On 30 March 2021, the Romanian President promulgated Law no. 56/2021 on food supplements, which regulates the conditions for the advertising and placing of food supplements on the market. The Law also contains sanctions for breach of these regulations. The… Read moreRomania regulates new conditions for food supplements
Romania is in the process of banning certain non-EU and non-EEA countries from participating in public procurement procedures in Romania. After a Memorandum outlining this ban was first approved by the Romanian government, on 20 March 2021 the national regulatory… Read moreRomania to restrict third country-bidders and products for public contracts
In an attempt to prevent misuse of public funds, the Romanian government has issued new rules to increase transparency in public procurement by public hospitals. According to the new regulations, the hospital’s management board must endorse the hospital’s yearly procurement… Read moreRomania toughens rules for public procurement by state hospitals
Romania’s national authority for public procurement (ANAP) recently published new Guidelines, which unify EU and national rules and practices on making changes to public procurement and sectoral contracts. The aim of the ANAP Guidelines is to create a predictable framework… Read moreRomania publishes guidelines on changes to public procurement and sectoral contracts
In an effort to curb the recent spread of COVID-19, the Romanian government issued new rules and restrictions, which include an obligation to wear masks in all public spaces, a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and an interdiction… Read moreRomania extends state of alert and issues new rules for the organisation of work
According to the Romanian Competition Council (RCC), the changes in the draft legislation have been designed to address various new forms of unfair competition, which are not covered by the current wording of the unfair competition law. The Draft seeks… Read moreRomanian Competition Council seeks to tighten unfair competition rules
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
The Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM) recently announced the authority’s plans with respect to granting the additional license for 5G spectrum in Romania. Mr Eduard Lovin, the Vice-President of ANCOM stated that ANCOM… Read moreRomania plans to launch 5G tenders in autumn 2020
The past week has been marked by a flurry of regulations on when and how employees may return to work after the lapse of the state of emergency on 14 March 2020. In such fast-changing legal environment, it becomes increasingly… Read moreReturning to work during the state of alert – what employers need to know
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought important challenges for the Romanian gambling industry, with significant impact on the land-based operations in general, and on the sports betting segment in particular. On 16 March 2020, the Romanian President formally declared a… Read moreRomanian Government issues financial and fiscal measures favourable to the gambling industry
