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
164   Investment 4.       Milestone    Operationalisa   ECRIS V                                                Q4          2025      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Digitalisation of                tion of ECRIS    system                                                                       Justice                             the milestone (including all the

      the judiciary                    V (electronic    operational                                                                                                      constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
                                       case record      and functional                                                                                                   fulfilled. This document shall include as
                                       and                                                                                                                               an annex the following documentary
                                       information                                                                                                                       evidence:
                                       system)
                                       completed                                                                                                                           a) certificates of system completion
                                                                                                                                                                                signed by the competent beneficiary
                                                                                                                                                                                authority and the demonstrating that
                                                                                                                                                                                the ECRIS V systemhas been
                                                                                                                                                                                completed and is operational.
                                                                                                                                                                           b) A report by an independent expert
                                                                                                                                                                                endorsed by the relevant ministry,

                                                                                                                                                                                including justification that the result
                                                                                                                                                                                of the investement (including the
                                                                                                                                                                                compliance with the technical
                                                                                                                                                                                specifications of the information
                                                                                                                                                                                system) are aligned with the
                                                                                                                                                                                description of the milestone and of
                                                                                                                                                                                the description of the investment in
                                                                                                                                                                                the CID.
165   Investment 4.       Milestone    Central public   Data                                                   Q2          2026      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Digitalisation of                authorities in   transmission                                                                 Justice                             the milestone (including all the
      the judiciary                    the judicial     capacity in                                                                                                      constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
                                       field            the WAN of                                                                                                       fulfilled. This document shall include as

                                       digitalised      central public                                                                                                   an annex the following documentary
                                                        authorities in                                                                                                   evidence:
                                                        the judicial
                                                        field                                                                                                             a) certificates of acceptance signed by
                                                        increased                                                                                                            the competent beneficiary authority
                                                                                                                                                                             and the contractor in accordance
                                                                                                                                                                             with the national legislation,
                                                                                                                                                                             demonstrating that the technological
                                                                                                                                                                             upgrades have been completed and
                                                                                                                                                                             is operational.

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