Data Protection – Joint Controller
In Romania, there is a lack of awareness about liability when jointly processing personal data, both on the side of data controllers and advisers. Frequently, all parties involved in a case of data processing are classified as data controllers, “just to be on the safe side” so they must all observe their rights and obligations.
Partial abolishment of the apostille requirements in the EU
The Regulation on Public Documents came into force on February 16th, 2019. It abolishes the apostille requirements for certain documents across EU.
Sending and receiving documents: easy to overlook, but extremely important
It is very rare to manage legal relationships without correspondence. Be it simple invoices or complex contracts, the vast majority of cases will involve sending documents to third parties. In legal court procedures, this principle applies to all documents, without exception.
Changes to the law on administrative disputes
In 2018, the law on administrative disputes was updated . The changes are comprehensive and, above all, practice-relevant. Below, we will discuss the most important aspects.
Construction law: Requirements for building developments on plots of land
When it comes to making construction investments in Romania, most investors choose to purchase plots of land for construction.
Registration of companies for tax purposes has finally become easier
At the end of January 2019, we were surprised, yet again, by unexpected regulations from the Romanian Tax Authority ANAF – this time, however, in a positive way.
Tax Law: new mediation procedure and further novelties
On 20th January 2019, Law no. 30/ 2019 (“Law 30” ) came into force, bringing practice-relevant changes in the tax law. It brought changes and additions to the Emergency Ordinance No. 25/ 2018 (“EO 25”), which had changed the tax law at the beginning of 2018.
STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit. to host round table discussion within “Cities of Tomorrow” on March 26th, 2019
STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit. to host round table discussion within “Cities of Tomorrow” on March 26th, 2019 Construction law: building on public land and reduction of bureaucracy in the construction permit process On March 26th 2019, the seventh edition of the conference „Cities of Tomorrow“ will take place. The scope of this high- caliber event consists in connecting the business environment with local administration, architects, town planners, and representatives of the civil society. In 2019, its motto is “Communities in Focus”. Its scope is to contribute to Romania’s competitiveness and to establish a basis for a sustainable development of cities and regions based on intelligent ideas. Top international guests will debate on these topics. Cristiana Stalfort, managing partner and expert for real estate and construction law with STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit., will host a round table discussion on the Romanian construction legislation. We look forward to this very interesting event. Please find an overview over the event here. For registrations, please access the following link.
VAT of 5% for hotels, restaurants and catering services
As we remarked in an earlier article, emergency ordinance (“EO“) Nr. 89/2018, as of 1st November 2018, reduced the VAT on some deliveries and services. A reduced VAT rate of 5% will apply to (among others):
“Yearbook of Global Ethics, Compliance and Integrity” features contribution by STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit.
“Yearbook of Global Ethics, Compliance and Integrity” features contribution by STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit. Dr. Raluca Oprisiu, partner with STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit., has contributed as Romanian expert to the first edition of the “Yearbook of Global Ethics, Compliance and Integrity”. The yearbook is edited by Prof. Dr. Bartosz Makowicz from the European University Vadrina, Frankfurt/ Oder, and published by Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH, Fachmedien Recht und Wirtschaft, Frankfurt am Main. The first edition comprises contributions of 44 experts designed to provide the worldwide experts community with the latest developments in Ethics, Compliance & Integrity in different kind of organizations (corporations, associations, small and medium size companies, public organizations and others). A presentation of the publication can be found here; hardcopies and e-books are available at the publishing company under this link.