On 29 June 2022, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted Draft Law no. 219/2022 transposing EU Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union… Read moreWhistleblowing Directive transposed – constitutionality exam or confirmation from the President?
On 15 November 2021, the Romanian High Court of Cassation and Justice (HCCJ) issued Decision no. 26/2021, ruling that the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) does not have jurisdiction to investigate crimes of abuse of office when (i) perpetrated by an… Read moreRomanian High Court rules on DNA’s jurisdiction to investigate abuse of office crimes
On 29 September 2021, the Romanian High Court of Cassation and Justice (HCCJ) issued Decision no. 66/2021, ruling that the interest and penalties referred to in article 10 par. (11) of Law no. 241/2005 for the prevention and combatting of… Read moreRomanian High Court rules on amount to be covered to benefit from impunity in tax evasion crimes
On 19 November 2020, Romania enacted Government Emergency Ordinance no. 196/2020 amending Law 95/2006 on the healthcare reform, which introduces a general legal framework for the practice of telemedicine applicable to anyone in Romania seeking remote medical services. According to… Read moreRomania permanently regulates telemedicine
On the 2 November 2020, the President of Romania promulgated Law No. 228/2020, which expands the scope of the extended confiscation of goods regulated by the Romanian criminal codes. Law 228 transposes into the national legislation certain provisions of the… Read moreWider scope in Romania for extended confiscation of goods in force begins today
According to several recent media reports, the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN) is in line to receive a grant of RON 80 million (EUR 16.7 million) in European funding to establish the Institute for Research in Artificial Intelligence (ICIA) and… Read moreRomania’s Cluj-Napoca to develop largest AI research centre in Eastern Europe
On 11 June 2020, as part of new measures to ease restrictions put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced that land-based gambling activities in the country such as lottery and sports betting… Read moreRegulatory challenges for land-based gambling and sports betting operators as they resume business
On 18 May 2020, Law 53/2020 for financing certain expenses in the healthcare sector entered into force, which included reducing the “claw-back tax” to 15% for domestic drug manufacturers (both generic and innovative), based on consumption reported by the National… Read moreRomania approves changes to healthcare claw-back tax
The Romanian authorities recently announced controls and severe sanctions for employers which may have illegally claimed (and obtained) technical unemployment support offered by the government in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we previously reported, the Romanian Government has… Read morePotential criminal liability for employers who illegally claimed technical unemployment support
On 13 April 2020, the Romanian Ministry of Health issued Order No 615/2020 amending Order No 1032/2011 regarding the approval of the “Norms regarding the donations of medicines, medical equipment, medical devices, vaccine, serums and corresponding supplies”, which creates an… Read moreRomania creates expedited procedure for approving donations of COVID-19 related medicines
