STALFORT  Legal.  Tax.  Audit. prepares “Country Guidelines Romania” for Bayern Handwerk International

STALFORT  Legal.  Tax.  Audit. prepares “Country Guidelines Romania” for Bayern Handwerk International Bayern Handwerk International (BHI) is a company of the Bavarian Chamber of Crafts, which is sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economy, Media, Energy, and Technology and offers support for Bavarian craftsmen’s businesses in market development and contract execution abroad. BHI in turn cooperates with the CBBL network, of which STALFORT is the exclusive member for Romania. At the beginning of April BHI published the “Country Guidelines Romania”, which were written in their entirety by STALFORT. The guidelines summarise the most important regulations and helpful checklists regarding foreign operations for craftsmen’s businesses. They clarify essential practice-oriented issues relating to doing business in Romania. Separate chapters are dedicated to Construction and Installation Works, Foreign Posting of Employees, Public Procurement, Tax Framework and Contract Design and Execution. You can download the guidelines (in German) here as a PDF file or request them directly from BHI at info@bh-international.de


Tax law presentation on 20.01.2016 at the German Business Club Transilvania

Tax law presentation on 20.01.2016 at the German Business Club Transilvania The first member meeting of the German Business Club Transilvania (DWS) in 2016 will take place in Sibiu on 20.01.2016. The event includes a lecture on "innovation in the Romanian tax law 2016", held in German by Peter Schnabl, auditor and tax consultant with STALFORT. You can contact Peter Schnabl or the DWS (www.dws.ro) for further details.


STALFORT presents new tax legislation at the AHK regional event in Sibiu on 03.12.2015

STALFORT presents new tax legislation at the AHK regional event in Sibiu on 03.12.2015 On 3 December 2015, 6 pm, the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) organises an information event with several presentations. On behalf of STALFORT, Peter Schnabl, auditor and tax consultant, will deliver a presentation entitled “Changes in tax law“. He will address the main changes in the Romanian fiscal legislation which come into force at the turn of the year. The presentation will be held in German, simultaneous translation into Romanian is provided.   The event note of the AHK can be found here, the event agenda here. Do not hesitate to contact us for details.


STALFORT presentation at Eco-Impuls 2015 in Timişoara

STALFORT presentation at Eco-Impuls 2015 in Timişoara On October 1st and 2nd 2015, the conference “Eco-Impuls 2015”, focused on “Large infrastructure projects”, took place in Timisoara before a large Romanian-German audience. It was organized by Aquademica, a German-Romanian foundation which was established by the Munich wastewater management enterprise “Münchner Stadtentwässerung” and its Timişoara counterpart. Aquademica is dedicated to research, education and training in the water management domain and regularly organises conferences. At this event, Christian Weident delivered a presentation entitled “Infrastructure projects – legal challenges and possible approaches”, looking at existing problems and ideas for improvement in the areas which are important in this field. Focal points of the presentation were the public procurement law, which will change in the near future, and public-private partnerships. Do not hesitate to contact us for details.


Romania-Day of the Environmental Agency of Bavaria with a presentation by STALFORT

Romania-Day of the Environmental Agency of Bavaria with a presentation by STALFORT On 8 July 2015 Romania will be again – after five years – in the centre of the conference organised by the Environmental Agency of Bavaria. The event will enable internationally active companies to efficiently exchange information and experiences regarding water management, environment, infrastructure and other fields in Romania. Christian Weident from STALFORT will deliver a speech entitled “Legal framework for doing business in Romania” halten. The event will take place in Munich, at the water treatment plant Gut Großlappen, Freisinger Landstraße 187. The participation is free of charge. For details an questions please contact the department “Technology Transfer Water” of the Environmental Agency of Bavaria by telephone at +49 92 81 1800 4507 or by e-mail at matthias.worst@lfu.bayern.de. Please find the programme of the conference as well as a a registration form (in German) here.


Presentations on 21.05.2015 at the “Demo Metal 2015” in Braşov

Presentations on 21.05.2015 at the “Demo Metal 2015” in Braşov At the “Demo Metal 2015”, the largest trade fair for metal processing in Romania, STALFORT shall contribute with two presentations in Romanian language on 21.05.2015: Adina Zdru shall present "Tax and accounting news", and Christian Weident shall speak about "Legal update - News, Changes and Tendencies".


First members meeting of DWS in 2015 with presentation by Mrs. Adina Zdru on current tax law issues

First members meeting of DWS in 2015 with presentation by Mrs. Adina Zdru on current tax law issues The first members meeting of the German Business Club Transylvania (DWS) in 2015 shall take place on 21st of January in Sibiu. During this event STALFORT, represented by Mrs. Adina Zdru, will hold a presentation on the topic of „New year amendments in the fields of accounting and tax law“. The subject is of particular interest considering that the Romanian fiscal authorities have adopted, as usual, at the end of last year a series of short notice amendments, all of which shall enter into force in 2015.


STALFORT represented in the international CEE Tax Group

STALFORT represented in the international CEE Tax Group LeitnerLeitner, one of the leading tax consultancy and audit firms in the Austrian and Eastern European arena, has launched the international working group „CEE Tax Group“. The group aims at ensuring international cooperation in tax law matters, improving the cross-border understanding of these issues, expanding the know-how and consequently providing added value for clients. STALFORT, the exclusive partner of LeitnerLeitner in Romania, was represented by Mrs. Adina Zdru at the first successful event organized by this group on 05.12.2014.


BME publishes an overview of the Romanian purchasing law written by STALFORT

BME publishes an overview of the Romanian purchasing law written by STALFORT The German Association Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics e.V. (BME) is editor of the series "Global purchasing - An overview of the purchasing law". In July 2014, a country report on Romania written by Dr. Raluca-Isabela Oprisiu, attorney at law and head of STALFORT’s Sibiu office, has been published. The paper provides an overview of specific legal issues including legal system, accession to the CISG, enforcement agreements, mandatory law and freedom of contract, general terms and conditions, delivery time (delay, damages), warranty, liability, intellectual property, ownership rights (tools, materials provided), place of fulfilment, Incoterms, jurisdiction and arbitration as well as insolvency law. The full text of the country report in German language can be found here.


Dr. Raluca Oprisiu, attorney at law, informs on obstacles for renewable energies as part of the project „Keep on Track“

Dr. Raluca Oprisiu, attorney at law, informs on obstacles for renewable energies as part of the project „Keep on Track“ The project "Keep on Track" ordered by the European Commission aims at helping the EU member states to reach their development targets until 2020. It started in 2012 and provides recent market data as well as an analysis of the obstacles for the development of the renewable energies sector with the final goal of recommending suitable approaches in this field. Country reports shall be drafted in order to depict the obstacles for the expansion of renewable energies in each member state. Mrs. Raluca Oprisiu, attorney at law for STALFORT, contributed to putting together the perspective on Romania for 2013/2014 from a legal viewpoint. The publishing can be accessed here.