Keeping data safe in the new digital employment environment
Using the digital environment for work related activities entails risks that are enhanced by the continuous digitisation of the society. Such risks include an increase in the number of cyberattacks that can lead to security breaches, including personal data breaches. Therefore, it is important for companies to make sure that the risks mentioned above are […]
Romania: Cybersecurity framework update
Romania is enacting the secondary legislation pertaining to cybersecurity in an effort to avoid European sanctions. On October 30, 2020, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion1 regarding Romania’s failure to notify the national measures allowing for the identification of operators, the number of operators of essential services and the thresholds used in the identification […]
Cryptocurrencies – current status in Romania, Legal Marketing, May 2018
Gelu Maravela, Founding Partner al Maravela & Asociații, este de părere că tranzacțiile în criptomonede vor deveni realitate însă România nu este, încă, pregătită pentru acest fenomen. Un argument puternic invocat de Maravela este legat de baza legală pe care s-ar sprijini aceste tranzacții: “Baza legală nu este una specifică ci rezultă din mai multe […]
MPR Partners is member of the National Council for Digital Transformation
MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Asociații has been selected out of over 600 applicants as a member of the National Council for Digital Transformation, consultative body aiming to link civil society and the Authority for the Digitalization of Romania (ADR) with regards to Romania´s digital transformation. ADR is the state authority holding the main […]
Audio-Visual Media field, September 2020
In November 2018, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have enacted the Directive (EU) 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination on certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administration in Member States concerning the provision of audio-visual media services in view of changing market realities(the “Audio-Visual Media Services Directive”). […]
MPR Partners’ technology packed year
MPR Partners has had a year filled with technology related developments, in terms of artificial intelligence platform acquired, new team members, specialized events and publications as well as new webpages and blogs released.
The Romanian draft law on the authorisation of 5G technology manufacturers and its effects on competition: a challenge for mobile operators and competition regulators, September 2020
The Romanian draft law on the authorisation of 5G technology manufacturers and its effects on competition represents a challenge for mobile operators and competition regulators. A draft law on measures relating to information and communication infrastructures of national interest and the conditions for the implementation of 5G networks was launched on August 4, 2020 for […]
The telecom sector in Romania – an update
Given the current context and abundant use of technology, our insightful professionals Senior Privacy and Technology Consultant and Associate Laura Dinu provided an update of the Romanian telecom sector, that you can easily access here.
The Legal 500: TMT 4th Edition Country Comparative Guide, The In-House Lawyer, August 2020
Our experts have exclusively contributed to The Legal 500’s reputed Technology, Media & Telecom Guide, published by The In-House Lawyer. This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of technology laws and regulations applicable in Romania.
Copyright protection granted to computer programs, article, July 2020
Since the legislation 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.