Masuri exceptionale in Romania: decretarea starii de urgenta / Exceptional measures in Romania: state of emergency declared

• Guvernul poate adopta masuri de sustinere a operatorilor economici in domeniile afectate de Covid-19 (fara a se preciza in concret care sunt aceste masuri sau domeniile posibil afectate);
• autoritatile publice centrale pot rechizitiona unitati de productie materiale si echipamente necesare combaterii acestei epidemii;
• beneficiarii fondurilor europene afectati de adoptarea masurilor de urgenta prevazute in prezentul decret pot decide, impreuna cu autoritatile de management/organismele intermediare, sa suspende contractele de finantare incheiate conform legii;
• operatorii economici a caror activitate este afectata in contextul COVID-19 pot cere, in baza documentelor justificative, Ministerului Economiei, Energiei si Mediului de Afaceri sa elibereze certificate de situatie de urgenta;
• documentele a caror valabilitate expira pe perioada starii de urgenta isi mentin valabilitatea;
• se pot plafona preturile la medicamente si aparatura medicala, la alimentele de stricta necesitate si la serviciile de utilitate publica (energie electrica si termica, gaze, alimentare cu apa, salubritate, carburanti etc.), in limita pretului mediu din ultimele 3 luni inaintea declararii starii de urgenta;

• the Government can adopt measures to support the economic operators in the areas affected by COVID-19 (without specifying what these measures are or the areas may be affected);
• the central public authorities can requisition plant and equipment production units necessary to combat this epidemic;
• the beneficiaries of European funds affected by the adoption of the emergency measures provided in this decree may decide, together with the managing authorities/intermediary bodies, to suspend the financing contracts concluded according to the law;
• economic operators whose activity is affected in the context of COVID-19 may request, based on supporting documents, the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment to issue state of emergency certificates;
• the documents whose validity expire during the state of emergency shall maintain their validity;
• prices can be capped on drugs and medical equipment, on strictly necessary foods and on public utility services (electricity and heat, gas, water supply, sanitation, fuels, etc.), within the limit of the average price of the last 3 months before declaring the state of emergency;

(B) Domeniul muncii si protectiei sociale:

• Guvernul poate sprijini angajatorii si angajatii afectati de efectele crizei, prin derogari de la dispozitiile legale in vigoare;
• se suspenda efectuarea controalelor la angajatori de catre ITM, cu cateva exceptii prevazute la art. 34 din Decret;
• se mentine valabilitatea contractelor colective de munca si acordurilor colective;
• se pot efectua angajari fara concurs in institutiile din cadrul sistemului national de aparare si securitate nationala;
• institutiile publice si cele private introduc, acolo unde e posibil, pe perioada starii de urgenta, munca la domiciliu sau in regim de telemunca, prin act unilateral al angajatorului;

• the Government can support the employers and employees affected by the effects of the crisis, by allowing derogations from the legal provisions in force;
• suspension of controls of employers made by the Territorial Labor Inspectorate, with some exceptions provided in art. 34 of the Decree;
• the validity of collective bargaining agreements and collective employment agreements;
• institutions within the national defense and security system can hire personnel without competitions;
• public and private institutions shall instate, where possible, during the state of emergency, working from home or in teleworking, by unilateral act of the employer;

(C) Domeniul justitiei:

• activitatea de judecata continua doar in cauzele de urgenta deosebita, in timp ce judecarea celorlalte procese civile si penale se suspenda de plin drept pe durata starii de urgenta;
• activitatea de executare silita continua numai in cazurile in care este posibila respectarea regulilor de disciplina sanitara stabilite prin hotararile Comitetului National privind Situatiile Speciale de Urgenta, in scopul ocrotirii drepturilor la viata si la integritate fizica ale participantilor la executarea silita;
• prescriptiile si termenele de decadere de orice fel nu incep sa curga, iar, daca au inceput sa curga, se suspenda pe toata durata starii de urgenta;

• the trials continue only in cases of special urgency, while the judgment of the other civil and criminal cases is fully suspended during the state of emergency;
• the mandatory enforcement activity continues only in cases where it is possible to comply with the health discipline rules established by the decisions of the National Committee on Special Emergency Situations, in order to protect the rights to life and physical integrity of the participants in the mandatory enforcement;
• the statute of limitations and deadlines of any kind do not start to flow and, if already ongoing, they will be suspended during the entire state of emergency;

Starea de urgenta permite aplicarea si altor masuri de prima urgenta in mod gradual in functie de evolutia situatiei epidemiologice, cum ar fi:

• izolarea si carantinarea persoanelor inclusiv a unor cladiri, localitati sau zone geografice;
• inchiderea graduala a punctelor de trecere a frontierei de stat si interzicerea graduala a circulatiei rutiere, feroviare, maritime, fluviale sau aeriene pe diferite rute si a metroului;
• inchiderea temporara a unor restaurante, hoteluri, cafenele, cluburi, cazinouri, sedii ale asociatiilor si ale altor localuri publice;
• identificarea si rechizitionarea de stocuri, capacitati de productie si distributie, de echipamente de protectie, dezinfectanti si medicamente utilizate/utilizabile in tratarea COVID-19;
• limitarea activitatii spitalelor publice la internarea si rezolvarea cazurilor urgente.

• isolation and quarantine of persons, buildings, cities or geographical regions;
• the gradual closure of border crossings and the gradual prohibition of road, rail, maritime, river or air traffic on different routes and of the subway;
• temporary closure of restaurants, hotels, cafes, clubs, casinos, headquarters of associations and other public places;
• identification and requisitioning of stocks, production and distribution capacities, protective equipment, disinfectants and drugs used/usable in the treatment of COVID-19;
• limiting the activity of public hospitals to the hospitalization and treatment of urgent cases.