Moving Forward. Together.
Update – March 2022:
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still a fair degree of uncertainty regarding the topic, across the globe, including in Romania, in certain areas of economic and social activity.
However, businesses, and societies at large, have found ways of dealing with the day-to-day disruption. At present, we are transitioning to new ways of operating in a (hopefully) post-pandemic era. But what the future holds remains unclear.
As concerns the legislative framework applicable in Romania, starting 9 March 2022, at 12.00 am, the Government Decision 7/ 3.02.2022 on extending the state of alert on the territory of Romania and establishing the measures to be applied during this period to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ceased to apply.
Thus, the state of alert is no longer in effect in Romania.
Consequently, most of the restrictions previously enacted by the Romanian authorities will end starting with 9 March 2022.
Please contact you regular NNDKP contact person for any clarifications you would require considering the current context.
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NNDKP ARTICLES & OTHER UPDATES ON COVID-19
Banking and Finance
Competition
- Commission approves €800 million Romanian scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak – 3.07.2020
- Competition Q&A, Romanian and English versions available – March 2020
- COVID-19: DOs and DON’Ts for companies – 5 tips in order not to breach Competition Law, following Competition Council recent announcements (available in Romanian) – 27.03.2020
Corporate
- Impact of COVID-19 on holding the general shareholders meetings – new temporary measures, for non-listed companies only – 12.05.2020
- Powerful Business Response to Global Health Challenge – 09.05.2020
- If the economic relief measures implemented by the Romanian state do not suffice, what to do next? – 08.05.2020
- Foreign investments from third countries. A change in the European optics? – 30.04.2020
- Corporate governance and registration with the Romanian Trade Registry during COVID – 19 – emergency kit required – 22.04.2020
- Comments on the envisaged measures regarding companies corporate governance – 17.04.2020
- Measures regarding the holding of general meeting of shareholders for listed companies – 13.04.2020
- Recent changes to the legislative framework relating to the emergency state – 01.04.2020
- SMEs – payment of utilities and rent during the State of Emergency (available in Romanian) – 01.04.2020
- Certificates for emergency situations – 26.03.2020
- Protection and operation mechanisms of listed companies during the State of Emergency (available in Romanian) – 24.03.2020
- Summary of the provisions of Military Ordinance no. 2 /21 March 2020 – 23.03.2020
- Approval of force majeure during the State of Emergency (available in Romanian) – 23.03.2020
- Consider getting an electronic signature if you do not already have one – 20.03.2020
- Impact of COVID-19 on holding the general shareholders meetings – 19.03.2020
- Continuing the business under State of Emergency – interacting with the Trade Registry – 18.03.2020
Data Protection
- GDPR Q&A, Romanian and English versions available – October 2020
- Processing data concerning health for scientific research purposes – 10.06.2020
- I know where you are. Does anyone else know? – 08.04.2020
- A GDPR perspective on scientific research in times of a pandemic – 08.04.2020
- Data Security matters, even when working from home! – Potential Risks and Key Tips – 30.03.2020
- Coronavirus: Stay healthy and be GDPR compliant – 11.03.2020
Dispute Resolution
- While Courts have suspended activity, the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Supreme Court of justice, in Romania, continues its deliberations and determinations on procedural points of law – 31.03.2020
- Arbitration in the time of COVID-19. The Romanian Perspective – 27.03.2020
- Continuation of judicial activity in the context of COVID-19 – between mandatory and compromise (available in Romanian) – 24.03.2020
- About Force Majeure (available in Romanian) – 18.03.2020
- Aspects of Immediate Interest concerning the Adjudication of Civil Lawsuits during the State of Emergency – 18.03.2020
- The Regime of Limitation Periods during the State of Emergency – 17.03.2020
Employment
- Employment Q&A, Romanian and English versions available – May 2021
- News on the minimum salary, prolongation of the state of alert and procedure for accessing some measures of state support – 14.01.2021
- News on certain types of state support – 04.01.2021
- News on certain types of state support – 10.12.2020
- News regarding state support measures – 08.12.2020
- The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 192/05.11.2020 on amending and completing the Law no. 55/2020 regarding some measures for the prevention and combating the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as on amending letter a) an art. 7 of Law no. 81/2018 regarding the teleworking activity has been published within the Official Gazette no. 1042 dated November 6, 2020 – 10.11.2020
- News regarding the latest amendments to the Labor Code on assistance by an external consultant specialized in labor law, during some essential phases of the employment relation – 02.10.2020
- News regarding the template documents and the corresponding procedure for accessing the state support for teleworking activity, as well as for the settlement from the state budget of the sums corresponding to paid days off granted to parents – 14.09.2020
- Amendment of the measures applicable in the current state of alert, the procedure for settlement and payment of the state support sums under GEO no. 132/2020 and paid days off for parents – 01.09.2020
- News regarding posting of workers for transnational provision of services – 17.08.2020
- News on different types of state support granted to employers and new methods of flexible work organization, moral harassment at the workplace, granting medical leaves and corresponding allowances – 11.08.2020
- News on the state support for technical unemployment, discrimination and harassment at the workplace, the Electronic registry for the record of daily workers and special provisions for disabled persons – 27.07.2020
- News on the prolongation of the state of alert and on the applicable measures – 17.07.2020
- News on the templates for the documents necessary in order to access different types of state support and on some amendments of the measures imposed during the state of alert – 03.07.2020
- News on the fines sanctioning non-compliance with the provisions regarding overtime – 19.06.2020
- News on the prolongation of the state of alert – 18.06.2020
- Latest news on the state support measures, the medical leave in case of COVID-19 and measures of protection and safety for organization of certain activities – 03.06.2020
- Latest news on the obligation to wear protective masks, on the epidemiological triage and on the application of the law granting paid days off to parents – 26.05.2020
- Latest news on specific measures established for the state of alert – 19.05.2020
- Latest news on the state of alert and the measures established – 15.05.2020
- Latest news in the labor law field – 06.04.2020
- News on the state support for technical unemployment and on the latest measures with impact for the employment domain – 31.03.2020
- News on the issuance of emergency certificates necessary to access the state support for certain employers, in the context of the current pandemic crisis – 26.03.2020
- News on the new measures and amendments of some legal provisions, adopted in the context of the current crisis generated by COVID-19 – 23.03.2020
- News on the instating of the state of emergency – 17.03.2020
- News on granting days off to parents to supervise their children in case of temporary closing of schools – 16.03.2020
Energy and Natural Resources
- Romanian Energy Regulator vs. Romanian Gas Producers: Indirect regulation of the wholesale prices for Romanian gas – 20.05.2020
- The European Commission has approved the new state-aid for electro-intensive consumers of electricity (available in Romanian) – 12.05.2020
- Is the future of the European Green Deal threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic? Focus on the national energy sector – 12.05.2020
Environment
Insurance
Pharma and Medical Services; Clinical Trials
Public Procurement
- The Covid-19 pandemic over Fidic Agreements – 10.04.2020
- Public Procurement under State of Emergency – 18.03.2020
Restructuring
- NNDKP Restructuring Center – April 2020
- How the “coronacrisis” is causing insolvency and financial difficulty and the law does not (yet) address this?– 09.04.2020
- Beyond Non-Payment: How Are Credit Agreements Impacted by COVID 19 measures?– 09.04.2020
- The world will be under “under water” for the next 6 months. Is your organization “watertight”? – 09.04.2020
State-Aid
- Q&A State-Aid, Romanian and English versions available – March 202
Tax
- Tax Updates COVID-19, Romanian and English versions available – January 2021
- The amendment and completion of certain normative acts and the extension of certain deadlines – 14.01.2021
- The publication of the laws amending the Fiscal Code and the Fiscal Procedure Code – 22.12.2020
- The amendment of the Fiscal Code and of the Fiscal Procedure Code – 27.11.2020
- The increase of the value of residences for which a 5% VAT rate is applied – 16.11.2020
- The deadlines for the reporting of cross-border arrangements under Directive DAC 6 are closing in – 05.11.2020
- Additional fiscal measures in the context of COVID-19 – 27.10.2020
- The amendment of the Methodological Norms for the application of the Fiscal Code – 23.10.2020
- Measures to stimulate the maintenance / increase of equity and clarifications regarding the corporate income tax bonus – 09.09.2020
- Instructions for the application of the VAT exemption – 24.07.2020
- Extension of the DAC 6 reporting deadline – 03.07.2020
- Additional fiscal support measures in the context of the COVID-19 – 26.06.2020
- Extension of some fiscal facilities and the extension of deadlines – 02.06.2020
- The application of rent payment facilities for the state of emergency period – 21.05.2020
- Fiscal Amnesty (available in Romanian) – 18.05.2020
- Tax Flash no.7/2020 – The amendment of the Fiscal Code – 15.05.2020
- Clarifications regarding the indemnities received during the state of emergency – 23.04.2020
- Additional fiscal measures in the COVID-19 context – 21.04.2020
- Does COVID-19 determine or not the suspension of tax inspection? (available in Romanian) – 13.04.2020
- Additional fiscal measures in the COVID-19 context – 31.03.2020
- COVID-19 – Prescription of tax debts (available in Romanian language) -30.03.2020
- Various fiscal-budgetary measures were taken in order to support the economy and companies affected by the spread of the COVID-19 virus– 21.03.2020
Telecommunications
- Financial Relief for Media and Telecom Players – 09.05.2020
- Telecom Industry under the State of Emergency – Measures and Effects – 19.03.2020
Tourism
General
- Insolvencies during the state of alert (available in Romanian) – 15.05.2020
- Brief comments on unblocking the liquidation of seized assets belonging to insolvent companies (available in Romanian) – 07.05.2020
- The probative value of different types of documents during COVID-19 pandemic (available in Romanian) – 05.05.2020
- Certificates for Emergency Situations – April 2020
- Ensuring the free movement of goods across the EU during COVID-19 pandemic (available in Romanian) – 29.04.2020
- Art. 56 of the Annex 1 of the Decree no. 240/14.04.2020 – potential labor disputes (available in Romanian) – 16.04.2020
- Use of electronic signature with public authorities and institutions (available in Romanian) – 16.04.2020
- Force Majeure – International Commercial Contracts (available in Romanian) – 15.04.2020
- What do building owners need to know about their tenants’ rights? – 07.04.2020
- COVID-19 pandemic – between force majeure, unforeseeable circumstances and unpredictability (available in Romanian) – 01.04.2020
- Tightening restrictions on the movement of persons in the context of the adoption of Military Ordinances no. 5 and no. 6 published in the Official Gazette of Romania no. 262 / 31.03.2020 (available in Romanian) – 02.04.2020
Video Briefings
- Explore our webinars (available in Romanian)
- COVID-19 – Application of Competition Law – Ep. 1 – How can competitors cooperate in this period? (video format available in Romanian) – 23.03.2020
- Measures to support the business environment provided by the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (video format available in Romanian) – 17.03.2020
- Economic measures mentioned in the Presidential Decree on Emergency State (video format available in Romanian) – 16.03.2020
- Does the state of emergency automatically activate the force majeure? (video format available in Romanian) – 16.03.2020
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PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OFFICIAL DECISIONS (Romanian only)
- Government Decision no. 7/03.02.2022/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 7/03.02.2022 privind propunerea prelungirii starii de alerta si a masurilor necesare a fi aplicate pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combatere electelor pandemiei de COVID-19.
- Government Decision no. 1/05.01.2022/Hotararea de Guvern nr.1/5.01.2022 privind propunerea prelungirii starii de alerta si a masurilor necesar a fi aplicate pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 112/07.12.2021/Hotararea de Guvern nr.112/07.12.2021 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 9 decembrie, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia privind prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 932/2021/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 932/2021 privind prelungirea starii de alera pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 10 septembrie, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 293/2021/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 293/2021 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 12 iulie, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 293/2021/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 293/2021 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 14 martie 2021, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 35/2021/ Hotararea de Guvern nr. 35/2021 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 12 februarie 2021, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 3/2021/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 3/2021 privind propunerea prelungirii starii de alerta si a masurilor necesar a fi aplicate pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 967/2020 / Hotararea de Guvern nr. 967/2020 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 15 noiembrie 2020, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 856/2020 / Hotararea de Guvern nr. 856/2020 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 15 octombrie 2020, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 553/2020/Hotararea de Guvern nr. 553/2020 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei incepand cu data de 17 iulie 2020, precum si stabilirea masurilor care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 476/2020/Hotararea nr. 476/2020 privind prelungirea starii de alerta pe teritoriul Romaniei si masurile care se aplica pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Decision no. 26/2020/Hotărârea de Guvern nr. 26/2020 privind propunerea de modificare/completare/relaxare a măsurilor de prevenire și combatere a efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19 dispuse pe durata stării de alertă
- Order no. 873/2020/Ordinul nr. 873/2020 privind masurile de orgaizare si desfasurare a activitatii la nivelul cabinetelor stomatologice si la nivelul unitatilor sanitare non-COVID pe perioada starii de alerta
- Order no. 79/988/2020/Ordinul nr. 79/988/2020 privind masuri si reguli in domeniul transporturilor, pe perioada starii de alerta, pentru prevenirea raspandirii COVID-19
- Order no. 874/81/2020/Ordinul nr. 874/81/2020 privind instituirea obligativitatii purtarii mastii de protectie, a triajului epidemiologic si dezinfectarea obligatorie a mainilor pentru prevenirea contaminarii cu virusul SARS-CoV-2 pe durata starii de alerta
- Government Decision no. 394/2020/Hotărârea de Guvern nr. 394/2020 privind declararea stării de alertă și măsurile care se aplică pe durata acesteia pentru prevenirea și combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Joint Order no. 4259/827/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 4259/827/2020 pentru stabilirea unor masuri de prevenire si combatere a imbolnavirilor cu SARS-CoV-2 in unitatile/institutiile de invatamant, institutiile publice si toate structurile aflate in structurile aflate in subordonarea sau coordonarea Ministerului Educatiei si Cercetarii
- Joint Order no. 1731/832/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 1731/832/2020 privind masuri pentru prevenirea contaminarii cu noul coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 si pentru asigurarea desfasurarii activitatilor in conditii de siguranta sanitara in domeniul economiei, pe durata starii de alerta
- Joint Order no. 565/806/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 565/806/2020 pentru Regulamentului privind conditiile necesar a fi respectate in vederea reluarii antrenamentelor sportive in cantonamente, precum si a Regulamentului privind conditiile necesar a fi respectate in vederea reluarii antrenamentelor in cazul sporturilor individul determinate care se practica in aer liber
- Joint Order no. 2855/830/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 2855/830/2020 privind masurile pentru prevenirea contaminarii cu noul coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 si pentru asigurarea desfasurarii activitatilor in conditii de siguranta sanitara in domeniul culturii
- Joint Order no. 984/829/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 984/829/2020 privind masurile pentru prevenirea contaminarii cu noul virus SARS-CoV-2 si pentru asigurarea desfasurarii activitatilor in conditii de siguranta sanitara in domeniul transporturilor, pe perioada starii de alerta
- Joint Order no. 3577/831/2020 / Ordinul comun nr. 3577/831/2020 privind masurile pentru prevenirea contaminarii cu noul coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 si pentru asigurarea desfasurarii activitatii la locul de munca in conditii de securitate si sanatate in munca, pe perioada starii de alerta
- CCR Decision no.157/2020/Decizia CCR nr.157 referitoare la excepția de neconstituționalitate a dispozițiilor art. 2 lit. f) și ale art. 4 din OUG nr. 21/2004 privind Sistemul Național de Management al Situațiilor de urgență
- Law no. 55/2020 for the prevention and fighting of the COVID-19 / Legea nr. 55/2020 pentru prevenirea si combaterea efectelor pandemiei de COVID-19
- Government Ordinance no.70/2020/Ordonanța de Urgență nr.70/2020
- Government Decision no.24/Hotărârea de Guvern nr.24/2020 – Annex Government Decision no.24/Anexă Hotărârea de Guvern no.24/2020
- Military ordinance no.12/Ordonanța militară nr.12/2020
- Military ordinance no.11/Ordonanța militară nr.11/2020
- Military ordinance no.10/Ordonanța militară nr. 10/2020
- Military ordinance no.9/Ordonanța militară nr. 9/2020
- Decree no. 240/2020 on the extension of the state of emergency/Decretul nr. 240/2020 privind prelungirea stării de urgență pe teritoriul României
- Military ordinance no.8/Ordonanța militară nr. 8/2020
- Military ordinance no.7/Ordonanța militară nr. 7/2020
- Military ordinance no.6/Ordonanța militară nr. 6/2020
- Military ordinance no.5/Ordonanța militară nr. 5/2020
- Military ordinance no.4/Ordonanța militară nr. 4/2020
- Military ordinance no.3/2020/Ordonața militară nr.3/2020
- Military ordinance no.2/2020/Ordonanța militară nr. 2/2020
- Military ordinance no. 1/2020/Ordonanța militară nr. 1/2020
- Emergency ordinance no. 37/2020/Ordonanța de urgență nr. 37/2020
- Emergency ordinance no. 35/2020/Ordonanța de urgență nr. 35/2020
- Emergency ordinance no. 33/2020/Ordonanța de urgență nr. 33/2020
- Emergency ordinance no. 32/2020/Ordonanța de urgență nr. 32/2020
- Emergency ordinance no.30/2020/Ordonanța de Urgență nr. 30/2020
- Emergency ordinance no.28/2020/Ordonanța de Urgență nr.28/2020
- Emergency ordinance no.29/2020/Ordonanța de Urgență nr.29/2020
- Government Decision no. 217/2020/Hotărârea de Guvern nr.217/2020
- Decree no. 195/2020 on the declaration of the state of emergency/Decret nr. 195/2020 privind instituirea stării de urgență
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USEFUL LINKS
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GLOBAL RESOURCES
NNDKP facilitates access to global information resources that tackle the impact of COVID-19 in various countries around the world. These include multi-jurisdictional reports and country-specific updates prepared by leading independent law firms across the world.
We invite you to visit the dedicated hubs created by the high-profile global and regional professional networks in which NNDKP is the exclusive member firm for Romania:
Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of premier independent law firms
World Services Group – the world’s largest multidisciplinary network of professional services firms
SEE Legal – the largest provider of legal services through the Southeastern Europe region
Ius Laboris – leading legal service provider in labor, employment and pensions law
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YOUR CONTACTS
For any questions, your contacts at NNDKP are available either by e-mail or telephone. Updates related to the impact of COVID-19 will be included here regularly, as the situation evolves.