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On 27 April 2020, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, promulgated a law by which 4% of the amounts collected for the state budget from economic operators carrying out activities in the field of gambling are directed annually to the Film Fund. Law No. 50 of 2020 was published in the Official Gazette of Romania No. 340 of 27 April 2020 (see, inter alia, IRIS 2014-2/32, IRIS 2014-7/32, IRIS 2016-2/23, IRIS 2016-10/23, IRIS 2017-2/27, IRIS 2018-2/29,  IRIS 2018-10/23,  IRIS 2019-2/22 and IRIS 2020-3/2). The act modifies Article 13, paragraph (1), lit. e¹) of Government...

On 26 March 2020, the Board of the National Cinematography Centre (Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei - CNC) issued Decision No. 61 with regard to the emergency measures taken in the context of the state of emergency in Romania due to the coronavirus pandemic. The measures were harshly criticised by the Romanian film professionals. With regard to direct credit for the production of films, the Decision stipulates that: 1) The deadlines for the conclusion of direct credit contracts for film production are postponed during the state of emergency; 2) Projects due to receive the first two installments...

On 25 February 2020, the National Audiovisual Council (Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului, CNA), the audiovisual regulator of Romania, issued a press release regarding the obligation for broadcasters to treat any new topic regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic responsibly. Further to this press release, on 27 February 2020, the Council issued two recommedations for audiovisual broadcasters, both public and commercial, to air the audio and TV advertising spots launched by the Romanian Government as part of the information campaign on the prevention of infection with the new type of coronavirus...

The Romanian Government has allocated EUR 1.58 million to four de minimis aid schemes in the field of cinema. On 20 January 2020, the government approved a memorandum extending the validity of the de minimis aid schemes, which are administered by the Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei (National Cinematography Center – CNC) (see IRIS 2004-2/35, IRIS 2011-2/5 and IRIS 2018-2/29). The memorandum includes a de minimis aid scheme for participation in domestic and international film festivals and fairs; a de minimis aid scheme for the distribution and exploitation of Romanian films of all kinds;...

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on 9 January 2020 the Law for the modification and completion of Law no. 8/1996 on copyright and related rights (Legea nr. 8/1996 privind dreptul de autor şi drepturile conexe). The new Law no. 8/2020 was published in the Official Journal of Romania no. 14/2020, part I (see, inter alia, IRIS 2006-8/27, IRIS 2012-4/38, IRIS 2015-5/30, IRIS 2015-7/27, and IRIS 2015-8/28). The draft Law had been adopted by the Romanian Senate (the Upper Chamber of the Parliament) on 18 February 2019 and by the Chamber of Deputies (the Lower Chamber) on 11 December 2019. A...