When faced with a conflict between rights, the most common approach of European courts is to balance them against one another. They apply the renowned “balancing test”, a four-stage process which consists of balancing the two rights or interests against… Read moreHouse of Cards: Fundamental Rights as Aces
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
1. General aspects Since the legislation[1] offers no definition of a computer program, copyright protection of computer programs was subject to many studies and case-law, both on national and on international level. This article discusses the defining elements of the… Read moreCopyright protection granted to computer programs
PREAMBLE In COVID-19[1]’s context, the Debtors are often in the situation where they cannot perform their monetary obligations due to lack of money. One of the contractual relations where such an unfortunate scenario takes place are related to lease contracts…. Read moreShortage of money – waiving pecuniary liability in Covid-19`s context
Approval of the Voluntary Guarantee Agreement between the European Commission and Romania. Draft. On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, the Ministry of Public Finance has launched for public debate the draft decision approving the Voluntary Guarantee Agreement in accordance with Article… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> July 20-26, 2020: Approval of the Voluntary Guarantee Agreement between the European Commission and Romania. Law for amending and supplementing the Government Emergency Ordinance regarding the traffic on public roads. Regulation on the obligation of professional secrecy and protection of non-public information of the Financial Supervisory Authority.
GEO No. 111/2020 transposes into national law the provisions of Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for… Read moreAmendments brought to the legislation regarding preventing and fighting money laundering and terrorist financing and to other enactments in relation thereto
Law No. 112/2020 amending and supplementing Law No. 84/1998 on trade marks and geographical indications (“Law No. 112/2020”) was published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, No. 603 of 9 July 2020. The enactment came into force on… Read moreAmendments brought to the legislation relating to trade marks and geographical indications
In order to ensure a straightforward implementation of Chapter II of Government Ordinance No. 69/2020 (“GEO 69/2020”), Order 2100/2020 was published in the Official Gazette No. 635/20.07.2020, outlining the procedure for cancelling the ancillary obligations related to the budgetary obligations… Read moreProcedure for the cancellation of ancillary obligations
ȚUCA ZBÂRCEA & ASOCIAȚII has successfully persuaded the High Court of Cassation and Justice to reject Bucharest Municipality’s legal action filed against the owner of the former headquarters of the City Hall, whereby the Bucharest Municipality claimed ownership right over… Read moreȚUCA ZBÂRCEA & ASOCIAȚII obtains a final ruling from the High Court of Cassation and Justice regarding the former HQ of the Bucharest Municipality
Dentons’ targeted AML Compliance Solutions provide assistance in preventive measures for businesses exposed to money laundering and financial crime The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the business environment. With crypto currency as a growing part of international… Read moreCOVID-19: Risk channel for money laundering and increased digital criminality
