In the Government meeting, a normative act initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Investments and European Projects was approved, aiming at amending and completing Government Decision No. 1570/2022 regarding the establishment of the general framework for implementing specific rural development interventions included in the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027.

Decision No. 1570/2022 regarding the establishment of the general framework for implementing specific rural development interventions included in the Strategic Plan, developed within the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 (CAP 2023-2027), sets the general normative framework necessary for the implementation of development interventions from the Strategic Plan 2023-2027, co-financed from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) within the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

The proposed legislative amendment is justified by the need to ensure a proper and efficient implementation framework for public funds, both from the state budget and from non-repayable European funds.

The provisions of the draft normative act are developed based on the CAP 2023-2027, within the limits of the applicable European regulations, and considering the shared competencies that belong to Romania as a member state of the European Union.

Considering that the Strategic Plan provides for the possibility of applying the multi-fund mechanism with a component related to the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), legislative modification is necessary for an effective coherence and coordination at the interinstitutional level for the implementation of this mechanism.

Thus, Government Decision No. 1570/2022 regarding the establishment of the general framework for implementing specific rural development interventions included in the Strategic Plan for the CAP 2023-2027 has been modified as follows:

• Designation of the Managing Authority for the Strategic Plan (MASP) as the structure responsible for elaborating the applicant's guide and the regulation of organization and functioning of the evaluation, selection, and settlement process of appeals for Local Development Strategies, documents approved by the order of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;
• Approval by order of the Minister of Investments and European Projects, according to the specific conditions of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), of the eligibility criteria, selection, and evaluation;
• Designation by the Managing Authority for the Inclusion and Social Dignity Program (MASP-ISDP) of its representatives in the Joint Selection Committee and the Joint Committee for Settlement of Appeals, whose composition is established according to the provisions of the regulation of organization and functioning of the evaluation, selection, and settlement process of appeals for Local Development Strategies;
• Approval by order of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the nominal composition of the Selection Committee, the Appeals Settlement Committee, the Joint Selection Committee, and the Joint Appeals Settlement Committee.