
        and subsequent
        legislation

 23     Reform 1.           Milestone    Entry into        Provision in                                           Q3          2022      Ministry of                         Copy of the publication in the Official
        Reform of forest                 force of          the                                                                          Environment,                        Journal, accompanied by a summary
        management and                   amended           Ministerial                                                                  Water and                           document duly justifying how the
        governance                       Ministerial       Ordinances                                                                   Forests                             milestone was satisfactorily fulfilled. This
        systems through                  Ordinances        indicating the                                                                                                   summary document shall include a
        the development                  laying down       entry into                                                                                                       reference to the relevant provisions
        of a new National                binding rules     force of the                                                                                                     indicating the entry into force and to the
        Forest Strategy                  for               amendments                                                                                                       provisions which fulfil the relevant
        and subsequent                   afforestation                                                                                                                      elements of the milestone, as listed in the
        legislation                      and                                                                                                                                description of milestone and the
                                         reforestation                                                                                                                      corresponding measure in the CID annex,
                                         foreseen in the                                                                                                                    with appropriate links to or copies of the

                                         National                                                                                                                           document(s) mentioned in the summary
                                         Forestry                                                                                                                           document.
                                         Strategy
                                         2020-2030

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