The European Commission has proposed a series of recommendations aimed at ensuring equality and more predictable measures regarding free movement in the European Union.
16 September 2020
02 September 2020
How Does The “Kurzarbeit” Program Work in Romania?
The Romanian Government has recently adopted through an Emergency Ordinance an adapted short-time work scheme intended to keep businesses and jobs afloat.
19 August 2020
GAR Know How Construction Arbitration 2020
A comprehensive guide to construction arbitration in Romania in a comparative question and answer format.
19 August 2020
New Registration Rules For Companies in Romania
The amendments introduced to the Romanian Companies Law through Law No. 102 / 2020 ease the procedures for setting up new companies, improving the process for registering and communicating with the Trade Registry and encouraging investment in the Romanian economy. Further steps are in view to simplify the formal process of incorporating a company in Romania.
07 August 2020
Significant Changes in the National Trademark Law
On July 12, 2020, the provisions of Law No 112/2020 (“Law 112/2020”) became effective in order to amend and supplement Law No 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications following the transposition of Directive (EU) 2015/2.436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to trademarks.
The Romanian legislation will be now aligned to that of other EU member states.
04 August 2020
Industrial Park Investors Remain Exempted from Tax on Real Estate, The High Court of Cassation and Justice Has Confirmed
The solution can be used in court by all industrial park residents in similar situations, whose lawsuits have not been finally solved.
21 July 2020
The EU-US Privacy Shield No Longer Considered Vigilant Enough For Personal Data Transfers; SCCs Remain Valid
The EU-US Privacy Shield agreement that attempts to guarantee the secure transmission of EU data to the US has been declared invalid by the European Court of Justice.
15 July 2020
Short-Time and Flexible Work Scheme “KURZARBEIT” Implementation on the Local Labor Market
What does the program consist in?
The judgment ruled by the CJEU is important for the resolution of the disputes between debtors and banks, in the sense that a debtor has the obligation to reimburse the loan in the agreed foreign currency and irrespective of the fluctuations of such currency.