(1) Together with each request for release of funds under the Facility Agreement, the Borrower shall submit two Requests for Payment, using the form set out in Annex 1(a) and Annex 1(b) of this Loan Agreement, and namely: a. a Request for Payment for a Loan Instalment covering the share of the loan corresponding to the Allocated Percentage indicated in the request for release of funds (Annex 1(a)); and b. a Request for Payment for a Loan Instalment covering the remaining share the loan indicated in the same request for release of funds (Annex 1 (b)).

(2) The Borrower shall provide adequate documentation to justify the Requests for Payment submitted under this Loan Agreement, for each single step, according to the sources of verification stipulated in Annex I to the Reform Agenda, and in accordance with the Facility Agreement.

(3) The Borrower shall on a best effort basis seek to abide by the indicative payment request schedule set out in the Commission Implementing Decision. The final Request for Payment shall be submitted by 30 September 2027.

(4) The assessment under

Article 21

(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1449 shall be carried out by the Lender on the basis of the information provided by the Borrower in accordance with

paragraph 3

. The Lender may ask for supplementary information and/or carry out checks and on-the-spot controls to verify the completion of qualitative and quantitative steps, including on the non-reversibility of the previously satisfactorily fulfilled qualitative and quantitative steps.