Yearly Archives: 2017

With the coming into force of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in less than 6 months from now (18 May 2018), this article addresses the various interpretations of privacy professionals, but also the concerns of the business teams regarding the special status of the Data Protection Officer (DPO). Is the person appointed as a DPO under a conflict of interest, when also employed in this area by the data controller (the company that appointed him)?

The price of used water and its unjustified and non-transparent increase is one of the most debated issues in recent years by hydroelectric power plant operators and, in particular, by micro-hydropower operators, with a major impact especially in the context of the change in the support scheme for green energy and blockage in the green certificates market.

Upon the entry into effect on August 7, 2017 of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 53/2017 which amended and supplemented the Labor Code, numerous discussions and problems arose in practice on trying to identify a realistic way of complying with these new legal requirements. Currently, there is a discussion on a law on the approval with amendments of GEO no. 53/2017 to clarify certain aspects for employers

Cover article: ‘‘ Split payment of VAT’’ by Mădălina Gatu, Tax Manager Voicu & Filipescu Tax Advisers

Cover article: “Public-private partnerships. Will Romania have a functional law starting this fall? ” by Marta Popa, Senior Partner Voicu & Filipescu