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Law No. 20 Of December 16, 1971 (Republished) Concerning The Organization Of Work And The Contribution For Public Interest Papers Reprint)

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 20 din 16 decembrie 1971 (*republicată*) privind organizarea contribuţiei băneşti şi în munca pentru efectuarea unor lucrări de interes obştesc Republicare*)

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LEGE no. 20 20 of 16 December 1971 (* republished *) on the organization of monetary contribution and in the work for carrying out works of public interest
ISSUER GREAT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Published in OFFICIAL BULLETIN no. 175 175 of 8 November 1973



------------ Note * *) Republicans under art. II of Decree no. 590/1973 for amendment Law no. 20/1971 -Law on the organization of money contribution and in work for carrying out works of public interest published in the Official Bulletin of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Part I, no. 172 of 1 November 1973, giving the articles a new numbering. In order to continue the development of rural and urban localities, significant funds are allocated in the development plans of the national economy that ensure the radical change of the appearance of all administrative-territorial units, progress and prosperity each locality. Increasing the supply of masses to solving the many problems that modernisation, good management and embellishment of the communes and cities raise, however, is an essential condition that depends largely on the achievement of these plans. for the satistbusiness of the civilized life necessities of the population. Penetrated by a high patriotism, the masses popular in assemblies decide freely consented to participate with money contribution and in work on raising the urban-household level, embellishing and ennobling our rural and urban landscape, at enriching the cultural life of the working people of our homeland, the cities and municipalities of our homeland. Coming to meet the proposals made by the local bodies of power and state administration, as well as the broad masses of working people, to ensure to greater extent the expansion and intensification of the citizens ' initiative in the work driving public affairs, through their direct participation in the erection of new social-cultural edifices and other works of local interest. The Great National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Romania adopts this law. + Article 1 The inhabitants of the communes, cities, municipalities and sectors of Bucharest can decide to contribute money to the public interest works provided for in this law. The inhabitants of the communes may decide, under the present law, that, in addition to the contribution in money, to contribute through the work to carry out works of public interest. The monetary and labor contribution shall be decided once a year during the first semester of each year, for the following year. In cities, municipalities and in the sectors of Bucharest can be organized, on enterprises, economic organizations, institutions, neighborhoods and electroal constituencies, patriotic work with the participation of the inhabitants of these localities, for achievement of objectives of public interest. + Article 2 The monetary contribution can be decided to carry out the following works of local interest: construction, design or repair, as the case may be, schools, school boarding schools, children's homes, school-shops, cultural hostels, houses culture, clubs, nurseries, children's kindergartens, dispensaries, social assistance units, birth houses, folk baths, streets, roads, bridges, coatings with light asphalt clothing of local roads, indiguiri, fintini, water supplies, sewers, green spaces, sports, tourist and leisure bases, as well as other works of an urban, urban and social cultural character of such a nature. The monetary contribution can also be decided for the purchase of inventory necessary for the functioning of the cultural social units of local interest. Also, the monetary contribution can also be decided to carry out monumental art works, statues, busts, memorial plaques and other works of such nature, as well as for the restoration and enhancement of historical monuments. For this purpose, in communes, cities, municipalities and sectors of Bucharest, depending on the value of the approved works, an obstesc fund for monumental art is constituted from the money contribution. Works with urban and urban-household character, other than those expressly provided in par. 1, as well as those provided in par. 2, which is to be proposed for analysis and pronouncement of assemblies of the inhabitants of the communes, cities, municipalities or sectors of the city of Bucharest, shall be subject, in advance, to the approval of the executive committees of the county the city of Bucharest, which have the obligation that within 30 days from the receipt of the proposal to rule on it. + Article 3 The contribution to work can be decided in communes for the execution of works of local interest, consisting in: construction, modernization, repair and maintenance of public roads, art works, accessories or annexes thereof, execution works of white regularisation and reinforcement of banks, for the purpose of defence against the harmful effects of the waters. In cities, municipalities and in the sectors of Bucharest, these objectives are established by the executive committees of the respective popular councils, in order to execute them through patriotic work. + Article 4 The proposal to carry out certain works by monetary contribution in small towns and by monetary contribution and in joint work can be done by deputies, standing committees of popular councils or by socialist organizations. or by a group of inhabitants. The executive board of the popular council is obliged to consider the proposal no later than 30 days after the submission. If he finds that the work is of public interest and that there are conditions for its performance, it decides to convene the inhabitants on electoral districts. The convocation includes the date and place of the assembly and is brought to the attention of the residents of the electoral district by display at the headquarters of the popular council, as well as by any The assembly of residents on the electoral district works valid in the presence of at least 2/3 of the number of representatives of families and decides, by open vote with the majority of votes of the representatives of the families of The assembly of the representatives of the families of each electoral district shall consider and rule on the proposals made by the executive committee of the popular council in relation to the works to be carried out, their value, the total amount of the monetary contribution and, where applicable, the contribution to work; determines the amount to be returned to each family and, where applicable, the number of days to be carried out by each inhabitant and by each means of transport their property. Also, the assembly empowers 3-5 delegates to participate in the assembly of delegations on the commune or city, to debate and take decisions under the conditions provided by this law on the works proposed to be executed, to the amounts and, where appropriate, the number of working days required to carry out these works. + Article 5 In communes and small towns the assembly of delegates empowered by the representatives of the families of the electoral districts is convened. The Assembly of Delegates works in the presence of at least 2/3 of the number of delegates empowered by the representatives of the families of the electoral districts. The Assembly of Delegates analyzes the proposals made in assemblies on electoral districts and decides, by open vote, with the majority of votes of delegations empowered by the representatives of families, the works to be carried out by contributing money and, as the case may be, in work, their value, the total amount of the money contribution and as the case may be, of the contribution to work, as well as the deadlines for the collection of the amounts and the execution of the works by the monetary contribution and, as the case At the same time, depending on the decision taken and based on the proposals made on electoral districts, the assembly of delegates completes the distribution of the money contribution on each family and, as the case may be, the number of days to be carried out by each inhabitant and each means of transport their property. + Article 6 In municipalities and other large cities, prcum and in the sectors of Bucharest, the contribution of money to families is decided on concrete objectives, which are established according to the requirements of the inhabitants of the districts or electoral districts that will benefit from those objectives. The objective proposals are made by citizens 'committees of initiative, based on the requirements expressed by citizens in meetings with deputies, in meetings of residents or in any other citizens' assemblies in neighborhoods or electoral districts. After consulting the executive committees of the popular councils on the opportunity and the possibility of carrying out the proposed works, the citizens ' committees of initiative convene the assembly of representatives of families in its neighborhoods Interested electoral districts. The meetings of the representatives of the families analyze the proposals made by the citizens ' committees of initiative and decide the works that will be carried out through the monetary contribution, their value, the amounts returning to each family, the deadlines for collecting to them, as well as the deadlines for the execution of The establishment of the works that will be executed and the monetary contribution per family shall be decided once a year, the provisions of art. 1 1 para. 3 3 being applicable. The meetings of the representatives of the families work in the presence of at least 2/3 of the number of representatives of the families and decide, by open vote, by the majority of the votes of the representatives of the That. In large neighborhoods one or more gatherings can be organized. + Article 7 With the approval of the works that will be carried out by contribution, the assembly of representatives of families from neighborhoods or electoral districts or, as the case may be, the assembly of delegates from communes and small towns elect a committee of citizens for each work to be carried out, consisting of citizens who participated in the elaboration of proposals on these works, as well as from other citizens with household spirit and initiative. Citizens ' committees have the task of ensuring the knowledge by all residents of approved works, the established contribution, payment deadlines, as well as the permanent pursuit of the execution of works and their reception. At the same time, the citizens ' committees support the executive committees of the councils popular in collecting the amounts, mobilizing the inhabitants to carry out the works and in solving appeals made by citizens The citizens ' comets operate under the guidance of the executive committees of the popular councils and present, together with them, periodically, briefings in front of the assemblies of the representatives of the families of the neighborhoods or constituencies electoral or, as the case may be, the delegates ' assemblies. + Article 8 The decisions of the assemblies of the delegates, respectively of the assemblies of the representatives of the families from the districts or electoral districts, are mandatory for all residents of the administrative-territorial unit or, as the case may be, the respective electoral districts. The payment of the money contribution is made in a staggered manner, throughout the year at the established deadlines. + Article 9 The executive committee of the county and county council of Bucharest, if it finds that the decision was not taken in compliance with the law, is obliged within 20 days of the assembly to give written guidance to the committee executive of the respective popular council, on the measures to be taken to comply with the legal provisions. The resident dissatisfied with the way the assembly of delegates, namely representatives of families from neighborhoods or electoral districts, sticker his contribution in bathrooms and, as the case may be, contribution to work, can make referral to the executive committee of Communal, city, municipal or district council of Bucharest, within 10 days of receiving the communication. The Executive Board shall be obliged to resolve the complaint within 10 days and to communicate the outcome of that decision, its decision being final. + Article 10 Through the monetary contribution works are carried out that can be carried out in large part of local resources and which can be put into operation within no more than 3 years. In order to support the construction provided in the previous paragraph, which cannot be executed only from local resources, in the state plan will be provided distinctly, on each county, the respective materials. Materials and inventory items are delivered at the prices in force for sales to state organizations. The starting date of the works can be established, as the case may be, by the executive committee of the popular council of the commune, the city, the municipality or the sector of the city of Bucharest, after having gathered money and materials at least 50 percent, except for the construction of schools, school boarding schools, nurseries, kindergartens of children, cultural homes and health facilities, at which the proportion will be at least 30 percent of the total cost of the works. + Article 11 The monetary contribution is established on families and it cannot be more than 300 lei. The amounts representing the monetary contribution shall be determined in relation to the value of the work to be carried out, taking into account the net income that each family makes, on the basis of the indicative criteria developed by the Committee for Issues of Popular Councils and Ministry of Finance, on the proposal of executive committees of popular councils. If, after determining the contribution, the income of some families diminishes due to the loss of work capacities of some persons or other objective causes, they may ask the executive committees of the popular councils to reassess the cash contribution and in work. The executive committees of the popular councils are obliged to settle the complaints received and to communicate the result of those concerned, their decisions being final. The amounts collected from the money contribution are not included in the local budget and can be used only to carry out the approved works. These amounts are kept at the units of the National Bank of the Socialist Republic of Romania or of the House of Savings and Consemnations. + Article 12 If the communes, cities, as well as villages belonging to the city or municipality do not have, from the money contribution, sufficient means for the construction of schools, school boarding schools, school workshops, children's nurseries and kindergartens, hostels cultural, as well as health facilities and socuial assistance, provided in art. 2, can be granted from the state budget the non-reimbursable money support, within the limits of the funds approved annually by the state plan, without exceeding 40 percent of the total cost of the works. The granting of monetary support is made on the proposal of the executive committees of the county folk councils or the city of Bucharest, with the opinion of the ministry or central body of the state administration, interested. + Article 13 If the administrative-territorial units are neighbouring, with the approval of the executive committee of the county folk council or of the city of Bucharest it will be possible to decide, through contribution, of works of common interest that: high schools, interned, health facilities, roads, bridges and indiguiri. The voting of these works and the contribution will be made in compliance with art. 4 4, 5 and 6. The executive committee of the popular council or Bucharest municipality approving the execution of the work is also its coordinator. + Article 14 For the construction, from the monetary contribution, of schools, school boarding schools, kindergartens of children, workshops-school, nurseries, cultural hostels, as well as of health and social assistance units provided in art. 2 2, the Investment Bank may grant long-term repayable loans, within the limits of the annual ceilings, approved by the State plan. These credits shall be granted to the executive committees of the folk councils, if the conditions laid down in art. 10 paragraph 3 Bank credits shall be reimbursed from the monetary contribution of the population within 1-5 years from the date of termination of the respective works. At the bank credit granted, a interest of 4 percent per year is charged. If the rates are not deposited on time, the amount of payment is considered outstanding and all the time as it is in this situation, a interest of 6 percent per year is calculated. + Article 15 If, after the execution of the established works, there were unspent amounts or materials not consumed or for different reasons the established works cannot be executed, the assembly of the delegates or, as the case may be, the assembly of the representatives of the families in the neighborhoods or electoral districts, may decide that these amounts should be used for other works of the nature of those provided in art. 2. + Article 16 Contribution to work shall be made: a) with arms, men and women from the age of 18 to the age of 55 and 50 years; b) by means of transport with animal or mechanical traction, except for cars belonging to the inhabitants, regardless of their age. + Article 17 The assemblies of the delegates from the common port borders, for each inhabitant, making a maximum of 6 days contribution to work per year. The number of days representing the contribution to work stalls in relation to the resident's age and the volume of works to be carried out. Also, the assemblies of the delegates from the communes can decide that the owners of the means of transport carry out a maximum of 6 days annually to the contribution in work with each means of transport, while establishing the annual volume of the works to be carried out with these means. + Article 18 State agricultural enterprises, enterprises for the mechanization of agriculture and other state economic organizations, which have their headquarters or operate on a permanent or temporary basis in communes, cities, municipalities and sectors the city of Bucharest, contributes money to the works that are carried out by contributing to work or, as the case may be, through patriotic work. The cash contribution shall be determined on each means of transport with animal or mechanical traction (trucks, trucks, road tractors and related semi-trailers), held with any title of State organisations set out in the Precedent. The annual amount of this contribution shall be determined for each state economic organization, by the executive committee of the county folk council or of the city of Bucharest and shall be equivalent to the amount related to the use for 4 days a means of transport of the same kind, for establishments having their premises or operating permanently in that locality and of at least 2 days for those carrying out a temporary activity of at least 90 days per year, in that locality. The amount of the contribution shall be calculated according to the rates 24. + Article 19 Units referred to in art. 18 18 para. 1 may rent to the executive committees of the popular councils at the transport tariffs in force means of transport for carrying out the works of public interest provided by the provisions of this law, if the transport cannot be provided with the means of transport belonging to the general service park of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication. + Article 20 Agricultural production cooperatives, other cooperative organizations, as well as any public organization that have their headquarters or operate in communes, cities, municipalities or in the sectors of Bucharest, are obliged to carry out, with the means of transport, the contribution to work or as the case may be, to support with these means the patriotic work, to the works of public interest established by the assemblies of the delegates, respectively by the executive committees of the councils popular, in application of art. 3. The contribution to work or, where applicable, patriotic work shall be carried out by all means of transport with animal or mechanical traction (trucks, trucks, road tractors and related semi-trailers) which the organisations referred to in in the previous paragraph hold them with any title. The number of days of contribution to work or, as the case may be, patriotic work is maximum 6 days annually on each means of transport and is established together with the volume of works, for the organizations provided in par. 1, by the executive committee of the communal, city, municipal or municipal council of Bucharest. The programming of the means of transport for the execution of the contribution to work and patriotic work on the works of public interest is made by the executive committees of the popular councils, agreed with the management of the respective organizations. + Article 21 The owners of the means of transport and the organizations referred to in art. 20 holders of means of transport ensure during the performance of the contribution in the work of lubricants, fuel, animal feed, as well as the drivers of means of transport. The provisions of the previous paragraph shall also apply accordingly if the organizations referred to in art. 20 supports with means of transport patriotic work. + Article 22 The executive board of the popular council may propose to the assembly of delegates or, as the case may be, to the assembly of representatives of families from districts or electoral districts the total or partial exemption from the payment of funds performing the contribution in the work with the arms of some persons, in duly justified cases. + Article 23 The contribution to work is carried out on the basis of working norms established locally, differentiated according to the local specificity and the objectives that are executed. + Article 24 The value of the work not carried out by the inhabitants, the agricultural production cooperatives, the other cooperative organizations, as well as any public organizations, shall be calculated as follows: a) for a day of work with arms, 25 lei; b) for a day of work with the workshops with a shooter, 50 lei, and with 2 shooters, 100 lei; c) for a day of work with the transport tractor or any means of transport with mechanical traction, having a capacity of up to 4 tons, 300 lei, and for a day of work with the autotractor or with any means of transport with mechanical traction, having a capacity of over 4 tons, 500 lei. The provisions of the previous paragraph shall also apply accordingly to the obligations of the organizations referred to in art. 20, in supporting patriotic work. + Article 25 On the basis of the decision of the assembly of delegations or, as the case may be, of the meeting of the representatives of the families from the districts or electoral districts through which the contribution was established, the unpaid amounts until the end of the year, as well as unperformed, it is collected according to the rules for tracking state revenues. The value of the work not carried out by the organizations provided in art. 20, with the means of transport, shall be executed from their account. The amounts collected as a consideration of the unperformed work, as well as the money contribution of the state organizations provided in art. 18, it is constituted as special extrabudary means at the disposal of the executive committees of the folk councils and are used only in the execution of the works that are carried out by contribution to work or, as the case may be, by patriotic work + Article 26 For works that require the monetary or labor contribution of residents for 2-3 years, the assembly of delegates or, as the case may be, representatives of families from neighborhoods or electoral districts may decide the total contribution to be paid by each family, the annual amount and the deadlines for its payment, namely the number of days to be carried out by each inhabitant with their arms and means of transport. + Article 27 If, in the localities where it was decided to build, from a banesca contribution, social-cultural objectives of the nature of those provided in art. 2, there are for sale property buildings of individuals, cooperative or public units, which with small facilities, can satisfy the purpose pursued, the assembly of delegates or, as the case may be, representatives of families from neighborhoods or electoral districts can approve, with the agreement of the executive committee of the county or county council of Bucharest, the purchase of real estate, if their value is less than new constructions. + Article 28 The executive committees of the communal, city, municipal and municipal folk councils of the city of Bucharest are responsible for the judicious management of the amounts collected and the materials purchased, as well as the quality of the works carried out from the monetary and labour contribution of the inhabitants. For objectives with a large volume of works that are executed in their own direction, the assembly of delegates or, as the case may be, representatives of families from neighborhoods or electoral districts can empower one or more citizens to supervise permanent works execution. + Article 29 The executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest support the executive committees of the lower hierarchical folk councils in organizing the assemblies of the representatives of the families and the delegates ' assemblies. It also ensures the guidance and permanent support of the executive committees of the folk councils in the administrative-territorial units in which it was approved to carry out works through the monetary contribution and in the work, so that to ensure Use with maximum efficiency of local resources, material and money funds, timely execution and good quality of works. For the works that are carried out from the monetary contribution of the inhabitants will adapt type, directives and reusable projects, which are provided by the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest, through the institutes of design and other specialized units under their command. The unique projects will be drawn up only exceptionally, with the approval of the executive committees of the county folk councils and the city of Bucharest, through patriotic work. + Article 30 In the application of this law, the family means the husband, wife, unmarried children, parents of the husband or wife and other persons, if they manage together; through communes they also understand the subordinate communes, and through electoral districts they understand the municipal, city, municipal electoral districts and the sectors of Bucharest. The representative of the family is the husband or wife or any major person who manages with them. + Article 31 The provisions of this law shall apply with the establishment of the contribution for 1972 * *). On 1 January 1972 it is repealed Decree no. 922/1965 on the voluntary contribution of the inhabitants for carrying out works of public interest, Decree no. 978/1968 for the application of provisions of Decree no. 922/1965 on the voluntary contribution of the inhabitants for carrying out works of public interest and on the works of white river bed and consolidation, with a local character, in order to defend rural localities against the harmful effects of waters, as well as any other provisions contrary to this law. _________________ Note **) The provisions modified by the Decree no. 590/1973 , which is applied starting with the date of publication of this decree (Official Bulletin of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Part I, no. 172 172 of 1 November 1973). ------------