This newsletter addresses the main legal and case law changes for the months of August 2017. FINANCIAL – Car insurances ENERGY – Green certificates / Organizational and operational regulation FISCALITY – Value added tax / Fiscal procedure code

Romanian labour legislation is primarily designed to protect the rights of the employees, in line with EU law. To this end, it provides a set of minimum mandatory standards governing employment relationships. This employee-friendly approach can also be seen, to a large extent, in court practice. Romanian labour relationships are quite formal. All of the […]

Are there any notable trends or recent legal developments in your jurisdiction’s pharmaceutical industry? One recent legal development in the pharmaceutical field is the change of methodology for establishing prices for medicinal products which are totally or partially paid for by the social security system. However, already representatives from associations of medicine producers are pushing […]

In a strict legal sense, real estate rights in Romania refer to ownership over land and/orbuildings or dismemberments of such ownership (usus, ususfruct, superficies, easementrights, etc.). In a broader sense, it also refers to rights of use over land and buildings, especially in relation to housing, retail or office space leases. Prior to 1989, the […]

Are communications networks or services regulated? If so what activities are covered and what licences or authorisations are required? Yes. The main legal instrument governing communication networks and services is the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 111/2011 on electronic communications (“GEO 111/2011”), which transposes the main EU provisions in the field of electronic communications. This legal […]