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
29    Investment 2.     Target       New and                         Number      0              90          Q3          2024      Ministry of                         Summary document duly justifying how
      Development of                 renovated tree                                                                               Environment,                        the target (including all the constitutive

      modern                         nurseries                                                                                    Water and                           elements) was satisfactorily fulfilled. This
      production                     operational                                                                                  Forests                             document shall include as an annex the
      capacities of                  (established or                                                                                                                  following documentary evidence:
      forest                         rehabilitated)
      reproduction                                                                                                                                                    a) a report by the Ministry of
      material                                                                                                                                                            Environment, Water and Forests
                                                                                                                                                                          demonstrating that the
                                                                                                                                                                          implementation of the target is in
                                                                                                                                                                          compliance with the legal
                                                                                                                                                                          requirements laid down in the
                                                                                                                                                                          National Forest Strategy and that the
                                                                                                                                                                          production of reproductive material

targets tree species and ecotypes that are suitable for Romania’s future projected climatic conditions; b) a list of official references of the certificates of completion for the new and renovated tree nurseries are operational. On the basis of a sample that may be selected by the Commission, at a minimum the following documentary evidence shall be submitted for each tree nursery selcted:

• - copy of certificate of

completion of new and renovated operational tree nurseries.

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