Whistleblowing: legal situation in Romania

by Sorin Strătulă, Managing Partner Romania has a specific law on whistleblowing protection since 2004 – Law no. 571/2004 on the protection of personnel within public authorities and institutions disclosing violations of the law, shortly referred to as “Romanian Whistleblower’s Law”, and was the first country in the continental legislative system to have a comprehensive whistleblower […]

Strătulă Mocanu & Asociaţii becomes member of AmCham Romania

Starting January 2015, Strătulă Mocanu & Asociații has become a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Romania. Membership in AmCham is subject to certain criteria, such as the applicant’s reputation and position on the market, transnational activity or cooperation, as well as recommendations from some of the existing members. The American Chamber […]

Consumer Protection in Romania

By Sorin Strătulă, Managing Partner Romanian legislation on consumer protection is split into two categories: general and specific. General legislation in Romania   The general consumer protection legislation is represented by: ■ Law no. 296/2004 regarding the Consumer Code (further on referead to as the „Consumer Code”); ■ Government Ordinance no. 21/1992 regarding Consumer Protection (further on […]

Main European Union legislation on consumer protection

By Sorin Strătulă In terms of European Union law, the newest and most comprehensive directive on consumer rights is Directive 2011/83 / EC, generically called “The Directive on Consumer Rights”, that has entered into force on June 13th, 2014. As of this date the Directives 97/7 / EC on the Protection of Consumers in respect […]

International recognition for SM&A’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice – IFLR1000 2015

The world renowned legal directory IFLR1000 has just published its rankings for the best law firms worldwide on various practice areas. Strătulă Mocanu & Asociații is, for the second consecutive year, nominated among the best law firms in Romania in the Mergers and Acquisitions legal practice area. The inclusion on the rigorous shortlist elaborated by […]

Important laws passed by Romanian government in H1 2014 pertaining to healthcare services

By Sorin Strătulă In the first half of 2014 the Romanian government passed several laws pertaining to healthcare, of which the two most notable refer to the norms governing the application of Directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare in the country, along with the conditions for granting healthcare services within the national health insurance […]

IFLR1000, 2015 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Stratula Mocanu & Asociatii is, for the second consecutive year, nominated among the best law firms in Romania in the Mergers and Acquisitions legal practice area. The inclusion on the rigorous shortlist elaborated by IFLR1000 strengthens both our reputation as one of the best Romanian M&A law firms, as well as our capacity to successfully […]