Legal & Tax Updates

Order no. 53/2009 of the manager of the Special Service for the approval of the operational procedure concerning the issuance of the preliminary endorsement related to the determination of the location of the main stations for the broadcasting of audio- visual program services by radio-electrical frequencies (“Order 53/2009”) was published in the Official Gazette no. 595/2009.

Government Decision no. 444/2009 approving the Government Strategy for the development of broadband electronic communications in Romania for the period 2009-2015 (hereinafter “GD 444/2009”) was published in the Official Gazette no. 525/2009. The document is structured in 5 main sections, according to the major items of analysis:

Decision no. 406/2009 regarding the designation of universal service providers for providing the end-users a directory enquiry services and Decision no. 407/2009 regarding the designation of the universal service providers for providing the end-users a registry of subscribers in electronic format

On May 29, 2009, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (“ANCOM”) adopted new regulations with respect to directory enquiry services.

On April 23, 2009 the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (“ANCOM”) adopted new regulations in the field of interconnection of the mobile phone networks.

Decision No. 154 dated March 3, 2009 on identifying the relevant markets for the analogue terrestrial broadcasting transmission of public radio and television program services. The markets for the analogue terrestrial broadcasting transmission of public radio and television program services include: (i) the initial analogue terrestrial broadcasting of public audiovisual program services at a national and local level; (ii) the transport of these services through electronic communications networks; (iii) the final transmission, in their integrality and without modification, in view of their reception by the end-users.