Author: Ioana-Cătălina Barbu

Length of employment for social workers in private sector On June 23, 2023, Law no. 178/2023 supplementing art. 9 of Law no. 466/2004 on the Statute of Social Workers was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, no…. Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> May 29 – June 4, 2023: Updates on social worker length of employment, COVID-19 treatment protocols, and prohibiting advertising of e-cigarettes

Law on odometer rollbacks On May 26, 2023,  Law no. 142/2023 on the e-registry on vehicle history in Romania was published in the Official Journal of Romania, part I, no. 461. [source]   112 location regulations On May 26, 2023,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> May 29 – June 4, 2023: Updates on odometer rollbacks, 112 call locations, overfishing, and family separation

Revenge porn becomes a crime in Romania On May 17, 2023, the Chamber of Deputies adopted the Bill amending and supplementing art. 226 of Law no. 286/2009 on the Criminal Code (PL-x no. 606/2019). Via the normative acts, disclosing, broadcasting,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> May 22 – 28, 2023: Updates on revenge porn, education laws, Christian Identity Month in June, vehicle registrations, and aid for the cinema industry

Law on tolls. On May 16, 2023, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure set for public debate the Bill on the application of toll roads on the national road network. [source] Emergency Government Ordinance (EGO) on fiscal measures. On May… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> May 15 – 21, 2023: Updates on tolls, fiscal measures, asylum seekers, and the Civil and Civil Procedure Codes

Consumer Code amended. On May 8, 2023, Law no. 107/2023 amending and supplementing Law no. 296/2004 on the Consumer Code was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, no. 390; the law defines the distribution of consumer goods,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> May 8 – 14, 2023: Updates on the Consumer Code, domestic violence victims, the Sports National Strategy, and clawback contributions

Emergency Government Ordinance (EGO) on passport, driver’s license, and motor vehicle registration services. On April 21, 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs set for public debate the Draft Law amending and supplementing  EGO no. 83/2001 on the establishing, organising, and… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> April 24 -30, 2023: Updates on legal document registration services, related medical acts, public acquisitions, and aid to Ukrainian refugees

Primary care assistance for permanent centers. On Wednesday, the 22nd of March 2023, the Methodological Norms ensuring the continuity of primary medical care through permanent centers of March 17, 2023, were published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> March 20 – 26, 2023: Healthcare and education updates

Methodological norms for natural gas. On Monday, the 27th of February, 2023, the Methodology setting the lowest level of natural gas stocks that natural gas suppliers are required to set up in underground storage facilities as of February 24, 2023,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> February 27 – March 5, 2023: Updates on natural gas, payment services, Romanian cultural institutions, private pensions, and Russian antivirus software

Inter-ministerial Committee for Seismic Risk Analysis established. On Friday, the 17h of February, 2023, Decision no. 45/2023 on the establishment, organisation, and operation of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Seismic Risk Analysis was published in In the Official Journal of Romania,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> February 20 – 26, 2023: Updates on seismic risk and school dropping out committees, electricity coordination groups, meta-ranking, social dialogue, and social economy

Patients’ rights law supplemented. On Friday, the 3rd of February 2023, the Ministry of Health set for public debate the draft Emergency Government Ordinance supplementing the Law on Patients’ Rights no. 46/2003. [source] Minors prohibited from smoking in public. On… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> February 6 – 12, 2023: Updates on patients’ rights, tax evasion, VAT registration, time off, natural mineral waters, and tobacco consumption by minors