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Law No. 78 Of 6 May 2010

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 78 din 6 mai 2010

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LEGE no. 78 78 of 6 May 2010 to amend and supplement Law no. 198/2008 on consular services for which fees are charged and the level of consular fees at Romania's diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad
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Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 307 307 of 11 May 2010



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article I Law no. 198/2008 on consular services for which fees are charged and the level of consular fees at Romania's diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 728 of 28 October 2008, as amended and supplemented, shall be amended and supplemented as follows: 1. In Article 7, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 7. -(1) For services provided as a matter of urgency, a fee of 15 euros or the value in U.S. dollars or in the currency of the country of residence shall be charged, as the case may be, except for services not subject to the collection of consular fees. " 2. in Article 8, after paragraph 2, a new paragraph (2 ^ 1) is inserted, with the following contents: "(2 ^ 1) The Romanian state is exempt from consular fees for acts and services that are performed abroad when it acts in its own name for the acquisition, preservation, valorization or defense of patrimonial rights." 3. In Article 15, the introductory part and letters a) and b) of paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 15. -(1) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be able to make full use of the emergency fees related to the services a) payment of transport expenses of Romanian citizens in special situations and without financial resources and children without guardianship, including payment for transport, accommodation and daily expenses for accompanying persons, if assisted repatriation is required; b) payment of repatriation expenses of Romanian citizens, deceased on the territory of the states of residence, for which the family cannot bear the repatriation costs and there is no possibility of interment or cremation in the state where it occurred death; '. 4. In Article 15, paragraphs 2 to 4 shall read as follows: " (2) Temporary employment of persons referred to in par. ((1) lit. c) will be made on the proposal of diplomatic missions and consular offices, with the approval of the main authorising officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in compliance with the legal provisions in the matter, without affecting the personnel number approved to this ministry for outdoor service. (3) For the work performed, persons from the diplomatic missions and consular offices referred to in par. ((1) lit. c) receive an allowance in foreign currency established in the net amount up to the limit of the salary provided for the main consular official. During the period during which the persons concerned collect this allowance, they no longer benefit from the allowance in foreign currency provided by the regulations in force for the unlisted/unsalted spouse/wife. (4) For the provision of services by persons from outside diplomatic missions and consular offices provided in par. ((1) lit. c), an allowance is granted in foreign currency established up to the limit of the salary provided for the main consular official, in which the taxes and fees falling to the employer are included, according to the state regulations of the residence. " 5. Article 16 shall read as follows: "" Art. 16. -Diplomatic missions and consular offices can request, through the central administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to transfer the necessary amounts for the fulfillment of the provisions of art. 15 15 para. ((1) lit. a)-d) from other diplomatic missions and consular offices that have funds made according to the provisions of art. 7 7. " 6. The Annex shall read as follows: "" ANNEX CONSULAR SERVICES for which fees are charged and the level of consular fees at diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania abroad No. Crt. Services name Tax in euro A. Travel documents 1. Issue of a passport or travel document 40 2. Blancheta electronic passport (simple, service, diplomatic) 56 3. Blinquiry title travel 5 4. Blenquiry simple temporary passport 20 B. Vize 1. Airport transit visa 60 2. Transit visa 60 3. Short stay visa 60 4. Long-stay visa 120 5. Collective visa 60 + 1 per person C. Notary services 1. Drafting, authentication and revocation of an inscription, regardless of its nature:-one copy-for each additional copy 40 10 2. Legalization of the translator's signature 40 3. Legalization of the seal and signature of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the documents issued by the Romanian authorities, including the statements of call, the giving of the definite date, for each act 30 4. Legalization of a copy on enrolments 10 5. Legalization of seals and signatures on the documents issued by foreign authorities, which are to produce legal effects in Romania 30 6. Legalization of the seal and signature of foreign competent authorities on the certificates of origin of goods, commercial invoices and on any documents required for the export of goods from and to Romania, depending on the value of the goods, each copy:-for values up to 50,000 euros-for values between 50.001-100,000 euros-for values between 100.001-500,000 euros-for values between 500.001-1.000.000 euro-for values above 1. 000.000 euros 300 600 900 1,500 3,500 + 0.1% of the value 7. Release of a copy or extract from the documents in the archives of diplomatic missions or consular offices, on each page 10 8. Make a translation from or into Romanian, on each page 30 9. Certification of conformity with the original in the language from which the translation was carried out 20 10. Certification of facts found personally by the consular officer 20 11. Release of a certificate of custom 30 12. Certification of changes in the role of ship crew, including the change of the ship commander 30 13. Extension of the validity of the Convention Acts 30 14. Registration and targeting of the sea protest, the logbook and the car log 30 15. Issuance of provisional license of nationality, for ships built abroad, purchased or to which class 300 D. Services of civil status acts 1. Birth registration of the Romanian child born abroad free of charge 2. Conclusion of the marriage at the diplomatic missions and consular offices between Romanian citizens 90 3. End of marriage at diplomatic missions and consular offices between a Romanian citizen and a foreign citizen 135 4. Registration of birth and marriage certificates issued by foreign authorities in Romanian civil status registers, within up to 6 months 135 5. Registration of death certificates issued by foreign authorities in Romanian civil status registers free of charge 6. Registration of birth and marriage certificates issued by foreign authorities in Romanian civil status registers, within 6 months 200 7. Registration of the application for the issuance of a duplicate after the Romanian civil status certificates 45 8. Registration of the application for the apostille of Romanian civil status certificates 30 9. Release of civil status extracts 30 E. Various services 1. Registration of the application for the acquisition of Romanian citizenship 60 2. Registration of the application for the renunciation of the Romanian citizenship Release of the proof of citizenship 10 4. Registration of the application to identify a person in Romania free of charge Procuring any judicial and extrajudicial acts from the country or abroad, at the request of natural or legal persons 30 6. Receipt in storage of documents and documents submitted by parties 30 7. Registration of the application for verification of the authenticity of the Romanian driving license 30 8. Other services not included in this list 30 NOTES: 1. The fee for issuing a passport or travel document includes all the legalization or certification services provided by law. 2. The fee for registration of civil status certificates in Romanian civil status registers includes all authentication, legalization or certification services provided by law. 3. Diplomatic missions and consular offices shall apply the fees for the processing of visas established by bilateral agreements between the European Union and third countries, which may differ from those provided for by this Law. 4. The travail of the visa and emergency duty rates, if applicable, are included in the fee charged according to lit. B of the table or in the situations referred to in 3. 5. For successions liquidated by means of diplomatic missions and consular offices, without employment of lawyer, valorization of goods or values, a fee of 10% of the amounts actually realized shall be charged. 6. The amounts in foreign currency representing the expenses of travel of consular officials related to the attainment of the duties provided in 5, telephone communications, telex, fax, mail correspondence, as well as any expenses occasioned by the provision of consular services shall be collected separately from the consular fees established according to the law, and with their consideration shall be completed funds in foreign currency allocated through the state budget to diplomatic missions and consular offices where they were collected. 7. Fee established in item 3 3 of lit. B of Annex no. 1 1 to Government Ordinance no. 24/1992 on the establishment of consular services and fees charged for their provision, approved with amendments by Law no. 89/1993 , with subsequent amendments and completions, regarding the extension of the right of temporary residence of foreign citizens, including in case of extension of the right of temporary residence of each person included in the holder's passport, shall be charged in the same the amount of the fee referred to in point (a) 4 4 of lit. B of the table, equivalent in lei, reported at the official rate of the National Bank of Romania at the time of payment, without charge of any other additional fee. 8. From the date on which Romania will join the Schengen Area, the Community Visa Code will be applied in full, the provisions set out in section 2 2 and 5 of lit. B of the table becoming unenforceable. " + Article II The methodological norms regarding the collection of consular fees and the control of the resulting receipts shall be established by order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, within 20 days from the date of entry into force of this Law. + Article III This law shall enter into force 10 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. This law was adopted by the Romanian Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of art. 75 75 and art. 76 76 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution, republished. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT ROBERTA ALMA ANASTASE SENATE PRESIDENT MIRCEA-DAN GEOANA Bucharest, May 6, 2010. No. 78. -------