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The “first registration tax” becomes the environmental stamp

The “first registration tax” was replaced with the environmental stamp. This is also payable once, mainly upon registration of the vehicle by its first Romanian owner with the Romanian competent authority. The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 9/2013 regarding the environmental stamp for vehicles was published in the Official Gazette no. 119/04.03.2012 and enters into force on March 15th, 2013. The […]

Daniel Cirstea on the impact of social media postings

Daniel Cirstea, Partner at Dragne & Asociatii and head of the Employment practice, spoke to Wall-Street.ro about the distinction between private and public space and on the impact of social media postings on the professional activity. He explained that an employer can sanction its employees if they post inappropriate, confidential or damaging information on social media networks. The article also points out […]

Amendments to Law no. 31/1990 as regards the merger and spin-off procedure

Law no. 193/2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 736/31.10.2012, provides alternatives regarding the drafting of the evaluation report for the contributions in kind brought to companies which are subject to a merger/spin-off procedure, as well as regards the publication of the merger/spin-off project. The main amendments brought by the enactment are the following: in case the merger or split-off […]

Incorporation of arbitral decisions within authentic deeds in the cases provided by law

The arbitral decisions which transfer/acknowledge a real estate right shall be submitted to a verification procedure by the court or by the public notary. Law no. 206/2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 762/13.11.2012, amends the provisions of art. 363 Civil Procedure Code (“CPC”), as well as of art. 603 New Civil Procedure Code (“NCPC”) as regards the incorporation of […]

Dragne & Asociatii secures legal victory for CNU

Dragne & Asociatiii secured a legal victory for the client CNU (Compania Nationala a Uraniului – The National Company for Uranium Exploitation) in a ruling of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, related to a patent infringement. The High Court has irrevocably annulled the invention patent for the settler mixer battery installation (installation for nuclear purification of the uranyl […]

Stelian Garofil quoted on the Government’s initiative to set up commercial law courts

The Romanian Minister for the Business Community, Small Businesses and Tourism, Mrs. Maria Grapini, stated that she works on a project that would require all commercial litigation cases to be solved by specialized law courts. She aims at setting up five commercial law courts at a national level, dealing with all commercial disputes in Romania. Stelian Garofil, Deputy Managing Partner […]

The main changes brought by the new Civil Procedure Code

The new Civil Procedure Code, which has entered into force on February the 15th, 2013, maintains many of the traditional legal institutions, but either regulates them in a more modern form, or by introducing some new instruments. These are aimed to ensure the observance of the parties’ rights, the strengthening of the judicial discipline and that court cases are solved […]

Ion Dragne on the new Civil Procedure Code

Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, authored an article regarding the New Civil Procedure Code in the business daily Ziarul Financiar. The New Civil Procedure Code has entered into force on February the 15th 2013. Ion Dragne explained that the new Civil Procedure Code maintains many of the traditional legal institutions, but either in a more modern form, […]

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