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Law No. 206 Of 31 December 1999 Relating To The Government's Empowerment Issue Ordinances

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 206 din 31 decembrie 1999 privind abilitarea Guvernului de a emite ordonanţe

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LEGE no. 206 206 of 31 December 1999 on the empowerment of the Government to issue ordinances
ISSUER PARLIAMENT
Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 654 654 of 31 December 1999



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 2000, it shall issue ordinances in the following areas: A. Ratification of international agreements as well as other international documents: 1. Ratification of the Agreement between the Ministry of National Education, the National Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the establishment of the International Biodynamic Center. 2. The ratification of the Financing Contract between Romania, the European Investment Bank and the Bucharest Autonomous Transport Regia, worth 63 million euros, for the financing of the Urban Transport Rehabilitation Project in Bucharest. 3. The ratification of the loan agreement between Romania and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, worth $11 million, for the financing of the Project on the support of services in agriculture. 4. Ratification of the Financing Contract between Romania, the European Investment Bank and the Autonomous Regia "National Road Administration of Romania" for the financing of the Highway Construction and Rehabilitation Project, signed in Luxembourg at 16 November 1999 and in Bucharest on November 19, 1999. 5. Ratification of some conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization, an integral part of the Convention no. 147/1976 147/1976. 6. The ratification of the Financing Contract between Romania, the European Investment Bank and the Commercial Company "Romanian National Air Transport Company TAROM"-S.A. for the TAROM fleet renewal project. 7. Ratification of the Loan Agreement between Romania and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, for the financing of the Project for the closure of mines and for the mitigation of social impact. 8. The ratification of the loan agreement between Romania and the European Community, worth up to 200 million euros. 9 9. Approval of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Mutual Regulation of Financial Claims in transferable rubles, resulting from the Agreement and Protocol between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of collaboration on the construction of objectives in the gas industry of the U.R.S.S. in the years 1984-1988, of July 19, 1984, and of the liquidation account no. 2 in transferable rubles, signed in Moscow on 18 August 1999. 10 10. Approval of the regulation of mutual obligations between Romania and the Islamic Republic of Iran, resulting from the settlement of the Romanian-Iranian cliring account balance and the application of the foreign exchange clause based on the Romanian-Iranian Intergovernmental Agreement of 14 may 1974, according to the Minuta signed in Tehran on 22 October 1999. 11 11. Approval of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on financial cooperation between the two states, signed on 17 December 12. Romania's accession to the 1990 Convention on Preparation, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) in cases of hydrocarbon pollution. 13. Accession of Romania to the 1992 Convention on Civil Liability for the damages produced in case of hydrocarbon pollution. 14. Ratification of Additional Protocols II and III to the Agreement on the Multinational Force of Peace in Southeast Europe. 15. Ratification of the Additional Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace on the status of their forces (P. f.P. SOFA). 16 16. Completing the Memorandum of Understanding on Economic Cooperation between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Netherlands, signed in The Hague on March 5, 1998. 17 17. Amendment of the Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Swiss Confederation on the granting of financial assistance, signed in Bucharest on 26 November 18 18. Acceptance of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, adopted in Copenhagen on 25 November 1992. 19. Ratification of the basic multilateral agreement on international transport for the development of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor, signed in Baku on 8 September 1998. 20. Reporting of some amounts from the budget allocated in 1999 for the preparation of Romania's participation in the World Exhibition EXPO 2000 "Om-Natura-Technology", Hanover 2000, in the budget for 2000. B. Finance, excise duties, taxes, fees and charges: 1. Modification of some regulations regarding the value added tax for the removal of the discrepancy between the tax regime applicable to the publishing, printing and sale of books and the one applicable to the publishing, printing and sale of periodical publications of culture. 2. Regulation of the leasing regime. 3. Modification and completion Government Emergency Ordinance no. 92/1997 on stimulating direct investment, approved and amended by Law no. 241/1998 . 4. Modification and completion Government Emergency Ordinance no. 67/1999 on some measures to develop economic activity. 5. Modification and completion Government Ordinance no. 23/1998 on financing and from sources other than the state budget of specific state reserve management activities, approved and amended by Law no. 239/1998 . 6. Refund from the fund from the state budget of commercial credits, contracted by the County Autonomous Regia "Apa-Canal" Iasi, with the German bank KFW to finance the investment objective on retrofitting, modernization, completion and the development of the water treatment plant for Iasi. 7. Payment with priority of obligations to autonomous regions and national companies/companies beneficiary of external loans contracted directly or with the guarantee of the state. 8. Change Government Emergency Ordinance no. 66/1997 on the exemption from payment of taxes on salaries and/or on income made by foreign consultants for the activities carried out in Romania under loan agreements. 9. Modification and completion Government Emergency Ordinance no. 63/1999 on the management of non-reimbursable funds allocated to Romania by the European Community and their co-financing funds. 10. Amendment of Government Ordinance no. 66/1994 on the formation and use of resources carried out through the state treasury, approved by Law no. 128/1994 . 11. Modification and completion of Government Ordinance no. 70/1994 on corporate tax, republished. 12. The arrangements of excise goods. 13. Modification and completion of some regulations regarding value added tax. 14. Financial-fiscal control. 15. Revenue administration and control to large taxpayers. 16. Distribution of profit at national companies, national companies and commercial companies with full or majority state capital, as well as autonomous regions. 17. Modification and completion Government Ordinance no. 128/1998 for the regulation of the way and conditions for the valorisation of legally confiscated or entered property, according to the law, in private property of the state, approved and modified Law no. 98/1999 . 18. Internal control at the level of public institutions. 19. Modification and completion Government Emergency Ordinance no. 69/1998 on the authorisation regime for gambling activities, approved by Law no. 166/1999 . 20 20. Approval of Romania's external public debt ceiling for the year 2000. 21. Modification and completion Law no. 66/1996 on the reorganization of the House of Economies and Consemnations of Romania to the banking company on shares, republished. 22. Financing from the budget for the health protection of some activities and programs in the field of public health, carried out by non-governmental organizations. 23. Modification and completion Government Ordinance no. 22/1992 on the financing of health protection, approved by Law no. 114/1992 . 24. Establishment of value added tax on agri-food products. 25 25. Approval of the loan for the Agriculture Services Program, agreed by the Romanian Government with the World Bank. 26. Modification and completion Government Ordinance no. 63/1994 on the updating of some spending regulations for public authorities and institutions, approved and amended by Law no. 13/1995 . 27. Establishment of fees for services provided by the Ministry of National Defence-General Staff. 28. Exemption from the payment of the value added tax of imports of goods and services carried out in 2000, intended for the endowment of the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Interior and the Special Telecommunications Service. 29. Temporary exemption from the payment of customs duties and customs surcharge for some imported products intended for investment objectives. 30. Accreditation of credit agents for the administration of funds for the granting of microloans. 31 31. Exemption from the payment of customs duties, customs surcharge and value added tax of quantities of natural gas originating from import. 32. Completing Law no. 15/1994 on the depreciation of capital immobilized in tangible and intangible assets. 33. Some measures to stimulate direct investments in the Apuseni Mountains area and in the Biosphere Reserve "Danube Delta". 34. Some measures on the line of restructuring some banks with state capital. C. Industry and trade: 1. Regulations on hazardous chemicals and mixtures. 2. Establishment, organization and functioning of the National Regulatory Authority for Natural Gas (ANRGN). 3. Regulation of natural gas activities. 4. Regularization of the debt of the former Romanian Oil Company. 5. Repeal of Government Ordinance no. 99/1999 on the attestation of economic agents producers of material goods intended for marketing and granting of the operating permit. 6. Some measures to achieve the investment objective "Nuclear Power Plant Cernavoda 5x700 MW"-Unit 2. 7. Regulations on detergents, maintenance products and cleaning products. 8. Approval of special programs for the rehabilitation of disadvantaged mining areas and other areas with economic and social imbalances. D. Agriculture and Food: 1. Regulation of the storage of cereals and oilseeds, the regime of the certificate of deposit for them, as well as the establishment of the guarantee fund for certificates of deposit. 2. Protecting the national genetic fund. 3. Comasation of agricultural land. 4. Reorganization of the Autonomous Regia of Land Improvement in the National Society "Land Improvement"-S.A. 5. The mountain areas regime. 6. Support to milk producers. 7. Organization and operation of Agricultural Mutual Credit. 8. Interprofessional organizations on agri-food products. 9. Modification and completion Law of the vineyard and wine no. 67/1997 . 10. Establishment of the Agency for Rural Development and Agricultural Markets in order to run the SAPARD Program and support agricultural producers. 11. Organic agri-food products. 12. Supporting young farmers. E. Transport: 1. Implementing international standards for ship safety, preventing pollution and ensuring working and living conditions on board seagoing vessels using Romanian ports or sailing in national waters. 2. Modification and completion Law no. 118/1996 on the establishment and use of the Special Public Road Fund. 3. Establishment and sanctioning of some contravention acts in rail and metro transport operations. F. Commercial companies, autonomous kings and small and medium-sized enterprises: 1. Modification and completion Law no. 133/1999 on stimulating private entrepreneurs for the establishment and development of small and medium-sized enterprises. 2. Reorganization of autonomous airport regions and airport commercial companies under the authority of the county councils. 3. Establishment of the organizational framework and allocation of financial resources in case of use of technical means from the endowment of military units, at the request of prefectures, to reduce and eliminate the effects of weather Distinguished products in some counties. G. Public works and spatial planning: 1. Derulation of external credit approved and guaranteed by the Government for the implementation of government programs on communal road gravel, water supply of villages, social housing insurance, restoration and development of infrastructure in the intravilan of rural localities. 2. Thermal rehabilitation of the existing built fund and stimulation of thermal energy saving. 3. Regulation of the activity carried out by persons authorized to perform cadastre, geodesy and cartography works on the territory of Romania. H. Scientific research and technological development: 1. Completing Government Ordinance no. 117/1999 on the adoption of Romania's terms and conditions for participation in European Community programmes in the field of research, technological development and demonstration and in research programmes and training activities. 2 2. Measures regarding the building for the headquarters of the Association for Standardization in Romania-ASRO, national standardisation body. I. Industrial property: -Organization and exercise of the profession of councillor in industrial property. J. Education: 1. Establish measures to stimulate the return to the country of young specialists. 2. Quality management in higher education. 3. Organization and functioning of the national system of training and improvement of the management, guidance and control personnel. K. Culture: 1. Protection of archaeological heritage and declaration of archaeological sites as areas of national interest. 2. Declaration of the Complex "Memorial of the Revolution-December 1989" in Timisoara as a whole of national interest. 3. Some measures to combat unauthorized production and marketing of phonograms. 4. Improving the financing of sectoral development programs initiated by the Ministry of Culture. 5. Improving the functioning of the specialized commissions set up in addition to the Ministry of Culture. 6. Some measures relating to the construction, restoration, preservation and enhancement of public forum monuments, as well as the support of the workshops of creative studios and art galleries. 7. Establish measures to protect historical monuments that are part of the World Heritage List. 8. Amendment of some provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 67/1997 on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Cinema Office and the establishment of the National Film Fund, approved and modified by Law no. 22/1999 . 9. Some measures regarding the provision of mobile cultural goods temporarily exported. L. Defense: 1. Transmission of assets from the property of the Commercial Company "Nitramonia"-S.A. Fagaras in the patrimony of the Autonomous Regia "Arsenal of the Army"-Fagaras Special Products Plant. 2. National Crisis Management System. 3. Modification and completion of Government Ordinance no. 41/1999 on organization and functioning of the Ministry of National Defence 4. Regulations regarding the transit of the territory of Romania by the military echelons of the foreign troops participating in the KFOR mission. M. Justice: 1. Organization of the activity of judicial and extrajudicial technical expertise. 2. Organization of the activity and functioning of legal medical institutions. N. Foreign Affairs: -Amendment of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 158/1999 158/1999 on the regime of exports and imports of strategic products. O. Health: 1. Prevention and control of tobacco products consumption. 2. Obligation of reporting diseases and carrying out vaccinations. 3. Collaboration measures between the Ministry of Health and the local public administration in the application of public health regulations. 4. Regulations on balneary health care. P. National minorities: 1. Establishment, organization and functioning of the Institute for National Minorities. 2. Modification of some normative acts regarding the establishment of rents for the headquarters of political parties and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities. 3. Modification of some normative acts on war veterans, as well as some rights of invalids and war widows. Q. Payroll: 1. Modification and completion of some normative acts related to salary rights and other rights of military personnel in public institutions of national defense, public order and national security. 2. Completing some legal provisions on the basic salary establishment system in the budget sector and allowances for persons occupying positions of public dignity. A. Social Development: -Modification and completion Law no. 129/1998 on the establishment, organization and functioning of the Romanian Social Development Fund. S. Real estate agencies, associations and foundations: 1. Organization and operation of real estate agencies 2. Regulations on associations and foundations. T. Monetary policy: -Legal interest regulation. U. Consumer protection: --Change Government Ordinance no. 21/1992 on consumer protection, republished. + Article 2 (1) In accordance with the provisions of art. 114 114 para. (3) of the Romanian Constitution, until the resumption of the Parliament's works in the first ordinary session of 2000, the ordinances issued by the Government pursuant to art. 1 of this law will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Senate for approval, according to the legislative procedure, non-compliance with the term drawing (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 if reports of standing committees referred to the fund have been drawn up and submitted, 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 22, 1999, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT, VASILE LUPU This law was adopted by the Senate at its meeting of 28 December 1999, in compliance with the provisions of art. 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. SENATE PRESIDENT, DORU IOAN TARACILA --------