Preliminary assessment of the fourth payment request of Romania

Number and name of the Milestone: RO-C[C7]-I[I4.0]-M[163] Centralisation of applications

Related Measure: RO-C[C7]-I[I4.0] Digitalisation of the Judiciary

Qualitative Indicator: National (centralized) Electronic File (e-file) and judicial case management virtualized in fewer location

Time: Q2 2023

1. Context:

The objective of this investment is to support the transition of the Romanian judicial system to a centralised electronic case management system. The investment consists in the technical transition from local to shared central servers with electronic access of the case files (“e-file”), supporting the finalisation of the ECRIS V system, which is the central element of the digital transformation of the judiciary in Romania, setting up the data centre for the judiciary hosting ECRIS V and other IT systems, and the procurement of Information Technology & Communication (IT&C) equipment, software and services to support the digital transformation in the judicial sector.

Milestone 163 is the first milestone of the investment, followed by milestone 164 (Electronic case record and information system ECRIS V and the digital transformation of the judicial system), and milestone 166 (Data centre set up).

2. Evidence provided:

                        Name of the evidence                             Short description

    1     Cover note                                     Summary document duly justifying
                                                         how the milestone (including all the
                                                         constitutive         elements)   was
                                                         satisfactorily fulfilled.
    2     • Copy of the Order of the Minister of Justice Three documents establishing the
            No. 3882/C/19 July 2021                      working group within the judiciary

• • Copy of the Order of the Minister of Justice system, responsible for developing

            No. 3937/C/30 July 2021                      the technical solution for the

• • Copy of the Order of the Minister of Justice implementation of the National

            No. 536/C/31 March 2023                      Electronic File.
    3a    Framework Agreement No. 147/1512/2022/23 Contracts concluded between the
          November 2022 concluded by the Ministry of Romanian Ministry of Justice
          Justice for the hardware and software (beneficiary                  authority)  and
          equipment for network and security (Lot 1) and contractors, for network and security
          subsequent contracts:                          equipment purchase (Lot 1)

• • Contract No. 1 (162/1512/2022/12 December

2022) for the network and security equipment

• • Contract No. 2 (191/1512/2022/27 February

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