Enforcement of foreign money judgments is attained in Romania

according to whether such judgments have been rendered in other

countries which are members of the European Union (“EU”), or in

non-EU countries.

 

 

After Romania’s accession into the EU, on January the 1st, 2007,

the regulations applicable in the EU became directly applicable in

Romania, as well.

 

 

Law 187/2003, regarding the jurisdiction, recognition and

enforcement in Romania of decisions issued in civil and commercial

matters in other members states of the EU, which transposed into the

national legislation, until Romania’s accession into the EU, the

provisions of the regulations directly applicable in this field at the EU

level, was cancelled through the Government Emergency Ordinance

no. 119/2006, in force since December 2006, regarding certain

measures necessary for the implementation of regulations applicable in

the EU, after Romania’s accession in the EU.

 

 

In case of enforcement of a foreign money judgments rendered in

EU member states, their enforcement is governed by the directly

applicable Regulation 1215/2012 on jurisdiction, recognition and

enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

(“Regulation 1215”), and also by the provisions of Regulation

no.805/2004 (“Regulation 805”) creating a European Enforcement

Order for uncontested claims.

 

 

The regulations implement a simpler procedure for the recognition

and enforcement of foreign money judgments within the EU, eliminating

the obstacles arising from having to contend with different legal

systems, as the free movement of judgments is considered the fifth

freedom within the EU, alongside the free movement of goods,
persons, services and capital.