Consumer Protection Archives

Analysis: Professional Cultural Workers’ Statute, between Well-Known Industry Issues and New Regulatory Trends

August 2023 Artists, authors and other players from the cultural environment who opt for registration in the professional cultural workers’ registry may benefit from an enhanced regime of social protection, similar to that of employees (unemployment benefits, medical leaves and allowances, occupational safety and health measures and others), thanks to recently adopted enactments. On the…
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Can the suspension of complementary measures be ordered in the field of consumer protection?

September 2023 In recent years practice, as a result of the inspections carried out in the field of consumer protection, more and more often the ascertaining agents order the sanctioning of economic operators both by applying main sanctions and by imposing complementary measures. The legality and validity of such sanctioning minutes may be challenged by…
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Key briefings: Guidelines on the method of setting fines for the misdemeanors provided by Law no. 11/1991 on unfair competition

June 2023 Guidelines on the method of setting fines for the misdemeanors provided for in Article 4 of Law no. 11/1991 on unfair competition have been implemented through Order of the Competition Council’s President no. 594/2023, as published in the Romanian Official Gazette on June 13, 2023. Such guidelines establish the method of setting fines…
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Stocks of agricultural and food products in the spotlight: new reporting obligations for economic operators active in the agri-food sector

May 2023 Note: Important updates have emerged after the below article was publication – please refer to section Later Edits below for relevant amendments. A legislative initiative formulated in the spring of 2022 intended to support the gathering of the necessary information regarding the quantities of agricultural and food products in Romania has recently been…
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Ana-Maria Baciu: Winner of the Client Choice Award 2022 for Gaming in Romania

November 2022 We are pleased to announce that Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner of the firm, is a winner of the Client Choice Award 2022 for Gaming in Romania, distinction presented by Lexology. A regulatory and intellectual property lawyer, Ana-Maria assists clients in industries including gambling, IT, e-commerce and retail for more than 22 years. She…
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New mandatory regulations for companies active in the milk and milk products industry

October 2022 October 19, 2022 marks the completion of the legislative procedure in Romania regarding the Milk and Milk Products Law Project, as the Chamber of Deputies, in its capacity of decision-making chamber voted on the Law on Milk and Milk Products. Who will be impacted by the Milk and Milk Products Law? The scope…
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How can companies react when a business partner takes advantage of a superior bargaining position?

September 2022 In an article focused on the mechanisms and remedies available to companies that may find themselves in contractual relations potentially characterized by an imbalance of commercial „forces”, Ana-Maria Baciu and Silvana Curteanu addressed these key discussion points that emerge from the recently published Government Emergency Ordinance no. 84/2022 on preventing speculative actions and…
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Informing consumers about alternative dispute resolution services (ADR): new requirements for companies

On 19 July 2022, an order regarding certain measures to inform consumers about alternative dispute resolution services, issues by the National Authority for Consumer Protection (Order no. 449/2022, the „Order”)), was published in the Romanian Official Gazette. The Order will enter into force within 30 days of its publication, specifically starting 18 August 2022. The…
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Digital Services Package: EU establishes a thorough standard for regulating digital space

On 5th July 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Digital Services Act According to a press release of the European Parliament, the Digital Services Act (DSA) sets clear obligation for digital service providers to tackle the spread of illegal content, online disinformation, and other societal risks. The…
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Consumer protection, speculative risk, unfair and anti-competitive practices – key concepts within B2B and B2C relationships are now subject to an extensive regulation in Romania

Following a public consultation procedure bringing together policy makers and industry representatives, on June 20, 2022, the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 84/2022 on preventing speculative actions and amending and supplementing certain normative acts (“GEO no. 84/2022”) was published in the Official Gazette of Romania. This normative act may potentially impact in a significant manner the…
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