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SR4 Safeguards Diagnostic Review Public Disclosure Authorized for Piloting the Use of Romanian Systems to Address Environmental and Social Safeguard Issues in the Proposed World Bank-Assisted Public Disclosure Authorized Romania Municipal Services Project and Transport Sector Support Project Public Disclosure Authorized Equivalence and Acceptability Assessment Report May, 2006 Public Disclosure Authorized Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... IV ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................... V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... VI Introduction .............................................................................................................................................vi Equivalence and Acceptability Assessment: Principal Observations ......................................................vi Principal Observations – Dam Safety.......................................................................................................x Principal Observations – Other Issues .....................................................................................................x Conclusions...............................................................................................................................................x PILOTING THE USE OF ROMANIAN SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARD ISSUES IN THE PROPOSED WORLD-BANK ASSISTED MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROJECT AND TRANSPORT SECTOR SUPPORT PROJECT 1 SAFEGUARDS DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW.........................................................................................................................1 1.0 BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................................................................1 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................................................2 2.1 Romania Municipal Services Project (MSP)..............................................................................2 2.2 Romania Transport Sector Support Project (TSSP)...................................................................2 2.3 Rationale for choosing the MSP and TSSP for Piloting.............................................................3 2.4 Summary of Public Consultation and Disclosure.......................................................................3 3.0 EQUIVALENCE ANALYSIS ..........................................................................................................................4 3.1 Bank’s Safeguard Policy Areas Applicable to the Proposed Pilot Projects...............................4 3.1.1 Romania Municipal Services Project......................................................................................... 4 3.1.2 Romania Transport Sector Support Project................................................................................ 5 3.2 Methodology Used for Determining Equivalence ......................................................................5 3.3.1 Romanian Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Projects..................................................... 5 3.3.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Improve the System............................................................ 8 3.3.2 Analysis of Gaps........................................................................................................................ 8 3.3.3 Proposed Measures to Address the Gaps of the Romanian EA System ..................................... 8 3.4 Equivalence Analysis – Cultural Property .................................................................................9 3.4.1 Romanian Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Projects..................................................... 9 3.4.2 Analysis of Gaps.......................................................................................................................11 3.4.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Achieve the Equivalence...................................................11 3.5 Equivalence Analysis – Dam Safety .........................................................................................11 3.5.1 Romanian Laws and Procedures ...............................................................................................11 3.5.2 Analysis of Gaps.......................................................................................................................12 3.5.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Achieve the Equivalence...................................................12 3.6 Equivalence Analysis - Involuntary Resettlement.....................................................................12 3.6.1 Romanian Laws and Procedures ...............................................................................................12 3.6.2 Equivalence and Analysis of Gaps and Differences..................................................................14 3.6.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Address Gaps ....................................................................20 4.0 ACCEPTABILITY ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................21 4.1 Purpose and Scope of the Acceptability Assessment ................................................................21 4.2 Methodology Used to Determine Acceptability........................................................................21 4.3 Acceptability Assessment – Environment Assessment ..............................................................21 4.3.1 Implementation Practices and Institutional Capacity................................................................21 4.3.2 Analysis of Gaps.......................................................................................................................22 4.3.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Maintain Acceptability ....................................................23 4.4 Acceptability Analysis – Cultural Property..............................................................................23 4.4.1 Implementation Practice and Institutional Capacity..................................................................23 4.4.2 Analysis of Gaps.......................................................................................................................24 4.4.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Maintain the Acceptability ................................................24 4.5. Acceptability Assessment - Dam Safety ....................................................................................24 4.6 Acceptability Assessment - Involuntary Resettlement...............................................................25 4.6.1 Implementation Practice and Institutional Capacity..................................................................25 4.6.2 Analysis of Gaps.......................................................................................................................26 4.6.3 Current and Proposed Measures to Increase the Acceptability .................................................26 Suggested Gap-Filling Measures for Involuntary Resettlement ................................................................27 ANNEX I - LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK............................................................................................28 Annex I A - Relevant legal texts ..............................................................................................................28 International Law ......................................................................................................................................28 European Union’s “acquis communautaire” .............................................................................................28 Romanian Law ..........................................................................................................................................30 ii Annex I B – Romanian Licensing and Permitting Procedures................................................................33 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................33 Procedures for Receiving an Environmental License to Construct (OR the Environmental Agreement)..33 Procedures for Obtaining an Environmental Permit to Operate ................................................................36 Monitoring Capacity during the Constructions Period and After the Issuance of the Environmental Permit to Operate..................................................................................................................................................36 Annex I C - Romania’s Current and Proposed Measures that would Improve and Sustain Acceptability ..................................................................................................................................................37 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................37 Transposition of the EU Legislation and Its Enforcement.........................................................................37