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Law No. 324 Of 8 July 2003 Approving Ordinance No. 57/2002 Relating To Scientific Research And Technological Development

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 324 din 8 iulie 2003 pentru aprobarea Ordonanţei Guvernului nr. 57/2002 privind cercetarea ştiinţifică şi dezvoltarea tehnologică

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LEGE no. 324 324 of 8 July 2003 for approval Government Ordinance no. 57/2002 on scientific research and technological development
ISSUER PARLIAMENT
Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 514 514 of 16 July 2003



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article I Approval Government Ordinance no. 57 57 of 16 August 2002 on scientific research and technological development, adopted pursuant to art. 1 1 section VI.1 of Law no. 411/2002 on the empowerment of the Government to issue ordinances, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 643 of 30 August 2002, with the following amendments and additions: 1. Article 2 shall read as follows: "" Art. 2. -(1) The research and development activity includes: fundamental research, applied research, technological development and innovation. ((2) The definitions of the terms used in the order are set out in the Annex which forms an integral part of this ordinance. " 2. in Article 4 (2), the following shall be inserted after point d): " e) the management, in particular cases, of R & D and innovation programmes or parts thereof. '; 3. Article 6 shall read as follows: "" Art. 6. -The National Research and Development System shall be composed of all units and institutions of public and private law which are in the scope of research-development. " 4. In Article 7, the introductory part and letter c) shall read as follows: "" Art. 7. -The national research and development system includes the research and development system of national interest, which includes the following categories of public law units, accredited in this regard, according to the provisions of this ordinance: .................................................................. c) accredited higher education institutions or their structures; " 5. Article 8 shall read as follows: "" Art. 8. -In the national system of research and development are included, outside the units and institutions provided in art. 7, and the following categories of units and institutions: A. Units and institutions governed by public law: a) institutes, centers or research and development resorts organized as public institutions; b) institutes or research and development centers organized within national companies, national companies and autonomous regions or central and local public administration; c) international research and development centres established under international agreements; d) other public institutions or their structures, which have as their object of activity and research-development. B. Units and institutions of private law: a) R & D units organized as commercial companies; b) companies, as well as their structures which have as their object of activity and research-development; c) accredited private higher education institutions or their structures; d) non-governmental organizations that have as their object of activity and research-development. " 6. Article 9 shall be repealed. 7. In Article 12, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 12. -(1) The units and research and development institutions provided for in art. 7 and to art. 8 lit. To establish the Scientific Council, which shall participate in the development of the strategy of the establishment and of its research and development programmes, and of taking measures to achieve them. " 8. Article 13 shall read as follows: "" Art. 13. -The realization of microproduction services or activities by the units and institutions provided in art. 7 and to art. 8 lit. To ensure and by joint venture only in order to stimulate the transfer of the results of the research and development activity, according to the own organization and functioning regulations and the corresponding legal provisions, with the approval the body of the central public administration under whose authority it operates and the state authority for research and development. " 9. in Article 14, after paragraph 3, paragraph 4 is inserted as follows: " (4) In the case of patents with object falling within the category of those referred to in par. ((3) or containing classified information, the status of their holder shall be transmitted to national institutes or public research and development institutions designated for this purpose by the state authority for research and development. " 10. In Article 15, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) The results of research that are public property of the state can be used in international cooperation, under the conditions provided in par. ((1) and with Government approval. " 11. In Article 16, letter c) shall read as follows: "c) the adoption of organisational structures and performance management, following the best practices used worldwide;" 12. Article 17 shall read as follows: "" Art. 17. -(1) The National Institute of Research and Development-INCD, regulated by this ordinance, hereinafter referred to as national institute, represents a form of institutional organization specific to research and development activities, in order to ensure the development of these activities, as well as the strengthening of scientific and technological competence in the fields of national interest, established in accordance with Romania's development strategy. (2) The national institute is the Romanian legal person who has as main object the research and development activity and works on the basis of economic management and financial autonomy, calculates amortisses and leads the bookkeeping in economic regime. (3) The national institute has its own heritage and manages the public and private patrimony of the state to ensure the activity and operates in the coordination of a specialized body of the central public administration (4) The national institute participates in the development of development strategies in the specific field, carries out research and development activities to achieve the objectives of the National Research Strategy, scientific and technological, expertise, human resources improvement and scientific and technical documentation. (5) The national institute may carry out, in secondary, commercial and production activities, according to its own regulation, and can register with the trade register as INCD. (6) The organization forms of the other categories of units and institutions referred to in art. 7 and 8 are regulated by specific laws. " 13. In Article 18, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall read as follows: "" Art. 18. --(1) The establishment of the national institute shall be made by Government decision, based on the results of the evaluation on the fulfilment of the conditions for accreditation, with the opinion of the state authority for research and development, central public administration coordinator in the field of activity of the unit. ................................................................ (3) The assessment of the research and development capacity for accreditation as a national institute is carried out by the state authority for research and development, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. (4) Evaluation, attestation and accreditation as national institute shall be made according to the provisions of art. 33 33. " 14. In Article 19, paragraphs 2 and 4 shall read as follows: " (2) The Regulation on organization and functioning of the national institute shall be drawn up on the basis of the framework regulation, developed by the state authority for research and development, within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving the present ordinance, and is approved by Government decision. ................................................................... (4) The national institute may establish within the organizational structure subunits with or without legal personality, necessary to achieve its object of activity. The method of establishing them and the functional relations within the national institute, as well as with third parties are established by the regulation of organization and functioning of the national institute. " 15. Article 20 shall read as follows: "" Art. 20. -The national institute provided in art. 7 is financially supported from the state budget for the realization of investments, endowments with equipment, equipment, installations and the like, respecting the legal provisions in force. " 16. Article 23 shall read as follows: "" Art. 23. -(1) By the Government's decision establishing or reorganizing the national institute, the public domain goods provided by Law no. 213/1998 , as amended, the private property of the state, managed by the institute, as well as the own property acquired under the law or made of its own income, as the case may be. (2) The national institute administers, with due diligence to a good owner, public and private property of the state or administrative-territorial units, as well as the own property acquired under the law or made of income own. " 17. Article 25, point b) of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " b) up to 60% may be used to finance the development of the national institute, in accordance with the investment plan and its facilities, approved by the central public administration body; .................................................................... (2) If the amounts provided in par. ((1) shall not be used for the purpose laid down in this ordinance, they shall be carried over to use in the following year. " 18. Article 29 shall read as follows: "" Art. 29. -Maintaining and developing the human research and development potential and knowledge base in the field is an important attribute of research policy, supported with priority through human resources programmes. " 19. In Article 31, paragraph 4 shall read as follows: " (4) Students from accredited higher education institutions and PhD students can be part of the research collectives and participate effectively in solving problems within research contracts. Students and doctoral students who participate in solving problems in research contracts can be remunerated according to the law. " 20. Article 32 shall read as follows: "" Art. 32. -Scientific researchers grade I, having the title of doctor, can be doctoral leaders in organizing institutions, according to the law. " 21. The title of Chapter III shall read as follows: "" Evaluation of scientific research and technological development " 22. Article 33 shall read as follows: "" Art. 33. -(1) Evaluation, attestation and accreditation of the units and institutions referred to in art. 7 and 8 are carried out by the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education, if the special laws do not provide otherwise. (2) According to paragraph (1), the National Council of Scientific Research of Higher Education shall be reorganized within 90 days from the entry into force of the law approving this ordinance. ((3) The criteria, standards and methodologies for evaluation for attestation and accreditation shall be elaborated by the state authority for research and development through the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education, within days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance, and shall be approved by Government decision. " 23. Article 34 shall read as follows: "" Art. 34. -(1) The National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education is a body without legal personality and is organized in the coordination of the state authority for research and development. (2) By order of the head of the state authority for research and development the composition is established, the regulation of organization and functioning and the structure of the working bodies of the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education, within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance. (3) The National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education ensures the evaluation of research and development units and proposes the attestation or accreditation of the units and institutions provided in art. 7 7 and 8 and, where applicable, non-granting or withdrawal of attestation or accreditation. (4) The composition and regulation of organization and functioning of the evaluation and attestation bodies of the Romanian Academy and of the branch academies shall be established according to their specific legislation. " 24. In Article 35, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) For the work carried out outside the basic activity, the members of the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education and its working bodies shall be remunerated, depending on the number of hours actually worked, at the level of the highest professional degree in the research and development activity, established for the budget units. The necessary amounts shall be provided in the budget of the state authority for research and development. 25. Article 36 shall read as follows: "" Art. 36. --(1) The testing of the capacity to carry out R & D and innovation activities is mandatory for R & D units and institutions wishing to participate in these activities financed by public funds. (2) Provisions of para. (1) shall apply after one year from the date of entry into force of the Government decision provided for in art. 33 33 para. ((3). (3) After the entry into force of the Government decision provided for in art. 33 33 para. (3), the existing units and research and development institutions, including their subordinate structures, may request the attestation of their capacity to the state authority for research and development or to the Romanian Academy and to the branch academies, for their areas of responsibility. " 26. In Article 38, letter d) shall read as follows: " d) report annually to the state authority for research and development the results and scientific performance. Their impact in the economy and society must be released by any means possible, for the widest possible information. " 27. The title of Chapter IV shall read as follows: "National Research and Development Strategy and National Research and Development and Innovation Plan" 28. In Article 41, letter b) shall read as follows: "b) research plans of central and local public authorities, hereinafter referred to as sectoral plans;" 29. In Article 42, points a) and c) shall read as follows: " a) coordination, correlation and implementation of national policies in the field of research and development and knowledge; ............................................................ c) coherence and continuity of activities in the field of research and development, knowledge and innovation. " 30. In Article 43, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: "(2) The programmes contained in the National Plan shall be drawn up, evaluated and detailed annually by the State Authority for Research and Development." 31. In Article 44, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 44. -(1) The advisory college has representatives proposed by the scientific communities, ministries, major economic agents and is organized on commissions, corresponding to the main specialized fields. The structure is approved by order of the head of the state authority for research and development, for a duration of 4 years. " 32. Article 45 shall read as follows: "" Art. 45. -The national plan, including the necessary financial resources, is developed and administered by the state authority for research and development, is approved by Government decision and is financed in a multiannual system. The annual expenditures for the implementation of the National Plan are approved by the state budget, in line with the multi-annual funding committed through the component programs of the The allocation of annual amounts on the component programs of the National Plan is made by order of the state authority for research and development. " 33. In Article 46, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) The elaboration of sectoral plans calls for proposals for research topics from the major economic agents in the field, from research units, higher education institutions, employers, trade unions, professional associations and other structures. of the relevant civil society for that area. " 34. Article 47 shall read as follows: "" Art. 47. -(1) The management of the programs provided for in the National Plan can be made directly or assigned by the state authority for research and development of units and institutions with research and development and innovation profile, branch academies, accredited higher education institutions, non-governmental organisations, as well as economic operators, on the basis of capability criteria in the competition system or directly. (2) In order to optimize the management activity of the programs, the National Center for Program Management is established, a public institution with legal personality, with extrabugetary funding, subordinated to the state authority for research and development. The organization and functioning of the National Center for Program Management are established by Government decision. (3) The non-budgetary income of the National Center for Program Management comes from the management activity of programs financed from internal or/and international sources, as well as from other related activities. The remaining unspent amounts of these revenues at the end of the year shall be carried over to the following year. (4) The State Authority for Research and Development may assign directly, in duly motivated cases, to the National Center for Management Programs the management of programs provided in the National Plan. (5) The management of the programs and projects financed in the competition system from the state budget shall be awarded on the basis of the following procedures for selecting the contractors: a) auction or, as the case may be, simplified competitive procedures, if a single contractor is to be selected, for the procurement of management services of programs, services of management of projects of great complexity, goods or other services; b) evaluation of project proposals, if more contractors are to be selected, for the procurement of management services and/or execution of research and development and innovation projects. (6) Establishment of contractors for the services and goods provided in par. (5) can be done directly, in situations where they cannot be purchased from several sources. (7) The assignment of the management of the programs and the realization of the works is based on the contractual basis, according to the methodological norms 60 60 para. ((2). ((8) Any programme shall have only one programme leader. " 35. In Article 48, letter c) shall read as follows: "" c) funds from international programmes and/or cooperations; ' 36. Article 49 shall read as follows: "" Art. 49. -(1) Funds allocated annually in the state budget in terms of lt; lt; Scientific research gt; gt; represents a priority of budget expenditures. (2) R & D activities financed or co-financed by public funds shall be subject to zero for value added tax. (3) From the state budget, funds are allocated for actions financed on the basis of programs, as well as for the other expenses, established under the law, in the minimum amount of 0.8% of P.I.B., ensuring, in the next period, an increase of these consistent with the trends in the countries of the European Union. (4) The funds allocated from the state budget shall be used as a priority to finance the objectives of the National Strategy and the National Plan, as well as to finance the activities of research units that obtain partial funding on programmes international, to which the Romanian state contributes funds, according to the agreements concluded with foreign partners. (5) It is financed from the state budget, through funds allocated for this purpose, the expenses for the operation, maintenance, decommissioning and security of special facilities and objectives of national interest, within the limits of the budgetary funds allocated annually. ((6) The expenses necessary for the realization or acquisition of new installations and special objectives of national interest, as well as the expenses necessary for the development of existing installations and objectives represent investment expenses fully or partially funded by the state budget. These expenses shall be included in the projects of the State budget, on the basis of the investment list, drawn up by the principal authorising officers, at the proposal of the national institutes in their coordination and with the opinion of the State research and development. (7) The list of installations and special objectives of national interest for which funds are allocated from the state budget shall be established and updated by Government decision, at the proposal of the state authority for research and development. (8) The management of the state authority for research and development approves by order the criteria for selecting the special facilities and objectives of national interest. " 37. in Article 50, after paragraph 2, paragraph 3 is inserted as follows: " (3) Units and research and development institutions, provided in art. 7 lit. b), c) and d), can be financially supported from the state budget for the realization of investments, facilities with equipment, equipment and installations, in compliance with the legal provisions in force. " 38. In Article 58, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 58. -(1) The categories of expenditure for research and development activities and stimulating innovation, financed from the state budget, shall be established by methodological norms developed by the state authority for research and development within 90 days. days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance and shall be approved by Government decision. " 39. in Article 58 (3), points l) and m shall be inserted after point k): "" l) expenditure on dismantling and/or decommissioning of research and development facilities; m) expenses for current repairs, capital repairs and consolidations of the property of the state, under the administration of the research and development units provided in art. 7 7. " 40. Article 60 shall read as follows: "" Art. 60. -(1) Programs, R & D and innovation projects, as well as actions contained in the National Plan, in sectoral plans and in core programmes financed from budgetary sources shall be carried out on the basis of financing contracts. (2) The methodological norms regarding the contracting, financing, monitoring and evaluation of programs, research and development projects and innovation and actions provided in par. (1) shall be elaborated by the state authority for research and development within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance and shall be approved by Government decision. " 41. In Article 64, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall read as follows: "" Art. 64. -(1) The costs provided for in art. 63 are contained in the predecessor and are settled at the level accepted by the signing of the financing contract. In this case, the financing contract shall be considered, within the meaning of the law, a justifying act of settlement of the expenses provided for in 63. (2) If the executor, other than a publicly funded institution fully financed from the state budget, obtains savings from the costs accepted by the financing contract, they remain at his disposal, according to the legislation in force. (3) The ceilings on the basis of which the salary costs are calculated shall be developed by the state authority for research and development within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance and shall be approved by decision of the Government. " 42. In Article 65, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) The recovery of the advance shall be as follows: a) recovery of the advance granted according to par. ((1) lit. a) is made on the occasion of the payment of the amount related to the period corresponding to the initiation of the program/project and to the elaboration of b) recovery of the advance granted according to par. ((1) lit. b) is made on the occasion of the payment of the amount related to each period established according to 43. Article 68 shall read as follows: "" Art. 68. -In a single year, the level allocated from the state budget for the financing of the research and development core program, own an establishment or an institution provided for in art. 67, may not be less than 20% and may not exceed 60% of the income from the research and development activity of the previous year, expressed in real terms. " 44. In Article 71, letter a) shall read as follows: "a) stimulating the development of research and development themes of joint teams from units, research and development institutes, academies and higher education institutions;" 45. Article 73 shall read as follows: "" Art. 73. -(1) Economic agents who make imports of technologies and machinery, financed from budgetary funds, funds of companies with majority state capital or from loans guaranteed by the Government, will request the units and institutions of research-development of profile attested independent analysis of technologies and machinery that are to import, from the point of view of the technicality, of the character of novator and of viability, of the compatibilities with what exists in the country in that branch, as well as other aspects related to the advantages of technologies in question, under specific national conditions. (2) The imports made by the research and development units and institutions referred to in art. 7 and to art. 8 lit. A, necessary for research and development activities, are exempt from customs duties and have zero quota for value added tax. " 46. In Article 74 (1), letter b) shall read as follows: "b) patents, certificates for the registration of industrial drawings and models and the like;" 47. In Article 75, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 75. -(1) The results of the research obtained on the basis of the performance of a publicly funded contract belong to the executing legal entities and to the principal authorising officer, equally, if the contract was not otherwise provided. " 48. Article 76 shall read as follows: "" Art. 76. -The recording of the results of the research in the accounting records is made distinct, except for those provided 74 74 para. ((1) lit. b), at the symbolic value of 1 leu, by the executing legal entities, who respond, according to the law, to the taking of the necessary measures for the preservation, storage, preservation, recovery, reuse or scrapping, as the case may be, of them. It is registered in the patrimony, according to the legislation in force, the purchases made in order to execute the contract, which were not embedded in the research results. " 49. Article 77 shall read as follows: "" Art. 77. -All the results of the research are entered in a special register, constituted on the basis of this ordinance, by each of the executing legal entities. The State Authority for Research and Development shall establish the special register model and the corresponding registration methodology, within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance. " 50. In Article 78, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) For the results of publicly funded research through the National Research and Development and Innovation Plan, which belong to the field of defence, public order and national security, the central public administration bodies the field, together with the state authority for research and development, will decide on their alienation, rental or concession for the satisfaction of national interests. " 51. In Article 79, paragraphs 1 and 3 shall read as follows: "" Art. 79. -(1) The transmission with any title, to third persons, of the results of the research obtained under contracts financed by public funds shall be made under the conditions established by the contract, by the principal authorising officer. ....................................................................... (3) The results of the research can be scrapped according to the legal regulations in force, except those provided in art. 74 74 para. ((1) lit. b). " 52. In Article 81, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " (2) Economic agents may take over free of charge, on a contract basis, the results of the research, except for those provided in art. 74 74 para. ((1) lit. b), and may receive from public funds, under co-financing regime, an amount of up to 20% of the total expenses related to the application of the selected results. The contracts will contain precautionary clauses in order to achieve technological transfer, clauses on industrial property and non-alienation of the results of the research taken. " 53. Article 84 shall read as follows: "" Art. 84. -(1) The units and research and development institutions provided for in art. 7 and 8 benefit from the 50% reduction of the scales established for the criteria related to the turnover and the guarantees required in the public procurement of material goods, works and services, as well as the registration fees in the auction system electronics. (2) The units and research and development institutions referred to in art. 7 and 8, which develop patents of invention as the holder, benefit from discounts of 80% on all patent fees and the maintenance of the patent. (3) The provisions of art. 26 shall also apply accordingly to the other units and research and development institutions referred to in art. 7 7 and 8. " 54. In Article 86, paragraphs 2 and 5 shall read as follows: " (2) The initiative of establishing an infrastructure entity for innovation and technology transfer may belong to central or local public administration authorities, research units, higher education institutions, chambers of commerce and industry, employers ' and professional associations, as well as economic agents based in Romania. ................................................................... (5) The establishment, operation, evaluation and accreditation of the entities in the innovation and technology transfer infrastructure, as well as the modality of their support shall be made in accordance with specific methodological norms, elaborated by the Authority state for research and development within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving this ordinance and approved by Government decision. " 55. Article 88 shall read as follows: "" Art. 88. -In order to stimulate technological development and innovation at the level of economic agents, in accordance with the provisions of art. 83 and 87, shall be established, within 180 days from the date of entry into force of the law approving the present ordinance, by decision of the Government, the Investment Society for Technological Transfer and Development, a commercial company whose administration is entrusted to a body created for this purpose, which includes representatives of the Government and investors, subordinated to the state authority for research and development. " 56. Article 91 shall be inserted after Article 90: "" Art. 91. -The part of the income of the national institute that exceeds the expenses after the payment of the corporate tax and after the coverage of the accounting losses, made at the level of 2002, is distributed according to 25 25. " 57. The Annex shall read as follows: "" ANNEX DEFINITIONS 1. Fundamental research-the work carried out, mainly, to acquire new knowledge on phenomena and processes, as well as in order to formulate and verify hypotheses, conceptual models and theories. 2. Applicative research-the activity mainly intended for the use of scientific knowledge for the improvement or realization of new products, technologies and services. 3. Technological development consists of systems engineering and technological engineering activities, through which the application and transfer of research results to economic agents, as well as social, are carried out, aimed at the introduction and materialization of new technologies, products, systems and services, as well as the improvement of existing ones, and which includes: a) pre-competitive research, as an activity oriented towards the transformation of applied research results into plans, schemes or documentation for new products, processes or services, including the manufacture of the experimental model and the prototype, which may not be used for commercial purposes; b) competitive research, as an activity oriented towards transforming the results of precompetitive research into products, processes and services that can directly respond to market demand, including systems engineering activities, engineering and technological design. 4. Innovation-activity oriented towards generating, assimilating and capitalizing on the results of research and development in the economic and social sphere. 5. Product innovation-the introduction into the economic circuit of a new product or with some significantly improved features, so as to provide the consumer with new or improved services. 6. Technological innovation-the introduction into the economic circuit of a process or a technology or the significant improvement of existing ones, including the improvement of the methods of management and organization of work. 7. Technological transfer-all activities carried out with or without contractual basis, in order to disseminate information, to provide consultancy, to transmit knowledge, to purchase specific machinery and equipment, for the purpose of introduction into the circuit economic results of research, transformed into commercial products and services. 8. Valorification-the process by which the results of competitive research end up being used, according to the requirements of industrial or commercial activity, in social, economic and cultural life. 9. Dissemination-the transmission of information, experience and good practices, as well as cooperation to promote innovation, to support those who want to create innovative enterprises and to support innovative projects. 10. The uptake of innovation-the ability of the socioeconomic environment to encompass innovation, particularly in enterprises, to use, transform and broaden knowledge about innovation outcomes, in order to extend the possibility of application these results in new products, processes or services. 11. National Research and Development and Innovation Plan-the instrument by which the state carries out the general policy in the field of research-development, innovation and ensuring their correlation. 12. Sectoral plan-instrument through which the central and local public administration bodies, as well as academies carry out the research policy aimed at ensuring the development of the coordinated field and increasing the efficiency of activities 13. Research-development-innovation-component of the National Research and Development and Innovation Plan, consisting of a set of objectives related to each other and to which they can correspond to sub-programs. The program aims to implement a policy in a specific field. The programme is carried out through projects. 14. Objective in the program-necessity of a sector or field of society, whose resolution involves several disciplines in the field of research-development. The achievement of the objective is through research and development projects. 15. Research and development project-the way of achieving a goal of a program, with a well-established own goal, which is foreseen to be realized in a fixed period using the allocated resources and to which a set is attached own rules, objectives and activities. 16. Program-nucleus of research-own program of national institutes or public research and development institutions that are part of the research system of national interest, which can be financed directly by the state authority for research and development. 17. Research and development work-component of research and development projects that has a concrete objective to be achieved in the course of a year. 18. Research and development report-technical-scientific document that presents the objective and results of the activities carried out within a research work, as well as concrete actions to capitalize on the results obtained. 19. Attestation-process of confirming a level of competence acceptable to a unit in the field of research-development, according to a specific procedure based on criteria and standards. 20 20. Accreditation-process by which it is recognized and guaranteed that a research and development unit corresponds to criteria and standards of competence in the field, which allow it to be part of the research and development system of national interest. " + Article II Government Ordinance no. 57/2002 on scientific research and technological development, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 643 of August 30, 2002, with the amendments and completions brought by this law, will be republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, giving the texts a new numbering. This law was passed by the Senate at the meeting of June 26, 2003, in compliance with the provisions of art 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. SENATE PRESIDENT NICOLAE VACAROIU This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at its meeting on June 26, 2003, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT, VIOREL HREBENCIUC Bucharest, July 8, 2003. No. 324. --------------