In the context of the state of emergency instated on the territory of Romanian by the Presidential Decree no. 165/2020 (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”),1 on 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment passed Order no. 791/2020 on the issuing…
In the context of the state of emergency declared by the Decree1 of the President of Romania due to the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and given the necessity of taking urgent measures to support both the employers and the employees, on March 18th,…
The Law No. 163/2018 for amending and supplementing the Accounting Law no. 82/1991 (“Accounting Law”), the Companies Law No. 31/1990 (“Companies Law”) and the Law No. 1/2005 pertaining to the organization and operation of cooperatives, has been published in the Official Gazette of Romania No.…
The Romanian Parliament has recently adopted Law no. 81/2018 regulating teleworking (the “Teleworking Law”). The Teleworking Law was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part 1, no. 296/02.04.2018. Definition of Teleworking Teleworking is defined as a form of organising the work that allows an…
The Romanian Ministry of Finance has recently passed Order no. 3337/2017 which extends the category of software developers who benefit from income tax exemption (“Order 3337/2017” or the “New Order”). Order 3337/2017 was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part 1, No. 52/18.01.2018. The…
The focus on personal data protection is today at its peak, considering the upcoming replacement of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “DPD”) with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”), starting 25 May 2018. Opinion no. 2/2017 on data processing at work (hereinafter…
In September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the ”Court”) ruled that a professional who offers free of charge access to a Wi-Fi network within its premises cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network. However, the…
After more than four years of drafts and negotiations, the new EU data protection framework has finally been adopted. It takes the form of a General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”)1 and a Data Protection Directive for Police and Criminal Justice Authorities (the “PCJA Directive”)2,…
The law regarding the recovery and resolution of insurance undertakings (the “IRR Law”) was published with the Official Gazette on 02 November 2015 and entered into force on 05 November 2015. In a nutshell, the IRR Law is meant to implement principles and tools similar…
On 12 January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) ruled that that there had not been a violation of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms protecting the individual’s private life in case of an…
Law no. 304/2015 on mortgage bonds (the “Law”) was published with the Official Gazette on 4 December 2015 and will enter into force within 90 days as of its publication. (more…)
On 03 December 2015, Romania’s President has promulgated the law regarding the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms (the “BRR Law”), transposing the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (the “BRRD”). The BRR Law is now pending publication with the Official Gazette and…
On 25 June 2015, the Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (“4th AML Directive“) entered into force,…
On 16 June 2015, the Law No. 152/2015 amending and supplementing the legislation regarding the registration with the trade registry (“Law No. 152/2015”) has been announced and is pending publication with the Official Gazette. The Law No. 152/2015 transposes the Directive 2012/17/EU of the European…
On 26 June 2015, Law no. 151/2015 regarding the insolvency of individuals (the “Law”) was published with the Official Gazette. The Law sets forth the legal framework for a collective procedure aimed at supporting the financial recovery of good-faith individuals, by means of covering their…
On 11 June 2015, a draft law regarding the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, and for amending and completing certain enactments in the financial field (the “Draft Law”), transposing the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (the “BRRD”), was published for public…
On 2 June 2015, the Law no. 120/2015 on encouraging individual investors – business angels (“Business Angels’ Law”) was published with the Official Gazette. Click here to read the full brief
On 18 March 2015, the Romanian Parliament passed the law on alternative investment fund managers (“AIFM law”)1, which transposes EU Directive 2011/61 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMD”)2 into Romanian legislation. Click here to read the full brief