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Romanian IT laws

Romanian electronic communications laws

Other Laws

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The Access to Electronic Mail. Possible indictments under the Romanian Legislation - Lector.univ.dr.Maxim Dobrinoiu - September 2008

Institutional framework for personal data protection in Romania (PDF, 106 KB ) Bogdan Manolea for Association for Technology and Internet - May 2005

Privacy and Human Rights 2004 : Romania - Bogdan Manolea with assistance from Cedric Laurent part of Privacy and Human Rights 2004 by Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International 

Piracy, price discrimination, and development : The Software sector in Eastern Europe and other emerging markets - Catalin Cosovanu - Article published  American Intellectual Property Law Association - Quarterly Journal, Vol. 31, p. 165, 2003, 31 AIPLA Q.J. 165 - PDF

The justification of copyright in the information society - Stefan Gavrilescu - LLM Short Thesis, CEU - 2001

Privacy and Human Rights 2003 : Romania - Bogdan Manolea with assistance from Cedric Laurent part of Privacy and Human Rights 2003 by Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International 

Internet child pornography - Dana Irina Cojocarasu

RITI dot-Gov discussion paper on Electronic commerce in Romania - Bogdan Manolea - 9 04 2003

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• Romanian Constitutional Court decision no. 1258 from 8 October 2008 regarding the unconstitutionality exception of the provisions of Law no.298/2008 regarding the retention of the data generated or processed by the public electronic communications service providers or public network providers, as well as for the modification of law 506/2004 regarding the personal data processing and protection of private life in the field of electronic communication area
• Law no.506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector that replaced Law No. 676 of November 21st, 2001, on the Processing of Personal Data and the Protection of Privacy in the Telecommunications Sector
• Provisions on preventing and fighting cybercrime ( The cybercrime related provisions are incorporated in Title III of the Anticorruption law no 161/2003 published in the Official Monitor no 279 from 21 April 2003 )
• Law on preventing and combating pornography- no 196/2003
• Law on the Electronic Signature - no. 455/2001
• Law on electronic commerce - no 365/2002
• Standards for the application of Law no.365/2002 on e-commerce
• Ordinance no. 130/2000 - Legal regime of distance contracts  ( this version was modified by law 51/2003)
• Romanian Copyright Law no. 8/1996 (includes amendments and completions provided for in Law 285/2004, Emergency Ordinance 123 / 1 Sept 2005 and Law 329/2006)
• Convention on Cybercrime ( The Convention was signed by Romania at 23 11 2001 and was ratified by the Parliament )

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Emergency Ordinance no. 79/2002, on on the General Regulatory Framework for Communications

Ordinance no. 34/2002 on the acces to the electronic communications networks and to the associated infrastructure, as well as their interconnection

Law no.304/2003 on the universal service and users’ rights relating to the electronic communications networks and services

Ordinance No. 31 of January 30th, 2002 on postal services

Law no.239/2005 on the amendment and completion of several normative acts in the field of communications

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More laws and secondary legislation in the field of electronic communications can be found on the ANRC (National Regulatory Authority for Communications) website - www.anrc.ro

Trademark Law - 84/1998

Regulations for Implementing the Law no. 84/1998 concerning the Marks and Geographical Indications

Competition Law - 21/1996