Romanian Commercial Register continues to be digitised

For some months now, people have been writing about the new digitisation initiative of the Romanian commercial registers.


Duty to protect whistleblowers in Romania: soon to come

We have repeatedly reported[1] on the obligation of all EU member states to implement the so-called EU Whistleblowing Directive by 17 December 2021. [1] http://stalfort.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210923_RO_Obligation-to-protect-whistleblowers-are-reporting-systems-on-group-level-allowed.pdf http://stalfort.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210520_RO_Measures_for_the_protection_of_whistleblowers_in_Romania_will_soon_be_needed.pdf


Deferral of payment in Romanian tax law

Companies (but also private individuals) that record tax arrears can, under certain conditions, benefit from measures that help them overcome difficult times.


A new challenge for economic operators - e-transport

In the first six months, numerous legislative changes were published in the tax area. Worth mentioning are, for example, the amendments to the Tax Code, among others with reference to micro-enterprises.


Insolvency: Regulations on preventive restructuring (finally) introduced

In November 2021, we reported that Romania was continuing to wait for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/ 1023 ("Restructuring Directive") relevant to insolvency proceedings, published on 26 June 2019.


Agrovoltaic: Dual use of agricultural land also for energy production

The time has come: Law No. 254/2022 amending Land Law No. 18/ 1991 ("Amending Law") was published on 21 July. It is intended to allow the construction of renewable energy plants on agricultural land in fertility categories III, IV and V in Romania.


Enforcement of EU enforcement orders in Romania - an overview

Mutual recognition in the area of judicial cooperation in civil matters is one of the fundamental principles on which the EU is built.


Flagship tax amendments in Romania

Flagship tax amendments have been brought by way of Government Ordinance no. 16/2022 which was published on 15.07.2022.


Energy: easements for cable routes, rotor rights, etc.

Securing land rights for the construction of a plant for the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources ("energy plant") is currently uncontroversial:


Significant tax changes as of 1 January 2023 - micro-entities and dividend tax

As mentioned above, the European Commission has approved the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan, in which Romania has committed to a number of crucial tax changes.