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On 12 November 2013, the Chamber of Deputies (Lower Chamber of the Romanian Parliament) with large majority rejected the Draft Law for the modification of Article 13 of the Legea nr.148/2000, privind publicitatea, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare (Law no. 148/2000 on the advertising, with further modifications and completions). The decision of the Deputies is final. The Draft Law had been rejected by the Senate (Upper Chamber) on 4 June 2013 (see also IRIS 2006-6/33). The Draft Law intended to modify Article 13 (1) by extending the legal permission of advertisements for alcoholic beverages...

On 29 October 2013, the Romanian Constitutional Court decided that the Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 91/2013 privind procedurile de prevenire a insolvenţei şi de insolvenţă (Government Emergency Decree no. 91/2013 on the procedures to prevent insolvency and on insolvency - OUG) is unconstitutional. The decision of the Court, which is final and generally binding, suspended the effects of the entire OUG. The document had been adopted by the Romanian Government on 2 October 2013 and entered into force on 25 October 2013 (see IRIS 2013-10/35). The OUG was harshly criticised by the President...

On 8 October 2013, the Romanian Senate (Upper Chamber of the Romanian Parliament) adopted by a large majority the Proiectul de lege pentru modificarea şi completarea Legii nr. 41/1994 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Societăţii Române de Radiodifuziune şi Societăţii Române de Televiziune (Bill on the modification and completion of Act no. 41/1994 on the organisation and operation of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation and of the Romanian Television Corporation). The decision of the Senate is final. The bill had been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies (Lower Chamber) on 24 September 2013...

On 9 October 2013, the Romanian Ombudsman challenged an Emergency Decree before the Constitutional Court - namely the Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 91/2013 privind procedurile de prevenire a insolvenţei şi de insolvenţă (OUG - Government Emergency Decree no. 91/2013 on the procedures to prevent insolvency and on insolvency - OUG 91/2013). The Ombudsman claims that the Emergency Decree violates Articles 1(5) and 15(2) of the Romanian Constitution and the prohibition of retroactive legislation. The OUG 91/2013 had been adopted by the Romanian Government on 2 October 2013 and published in...

On 26 June 2013, the Romanian Government adopted the Ordonanţa de Urgenţă nr. 72/2013 privind reorganizarea unor instituţii publice aflate în subordinea Ministerului Culturii (Emergency Decree no. 72/2013 on reorganisation of public institutions subordinated to the Ministry of Culture), which establishes the Institutul Naţional al Filmului (National Film Institute - INF). According to the Decree, the Arhiva Naţională de Filme (National Film Archives), the Studioul de Creaţie cinematografică (Cinematographic Creation Studio) and the Studioul Video Art (Video Art Studio - formerly Editura Video)...