Framework environmental management plan

6 Conclusions

The World Bank, as financer of the Health Sector Reform - Improving Health System Quality and Efficiency Project, has imposed pre-conditions on its loans, inter alia, that relevant environmental requirements and standards are complied with.

For the World Bank, this Project is classified as a “Category B” project, and thus requires an Environmental Assessment (EA) to ensure that the project is environmentally and socially sound and sustainable. The EA must examine the potential positive and negative impacts of the project and recommend any measures needed to prevent, minimize, mitigate or compensate for adverse impacts and to improve environmental performance.
As an EU member state, Romania has to comply with all relevant EU environmental legislation, including any transitional periods that have been agreed with the European Commission. If necessary, an EIA will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the EIA Directive, and that public consultations will take place when required. The EMP has set out the procedures to be followed to determine whether an EIA will be required for any specific rehabilitation project within the Health Sector Reform - Improving Health System Quality and Efficiency Project, and the procedures to be followed if such an EIA is required. The EMP has also set out the measures to be taken to ensure that other applicable EU legislation on waste, water, air, radiation protection and product safety will be complied with.
The PMU have committed themselves to ensuring that all contractors are made aware of the contents of this EMP and will make certain that all contracts impose an obligation on contractors to comply with all relevant parts of the EMP.