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
                                                                                                                                                                        b) A report by an independent expert
                                                                                                                                                                             endorsed by the relevant ministry,

                                                                                                                                                                             including justification that the result
                                                                                                                                                                             of the investement (including the
                                                                                                                                                                             technical specifications of the
                                                                                                                                                                             technological upgrades) are aligned
                                                                                                                                                                             with the description of the milestone
                                                                                                                                                                             and of the description of the
                                                                                                                                                                             investment in the CID.
166   Investment 4.       Milestone    Data centre   Data centre is                                         Q2          2026      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Digitalisation of                operational   established                                                                  Justice                             the milestone (including all the
      the judiciary                                  and                                                                                                              constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
                                                     operational                                                                                                      fulfilled. This document shall include as
                                                                                                                                                                      an annex the following documentary

evidence:

a) certificate of works completion signed by the contractor and the competent authority in accordance with the national legislation demonstrating data centre has been established and is operational. b) a report by an independent expert endorsed by the relevant ministry, including justification that result of the investement (including its technical specifications) ares aligned with the description of the

                                                                                                                                                                             investment in the CID.
167   Investment 5.       Milestone    Increased     The system to                                          Q4          2024      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Digitalisation in                capacity to   combat illegal                                                               Environment                         the milestone (including all the
      the field of the                 supervise,    logging is                                                                                                       constitutive elements) was satisfactorily
      environment                      control and   established                                                                                                      fulfilled. This document shall include as
                                       monitor       and                                                                                                              an annex the following documentary
                                       forests       operational                                                                                                      evidence:
                                       through an

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