Preliminary assessment of the third payment request of Romania (2024)

Administration provided a list of the upgraded hardware and software solutions or equipment and locations where they are installed or distributed. The data included in the list can be corroborated with the reports submitted, as details such as the number of contracts and the numbers of the commissioning reports or quantitative and qualitative acceptance reports are also provided.

• • In line with the description of the investment, the government shall invest on software

hardware infrastructure to increase processing and storage capacity for applications established by DG TAXUD As evidenced by the commissioning reports No. 402840/21 April 2022 and No. 403116/17 May 2021, as well as qualitative and quantitative acceptance reports No. 402822/21 April 2022 and No. 403102/14 May 2021, VMware software code upgrades and licenses, with support/subscription included have been put into operation. In addition, as evidenced by the quantitative acceptance reports No. 401566/03 March 2022 and No. 409220/14 December 2022, as well as qualitative acceptance reports No. 404030/08 June 2022 and No. 409219/14 December 2022, infrastructure security solution for the IT infrastructure, including support services, licences and subscriptions have been upgraded. Both initiatives are designed to enhance the processing and storage capabilities of applications established by DG TAXUD.

• • In line with the description of the investment, the government shall invest on the upgrade

and licensing for virtualised infrastructure and implementation of a virtualisation platform with administration and automation included. As evidenced by commissioning report No. 403968/18 June 2021 (for both lots), quantitative acceptance reports No. 403476/02 June 2021 (for lot I) and No. 403183/19 May 2021 (for lot II), qualitative acceptance reports No. 403941/17 June 2021 (for both lots), and quantitative and qualitative acceptance reports for licenses No. 403476/17 June 2021 (for both lots), programmable network solutions have been upgraded. This investment encompasses the upgrade and licensing of virtualized infrastructure, as well as the implementation of a virtualization platform with integrated administration and automation capabilities. Commission Preliminary Assessment: Satisfactorily fulfilled

Number: 288       Related Measure: Creating the framework for sustainable urban mobility
Name of the Milestone: Entry into force of legislation in the field of sustainable urban mobility
Qualitative Indicator: Provision in the law indicating the entry into force of the
                                                                                    Time: Q4 2022
sustainable urban mobility legislative act
Context:

The measure aims to improve mobility conditions in urban and rural areas, decrease green-house gas emission from transport and increase road safety in urban areas, through digital and green transportation solutions. The reform will be implemented through the entry into force of a legislation for sustainable urban mobility and the implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (hereinafter referred to as “SUMPs”) at subnational level.

Milestone #288 requires the entry into force of legislation for sustainable urban mobility.

Milestone #288 is the first step in the implementation of the reform and is accompanied by milestone #289, requiring the entry into force of the ministerial order establishing a structure for technical assistance for the development of SUMPs, assessed in this payment request (see relevant