In November 2016, some amendments were made to several regulations, such as: the Code of criminal procedure, Law no. 36/1995 of civil-law notaries and the activity of civil-law notaries, Labour Code, Law no. 304/2004 on judicial organization, the By-law of the organization and exercise of the profession of insolvency practitioner, Law no. 535/2004 on the prevention and fighting against terrorism, Law no. 263/2010 on the unified public pension system.
Moreover, the following regulations were published in November: Order of the President of the Competition Council (OPCC) no. 694/2016 for the implementation of the Instructions regarding the individualization of sanctions for contraventions provided for in art. 55 of the Competition law no. 21/1996, the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 78/2016 on the organization and functioning of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, Law no. 233/2016 on public-private partnership, the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 13/2016 for the extension of the delay provided for in art. 62 paragraph (3) of Law no. 207/2015 on the Code of tax procedure.
Referral in the interest of the law
As a result of the activity carried out by the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Panel of the Appeal in the interest of the law) of November, it was published the Decision no. 12/2016 regarding the possibility of finding out by judicial process or forcing the employer to classify the activity carried out under difficult or special working conditions after the 1st of April 2001.
Criminal Judgment
As a result of the activity carried out by the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Panel DCD/C) of November, the following decisions were published: Decisions no. 20 and 21/2016 regarding the provisions of the Criminal Code, Decision no. 22/2016 regarding the provisions of Law no. 18/1991 on agricultural real estate, as well as the provisions of the Civil Code, Decision no. 18/2016 regarding art. 280^1 of Law no. 31/1990, Decision no. 14/2016 regarding the provisions of Law no. 263/2010 on the unified public pension system, Decision no. 23/2016 regarding the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 83/2014, Decision no. 25/2016 regarding Law no. 165/2013 on measures to finalize the process of restitution, Decision no. 24/2016 regarding the provisions of Law no. 17/2014 on certain regulatory measures regarding the sale and purchase located outside the built-up area and Decision no. 31/2016 regarding the provisions of Law no. 247/2005, of the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 62/2010 for the amendment and supplement of Law no. 221/2009, as well as of the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 4/2012.
As a result of the activity carried out by the Constitutional Court, two decisions were published (pleas of unconstitutionality granted) regarding: the single art. point 2 [regarding art. 2 paragraph (1^1)] of Law on the approval of the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 68/2015 for the approval of certain measures of management of the structural instruments in the transportation field and regarding the provisions of Law for the approval of the Emergency Government Ordinance no. 4/2016 regarding the amendment and supplement of the National Education Law no. 1/2011.