Preliminary assessment of the first payment request of Romania

of the government cloud and connect it with other national and EU systems used for the purpose of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan.

The purpose of the IT system is to ensure the electronic collection, recording and storage of data relating to each component of the RRF, including all data as requested by Art. 22(2)(d) of the RRF Regulation. Evidence Provided:

In line with the verification mechanisms set out in the Operational Arrangements, the following evidence was provided:

1.     Copy of the final Audit Report, signed on 30/05/2022 by the Audit Authority;
2.     A certificate of completion of the works signed by the contractor, i.e. Special
Telecommunications Service (STS) no 99817/28.04.2022;
3.     An acceptance Protocol signed by STS and the competent authority, i.e. Ministry of
Investments and European Projects (MIPE), no 99641/30.03.2022);
4.     Summary document justifying how the milestone (including all the constitutive elements)
was satisfactorily fulfilled;
5.     Link to the website where the IT system can be accessed: (Proiecte PNRR (gov.ro)).
Analysis:

The evidence provided by the Romanian authorities addresses the description of the reform in the CID Annex as follows:

1. A repository system for monitoring the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan shall be in place and operational before the first payment request (except for pre-financing). The system shall include, as a minimum, the following functionalities: a) collection of data and monitoring of the achievement of milestones and targets; (…) Romania presented a full repository system for monitoring the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan in place and operational before the first payment request (except for prefinancing). The acceptance Protocol signed between the Romanian Special Telecommunication Services (hereinafter STS) and the Ministry of European Investments and Projects (hereinafter MIPE) as national coordinator in March 2022 covers part of the IT system. The Protocol refers to the functionalities of the front office module (the module used by applicants) as being completed and operational. The certificate of completion of works signed by the developer, i.e. STS, on 28 April

covers, however the rest of the IT system, i.e. back office modules confirming that the system has been completed and is operational in its integrity since 26 April 2022.

The audit report submitted by the Romanian authorities (drafted by the Audit Authority - hereinafter the AA) covers not only milestone 450, but all milestones and targets of the first payment request. M450 is assessed in chapter 3.3 The Audit findings and recommendations for M450 and in detail in Annex 12 of the audit report. The audit report confirms that the IT system (e_SMC) is operational and able to collect all data for the monitoring of the achievement of all milestones and targets, including issuing progress reports and management declarations. Moreover, the Dashboard component is active. It can display in real-time the evolution of the parameters for the implementation of the Plan, i.e. monitoring the achievement of the targets and milestones related to the implementation of the components of the plan, and the state of implementation of each measure.

2. The system shall include, as a minimum, the following functionalities:

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