Author: Ioana-Cătălina Barbu

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

Surfing recognised as a sport. On Tuesday, the 31st of January 2023, Order no. 49/2023 on officially recognising surfing as a sport was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, no. 82. [source]   Measures on development banks…. Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> January 30 – February 5, 2023: Updates on surfing, development banks, health reform, and criminal records

Advance payment consumer price index updated On Wednesday, the 25th of January 2023, Order no. 626/2023 on the consumer price index amending advance payments in the annual profit tax accounts was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> January 23 – 29, 2023: Updates on consumer price indexes, water quality, interbanking provisions, and Equine Infectious Anemia

New fiscal and budgetary measures. On Friday, the 9th of December 2022, Emergency Ordinance no. 168/2022 on certain fiscal and budgetary measures was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, no. 1186. [source]   Minimum wage to be… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> December 12- 18, 2022: Updates on fiscal measures, minimum wage, sports fines, and Official Journal fees

Law on national security and cybersecurity. On Friday, the 4th of November 2022, the Ministry of Research, Innovation, and Digitalisation set for public debate a bill on national security and cybersecurity. [source]   Criminal record requests available online. On Monday,… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> November 7 – 12, 2022: Updates on national security law, criminal records, publicly-funded salaried employees, consumer protection, and cancer prevention laws

Tax quota for cultural institutions approved, On Friday, the 28th of October 2022, the Bucharest Town Hall set for public debate six decisions approving the tax quota of six cultural institutions in Bucharest: the “Metropolis” Youth Theatre, the “IOAN DALLES”… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> October 31 – November 6, 2022: Updates on cultural tax quotas, state aid schemes, the national defense industry, and European funds

Health care laws amended. On Monday, the 17th of October 2022, the Ministry of Health set for public debate an Emergency Ordinance amending and supplementing the following normative acts: Law no. 95/2006 on the public health reform; Law no. 151/2010… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> October 17 – 23, 2022: Health care, foreign labour, cultural stamps, and industrial licenses updates

Law on aid scheme for agricultural membership fees. On Monday, the 10th of October 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development set for public debate the Law approving the aid scheme on settling membership fees of professional or interprofessional… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> October 10 – 16, 2022: Updates on agricultural aid schemes, medicine price caps, natural gas regulations, the paternal law, the national strategy for forests, and sanction removal for illegal entry or stay