Preliminary assessment of the second payment request of Romania

(ANDIS)

Context:

The measure aims at increasing Romania’s capacity to execute projects in health infrastructure through the operation of the National Agency for Development of Health Infrastructure (ANDIS) as a public institution with legal personality and subordinated to the Ministry of Health.

Milestone #355 requires the entry into force of the legislative framework, which establishes ANDIS, defines its functions and responsibilities, while providing it with the necessary resources like a headquarter and staff to ensure that the agency can function. The milestone also requires that ANDIS should work as a management agency for major health infrastructure investments.

This milestone is the only milestone or target of this reform.

Evidence provided:

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

   i)   A cover note duly justifying how the milestone was satisfactorily fulfilled;
  ii)   Copy of the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 76 of 2 June 2022 on the establishment,
        organisation and functioning of the National Agency for the Development of Health
        Infrastructure, published in the Official Journal No. 547 on 3 June 2022, which entered into
        force on the date of its publication.

The authorities also provided: iii) Substantiation Note for Government Emergency Ordinance No. 76 of 2 June 2022; iv) Copy of Government Decision No. 857 of 6 July 2022 on the organisation and functioning of ANDIS published in the Official Journal No. 676 on 6 July 2022; v) Substantiation Note for Government Decision No. 857 of 6 July 2022; vi) Copy of Government Decision No. 1506 of 19 December 2022 for the Implementing Rules of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 76 of 2 June 2022 for the setting up of ANDIS, published in the Official Journal No. 1234 on 21 December 2022; vii) Ministerial Order No. 459 of 17 February 2023 on the appointment of the President of

ANDIS;

viii) Ministerial Order No. 460 of 17 February 2023 on the renewed appointment of the members and alternate members of the Supervisory Board of ANDIS; ix) Ministerial Order No. 1697 of 27 June 2022 on the appointment of the members and alternate members of the Supervisory Board of ANDIS; x) Ministerial Order No. 2340 of 1 August 2022 for the approval of the Regulation for Organizing and Functioning of ANDIS, published in the Official Journal No. 832 on 24 August 2022; xi) Ministerial Order No. 2339 of 1 August 2022 for the approval of the positions chart of

ANDIS;

 xii)  CVs of 17 staff members of ANDIS;
xiii)  List of ANDIS personnel of 28 February 2023;
xiv)   Document with estimations on the training budget for ANDIS staff;
 xv)   Copy of Law No. 66/2023 approving Government Emergency Order No 76/2022 on the
       establishment, organisation and operation of the National Agency for the Development of
       Infrastructure in Health, published in the Official Journal No. 255 on 28 March 2023.

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