Law 60/2012 has brought substantive changes to the Law 71/2011 on the enforcement of Law no. 287/2009 on the Civil Code [in Romanian Legea nr. 71/2011 pentru punerea în aplicare a Legii nr. 287/2009 privind Codul civil]: Among the most relavant amendments are the following: in the laws on the consumer’s rights protection, the term „trader” is replaced with „proffesionist”; […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Amendments to the Electronic Archive operations
Law no. 60/2012 has amended the Government Ordinance no. 79/2011 which, at its turn, had modified the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 89/2000 on authorizing operators and making entries in the Electronic Archive [in Romanian Ordonanţa Guvernului nr. 89/2000 privind unele măsuri pentru autorizarea operatorilor şi efectuarea înscrierilor în Arhiva Electronică de Garanţii Reale Mobiliare]. The main amendments concern: · defining […]
Amendments to the Civil Code
In the Official Gazette no. 255 of April 17, 2012 was published the Law no. 60/2012 (“Law 60/2012”) approving the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 79/2011 regulating certain measures required for the enforcement of Law no. 287/2009 on the Civil Code [in Romanian Legea nr. 60 privind aprobarea Ordonanţei de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 79/2011 pentru reglementarea unor măsuri necesare intrării […]
Stelian Garofil quoted on CASCO and RCA claims in Auto Motor si Sport magazine
Stelian Garofil, Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted in a March article in Auto Motor si Sport magazine titled “Steps to take in case of conflict with an insurance company who denies or delays payment of claims under CASCO and RCA”. In this piece, Stelian Garofil suggests several legal approaches that may help solving a dispute between the insurer and the insurance company. He said that “the most effective way to get payment from CASCO and RCA is legal action, […]
Daniel Cirstea quoted in realitatea.net article on practical labor issues
Daniel Cirstea, Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted in a January 26 story published by realitatea.net titled “What to do if you quit your job and the new employer declines the job offer”. The article considers an interesting problem that the employees may face when looking to change their job. In the article, Cirstea explains that future employer has […]
Oana Stratula quoted in Business Review on the New Civil Procedure Code and other issues
Oana Stratula was quoted in a Business Review article titled “Taxing conundrum: businesses call for friendlier legislation”. Oana Stratula comments on the New Civil Procedure Code noting that “the new enactment represents an opportunity to accelerate the settlement of claims, simplify the legal procedures, unify the jurisprudence and reduce the costs of the settlement of claims.” She adds, by reference to […]
Delia Bosman quoted in Business Review on green energy challenges
Delia Bosman, Partner at Dragne & Asociatii and co-head of the Energy practice , was quoted in a Business Review article, “Green energy grapples with financing challenge.” Bosman said that “although the law governing the renewable energy, law no. 220/2008 for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, has been in force since 2008, the support scheme […]
Andreia Oana Dumitrescu authors article on the constitution of the arbitral tribunal
Dragne & Asociatii Partner Andreia Oana Dumitrescu has published an article, titled “Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal under ICC Rules of Arbitration – selecting the arbitrators” in the Romanian Arbitration Journal no. 2/2012. The article provides an overview of the arbitrators selection process and the importance thereof for the arbitration. In the author’s opinion, the arbitration proceedings reflect the qualifications, […]
Ion Dragne publishes article on provisional remedies before the State courts and the arbitration agreement
Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, published an article in the Romanian Arbitration Journal no. 2/2012 titled “Provisional remedies – procedures started before State courts when an arbitration agreement was concluded”. The article looks at the role of the courts in supporting arbitration. According to the author, the courts might intervene in the arbitration process from the beginning […]
Company Law: simplification in the procedures for mergers and spin-offs
With a view to observe the commitment undertaken by the Romanian Government in respect of continuing the development of the economic and financial reforms for maintaining the stability of the Romanian economy, the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 2/2012 for amending and supplementing of the Company Law was published in the Official Gazette no. 143/2012 (G.E.O 2/2012) [in Romanian, Ordonanta de […]