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ANNEX NO. 1

INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Priority Action Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

Implementing the strategic reform for improving the public administration effectiveness,

according to the World Bank’s Functional Review

GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNMENT

1 Preparing and adopting the

Annual Working Plan of the

Government

This plan will include deadlines for

development of major public policy

proposals and legislative acts, as well

as implementation and monitoring

plans of political and financial

priorities’ results – correlated to the

European level priorities and the

Fiscal-budgetary Strategy, including

the institutional strategic plans of

ministries.

II/2011 IV/2011 - PM, SGG,

MFP, DAE,

DRP

2 Revitalizing the Strategic

Planning Committee

This action aims to reactivate the

Strategic Planning Committee, headed

by the Prime-minister. Within this

Committee, MFP and SGG will have

to fully collaborate, SGG having the

task to coordinate the transposition of

governmental priorities into public

policies, and MFP that of securing

their financing.

II/2011 IV/2011 - PM, SGG,

MFP

3 Revising the public policy

system

The objective of this action is to

review the current system of

elaborating and implementing public

policies, making it more simple and

II/2011 IV/2011 RON 1.93

million

without

VAT

SGG In September 2010, SGG has

signed with MA OP ACD a

financing contract for a project

that aims to assess and review

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

flexible to better suit the needs and

capacity of ministries. Legislation in

this area will be revised.

(financed

through OP

ACD)

the elaborating and

implementing system of public

policies at central public

administration level in Romania.

The project also envisages to

strengthen the managerial

capacity of the Government

regarding the substantiation,

elaboration, implementation and

monitoring of public policies,

complementary to other

activities of SGG (implemented

through PPD) in this area.

4 Strengthening the role of the

Preparatory Meeting of the

Government Session

This action aims to use the

Preparatory Meeting of the Executive

Session as a real filter for the public

policy and legal acts proposals which

will enter on the Government agenda.

The documents have to be correlated

with the AWPG and have to meet

quality criteria regarding the

substantiation (fiscal, economic, social

and environment impact analysis).

II/2011 IV/2011 - PM; SGG

5 Developing an integrated

documents management

system (electronic support)

This action envisages the

improvement of the public policy-

making process to increase

effectiveness of the documents flow

between SGG and line ministries, by

developing a specialized IT

application for managing documents

presented in the Preparatory meeting

and Government session.

II/2011 IV/2012 - PM; SGG

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC FINANCE

6 Institutionalizing cautious

estimation of budget incomes

This action aims to increase the role

and independence of the General

Directorate for macro-economic

analysis and financial policy.

II/2011 III/2012 RON 2.109

million

(according

to OP ACD

project

sheet)

MFP

7 Further streamline the

banking transaction services

The objective of this action is the

automation of procedures related to

credit openings.

Duration: > 18 months

-

-

EUR

> 0.5 million

(source:

state budget

+ OP ACD)

MFP

8 Improving the financial

reporting capacity

This action involves the following

stages:

- Elaboration of technical

specifications for the integration of

accounting and reporting systems

with Treasury’s payments system;

- Starting the integration activity for

accounting and reporting systems

with Treasury’s payments system;

- Recording the commitments;

- Further development of Treasury’s

information system (TG/L module)

which accounts all financial

transactions related to the budget,

commitments and payments. Duration: <18 months.

-

-

RON 16

million

(source:

state budget

+ OP ACD)

MFP

9 Improving the public debt

administration process

Specific steps of this actions are:

- Development analysis capacity of

the General Directorate of Treasury

and Public Debt within the scope

-

-

RON 1.93

million

(source:

state budget

MFP

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

of risk management;

- Development of the public debt

and liquidities treatment

management;

- Improvement of the regulatory and

procedural framework related to

the derived financial instruments

and to the secondary market

transactions;

- Automation of the governmental

public debt reimbursement process

(automation of budgetary credits

openings, electronic treatment of

documents related to the

liquidation and ordering of

expenses through the improvement

of present information systems that

manage these expenses,

respectively the creation of an

integrated information system, the

electronic signature of these

documents and their audit through

an electronic procedure);

- Removal of some documents (e.g.

the substantiation notes) for the

budgetary openings applications, as

well as for currency buying and

payment;

- Reduction up to the minimum of

the circuit regarding the required

documents for payments, the

reconsideration of the operations

subject to the own preventive

+ OP ACD)

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

financial control, as to eliminate

the double-checked transactions. Duration: 18 months.

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

10 Strategic development of

MADR

The action involves the following

stages:

- Elaboration of Agricultural Sector

Strategy by 2020/2030;

- Elaboration of MADR Institutional

Strategic Plan;

- Elaboration of the National Rural

Development Plan (NRDP) 2014-

2020;

- Implementation of a computerized

management system for

performance monitoring;

- Merge analysis of the Payment for

Rural Development and Fishing

Agency (APDRP) and the Payment

and Interventions in Agriculture

Agency (APIA).

II/2011 II/2013 EUR

approx. 4

million

(financed

through OP

ACD and

NRDP 2007

– 2013)

MADR MADR has elaborated 4 project

files to obtain financing through

European Social Fund - OP

ACD - in order to be able to

assure the implementation of the

World Bank recommendations.

The files will be sent to MAI

until the 7 th of April 2011.

11 Public spending efficiency This action takes into account the

transition from functional budget to a

programs-based budget, simplifying

procedures and increasing flexibility,

strengthening internal control system.

II/2011 II/2013 EUR 2

million

(financing

through OP

ACD)

MADR

12 Modernizing human

resources management

system

This action aims at developing Human

Resources Strategy and a monitoring

system of the employee’s performance.

II/2011 II/2013 EUR 0.3

million

(financed

through OP

ACD)

MADR MADR has designed a financing

request with the title YES for

MAPDR – We are developing

skills for the Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural

Development within OP ACD.

This request has passed all

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period

(quarter/year)

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resources

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EUR)

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institution Remarks

Start End

stages of testing and assessment

and the next step is preparing the

financing contract.

Also, the project’s activities aim

to develop Human Resources

Strategy along with training

courses.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, YOUTH AND SPORTS

13 Redefining the specific tasks

of MECTS’ directorates,

according to the Education

and Research for the

Knowledge Society Strategy

and Law on National

Education

This action aims at redefining the

tasks of MECTS’ directorates,

considering their strategic and

operational profile. This action is

scheduled into the following steps:

- Drawing up a new Regulation on

Organization and Functioning

(ROF) of MECTS and job

descriptions that accurately reflect

the staff’s skills, duties and

responsibilities;

- Developing and implementing a

system for staff

assessment/promotion based on

performance criteria.

II/2011 III/2012 - MECTS

14 Creating a mechanism for

regular consultation with

social partners

In order to increase transparency in

dealing with social partners, this

action aims to develop a methodology

on regular consultations with them, as

well as a communication guide.

II/2011 III/2011 - MECTS

(DGILMRPPS)

15 Creating the regulatory

framework defining the roles

on decentralization (power

sharing)

The purpose of this action is to draft

the secondary legislation arising from

the implementation of Law on

National Education No. 1/2011: ROF

for county inspectorates, education

II/2011 III/2012 - MECTS

(DGMRURS,

DGEITPV,

County school

inspectorates,

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period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

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institution Remarks

Start End

units, methodologies for teachers

appointment, contest on managers

posts, etc.

CCD)

16 Improving management

capacity and projects

implementation

By this action, MECTS intends to:

reorganize the units for implementing

projects financed by Structural Fund

(UIPFFS), and allocate appropriate

resources for its functioning, establish

UIPFFS’ responsibilities and relations

with the specialised directorates.

II/2011 III/2011 - MECTS

(UIPFFS)

17 Reorganising and developing

MECTS’ database to

implement the strategies on

education and provisions of

Law on National Education

(management of education and

training processes)

The aim of this action is to deliver IT

applications for the education and

training process, HR and school

network issues management, as well

as investment and patrimonial issues

management.

Achieving interoperability of these

applications within a top management

administration system.

II/2011 IV/2011 - MECTS

(DMPII –

coordinator

DGEITPV

DGIS)

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

18 Implementing a

comprehensive strategy in

transportation sector

This action aims to establish a general

framework for policy and investment

implementation in transportation

sector. A first step in carrying out this

action is drafting project fiche,

followed by the signing of the

contract.

II/2011 IV/2013 RON 6.31

million

(European

funds by OP

ACD)

MTI MTI has drafted the project

fiche.

19 Improving management of

rail sector

The objective of this action is to

implement an effective monitoring

and assessing system of services

provided by the national railway

operators and railway infrastructure

manager. The first steps within this

II/2011 IV/2013 RON 6.52

million

(European

funds by OP

ACD)

MTI MTI has drafted the project

fiche.

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

action consist in drafting the project

fiche, and signing of the financing

contract respectively.

20 Improving MTI institutional

capacity to manage public-

private partnership projects

This action aims at increasing the

capacity of MTI and developing a

methodology in order to identify and

assess the major infrastructure projects

that can be made in public-private

partnership.

II/2011

II/2012 RON 4.54

million

(European

funds by OP

ACD)

MTI MTI has drafted the project

fiche.

COMPETITION COUNCIL

21 Internal reorganization of the

Competition Council

This action is aiming at focusing 70%

of the current resources on the

enforcement of the competition rules

in order to increase the institution

results in this field.

The subsequent steps will be

followed:

- Achieving an internal analysis on

the reallocation of the current

resources;

- Adopting a new Regulation on the

organisation, functioning and

procedure;

- Setting up new distinct

compartments specialised in the

following fields: cartels, abuse of

dominant position and economic

concentrations, economic analysis,

IT Forensic, competition rules

advocacy.

II/2011 II/2012 - CC

22 Increasing resources

allocation for economic

analysis and to cover the

The objective of this action is to

strengthen the CC’s capacity of

enforcing the competition legislation

II/2011 II/2012 - CC

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Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

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institution Remarks

Start End

necessary skills in the legal

field

and fulfilling its attributions in the

field of State aid.

The subsequent steps will be

followed:

- Initiating actions aiming at

convincing the Romanian

Government to unblock the vacant

competition inspector positions;

- Initiating the necessary procedures

for recruiting and hiring 6

economists with advanced training

in micro economy, quantitative

economic analysis (econometrics)

and industrial organisation, as well

as of highly specialised and

experienced personnel in the legal

field.

Continuing better regulation-oriented measures at central public administration level

23 Measuring administrative

costs and identifying

administrative burden

The action consists in implementing 8

projects of measuring administrative

costs related to national legislation, in

order to identify administrative burden

for the business environment.

For this purpose the following steps

are necessary:

- Updating the number of

information obligations (IO) of the

institutions with regulatory powers

of the central public administration

in the year 2011;

- Effective measurement of

administrative costs generated by

regulations of the central public

III/2011 IV/2012 Total budget

for the 8

projects: RON 27.2

million

without

VAT

(financed by

ESF through

OP ACD)

SGG At the end of June 2009, the

process of identifying the IO was

concluded. 13 ministries have

been participated and 4430 IO

were identified. Project fiches

were submitted to the MA OP

ACD for funding projects

regarding the measurement of

administrative costs related to

the national legislation, affecting

businesses. All 8 financing

contracts were signed between

SGG (as beneficiary) and MA

OP ACD (as financer). The

number of IO must be updated at

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period

(quarter/year)

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resources

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EUR)

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institution Remarks

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administration institutions, with an

impact on business environment,

by using SCM;

- Organizing training sessions for

central civil servants in using

SCM.

the level of year 2011.

Professionalizing civil servants

24 Strengthening the strategic,

institutional and legislative

framework specific to the

civil servants and civil service

management

By this action, ANFP aims to enhance

the specific legislation in the field,

building its actions and the

substantiation of its legislative

amendments on the development of

comparative analyses, studies,

prognoses and syntheses in its field of

reference.

I/2011 IV/2013 - ANFP In the 1st quarter of 2011 the

normative act draft for amending

and supplementing the Law No.

188/1999 regarding the Statute

of Civil Servants is being

debated in the Senate

25 Monitoring the unitary

implementation of the specific

legislation for civil servants

and civil service within public

authorities and institutions

This action implies monitoring and

controlling regarding law

enforcement, elaborating proposals

concerning control actions, exercising

the administrative control or notes for

further verification of legal situations

identified by petitions, methodological

coordination in the implementation of

legal provisions in the field, and

offering methodological assistance.

The monitoring action is achieved by

centralizing the information received

from public institutions and authorities

and by elaborating quarterly, biannual

and annual reports.

I/2011 IV/2013 - ANFP

26 Developing and implementing

specialized training programs

and professional development

By this action, ANFP aims at reacting

to the requests of a dynamic reform of

the Romanian public administration

I/2011 IV/2013 Total budget

for projects

2011-2013:

ANFP .

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Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

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resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

of civil servants and to the career needs of civil

servants.

This action seeks for continuous

development of competences and

professional skills of civil servants by

carrying out professional training

programmes financially supported by

European funds (ESF, ERDF) from

OP ACD and Sectoral Operational

Programme Increase of Economic

Competitiveness (SOP IEC).

RON 25.56

million, of

which: RON

13.2 million

for 2011

(funding

from ESF -

OP ACD

and ERDF –

SOP IEC)

Co-funding

from ANFP

budget:

RON 1.4

million

(2011) and

RON 0.42

million

(2012)

Standardizing administrative procedures

27 Developing and adopting the

Administrative Code

This action is carried out by means of

the project A more consistent

legislative framework for a more

efficient public administration, with

an implementation period of 28

months.

Administrative Code covers issues

relating to: organization and

functioning central and local public

administration, general regime of the

public administration staff, public and

private property regime and state

III/2009 IV/2011 Project

amount: RON

3.5 + 0.7

million VAT

(financed by

OP ACD):

Contracted

Value:

2010:

RON 2.7 +

0.5 million

VAT

MAI This action was stipulated in the

Action Plan regarding the

implementation of 2009-2010

NRP. Deadlines of achieving the

activities envisaged in this plan

for adoption of the

Administrative Code were not

met, given the delays in carrying

out procurement procedures for

the project A more consistent

legislative framework for a more

efficient public administration.

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter/year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

administrative-territorial legal status

of public services.

Specific stages of this action are:

- Developing GD draft thesis in

order to prior approval of the

Administrative Code;

- Drafting the Administrative Code;

- Presenting the Administrative Code

draft within the Parliament

Chambers.

Payments

2010:

RON 0.36 +

0.09 million

VAT

Therefore, deadlines initially

assumed (I/2008 - IV/2010) by

MAI to achieve this action have

been rescheduled.

28 Developing and adopting the

Administrative Procedure

Code

The Administrative Procedure Code

will cover the steps taken during the

administrative proceedings, the legal

regime of competence, terms, the legal

effects of acts and administrative

operations, the general system of

administrative contracts,

administrative control, and

administrative remedies by

administrative acts.

Action steps are:

- Drafting code;

- Carrying out public consultation

sessions;

- Approving the Administrative

Procedure Code by the

Government;

- Presenting the draft code within the

Chambers of Parliament.

I/2012 I/2013 - MAI This action was stipulated within

Action Plan regarding the

implementation of 2009-2010

NRP. Following

recommendations made by SGG,

MJ and non-governmental

organizations within prior

consultation on the draft

Administrative Procedure Code,

the process of its finalizing is

suspended until the

Administrative Code will be

developed (deadlines initially

assumed by MAI to complete

this action were I/2008 -

IV/2009).

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ANNEX NO. 2

INCREASING THE ABSORPTION RATE OF THE STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS

Priority Actions Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

Management of the project cycle accomplished by the institutions responsible for Operational Programmes’ implementation

1. Improving the management of

the project cycle accomplished

by the institutions responsible

for Operational Programmes’

implementation

Monitor permanently the different

stages of project cycle

management, in order to ensure an

early warning on the main

blockages and to react in duly time

by taking concrete measures, such

as reallocation of funds within the

programmes

I/2011 IV/2011 - ACIS1

Undertake an in depth analysis of

the expenditure verification and

reimbursement procedures at the

level of each OP and implement

streamlining solutions for the

simplification of these procedures

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

This process will be focused

on pre-financing/payment

claim flow, requested

documents, formats of

payment claims, checklists

and number of on the spot

checks per project

Financial issues related to management of OPs and projects

2. Support the beneficiaries to

identify and ensure the

financing resources for project

implementation and to ensure a

better OPs financial

Active promotion of the guarantee

instruments in place for public

beneficiaries (according to GEO

No 9/2010) and private ones (the

products offered by FNGCIMM)

I/2011 IV/2013 - ACIS

1 ACIS is the responsible institution with the overall monitoring of the PAP; a responsible institution for implementing/coordinating the implementation of each

measure was established.

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

management in order to contract loans for their

own contribution to project

financing

Expand the categories of eligible

expenditures through the

modification of the GD No.

759/2007 regarding the eligibility

rules for the expenditure incurred

under the operations financed

through the operational

programmes

I/2011 III/2011 - ACIS

Establish horizontal rules for using

the over-commitment at

operational programme level

through completion of the

secondary legislation of the GEO

No. 64/2009

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

Tendering procedures and procurement contracts

3. Improving the efficiency of

public procurement procedures

Standardizing tender

documentation and related

contracts for a number of key areas

of implementation of structural

instruments

I/2011 IV/2011 - ACIS

Establish clear responsibilities for

the verification/control of public

procurement procedures (contracts

and addenda), so there is no

overlapping of verification/control

of the same type on the

implementation of projects

financed from structural

instruments

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

Improving control and audit activities

4. Streamline the audit and

control requirements of the

specialised bodies

Approve the new legal act (GEO)

regarding the treatment of

irregularities identified in the use

of the Community funds and/or the

national co-financing, the

secondary legislation in this field

(implementing rules) and support

the MA in elaborating the

procedures for a unitary

interpretation of the legal

provisions on financial corrections

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

Ensure a unitary interpretation of

the legal provisions on the

treatment of irregularities by

setting up a permanent task force

that will agree unitary solutions,

based on the cases presented by the

MA or that have arisen from their

own activity

I/2011 IV/2013 - ACIS

Streamlining and smoothing the action of external institutions intervening in the appraisal, contracting and implementation of projects

5. Identifying the institutions and

procedures external to

structural instruments

management system

Launch independent studies/

analyses on the interference of the

external institutions in different

stages of project preparation and

implementation

I/2011 III/2011 - ACIS

Administrative capacity of the bodies responsible for OPs implementation

6. Increasing the administrative

capacity of the institutions

responsible with the

management and control of the

OPs

Performing an institutional

analysis for each OP which will

mainly focus on the distribution of

personnel at the level of MA/IB

and the number of staff performing

key functions (appraisal and

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

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period

(quarter / year)

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resources

(RON /

EUR)

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institution Remarks

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selection, contracting, payments)

in connection with the number of

projects that are submitted,

contracted and under

implementation, the length of the

appraisal, contracting and payment

processes and the information flow

MA-IB, where necessary

Analyze the legislative provisions

in order to identify solutions for

hiring staff, additionally to the

personnel scheme already in place

at the level of public institutions,

for a determined period of time, for

management of OPs and projects

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

Capacity and ownership of beneficiaries

7. Supporting the public and

private beneficiaries to perform

an efficient project

management

Cancelling by MAs/IBs of

financing contracts with major and

unjustified delays in effectively

starting of the implementation

(over 6 months), as against the

implementation schedule initially

approved in the financing contract

I/2011 IV/2013 - ACIS

Setting stricter horizontal rules for

granting pre-financing to motivate

the beneficiaries in implementing

the project activities according to

the established implementation

schedules

I/2011 II/2011 - ACIS

Introduce in the Applicant Guides

the requirement to present a

binding banking letter of comfort

when submitting the financing

I/2011 IV/2013 - ACIS

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period

(quarter / year)

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resources

(RON /

EUR)

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institution Remarks

Start End

applications and at signing the

financing contracts, for the private

beneficiaries that are subjects to

state/ de minimis aid, starting with

the calls for proposals launched in

2011

Intensify training activities for

beneficiaries, covering key

implementation issues such as:

public procurement, financial-

budgetary management,

organisation of project

management activities

I/2011 IV/2011 - ACIS

Provide direct assistance through

the Technical Assistance Facility

financed under OP TA in the

preparation of tendering

documents for some beneficiaries

of the central and local public

administration with approved

priority projects who facing

difficulties and delays due to

public procurement

II/2011 II/2013 - ACIS

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ANNEX NO. 3

USING ICT IN ORDER TO MODERNIZE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Priority Action Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

1. Starting and operating the

Computer Emergency

Response Team (CERT)

- Ensuring a central reporting point

of contact for pishing, malware or

spam incidents from or hosted by

Romania;

- Cooperation with organizations

which have common objectives and

other national or international

CERT/CSIRT;

- Raising the level of knowledge in

informatics security within the

Romanian users;

- Offering proactive and reactive

support;

- Gathering and dissemination of

technical information about

informatics incidents,

vulnerabilities and security

solutions;

- Publishing security alerts and other

notifications;

- Elaboration of statistics and reports

based on the team activity.

III/2011 IV/2013 - MCSI The project of GD for the start of

the CERT is currently in the

endorsing process.

2. Creating the national

framework for

interoperability

- Creation of a common

informational environment to the

business and raising the civilization

level;

- online monitoring of the social-

economic status, its dynamics,

I/2011 IV/2013 Initial

budget EUR

3.5 million,

then EUR

1.5 million

per year

MCSI In Romania, interoperability is

mentioned as a requirement in

the eRomania strategy approved

by G.D. no. 185/2010, document

in which the 5-th objective is the

Development of national systems

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societal training of management

decisions at the central, sectoral

and territorial;

- Ensuring interoperability with the

European Commission and public

institutions of the EU member

states.

of electronic governance

interoperability and promotion

of the interoperability at a local

level.

The law regarding the creation

of the national interoperability

framework is in the endorsing

process.

3. Creating the state electronic

communications

infrastructure - ICCES

Implementing an electronic

communications infrastructure,

advanced, capable of supporting

public systems reengineering and

integration (of the three state

authorities and autonomous public

institutions) and fast and secure access

to consistent information nationally

and internationally. This infrastructure

must have the characteristics of a

virtual private network performance

and to ensure quality at European

level and conveyed information

security and interoperability with the

EU network for the purposes of IDA

projects, IDABC and ISA.

Action Plan:

- Defining the initial organizational

structure;

- Defining the legal framework

- Feasibility study;

- Technical project;

- Promotion;

- Planning/Prioritization;

II/2011 I/2013 Initial

budget EUR

5 million,

then EUR 3

million

depending

on

objectives

MCSI The GD regarding the

foundation of Interministerial

Council of coordination of

ICCES was approved in march

2011.

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Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

- Implementation

4. Achieving an integrated

national system of input and

update information related to

records of persons (SNIEP).

The project objective is to achieve a

new computerized system for the core

of SNIEP that will manage all types of

data unit in person (birth, events

related to change of name, address,

identity documents issued, external

migration . death, etc..) This computer

system's main objective is to ensure

provision of accurate, complete and

timely to all users both internal and

external.

I/2011 I/2013 RON 25

million

MAI

5. Creating the eRomania portal

The eRomania portal includes the

sections e-cultura, e-turism, e-

ecumenic.

Action plan in creating the portal:

- Elaboration of technical

specifications(deadline: 2009);

FINALISED

- Public tender procedure (deadline:

september 2009); FINALISED

- functional system (deadline: July

2011).

I/2009 IV/2011 RON 52

million

MCSI

6. Expanding the eGovernment

component of the National

Electronic System (creation

and implementation of PCU)

The project for expanding the SEN

functionalities will ensure the

necessary technical means for:

- Implementing the One-Stop Shop

concept in e-government. Thus,

users, mainly Romanian citizens

and companies, will have the

alternative of using a single

electronic point of access in order

to interact with the public

I/2008 IV/2011 - At the present time, the PCU is

not operational and it has not

charged any procedure / flow for

any service activity yet.

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No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

administration. The e-government

component, part of the National

Electronic System, will ensure

access to e-government services,

and the exchange of information

and documents between public

institutions. (deadline: april 2011)

- Implementing the National

Electronic Point of Single

Contact, (PCU-E) according to

the provisions of Directive no.

123 / 2006 on services in the

internal market. (deadline: April

2011).

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ANNEX NO. 4

ACTION PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Given the clear preoccupation of the government for business environment support, the Business Environment Department within

MECMA prepared an “Action plan to improve the business environment” which provides an updated set of measures in order to help

the Romanian entrepreneurs2. The proposed measures have been doubled by an outline of the need to develop a coherent strategic

vision, to align Romania to the European Union strategy proposed for 2010-2020.

The proposals include several strategic and institutional reforms, both administrative and legislative. It is vital that strategies, policies

and measures proposed have clearly defined an institution responsible for implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Another set of

key elements are partnership, transparency and consultations with representatives of the business environment.

In addition to the actions that have been proposed as a result of the conclusions and recommendations that emerged from the technical

assistance project to increase the institutional capacity of the Business Environment Department -MECMA, the action plan integrates

in a selective manner the most relevant actions proposed during the year 2010 at governmental level trough the Government Strategy

for improving and developing the business environment 2010-20143 and the Governmental Strategy for developing the SME sector by

20134, as well as actions proposed by the private sector, such as those within the Economic Growth Program

5 proposed by the Foreign

Investors Council, or those proposed by CNIPPIMMR (The National Council of Private Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania).

A limitation of the proposed form of the Action Plan is that it does not include yet elements of budgetary impact assessment and

completion deadlines. These items will be added after the consultative meetings of the Working Group for improving the business

environment, for many of the proposed actions an inter-institutional cooperation being necessary for an accurate impact assessment

and realistic deadlines.

2 With the support of the technical assistance project "Strengthening institutional capacity of reform management on improving the business environment in

Romania", co-financed by the European Social Fund through OP ACD;

3 launched in summer of 2010 and available on the MECMA website www.minind.ro ;

4 Idem;

5 Launched on 7 October 2010 and available at http://www.fic.ro/Restarting_Economic_Growth_R.pdf ;

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No. Public Policy Domain Action description Responsibilities

I. Institutional modifications/Strategic Proposals

1.

Competitiveness

The establishment of the National Competitiveness Council, as an advisory

body to the Romanian Government, to coordinate the competitive

development of Romania in the medium to long term, based on the following

tasks:

1. Strategic and operational coordination of public policies to ensure the

competitiveness of Romanian economy

2. Elaboration of a Romanian Competitiveness Strategy

3. Monitoring the implementation of the Strategy - biannual reports

4. Interim and final evaluation of the impact of the Strategy

Implementation:

Adoption of a Government Emergency Ordinance in regard to the

following decisions:

o Appointment of a Delegate Minister on issues of competitiveness

that has the mandate to promote and implement Council

decisions. The Minister must be able to catalyze political efforts

to reach a common vision of development (high level

professional expertise in economics, charisma, and international

recognition).

o Appointment of a Permanent Secretariat to provide the resources

necessary to enable exercise of coordinating the work of the

Council and the Delegate Minister.

o Defining the composition of a Competitiveness Council:

Ministers of key ministries for the competitive development of

Romania, government experts, renowned experts from the

academic field, business representatives, trade unions and civil

society, consultants, etc.

o A High Level Expert Group will be selected within the Council, ,

which will have the mandate to propose for discussion the

Competitiveness Strategy of Romania in 2020.

After its approval by the Council of Competitiveness, the Competitiveness

MECMA, The PM work staff,

SGG, key ministries,

Parliament

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Strategy will be submitted to the Romanian Parliament.

Motivation:

Currently there is a serious problem of coordination at the executive level in the

competitive development of the economy. Public interventions, national or

European funds, are scattered, lacking overall vision. We need an institution with a

role in strategic planning and in fusing strong partnerships in the society. It requires

an institution to make the links between sectoral policies (e.g. industrial policy,

agricultural policy), horizontal (e.g. employment policy, education and innovation)

and regional (e.g. spatial planning, local infrastructure). It requires an institution to

ensure that the next Operational Program dedicated to competitiveness for 2014-

2020 will be ready in time and thought to have an overall impact on the

development of Romanian economy.

2.

Administrative

simplification and

improved regulation

– at strategic level

Identify, assess and reduce the administrative burden on businesses, speed up

the implementation of a strategy for better regulation of the 2008-2013 central

administration and updating the action plan for the period 2011-2012 under

this strategy, taking into account:

1. better regulation, more flexible and more intelligent

2. single office use ("one stop shop")

3. development of e-governance interaction with companies

4. circulation of information and not of taxpayers

5. minimizing the administrative burden

6. standard cost method (SCM)

7. developing and operating a system of specific indicators

Implementation:

• Organize a meeting of the Working Group on improving the business

environment dedicated to a debate with the SGG, as coordinator, concerning the

state of implementation of the strategy in order to identify solutions to accelerate its

implementation.

• Implementation of the project financed by the ESF OP-ACD to identify, assess

and reduce administrative barriers of business.

SGG, DAE, MECMA, MCSI,

MFP, MAI, other ministries

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Motivation:

In September 2008 was adopted a strategy for better regulation for the 2008-2013

central government level, which proposed a reform in the medium term vision

consistent with the reforms at European level and with business expectations.

Despite some preliminary results (e.g. by reducing administrative simplification

permits / certificates required by the state), the ambitious objectives of the strategy

are far from being achieved. Although the intention of the SGG was clear - to

promote and apply the standard cost method as soon as possible in Romania

(especially given the commitment of our country at the European level) - there are

still widespread delays in the implementation of this method of measurement and in

reducing administrative burdens

II. Operational Measures

3.

Taxation /

public budget

Annual update of the Register of taxes and contributions with the purpose of

analyzing and further reducing para-fiscality6 - incorporation into the budget /

consolidation / elimination – a target reduction of 25% of the administrative

burden until 2012.

Implementation:

Resumption of the exercise from 2009 under the coordination of MFP.

Quarterly reports on progress in the Working Group for business

environment improvement.

Motivation:

Despite the 2009 reform, in Romania remain a significant number of parafiscal tax

to be abided by entrepreneurs, most of them being embarrassing not because of the

amounts to be paid but because of the additional time resources that firms spend to

pay the tax.

MFP, MECMA, SGG, other

ministries, Fiscal Council

6 In 2009 have been reduced / merged / canceled 189 non-fiscal fees and charges;

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4.

Implementation of the "only once" principle in the activity of central and local

authorities.

Implementation:

Establishing a MECMA-MFP working subgroup to implement proposed

reform;

Internalization of the flow of documents between public authorities in case

that a company is required to present information that are in possession of

other public institutions - pilot project that requests the removal of tax

certificates (attestation and local taxes) in public acquisition procedures

through internalized and secured inquiring of the databases of MPF and

local tax authorities.

Motivation:

Strategy for better regulation of the 2008-2013 central public administration

provides, among other, administrative simplification. One of the areas that is most

sensitive in terms of the relation between firms and the state is their interactions -

(e.g. approval / certification / licensing, qualification for public auction, etc.) – or

the request of an entity of the state like the fact that the companies must submit

documents originating from another government entity. This should be changed,

because public administration institutions should have the ability to provide

internally documents or information they need to interact with economic agents.

MECMA, MFP, MAI, ONRC

5.

Launch of the Kogalniceanu Framework as a microcredit facility (up to

150.000 RON), guaranteed by the state with subsidized interest, for the need of

cash flow / working capital of the SME ( for example Hungary – the Szechenyi

card, already existing proposal in the Romanian Parliament)

Implementation:

Adoption of a Government Emergency Ordinance for the establishment of the

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No. Public Policy Domain Action description Responsibilities

framework and the implementation conditions.

Motivation

Main motivation for the introduction of such a policy measure is that of facilitating

access to financing, given that the economic crisis increased the prudence of the

financial institutions and has decreased the loan capacity of the SME sector. The

measure fits perfectly in the anti-crisis instrument category which the Government

can adopt in order to support the SME. The intervention has a rather social goal, of

maintaining the activity and jobs in the SME sector and only as a secondary goal,

the intention to support economic competitiveness.

The difficulty of managing the cash flow in times of economic downturn has led

to a significant number of bankruptcies among SMEs in the year 2010 and this

trend should be offset by appropriate public policies.

Another secondary objective may be to reduce arrears to the state of SME sector,

by conditioning the support offered through the proposed measure of payment of

outstanding debts to the state.

Last but not least, by introducing an electronic instrument of credit - a bank credit

card -can help reduce cash money circulated in the gray, untaxed economy.

MECMA, MFP, FNGCIMM,

employers

The regulation and support of the “business angels” development network

(“best practice” in UK):

1. State support of the foundation and development of a personalized

“business angels” network (like an NGO - association) connected with

international networks within the same profile

Implementation

Tax Code change.

Motivation

MECMA

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6. There has never been a measure to stimulate the attraction of the non-bank micro-

capital (Angel capital) in Romania, towards the small businesses. The action is as

an alternative, at smaller scale, of the stock exchange, attracting capital from

individual investors or their networks towards small firms not listed on the stock

market. This measure will help solve the problem of limited access to finance for

SMEs and will contribute to strengthening their management capacity, through the

transfer of know-how from experienced investors which have already been

successful in their businesses.

7.

Direct support /

access to finance

Introduce a voucher scheme for small, innovative projects, which will be

provided upon request towards the SMEs for free purchase in the research /

development / innovative consultancy services market. (e.g. Ireland)

Implementation

The voucher scheme can be added in the SOP ECG to receive immediate funding.

Motivation

The impact on the business environment is positive, because it facilitates access to

finance for small companies for research / consultancy that is necessary in the short

term (when business opportunity occurs) and for which is not profitable to prepare

a thorough report for application to the European or national funds.

This scheme increases the competitiveness of firms, through the opportunity to

innovate their products, services and daily processes.

The impact will extend to universities / research institutions / consulting firms

which will have to compete more open in order to offer their services. At present,

the current scheme of partnerships between companies and research institutions are

too rigid for low-value projects, the administrative costs being significant.

In addition, once a partnership project is submitted, firms can not opt to choose

other providers of research, if they feel they do not reach intended results together

with the partner with whom they submitted the project. The situation is similar in

the case of the consultancy scheme from SOP ECG.

MECMA

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8.

The establishment and making operational of an investment venture capital

fund through state participation in an open partnership and other banks /

financial institutions interested.

Implementation:

Government Emergency Ordinance for the institutionalization of new

institutions legal framework, financing, etc.

Motivation:

Developing and making operational the risk capital for start-ups and financing

profitable SME that are in conjectural liquidity crisis.

MFP, MECMA, FNGCIMM,

EXIMBANK, FPP, CEC

9.

Inventory and assess existing structures and public infrastructure (counselling

centres, incubators, industrial parks, technology parks) by category, region,

activity profile, functionality, efficiency, etc., updating an available database

on the dedicated SME public portal, regarding the up-to-date offer of these

structures.

Implementation:

Conduct an inventory and evaluation of the business support structures and

informing the business environment about the activities of these structures.

Collaboration with public institutions that manage / fund these structures to

ensure uniform and continuous business monitoring services. Create a

partnership with the MA of SOPHRD to finance priority Axis 3 SOPHRD

training on the issues of entrepreneurship and management dedicated to

management of business support structures.

Outsourcing the management structures / public infrastructures that are

inefficient .

Provide specific training through dedicated SOPHRD Axis 3 projects (through

reallocation of resources to this axis).

Motivation:

MECMA, AIPPIMM, MAI,

MECTS, MDRT, MMFPS

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In Romania there are several types of structures / infrastructures that support

businesses which were developed with public funds. These structures are managed /

financed by various public agencies (industrial parks - MAI incubators - MECMA,

technology parks - MECTS business centres - MDRT etc.).

Unfortunately there is no uniform approach of these structures in terms of business

support services.

10.

Support the development of innovative clusters (poles of competitiveness) /

innovative cluster networks at transnational, national, regional and local

levels.

1. A clear definition of the cluster concept (economic agglomeration) and

innovative cluster (pole of competitiveness) and identify potential

clusters and poles of competitiveness of the national economy.

2. Establishing a state aid scheme to support the development of

clusters.

Implementation:

Launch of developing measures of competitiveness poles and support the

supply chains for SOP ECG.

Motivation:

Both theory and especially the recent practice of developed or emerging economies

demonstrate the importance of clusters (economic agglomerations) for economic

development of a territory. Prominent economists such as Marshall or Porter, show

that the support and efficiency effects generated by these economic agglomerations

are profoundly beneficial to the national economies, especially if it involves

research and local administration. The European Commission urges Member

MECMA, MDRT

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No. Public Policy Domain Action description Responsibilities

States, including Romania, to contribute to the development of innovative clusters

at European level, creating an Observatory7 dedicated to monitoring development

of the clusters.

MECMA, through the Department of Industrial Policy, already envisions the

inclusion of the development of clusters as a strategic industrial policy. The

problem is stagnation, in the circumstances where there are significant resources

allocated by European funds (SOP ECG) that cannot be used. But beyond the

operational level, it is necessary the immediate adoption of a policy that supports

and strengthens both the national economic clusters, regional and local and the

innovative clusters (poles of competitiveness). Collaboration with the MDRT is an

urgent need.

11.

Business support

structures

Updating and improving public policy aimed at cooperation.

Implementation:

• Adopt a public policy document on cooperation.

Motivation:

It is important to realize that the cooperative sector should be encouraged and

supported, primarily by improving the institutional and regulatory framework of

cooperation as an alternative economic model that provides a balanced and

sustainable economic development. Through cooperation and mutual assistance

with cooperative organizations in other European Union’s member states,

cooperation that can help accelerate the integration of the Romanian economy in

the EU internal market. A public policy, as a basis for supporting cooperation, can

start by improving the legal framework and institutional policies ; improving the

mechanism for dialogue and collaboration with the stakeholders of cooperative

organizations; better monitoring of the evolution of cooperation; public information

on the valences of cooperative organization; development of support services to

MECMA

7 European Cluster Observatory;

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No. Public Policy Domain Action description Responsibilities

cooperative organizations.

12.

Developing business

partnerships for a

competitive

development

Further development of the educational system to promote cultural and

entrepreneurial skills. Strengthening cooperation between the governmental

institutions that manage the policy of supporting entrepreneurship and SMEs

and those who manage education policy (formal, non-formal and informal) at

different levels.

Implementation:

• Develop and adopt a decision of the Government to strengthen the powers of

government policy coordination on entrepreneurship in MECMA-AIPPIMM

• AIPPIMM MECMA with MECI and MMFPS - MASOPHRD / NEA protocol to

coordinate on entrepreneurship stimulation policy. The protocol can be

implemented to other relevant institutions in the public or private sector (e.g. FPP,

CCIR, NGOs, universities, employers, etc.).

Motivation:

Entrepreneurship is the fundamental premise of economic growth. The

development of a country depends on the aspirations of its inhabitants, their work,

and especially their ability to implement them. The entrepreneurial spirit of a

country is stronger, the road to prosperity is more smooth.

However, every nation must do more than rely on the fact that entrepreneurs are

managing anyway. Entrepreneurship education is vital to change the mentality of a

community that deals routinely with state assistance.

MECMA, MECTS-CNDIPT,

MMFPS- MASOPHRD,

ANOFM, partners from the

civil society, companies with

RSC programs

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ANNEX NO. 5

EMPLOYMENT

Priority Actions Plan

No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

Improving the functioning of the labour market

1. Reform of the

labour relationship

legislation

The measure consists of amending the

secondary legislation following the

amendment of the Labour Code,

particularly in terms of regulation related

to the temporary work agent and the

electronic register of employees

II/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

2. Reform of the social

dialogue legislation

The measure consists of the elaboration

of the social dialogue draft law, which

will bring together in a unitary

framework the regulation on the

organization and functioning of the trade

union and employers association; the

organization and functioning of the

Economic and Social Council; collective

bargaining and settlement of labour

disputes and collective labour

agreements.

I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

3. Regulation of the

occasional activities

performed by day

labourers

The measure regulates the activity

performed by the day labourer – the

natural person performing occasionally

the unskilled activities - might work

exempting the provisions of the Labour

Code, the relationship between day

labourer and the beneficiary being set up

without concluding an employment

contract.

I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

4. Development of the

complementary

The measure consists of the elaboration

and adoption of drafts law on private

I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

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No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

private pension

schemes to increase

the pensions incomes

pension guarantee fund; the draft law on

the organization and functioning of the

pension payment system for pillars II

and III, the law on occupational pension

in order to increase the pensions incomes

Facilitating the transitions from unemployment or inactivity to employment

5. Modification and

completion the legal

framework in order

to stimulate

employment

The measure consists of amending and

completing the legal framework on the

unemployment insurance system, and the

stimulation of employment by

developing new measures to boost

employment and their adaptation to the

current requirements of the labour

market: providing free services to assess

the skills acquired in non-formal training

system, financial support during the

participation of the unpaid unemployed

person to the continuous vocational

training programmes, more flexible

conditions for subsidizing the continuous

vocational training programmes

organized by employers, access to

mobility bonuses of the unpaid

unemployed persons, reducing the

conditionality for companies that hire

unemployed persons and persons

belonging to vulnerable groups.

I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

6. Increasing the

participation to the

active employment

measures.

1. The measure is financed from the

Unemployment Insurance Budget, and it

consists of the implementation of the

employment programme addressing the

labour mediation, counseling to set up a

self-employment activity or to start a

business, to stimulate mobility for work

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 793.67

million

ANOFM

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No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

and stimulate the employer to hire

unemployed persons.

2. The measure consists of financing the

projects intending to stimulate the hire of

the long-term unemployed, including

those from the rural areas (the finance is

provided from the SOP HRD– KAI 5.1.

„Development and implementation of

the active employment measures”).

I/2011 IV/2013 For KAI 5.1. all

amounts available

for the current

programming

period have been

contracted.

MMFPS

7. Development of the

institutional capacity

of PES, at the

national, regional

and local level

The measure consists of the

implementation of the projects aiming at

modernizing the working methods with

the clients (unemployed and employers),

strengthening the activation component

by shifting the resources from the

passive component (registration,

unemployment benefits payment)

towards the implementing measures to

boost employment, and developing the

partnerships with educational

institutions, employment and training

service providers, trade unions and

employers associations, NGOs and

professional associations, etc.

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 119.2

million

ANOFM

8. Anticipating the

changes on the

labour market and

ensuring the

adequacy of the

public interventions

for promoting the

employment

The measure consists of implementing

the projects dedicated to increase the

capacity of forecasting the short and

medium term trends on the labour

market at the local, regional and national

level of the PES staff, and to strengthen

the analyze capacity of the ANOFM staff

(at central and regional level).

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 22.5 million ANOFM

Improving the vocational skills of the labour force

9. Reforming the legal The measure consists of adapting the I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

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No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

framework on adult

training

legislation to the legal provisions related

to the education field, as well as to

strengthen the authorization system and

the quality assurance of the continuous

vocational training system.

10. Strengthening the

capacity of service

providers for the

adult vocational

training

The measure is put into practice by the

implementation of the projects

addressing the quality assurance of the

continuous vocational training services.

The beneficiaries of those projects are

the authorized providers for continuous

vocational training for introducing

standards for quality assurance and to

develop vocational skills.

I/2011 IV/2011 EUR 9 million MMFPS

MECTS (CNFPA)

11. Continuous

vocational training

of jobseekers

The measure consists of providing free

of charge vocational training

programmes for jobseekers according to

National Plan of Vocational Training for

the period 2011 – 2013.

I/2011 IV/2011 RON 30.67

million

ANOFM

12. Continuous

vocational training

of workers

1. The measure is dedicated to stimulate

the employees qualification, and it is put

into practice by implementing SOP HRD

financed projects under the Priority Axis

2 „Long life learning correlation to labor

market” (KAI 2.3. „Access and

participation to CVT”).

There are financed the projects on

continuous vocational training of

workers (qualification and

(re)qualification).

I/2011 IV/2011 EUR 80 million MMFPS

2. The measure aims at stimulating the

participation of employees to general

and specific vocational training. The

companies are operating in all economic

I/2011 IV/2013 For KAI 3.2. all

amounts available

for the current

programming

MMFPS

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No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

sectors, no matter the type, except ones

in processing and trade of agriculture

products.

The following types of projects are

financed:

- Mentorship programs that support

young people employment in their

first stage of first important job;

- Strategies/development plans for

human resources and CVT to

employees under employers’

initiative or by the latter;

- Vocational training of employees by

skill-specializing programmes.

period have been

contracted

Increasing the quality of employment of persons living in rural area, youth and women

13. Vocational training,

information and

dissemination of

knowledge

The measure is dedicated to improve the

necessary competences and acquiring

information and knowledge in fields

specific to the rural areas and it finances:

- Short term vocational training

programmes in order to improve and

perfect the management knowledge

and competences in agriculture,

forestry and food, introducing new

technologies, organic farming etc.;

- Information and dissemination of

knowledge regarding the CAP support

schemes and the rural development

measures’ implementing mode.

I/2011 IV/2013 EUR 10.7 million MARD

14. Set up of young

farmers

The measure consists of implementing

projects dedicated to increase the

number of youth starting an economic

activity in rural area, and to encourage

young farmers to perform investments in

I/2011 IV/2013 EUR 219.16

million

MADR

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No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

the agricultural sector in order to

improve the competitiveness of the

sector.

The financing is granted for:

- Investments performed by young

farmers, natural or legal persons;

- Setting up and/or taking over, by

transfer of property, and/or

rent/leasing of an agricultural holding

to young farmers in order to increase

their participation on labour market,

without increasing the overall active

farming population.

15. Financing

investments in non-

agricultural

activities in order to

create alternative

jobs for rural

population

The measure is dedicated to attract the

excess of the active farming population

to the service sector.

The following types of activities are

financed:

- Set up and development of micro-

enterprises in the non-agricultural

sector (investments in tangible and

non-tangible assets) ;

- Supporting the tourism activities

(investments in infrastructure and

tourism activities)

The financing is granted on the basis of

the condition regarding minimum

vocational training of the beneficiaries in

the area which is to be invested in.

I/2011 IV/2013 EUR 260 million MADR

16. Ensuring long term

sustainability of

rural areas

The measure is funded by the ESF (SOP

HRD), and it aims at implementing

projects dedicated to guidance,

counselling and vocational training of

the persons living in the rural area in

I/2011 IV/2013 For KAI 5.2., all

amounts available

have been

contracted, to the

target proposed

MMFPS

171

No. Action Description

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Remarks Responsible

institution Start End

entrepreneurship and non-agricultural

fields, as well as integrating the inactive

persons on the labour market, including

those who earned their living from the

subsistence farming

will contribute the

projects which are

already under

implementation

17. Set up and

development of

micro-enterprises

The measure is aimed at strengthening

the entrepreneurship among young

people being up to 35 years old, and it

consists of a multi-annual programme

that finance investments in

manufacturing/services, investments in

rural area or to put in practice an

innovative business.

I/2011 IV/2011 RON 21 million MECMA

18. Support to develop

the business

incubators

The measures is dedicated to decrease

the unemployment rate and to develop

the entrepreneurship in some

disadvantaged areas, and it consists of a

multi-annual programme that finance the

newly set-up business incubator.

I/2011 IV/2011 RON 6.15 million MECMA

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ANNEX NO. 6

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION

Priority Action Plan

No Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

Strengthening the capacity and increasing the performance of RDI system in order to address the socio-economic needs

1 Implementing the measures

established by the legal acts

recently adopted in the RDI

field

There will be developed and adopted:

detailed rules for implementing the

unified national system for assessment,

classification and certification of R&D

units; detailed rules for implementing a

new system of institutional financing,

with the components basic funding and

additional funding based on

performance; detailed procedures for

identification, evaluation and

registration of the documentation,

collections and databases of national

interest, including procedures for

preserving, archiving and access.

I/2011 IV/2011 No budgetary expenses

are involved

ANCS

2 Developing the human

resources for research

The measure aims at developing new

generations of researchers and research

schools competitive at European level,

including doctoral and post-doctoral

schools of excellence, and developing

collaboration with researchers of

Diaspora

I/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 1423 million

Structural funds:

EUR 148 million

Private sector:

RON 138 million

ANCS

3 Developing the technology

base for research

Large high performance research

infrastructures (ICT included), with

major scientific and technological

impact, located in the country are

particularly envisaged.

I/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 950 million

Structural funds:

EUR 98 million

Private sector:

RON 92 million

ANCS

173

No Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

4 Mid-term evaluation of the

National Strategy for

Research, Development and

Innovation 2007-2013 and of

the National RDI Plan 2007-

2013

The mid-term evaluation of the National

Strategy for Research, Development and

Innovation 2007-2013 and of the

National RDI Plan 2007-2013 will be

achieved based on the contract

concluded with the winning company of

the tender organized by ANCS.

II/2011 IV/2011 State budget:

RON 1 million

ANCS

5 Launching the project for the

development of the National

Strategy and National RDI

Plan 2014-2020

Based on the conclusions of the mid-

term evaluation of the National Strategy

and National RDI Plan 2007-2013, the

documents corresponding to the next

financial framework – i.e. the National

RDI Strategy 2014-2020 and the

National RDI Plan 2014-2020 will be

developed.

I/2012 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 4 million

ANCS

Stimulating the growth of R&D investment in the private sector

6 Developing enterprises RDI

own activities

Projects achieved in partnership with

companies will be promoted, priority

being given to the projects with

minimum 50% co-financing ensured by

companies. The innovation "voucher"

will be introduced for enabling the

enterprises to directly contract RDI

services. Enterprises will be advised on

the implementation of the Norms

regarding the tax incentives. Actions

will be taken to ensure the flexibility and

market-orientation of the national R&D

institutes.

III/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 2644.8 million

Structural Funds:

EUR 369 million

Private sector:

RON 2250 million

ANCS

7 Achieving analysis,

consultation and impact

studies for establishing new

mechanisms to support the

Solutions will be promoted to raise the

level of R&D investments in the private

sector through regular consultation the

large companies and by elaborating and

IV/2011 IV/2013 State Budget:

RON 3.2 million

ANCS

174

No Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

public-private partnership starting prospective studies in horizontal

industries.

8 Developing the National

Innovation Strategy

The National Innovation Strategy will be

elaborated paying a special attention to

the measures supporting the set-up of

innovative clusters oriented towards

high technology areas and strategic

sectors (e.g. ICT, energy, transport -

electric car industry, large research

investment - Măgurele Pole of

Technological Development).

II/2011 II/2012 State budget:

RON 2 million

ANCS

MECMA

Developing the European and international dimension of RDI policies and programmes

9 Financing the participation to

the EU Framework

programmes for research,

technological development

and innovative activities and

to the R&D programmes,

technology initiatives and

pan-European R&D

infrastructures, including

CERN8, FAIR

9, e-

Infrastructures and ESA10

programmes and initiatives

I/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 548 million

Private sector:

RON 90 million

ANCS

10 Promoting the project for

building up the pan-

European research

Based on the results of the assessment

made with the support of JASPERS the

financial resources will be identified, the

IV/2011 IV/2015 EUR 350 million

(State budget+

Structural funds+

ANCS

8 Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

9 Facility for Anti-proton and Ion Research

10 European Space Agency

175

No Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

infrastructure Extreme Light

Infrastructure - Nuclear

Physics (ELI-NP)

potential private investors being

included.

Private sector)

11 Developing bilateral

framework-programmes for

the co-operation with

developed countries, in high

technology fields

I/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 73 million

Private sector:

RON 24 million

ANCS

12 Supporting strategic projects

for the integration of research

and its results in the economic

environment

Romanian contributions to the EU

Strategy for the Danube Region -such as

the “International Centre for Advanced

Studies Danube-Danube Delta-Black

Sea" - will be supported.

I/2011 IV/2013 State budget:

RON 36 million

Private sector:

RON 6 million

ANCS

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ANNEX NO. 7

TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Action Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR) Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

1. Reducing GHG

emissions in the

energy sector.

For reducing GHG emissions and

pollution in the energy sector will be

developed following actions:

MMP

- Supporting the production of energy

from alternative, clean and without

GHG emissions sources (The

programme for increasing the energy

production from renewable sources);

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 316.63

million in 2011

RON 300.00

million in 2012

RON 350.00

million in 2013

RON 150,00

million in 2014

MMP

(AFM)

- Supporting the installation of heating

systems based on renewable energy,

also including the replacement or the

completion of classical heating systems

for the use in individual households,

landlord associations and agricultural

farms („Green House” Programme);

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 435.90

million in 2011

RON 120.00

million in 2012

RON 50.00 million

in 2013

MMP

(AFM)

- Supporting the "green energy"

production technology installation for

agricultural farms;

I/2007 IV/2014 EUR 44.2 million

from FEADR

(PNDR, Priority

axis 1)

MADR

- Refurbishment of large combustion

plants and supporting energy

production from non-polluting sources

(SOP Environment).

I/2007 IV/2015 EUR 458.53

million for 2011-

2013

MMP

2. Restraining GHG In order to use more efficient the MTI

177

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR) Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

emissions in the

transport sector

resources and to reduce of the GHG

emissions, the modernization of the

transport sector, is achieved by:

- Modernising passenger and freight

railway transport;

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 715 million

for 2011-2013

MTI

- Supporting the renewal of road

transport vehicles (RABLA

Programme);

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 228.00

million / year

MMP

(AFM)

- Promoting green cars, according to

Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion

of clean and energy-efficient road

transport vehicles;

I/2011 I/2012 - MTI

MMP

3. Implementing

technologies for the

carbon capture and

storage (CCS).

The technologies for the carbon capture

and storage (CCS) are implemented by:

MECMA

- Supporting the research for the

geological carbon capture and storage

(National Programme for Carbon

Capture and Storage – until 2020)

III/2010 IV/2011 RON 1.61 million MECMA

- Developing demonstrative project for

the carbon capture and storage in

Romania - GETICA CCS.

I/2011 IV/2015 EUR 1,000 million

(EUR 500 million

from NER 300)

MECMA

4. Growth of the

afforested area.

This process will be managed through: MMP

- Afforesting agricultural lands; I/2007 IV/2013 EUR 229.34

million from

FEADR

(PNDR, the

measure 221)

MADR

- Afforesting damaged lands; I/2009 IV/2013 RON 75.21 million

in 2011

MMP

(AFM)

178

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR) Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

RON 80.00 million

in 2012

RON 80.00 million

in 2013

5. The expansion of

green areas in

localities

In order to improve environmental factors

and life quality in localities, the National

programme for improvement of the

environment quality through the

expansion of green areas in localities was

created.

I/2008 IV/2013 RON 331.25

million in 2011

RON 40.36 million

in 2012

MMP

(AFM)

6. Improving waste

management,

including dangerous

waste

In Romania waste management is

supported through:

- Developing integrated waste

management and rehabilitating

historically contaminated sites”;

I/2007 IV/2015 EUR 991.05

million

MMP

- Waste and dangerous waste

Management Programme financed by

AFM.

I/2007 IV/2013 RON 135.85

million in 2011

RON 110.00

million in 2012

RON 110.00

million in 2013

MMP

(AFM)

7. Protecting water

resources and

creating integrated

water supply

systems, treatment

plants, sewage and

wastewater

treatment plants.

In order to protect water resources, to

develop the integrated water supply

systems, to create and rehabilitate the

treatment plants and sewage and

wastewater treatment plants, many multi-

annual projects are developed.

MMP

- Setting up systems for water supply

works, water treatment and wastewater

I/2007 IV/2013 RON 88.70 million

in 2011

MMP

(AFM)

179

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial resources

(RON / EUR) Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

treatment plants; RON 375,11

million in 2012

RON 100.00

million in 2013

- Expansion and modernization of water

and wastewater systems.

I/2007 IV/2015 EUR 3.26 million

2011-2013

MMP

8. Implementation of

adequate

management

systems for nature

protection

Preserving the biological diversity, the

natural habitats, the flora and fauna and

the effective management of the protected

areas, especially the Natura 2000

European network.

I/2007 IV/2015 EUR 214.98

million

MMP

9. Promoting

demonstrative and

innovative projects

that support the

new perspective on

a circular Europe

In order to introduce in Romania the

industrial symbiosis concept it has been

developed ECOREG Project regarding

the Application of industrial ecosystems

principles within the regional

development.

I/2009 IV/2011 EUR 0.88 million

(42% LIFE

Programme, 40%

Romanian Gov.,

18% the

beneficiaries)

MMP

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ANNEX NO. 8

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Priority Actions Plan

No Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter/year) Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

1 Continuing RES promotion

through green certificates

The system consists in awarding green

certificates (GC) to producers for

electricity produced from renewable

resources. GC will then be sold

through competitive mechanisms by

electricity suppliers, who are required

to purchase a number of green

certificates, depending on the amount

of energy delivered to final

consumers. Green certificates are

traded on the centralized market and /

or through bilateral contracts.

IV/ 2011

2020 Estimated extra-

budgetary funds:

EUR 1,998 million

(2011 - 2013)

EUR 10,674 million

(2011-2020)

ANRE After receiving

European Commis-

sion response to

Romania’s

notification of the

support scheme

implementation as

provided by Law

220/2008 republished

2 Upgrading and building new

electricity and heat

production capacities

The exploitation of biomass,

hydropower (in units with installed

capacity less than or equal to 10 MW),

solar, wind and bio-fuels resources is

envisaged. The measure will be

financed by the SOP-IEC - Priority

Axis 4: Increasing energy efficiency

and security of supply, in the context

of combating climate change / Key

Area of Intervention 2- Valorisation of

renewable energy resources for

producing “green” energy

2007 2013 EUR 100 million

(2011-2013)

out of which

EUR 88 million –

ERDF

EUR 12 million

national co-financing

MECMA

3 Continuing to promote RES

through the Environment

Fund

The measure envisages promoting

RES through the following financing

mechanisms:

a) The Programme concerning

installation of heating systems using

2007

2013

Estimated extra-

budgetary funds

a) RON 605.899

million (2011 – 2013)

MMP

181

No Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter/year) Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

renewable energy, including replacing

or supplementing traditional heating

systems.

b) The Programme for increasing

energy production from renewable

sources through the implementation of

investment projects for energy

production from RES.

2007 2014 Estimated extra-

budgetary funds

b) RON 1,116.633

million

(2011 – 2014)

4 Elaborating schemes or

equivalent qualification

schemes for installers of

small-scale biomass boilers

and stoves, solar photovoltaic

and solar thermal systems,

shallow geothermal systems

and heat pumps

The measure envisages:

i) incorporating the qualifications for

installer listed in Directive

2009/28/EC in the Classification of

Occupations in Romania (COR) and

ii) approval by the National Council

for Adult Vocational Training of the

occupational standards for the

categories installers above mentioned

2011 2012 No budgetary

expenditures involved

MECMA

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ANNEX NO. 9

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Priority Actions Plan

No Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter/year) Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

1 Implementing State aid

scheme to promote high-

efficiency cogeneration

Financial support will be provided to

the electricity and heat producers

owning or operating commercial high-

efficiency cogeneration power plants,

performing fuel savings of at least

10% compared to separate production.

2011 2023 Extra-budgetary funds:

RON 20,283.9 million

(2011-2023)

RON 4,165 million

(2011-2013)

ANRE

2 Continuing the information

campaigns for the population

and the business environment

regarding the importance of

increasing the energy

efficiency

Information on the importance of

increasing energy efficiency

campaigns will be conducted. They

will aim to: inform and educate

households, develop information

centres for energy efficiency, promote

energy performance contract and

energetic management in industry

2011 2013 State budget:

EUR 150,000

( 2011-2013)

ANRE

3 Extending to 2020 the

implementation period of the

programme District Heating,

Heat and Comfort

The Programme District Heating,

Heat and Comfort aims to improve the

centralized system of thermal energy

production and distribution and

includes two components:

rehabilitation of the centralized district

heating system and thermal

rehabilitation of buildings.

2006 2020 State budget:

RON 3,840 million

( 2010-2020)

EUR 173.5 million

(2011-2013)

MAI

4 Extending the National

Energy Efficiency

Programme

Investment projects will be co-

financed in the urban heating,

rehabilitation of public buildings and

public lighting sectors.

2009 2013 State budget:

RON 21.4 million

(2011 –2013)

ANRE

5 Modernization and

achievement of units,

installations and new

Investments in facilities and

equipment which lead to energy

savings in industrial enterprises will

2007 2013 EUR 58 million

(2011-2013)

out of which:

MECMA

183

No Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter/year) Financial resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

equipment in industrial

enterprises

be supported using funds under SOP

IEC - Priority Axis 4: Increasing

energy efficiency and security of

supply in the context of combating

climate change / Key Area of

Intervention 1 – Efficient and

sustainable energy.

ERDF: EUR 51.04

million

State budget (national

co-financing):

EUR 6.96 million

6 Continuing the actions

concerning thermal

rehabilitation of the existing

buildings

The thermal rehabilitation of existing

buildings is taken into consideration

through two funding mechanisms:

a) The programme of thermal

rehabilitation of residential buildings,

set in GEO no. 18/2009 regarding

enhanced energy performance of

residential buildings;

b) The Programme laid down by the

GEO No 69/2010 regarding the

thermal rehabilitation of apartment

buildings financed by bank loans with

government guarantee.

2011 2013 a) RON 870.0 million

(2011-2013)

out of which :

50% - state budget

30% - local budget

20% - owners’

association funds

b) State budget

(government guarantee)

The annual threshold on

guarantees in 2011:

RON 200 million

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ANNEX NO. 10

REDUCING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING RATE

Key - Actions Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

a) Expanding the application framework of early education reform

1. Continuation of national

programmes: Early education

Reform Programme (PRET)

and Inclusive Early Education

Programme (PETI)

The activities carried-out within the

two projects with external financial

support will be completed by the

elaboration of the following:

documents:

- Design of curriculum for

mentorship and training

programmes for this level of

education;

- Standards for educational

textbooks and supplies.

III/2011 III/2013

Total budget

EUR 105

million for

PRET

Total budget

USD 7.5

million for

PETI

MECTS in

collaboration

with county

school

inspectorates

The programmes will be

continued on the basis of

framework-document: Basic

guidelines on education and

care of children aged 0-7

endorsed by Minister of

Education Order no. 3851/ 2010

2. Facilitating the transition from

kindergarten to 1st Grade

Design of an IT support for early

school education by means of ESF

project Together with children for a

quality start in school – digital

training instruments for early

school children in the preparatory

grade.

2011 2013 RON 20.23

million

MECTS in

collaboration

with county

school

inspectorates

Shotron

Association,

CD Press

Project co-financed by EU funds

(ESF)

3. Elaboration of specific

framework for the

organization, functioning, and

permitting of early school

education

Elaboration of early school

curriculum and education and care

approach recommended for the

personnel interacting with children

aged 0-3. Specific methodologies

designed will regulate the

III/2011 I/ 2012

- MECTS In the framework of the new

Law on National Education.

MECTS has taken over under its

methodological coordination the

services on early education for

children aged 0-3.

185

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

mechanism by which these services

will be provided in an inclusive and

integrated manner. 4. Development of parental

education programmes and

complementary services to

early education.

Initiation and implementation of

the parental education programmes

will be made within the newly

established Education Resources

and Support Centres (through ESF

projects).

2012 IV/2013 RON 16.59

million

MECTS MECTS will develop the

professional standards for the

personnel employed in early

education.

b) Providing the necessary support to prevent early school leaving

5. Stipulating in the secondary

legislation on education of

some provisions on combating

early school leaving

Elaboration of mechanisms,

procedures, intervention and

monitoring plans.

III/2010 III/2013 - MECTS in

collaboration

with county

school

inspectorates

and schools

6. Money for High-school

national programme

Monthly scholarship (allowances)

for students from social and

economic disadvantaged families in

order to continue their studies after

completing low-secondary

education.

annually

Annual

budget RON

179.9

million

(state budget

funds)

Permanent

programmes

coordinated by

MECTS in

collaboration

with MMFPS,

MAI and MS

These support programmes

address disadvantaged groups in

order to ensure their

participation to quality

education and combating

poverty and social exclusion.

7. School supplies national

programme

Granting school supplies for pupils

enrolled in state primary and low-

secondary education - daily-classes,

who are supported by families

whose average net income per

family member is of maximum

50% of national minimum gross

salary per family member.

annually

Estimated

annual

budget:

RON 20

million

(state budget

funds)

8. EURO 200 national

programme

Financial aid in order to stimulate

PC purchasing for pupils and annually

Estimated

annual

186

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

students from social and economic

disadvantaged areas.

budget RON

21 million

(state budget

funds)

9. Milk and croissant national

programmes

Granting a free meal for all pupils

in early, primary and lower

secondary education.

annually

Annual

budget:

RON 431.6

million for

dairy

patisserie,

and honey

and RON

33.1 million

allotted for

fruits

10. Providing educational support

services

Providing educational support

services required in accordance

with the Law on National

Education: remedial education

activities, counselling and

information campaigns, and school-

community interaction incentives

activities accomplished by school

mediators, counselling for parents

and pupils/students, etc.

permanently

With regard

County

Educational

Resources

and

Assistance

Centres

(CJRAE)

funds will be

ensured

(upon

request) by

County

Councils

budget

while for

Resources

County

Educational

Resources and

Assistance

Centres

(CJRAE)

Resources

Centres for

Parents (CRP)

/ Education

and Breeding

Resources

Centres

(CRED)

established by

kindergartens

187

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

Centres for

Parents

(CRP) they

will be

provided by

local budget

11. Development of School after

school programmes

Providing educational and leisure

activities for consolidating the

knowledge gathered in school or

speeding-up learning as well as

remedial education activities

outside classes. permanently

Annual

budget:

RON 751

million

(budget of

County

School

Inspectorates

and local

budget

funds)

MECTS,

County school

inspectorates

and local

authorities

School after school programmes

are based on a partnership

between schools, public local

authorities, parents associations

and NGOs, and it addresses

those pupils and students who

opt for extending their education

within school precincts after

classes

c) Supporting early school leavers return to school

12. Second chance national

programme

Second chance programmes target

the persons who overcome by 4

years the age corresponding to the

grade they should be enrolled in

and who, irrespective their reasons,

have not graduated the primary or

lower - secondary school.

annually

Estimated

budget for

2010-2013:

EUR 5

million (ESF

funds)

MECTS

School

inspectorates

and local

authorities

13. Functional literacy programme Functional literacy programme

address to holders of legal

documents formally testifying their

education but who are not actually

endowed with real competences in

education.

annually

The

financial

allocations

will be set

upon request

and local

budgets

MECTS, local

authorities

188

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

constraints

14. Education, qualification, and

facilitating transition towards

employment for early school

leavers or students and youth

placed at risk

Creating methodological

framework, support mechanisms

and instruments for the

development of integrated

programmes in order to raise the

participation to initial vocational

education and training and

facilitating the transition towards

employment for early school

leavers - students and youth -

placed at risk.

2009 2012 Budget:

RON 17.95

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

d) Increasing the relevance of students’ education by guiding education towards skills formation

15. Creating curricula framework

of reference in accordance

with the provisions of the new

National Education Law

Modernisation of school

curriculum with focus on the

development of the 8 key-

competences.

I/2011 IV/2011 MECTS

Institute for

Education

Sciences

16. Development of key-

competences, a prerequisite of

social inclusion

Improving key-competences in

primary education by designing /

testing / piloting and implementing

a new integrated educational

programme in order to increase

quality of education.

2009 2012 Budget:

RON 18.49

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

17. Reviewing of school curricula

and the assessment of pupils

and students

- Decreasing the knowledge

stock to be memorized and

increasing the attractiveness of

school curricula;

- Introducing the education

portfolio and modification of

pupils and students evaluation

criteria.

III/2012 annually - MECTS

189

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

e) Opening the school to community and business environment

18. Extracurricular and extra-

school inclusive educational

offer for the formation of a

healthy lifestyle and active

citizenship for children of

disadvantaged, mainly rural,

areas in primary and secondary

education.

Promoting healthy lifestyle and

active citizenship to support

inclusive education for children in

rural communities by forming

decision-making in primary and

secondary education and specific

educational offers.

2011 2013 Budget:

RON 18.48

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

19. Innovative methods in training

teaching personnel to develop

life skills to pupils and students

Modernization of initial and

continuous education and training

through improving the training of

teaching personnel in primary and

secondary education in order to

ensure a better correlation with

labour market needs and

knowledge-based society.

2008 2011 Budget:

RON 9.27

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

20. Mediation – a way to conflict

resolution in school

environment

Elaboration of occupational

standard and the introduction of the

education mediator in Romania’s

Classification of Occupations

2011 2013 Budget:

RON 16.87

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

f) Focusing teacher training on those impact / change oriented fields that encourage school attendance in terms of quality.

21. Training of personnel in early

education

Expanding and adapting continuous

training courses within PRET and

PETI programmes for kindergarten

personnel (interacting with children

aged 3-6) by means of training

providers support at national level.

2011 2013 Budgets of

PRET and

programmes

PETI

Teachers

Training

Centres,

MECTS

School

inspectorates

Courses will target the training

of personnel in ante pre-school

education (children aged 0-3)

22. Training of teaching personnel

in vocational education and

training – services profile in

order to expand the modern

Improving practical skills of pupils

and students in vocational

education and training.

II/2010

III/2013

Total

budget:

RON 9.45

million

MECTS

through

CNDIPT,

local

Project financed by EU funds

190

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

method of interactive learning

through exercise firm

authorities,

VET

schools11

,

companies,

MMFPS

g) Development of vocational education and training

23. Ensuring the financing of

budgeted places in state post

secondary schools

annually RON 31.29

million /

year;

(financing

through

local

budgets)

MECTS and

local

authorities

24. Correlating VET education

offer with labour market

requirements

Development and conclusion of

partnerships between schools,

business and social partners.

I/2011

II/2012

Total

budget:

RON 18.49

million

MECTS

through

CNDIPT,

local

authorities,

VET schools,

companies,

MMFPS

Project financed by EU funds

25. Improving quality of vocational

education and training through

partnerships networks

Involvement of social partners

throughout initial vocational

education and training in order to

create a better link with labour

market

III/2011

III/2013

Budget:

RON 12.179

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

26. Training of teachers in the

assessment of professional

qualifications

Focusing VET on VET skills

formation.

II/2011 II/2014 Budget:

RON 10.743

million

MECTS

Project financed by EU funds

27. Development of National Improving the correlation of MECTS It will be accomplished through

11

VET – Vocational Education and Training

191

No. Action Content

Implementation

period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

Qualification Framework in

Romania for all vocational

education and training levels

education and training with labour

market by implementing the

following projects:

- Quality assurance in

continuous vocational

education and training;

- From qualification to

continuous education and

training programmes.

I/2011

I/2011

I/2012

I/2012

Budget:

RON 14

million

Budget:

RON 12

million

CNDIPT promoting legal acts conceived

to synchronize National

Qualification Framework with

European Qualification

Framework

Projects are funded by EU

funds.

192

ANNEX NO. 11

INCREASING THE SHARE OF POPULATION AGED 30-34 WITH TERTIARY LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Key - Actions Plan

No. Action Content

Implementation year

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

a) Developing a National Qualifications Framework adequate for the current economic development stage and its assimilation in the labour market

1. Finalization of describing in

terms of competencies of 300

academic programmes through

the development National

Qualifications Framework in

Higher Education (CNCIS)

It is made through the

implementation of the project

Developing an operational system

of qualifications in higher

education (DOCIS) in Romania

I/2011 IV/2011 RON 6.15

million

MECTS Project financed by EU funds

2. Operationalisation of the

National Register of

Qualifications for Higher

Education (RNCIS)12

and the

implementation of an on-line

platform for training of

competences evaluators as well

as the on-line evaluation and

record of the new competences

It is made through the

implementation of the project

Developing capacity to implement

System of Qualifications for

Higher Education (DECIS)

I/2011

IV/2013 RON 14

million

MECTS

(UECNCFPA13

)

Project financed by EU funds

3. Translating the competences in

continuous vocational education

and training programmes in

order to be validated in

accordance with the labour

It is made through the

implementation of the project

Implementation and validation of

the National Qualification

Framework

I/2011 II/2012

RON 0.58

mil. million

MECTS

(UECNCFPA)

Project financed by EU funds

12

A national database describing all qualifications awarded by higher education institutions in Romania 13

Executive Unit of the National Council of Vocational Qualifications and Training of Adults

193

No. Action Content

Implementation year

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

market needs

4. Setting-up and

operationalisation of the

National Qualifications

Authority (ANC) to increase

ANC’s implementing capacity

Development of some

methodologies for the validation of

qualifications and skills obtained

through continuous vocational

education and training, based on

common principles specific to the

initial and continuous vocational

education

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 26

million

MECTS

(UECNCFPA)

ANC will be created through

reorganisation of

UECNCFPA and CNFPA14

5. Development of periodical

national surveys on linking the

higher education with labour

force requirements

- Periodical national survey on

monitoring higher education

graduates’ insertion on labour

market;

- National survey to harmonise

the academic programmes

with qualifications.

III/2011

estimation

IV/2013

estimation

RON 40

million

estimative

MECTS Surveys will be performed by

an independent body

6. Operationalisation of Single

Registration Book (RMUR)

Operationalisation of RMUR15

will

be completed on several stages16

,

through the implementation of a

data base with all students enrolled

in public or private Romanian

universities. The universities

IV/2008

IV/2011 RON 17.54

million

MECTS

(UEFISCDI-

CNFIS)17

Project financed by EU funds

14

National Council of Qualifications and Adult Vocational Education and Training 15 RMUR – Single Registration Book of Romanian Universities, entitled in accordance with art.201 of National Education Law – Law no. 1/2011, issued in the

Official Journal of Romania no. 18/10.01.2011. 16

This requirement occurs due to legal (Law no. 677/2001 in the protection of individuals as regards the use of personal) and practical considerations (taking

over the equipment in project, ensuring specialised support for RMUR software and ensuring continuity of project’ activities after completing its implementation,

on 31st of October 2011). Thus Romania will have at its disposal an important tool which will increase the transparency and facilitate the quality management

process by means of data that will be reported in actual time. Currently, the project is in the stage of completing the software development. 17

Executive Unit for Higher Education and University Scientific Research Financing (UEFISCU) is a public institution and a legal person, under MECTS

playing the role to perform the whole executive activity of National Council for Higher Education Financing (CNFIS)

194

No. Action Content

Implementation year

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

registration books are constituents

of RMUR, while ensuring a

rigorous check system for

diplomas.

7. Implementation of training

programmes for teachers

- Vocational education of

teaching personnel in primary

and secondary education in

order to provide new

opportunities and career

development;

- Training of higher-education

teaching personnel and

students in the fields of using

modern teaching - learning –

assessment instruments in

mathematics subjects in order

to create practical and

competitive skills on the

labour market.

IV/2009

IV/2009

IV 2012

IV 2012

RON 18.47

million

RON 18.1

million

UEFISCDI-

CNFIS

Projects financed by EU funds

b) Setting a selection framework on objective criteria which will allow attracting skilled young people to skills that will ensure the implementation of a pre-set economic

growth pattern

8. Making of a Survey for the

insertion of higher education

graduates on labour market

- Setting-up a mechanism

designed to facilitate the

correlation of the higher

education offer with the labour

market by monitoring the

professional pathway of

graduates in labour market;

- Designing instruments at

national level for the

development of periodical

surveys on the insertion of

higher education graduates in

IV/2009 IV/2011

RON 9.55

million

MECTS

(UEFISCDI-

CNFIS)

Project financed by EU funds

195

No. Action Content

Implementation year

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

labour market.

c) Creating mechanisms for recognition of skills acquired through formal and non-formal education for tertiary education pathways and financial incentives for tertiary

education students

9. Operatinalisation of the Loan

System for Romanian students

- Completion of methodological

principles agreed with social

partners18

;

- Elaboration of specific

methodologies and debate.

I/2011 IV/2012

- MECTS

Project financed by EU funds

10. Making tertiary education offer

more flexible

Providing the possibility for the

recognition of credits obtained in

VET post-high schools for the

graduates with high-school

diploma by the universities as

transferable credits for BA level.

permanently - MECTS

11. Exemption from payment of

75% of the loan for studies for

the higher education graduates

who will practice their

profession for at least 5 years in

rural areas.

Elaboration of methodological

norms to apply this provision

The share of the loan provisioned

to be taken over by state will be of

5,000 RON at maximum,

according to Art. 204 of the

National Education Law.

II/2011 II/2012 - MECTS, MFP,

other ministries

and institutions

12. Modification of the system for

students scholarships award

Improving students scholarships

awarding system by using both

social and performance criteria

II/2011 IV/2012 - MECTS

d) Stimulating lifelong learning

13. Completion and adoption of

National Strategy on Lifelong

Learning

Strategy will target:

- Development of general

framework on the recognition

of the outcomes of informal,

non-formal learning on the

II/2011 II/2012 - MECTS,

MMFPS

Some validations have been

already performed by means of

skills assessment centres

18

Students associations representative at national scale, National Parents Federation, banks representatives

196

No. Action Content

Implementation year

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON /

EUR)

Responsible

institution

Remarks

Start End

labour market and in

education;

- Development and enhancing

the attractiveness of

continuous vocational

education and training

programmes for post higher

education levels

Stages:

- Initiation;

- Public debate;

- Strategy completion and

adoption.

14. Development of the

methodological framework for

the application of the provisions

of the National Education Law –

the Lifelong Learning Title

Elaboration of methodologies and

procedures on educational

pathways in formal and non-formal

contexts.

II/2011 I/2012 MECTS

MMFPS

197

ANNEX NO. 12

SOCIAL INCLUSION

Plan of priority actions

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

Reform of the social assistance system

1. Focusing the

programmes dedicated

to low-income families

on the very poor ones

– minimum insertion

income

The measure consists of harmonisation

of the eligibility criteria for

programmes dedicated to the low-

income families, and bring the

programmes together in a single one

named minimum insertion income

I/2011 IV/2013 - 2011: RON

1,666 million

- 2012

(estimative):

RON 1,640

million

- 2013

(estimative):

RON 1,951

million

MMFPS

There have

been taken into

consideration

the amounts

dedicated to

social aid,

benefit for

family

supporting and

heating

allowance, and

the estimated of

amounts for the

minimum

insertion

income

2. Introducing the testing

methods for verifying

of the eligibility

conditions of

beneficiaries

It is regulated the testing activity for

incomes of rich families and the

controls (inspections) of all

programmes of social assistance with a

high risk of error or fraud (social

allowance, family benefit, heating

allowance, benefit for disabled

persons, child allowance).

I/2011 II/2011 - MMFPS According to

estimations in

the Strategy on

the reform of

social

assistance,

there will be a

decreasing of

social

assistance

expenses of

198

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

RON 464

million, as a

result of

verifications in

the year 2011.

3. Rendering operational

the programme of

cross cutting data

checking

It consists of the information

management system implementation

for the payment of the social benefits

and for finding the errors or frauds by

cross cutting checking of information

in the public databases:

- National Agency for Social

Benefits makes monthly lists

including all irregularities to be

transmitted to the General

Directorate of Social Inspection;

- By SAFIR system there are made

monthly lists with all irregularities

which are found to be sent to the

General Directorate of Social

Inspection.

I/2011 IV/2012 RON 24.680

million (project

financed under

OP ACD)

MMFPS

4. Increasing the

administrative

capacity of MMFPS

for analyzing,

forecasting, strategic

planning, monitoring

and assessing

Conclusion of protocols in view of

achieving the interconnection of the

database systems regarding the

beneficiaries of social rights with other

data sources (database of National

House of Public Pensions and other

Social Insurance Rights, National

Agency for Employment, Civil

Register, and National Agency for

Fiscal Administration).

I/2011 IV/2013 - MMFPS

5. Supporting the poorest

families with children

The programme for granting

complementary family allowance and

allowance for supporting the single

II/2011 IV/2013 RON 1,398

million

MMFPS

199

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

parent family has been reviewed by

setting up a single allowance for

family support

6. Developing the social

services for vulnerable

groups, including the

elderly persons

This measure finances social services

system, including the development of

the national network of hostels for

elderly persons and combating social

exclusion of homeless by creating

social emergency centres.

I/2011 IV/2011 2011:

- Children: RON

1 million

- Ddisabled

persons: Lei 10

million;

- Elderly persons

(developing the

national

housing

network for the

elderly): RON

14 million.

Others:

- Subsidies for

NGOs: RON 29

million

- investment

institutions:

RON 45 million

- National

programme

(combating

social exclusion

of homeless by

creating social

emergency

centers): RON

5 million.

MMFPS

Reducing social exclusion among children and young people and increasing their life quality

7. Increasing the life Set up new rehabilitation centers and I/2011 IV/2012 RON 15.2 million MMFPS

200

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

quality of disabled

children, suffering

from HIV / AIDS and

serious chronic/

terminal illness

children in special

protection

homes and/ or flats for children with

disabilities, suffering from HIV/ AIDS

and serious chronic/ terminal illness,

children in special protection

8. Social insertion of

children/young people

with disabilities

Measure finances the access of

children / young people with

disabilities to rehabilitation services

and specialized care.

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 1.69 million MMFPS

9. Setting up the

standardized public

day-care system for

children

The measure is to implement a project

financed under SOP HRD and it aims

at setting up the public network of

accredited and qualified nurses and

monitoring system to ensure the

quality of these services

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 1.10 million MMFPS

10. Preventing school

drop-out among

children belonging to

disadvantaged socio-

economic groups

The measure consists of implementing

a project financed under SOP HRD,

and it aims at providing educational

services for children belonging to

disadvantaged socio-economic groups

by setting up training centers and

organizing courses for teachers and

school mediators

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 19.96

million

MMFPS

MECTS

Social active inclusion

11. Facilitating the access

and participation of

the persons belonging

to vulnerable groups

on the labor market

The measure aims at financing the

profit-making activities and services to

help people at risk of social exclusion

to integrate or reintegrate into the

labour market, developing specific

programmes for (re)integration on the

labour market persons belonging to

vulnerable groups and training

I/2011 IV/2011 RON 162 million MMFPS

201

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

programmes dedicated to acquire basic

skills and qualifications.

12. Completing the legal

framework on social

economy

Develop and adopt the draft framework

law on social economy

I/2011 IV/2011 - MMFPS

Developing the social infrastructure

13. Supporting the

balanced urban

development by

integrated urban

development plans,

including social

housing projects

This measure (financed from ERDF) is

dedicated to improve the social

infrastructure of cities (child care

centres, centres for elder people, health

centres for people with disabilities,

youth centres, centres for people in

difficulty), as well as to ensure decent

living conditions for disadvantaged

social groups which do not have access

to housing property or cannot rent a

house.

I/2011 IV/2013 EUR 186 million

MDRT

14. Reducing the regional

disparities and

improving social,

health and education

infrastructure

The measure finances investments for

improving the quality of social service

infrastructure, the health service

infrastructure, pre-university and

university educational infrastructure

and the continuous vocational training

infrastructure.

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 297 million MDRT

National healthcare system reform

15. Improving the access

of vulnerable people to

healthcare services

Implementation of national healthcare

programmes to address the priority

public health issues and the needs of

vulnerable groups. The priority areas

of the programmes includes:

monitoring the determinants of living

and working environment, preventive

and curative interventions in women

and children health, providing the

I/2011 IV/2013 RON 5,249.082

million

MS

202

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

abroad treatment for patients with

diseases that cannot be treated in the

country, ensuring access to medicines

granted in outpatient department, only

for retired people with pension

incomes up to 700 RON/month.

Development of the Strategy for

primary healthcare assistance and

medical care services in rural areas to

provide healthcare assistance in remote

and economically disadvantaged areas.

I/2011 IV/2011 EUR 0.2 million MS

16. Rendering efficient the

healthcare system

This measure includes the following

pillars:

a) Computerization of healthcare

system accomplished by implementing

the following programs: Single

Integrated Information System,

National Health Card, and the projects:

Electronic Patient File and e-

prescription;

b) Implementation of decentralization

process in the healthcare system

(financing from OP ACD) – drafting

the secondary legislation for the

decentralization of the healthcare

system, and training of the hospital

managers and personnel of the Public

Health Directorates and local county

councils;

c) Reorganization and efficiency of

hospitals – monitoring the

implementation of the Strategy for

decentralization of the healthcare

system, the National Strategy for

III/2009 IV/2012 RON 4.753

million

MS

203

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

rationalization of hospitals, the

National Plan for hospital beds for the

period 2011-2013, classification of

hospitals, and development and

implementation of the National Plan

for hospitals;

d) Development of the primary and

outpatient assistance system

(permanent centres, association in

practice groups of family physicians,

permanent home care, emergency call-

centres, etc.) 17. Development and

modernization of the

infrastructure of

healthcare providers,

mainly by providing

them medical

apparatus/equipment

and vehicles.

This measure includes the following

pillars:

a) Developing and modernizing the

infrastructure of medical units by

building up 15 county emergency

hospitals and 6 new regional hospitals,

as well as by carrying forward the

investments into Regional Oncology

Institutes in Iasi and Timisoara,

extending the municipal hospitals in

Sebeş and Fălticeni;

b) Rehabilitation of Obstetrics -

Gynaecology and neonatology

departments from 20 hospitals and of

the Emergency Unit (UPU) - Tg.

Mureş through the “Healthcare sector

reform – phase II (APL2)” program;

c) Providing medical devices/

equipment in approximately 70

hospitals for the departments offering

healthcare for the mothers and infants,

and providing medical equipment to

I/2011

II/2010

I/2011

IV/2013

II/2012

IV/2013

RON 1,609

million

EUR 61 million

RON 723 million

+

EUR 15.4 million

(refundable

funds)

MS

204

No.

Action Content

Implementation period

(quarter / year)

Financial

resources

(RON / EUR)

Responsible

institution Remarks

Start End

UPU and cardiology departments in 65

hospitals (APL2 programme), as well

as the implementation of the State-

budget programme Providing medical

apparatus, equipment and medical

devices;

d) Providing adequate vehicles (681

ambulances and medical vehicles, 2-6

helicopters)

I/2011

IV/2013

RON 260 million