Preliminary assessment of the fourth payment request of Romania

        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        Scânteia”.                                  project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului) Vâlcea
                                                    and dated 4 August 2022.
93      Environmental Protection Agency decision Environmental Protection Agency decision
        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        Valea Lungă”.                               project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului) Vâlcea
                                                    and dated 8 August 2022.
94      Environmental Protection Agency decision Environmental Protection Agency decision

        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        Izvorul Govorei”.                           project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului) Vâlcea
                                                    and dated 22 June 2020.
95      Environmental Protection Agency decision Environmental Protection Agency decision
        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        Bistricioara, stage II”.                    project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului) Vâlcea
                                                    and dated 31 May 2023.
96      Environmental Protection Agency decision Environmental Protection Agency decision

        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        for the river basin Maghernița”.            project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului)
                                                    Suceava and dated 18 April 2023.
97      Environmental Protection Agency decision Environmental Protection Agency decision
        for the sub-project “Correction of torrents (decizia etapei de încadrare) for the sub-
        Fetig, stage III”.                          project,    issued   by     the    National
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (Agenţia
                                                    Naţională pentru Protecția Mediului)
                                                    Vrancea and dated 10 April 2023.
98      Rectifying decisions for Environmental Rectification correcting a clerical error in the

        Protection Agency decisions for the sub- Environmental Protection Agency decisions
        projects “Correction of torrents Scânteia” for the sub-projects ”Correction of torrents
        and “Correction of torrents Valea Lungă”.   Scânteia” (Evidence No. 92) and ”Correction
                                                    of torrents Valea Lungă” (Evidence No. 93),
                                                    issued by the National Environmental
                                                    Protection Agency (Agenţia Naţională pentru
                                                    Protecția Mediului) Vâlcea and dated 18
                                                    March 2026.

3. Analysis:

The justification and substantiating evidence provided by the Romanian authorities cover all constitutive elements of the milestone.

The project design for the modernisation works for flood protection shall be approved.

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