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Law No. 221 Of 31 December 1997 On Empowering The Government To Issue Ordinances

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 221 din 31 decembrie 1997 privind abilitarea Guvernului de a emite ordonanţe

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LEGE no. 221 221 of 31 December 1997 on the empowerment of the Government to issue ordinances
ISSUER PARLIAMENT
Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 396 396 of 31 December 1997



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article 1 Pursuant to art. 114 114 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution, the Government is empowered that, from the date of entry into force of this law until the resumption of the Parliament's works in the first ordinary session of 1998, it shall issue ordinances in the following areas: a) ratification of international agreements on foreign credits granted to Romania and Romania's guarantee of external credits, including amendments to such agreements; ratification of the Loan Agreement between Romania, Bank European Investment (B.E.I.) and the National Telecommunications Society "Romtelecom"-S.A., worth ECU 40 million, for the financing of the Development Project of the telecommunications sector; ratification of the Loan Agreement between Romania, European Investment Bank (B.E.I.) and the Autonomous Energy Distribution Regia Thermal "Radet", worth ECU 30 million, for the financing of the Project for the rehabilitation of the district heating system of the city of Bucharest; ratification of the Loan Agreement between Romania and the Social Development Fund of the Council of Europe (F.D.S.C.E.), worth ECU 10 million, for the financing of the Project for the rehabilitation of the district heating system of the city of Bucharest; ratification of the Loan Agreement between Romania and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (B.I.R.D.), worth $25.5 million U.S., to fund the Project general cadastre and real estate publicity; approval of the external public debt ceiling for 1998; ratification of Romania's participation in the European initiative EUREKA, as well as at the European scientific and technical cooperation (COST); to the public debt of losses from calamities and the granting of compensation to agricultural producers for calamity areas; taking over to the public debt some losses recorded by the National Agency of Agricultural Products-R.A.; and the completion of legal provisions relating to corporate income tax, payroll tax, the imposition of incomes made in Romania by non-resident individuals and legal entities, the value added tax, excise duties on imported products and from the country, as well as the tax on crude oil from domestic production and gas natural; establishment and use of the Special Development Fund at the disposal of the Government; regulation of transitional patent protection, protection of new plant varieties and property protection taxes industrial; updating some audiovisual taxes; some measures concerning optional insurance for the vehicles serving the prefectures; approval of the status of customs personnel and the regulation of the powers of the customs authorities to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as customs duties; Romania's accession to international bodies-the IntraEuropean Organization of the Tax Administration; the completion of the regulations regarding the authorization of payment of contributions to the international organizations to which Romania is part; b) policies for the financial support of agricultural producers by: the establishment of the Fund for the financing of agriculture, the use of the National Fund to protect agricultural producers, the establishment of the system of coupons for farmers in 1998; measures on the stabilisation of agricultural products markets; support of agricultural producers ' incomes by: subsidizing the export price for maize, financial support for the conditioning and storage of maize from the harvest 1997; training and development of competitive markets; development the extension system and the professional improvement of the producers in the agri-food sector and the establishment of the National Extension and Consultancy Service; the restructuring of the legal entities in the agricultural field; veterinary, in order to liberalise the veterinary activity; c) the organization and functioning of venture capital funds; measures to coordinate the strategy and manage financial funds on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of industry and trade d) public procurement regulations; e) some measures on social security, labor and unemployment, including salary policies, as well as the protection of pensioners I.O.V.R.; salary of staff in the budget sector; f) protection of persons with disabilities: establishment of commissions of medical expertise of the person with disabilities; establishment and operation of protected workshops for persons with disabilities; g) regulations on: protection of cultural-national heritage; organization and functioning of public libraries; tax and tax regime on some cultural activities; exemption from taxes and excise duties on production and marketing of paper and other consumable printing materials, intended for the printing of school books, the book in general, cultural publications, newspapers and magazines; h) regulations in the field of sponsorship; i) regulations on: organization and financing of research and development and innovation activity; nuclear field; national quality system, quality infrastructures, as well as regulations on the dignitary's office; j) measures on reform in the health sector; k) organization and conduct of tourism activity in Romania; establishment of the National Fund for the development and promotion of tourism; coverage and return of the exchange rate differences for the amounts in foreign currency deposited by the Romanian citizens in the account Romanian Foreign Trade Bank-S.A. according to the legislation in force, until December 31, 1989; l) the regime of forest contraventions; the administration of private forests; the environmental fund, the waste and toxic substances regime; the regime of taxes and tariffs for environmental benefits; m) measures for the implementation of the reform program in the field of national education; creation of the necessary framework on the material basis of education; social protection measures of students and students and measures to combat drug use; n) reorganization of autonomous regions that manage the free zones, by amending and supplementing the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 30/1997 on the reorganization of autonomous regions; some measures on the import of spare parts for the aircraft of the Commercial Company "Romanian National Air Transport Company-TAROM"-S.A.; on international shipping; measures on the management by the Ministry of Transport, on behalf of the State, of the shares of the companies established in 1997, by reorganizing the autonomous regions under its authority; amending and supplementing Law no. 118/1996 on the establishment and use of the Special Fund of Public Roads o) ratification of the Protocol between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Moldova in the field of military transport, signed in Bucharest on 24 July 1997; military; some specific measures to refresh the stocks of products and materials from the army's mobilization reserves; exemption from the payment of the share of car fuel, intended for the consumption of the military special technique in endowment of the army, which does not use public roads; p) some measures regarding the regime of foreigners in Romania; the financing of imports of military technique and other products and services necessary for the Ministry of Interior; the field of public order and road traffic-the activity of making plates with registration numbers for road vehicles, in workshops of the General Inspectorate of Police; salarization and other rights of military and civilian personnel of the Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Interior, Romanian Service of Information, Foreign Intelligence Service, Special Telecommunication Service and Protection and Guard Service; r) acceptance of Protocol 4 to the General Agreement on Trade in Services, adopted in Geneva on 15 April 1997, and of Romania's List of specific commitments in the field of basic telecommunications, the Annex to this Protocol; Special communications; s) financing and from sources other than the state budget of specific activities for the administration of state reserves; s,) ratification of bilateral agreements for the granting of non-reimbursable economic assistance to Romania by the European Union and countries belonging to G-24; t) measures for the protection of tenants; modification and completion of the Code of civil procedure, legal provisions on judicial stamp duties, judicial stamp and notarial stamp duties, measures on the granting of civil compensation; t,) some measures regarding the removal from operation of fixed and unamortized fixed assets; the establishment of the Special Fund for the improvement of the work environment; u) development and use of information technologies. + Article 2 (1) In accordance with the provisions of art. 114 114 para. (3) of the Constitution, until the resumption of the Parliament's works in the first ordinary session of 1998, the ordinances issued by the Government pursuant to art. 1 will be submitted to the Parliament for approval, according to the legislative procedure, non-compliance with the deadline by (2) Ordinances submitted by the Government according to par. (1) will be debated as a priority. + Article 3 In the areas of empowerment provided for in this law, if draft laws or legislative proposals have been adopted by one of the Houses of Parliament or have been developed and submitted reports of the standing committees referred to in substance, they will be considered by the Government when issuing the ordinances. This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at the meeting of December 16, 1997, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT ANDREI IOAN CHILIMAN This law was adopted by the Senate at the meeting of 18 December 1997, in compliance with the provisions of art. 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. SENATE PRESIDENT RADU VASILE -------