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 4 August 2020, the Romanian Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communications (MTIC) initiated public debate on a draft law on measures to be adopted relating to information and communication infrastructure of a national interest and the conditions for implementing… Read moreRomania: Public debate now underway for Bill on new conditions for 5G providers
On 8 July 2020, a draft law on remote medical services through means of electronic communication was submitted for debate to the Romanian Senate. Until now, the regulation of telemedicine had applied to the emergency and alert periods surrounding the… Read moreRomania: Bill to permanently regulate telemedicine submitted for legislative debate
On 9 July 2020, Law No. 112/2020 for the amendment of Romanian trade mark law No. 84/1998 was published in the Official Gazette, transposing into the national law the provisions of EU trade mark Directive No 2436/2015. Changes came into… Read moreRomania aligns its national trade mark law with EU legislation
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
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
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 Competition Council (RCC) issued a public statement confirming that it is willing to accept a certain amount of cooperation between companies in order to overcome or reduce the negative impact of the current crisis. (Further details are available… Read moreRomanian competition watchdog follows the EU in allowing cooperation in the pharma sector
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
On 7 April 2020, Romania enacted Government Emergency Ordinance No. 43 (GEO 43) for the approval of support measures following the spread of COVID-19 during the state of emergency, which the government is expected to extend until 16 May. Among… Read moreAcquisitions of COVID-19-related medical supplies to be reimbursed from EU funds
