Bond România 2% ( XS2330503694 ) in EUR

Issuer România
Market price refresh price now   100 %  ▲ 
Country  Romania
ISIN code  XS2330503694 ( in EUR )
Interest rate 2% per year ( payment 1 time a year)
Maturity 14/04/2033



Prospectus brochure of the bond Romania XS2330503694 en EUR 2%, maturity 14/04/2033


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Detailed description Romania is a Southeastern European country bordering the Black Sea, known for its diverse landscapes, rich history encompassing Roman, Dacian, and medieval influences, and a vibrant culture featuring traditional music, folklore, and a unique blend of Eastern and Western European traditions.

Romania has issued a EUR-denominated bond (ISIN: XS2330503694) maturing on April 14, 2033, with a 2% coupon rate and a current market price of 100%, paying annually.








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INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

ROMANIA
ACTING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

EUR 46,000,000,000
Global Medium Term Note Programme
Under this EUR 46,000,000,000 global medium term note programme ("Programme") described in this information memorandum
("Information Memorandum"), Romania acting through the Ministry of Finance ("Romania" or "Issuer"), subject to compliance with all
relevant laws, regulations and directives, may from time to time issue notes ("Notes") on the terms set out herein, as supplemented by a Final
Terms or Drawdown Information Memorandum (each as defined herein). The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding will not at the
time of issuance exceed EUR 46,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies).
This Information Memorandum does not comprise a prospectus for the purpose of the Prospectus Regulation (as defined herein). Accordingly,
this document has not been and will not be submitted for approval to any competent authority within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation
and in particular the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF"), in its capacity as competent authority for the
purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
Applications may be made for Notes to be admitted to listing on the official list and to trading on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange. The Programme also permits Notes to be issued on the basis that they will not be admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation by any
competent authority, stock exchange and/or quotation system or to be admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation by such other or further
competent authorities, stock exchanges and/or quotation systems as may be agreed with the Issuer. The relevant Final Terms in respect of any
issue of any Notes will specify whether or not such Notes will be admitted to listing and/or trading on any other market and/or stock exchange.
Investing in Notes issued under the Programme involves certain risks. The principal risk factors that may affect the abilities of the Issuer to
fulfil its obligations under the Notes are discussed under "Risk Factors" below.
The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") or with any
securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States (the "U.S."), and Notes in bearer form are subject to U.S. tax
law requirements and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or its possessions or to a United States person except in
certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations. The Notes may not be offered, sold or (in the case of Notes in bearer form) delivered within
the United States except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Notes may be offered and
sold (A) outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S and (B) within the United States to persons who are "qualified institutional buyers"
("QIBs") in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"). Prospective purchasers who are QIBs are hereby notified that sellers
of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For a description of
these and certain further restrictions on offers, sales and transfers of Notes and distribution of this Information Memorandum, see "Subscription
and Sale" and "Transfer Restrictions".

Arrangers

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG
CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING

Dealers

BARCLAYS
BNP PARIBAS
CITIGROUP



DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS
DEUTSCHE BANK
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG
EUROPE



GOLDMAN SACHS
HSBC
IMI ­ INTESA SANPAOLO
INTERNATIONAL



ING
J.P. MORGAN
MIZUHO SECURITIES



NATIXIS
NOMURA
RAIFFEISEN BANK
INTERNATIONAL AG



SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
UNICREDIT
CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING
6 April 2021




TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................................................ 7
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 29
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ................................................................................. 31
FINAL TERMS AND DRAWDOWN INFORMATION MEMORANDUM .................................................. 32
FORMS OF THE NOTES ................................................................................................................................ 33
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES ............................................................................................. 40
FORM OF FINAL TERMS .............................................................................................................................. 77
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES WHILE IN GLOBAL FORM ...................... 92
DESCRIPTION OF ROMANIA ...................................................................................................................... 96
THE ROMANIAN ECONOMY .................................................................................................................... 130
FOREIGN TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ............................................................................... 159
MONETARY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 172
USE OF PROCEEDS ..................................................................................................................................... 262
TAXATION .................................................................................................................................................... 263
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................ 266
SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE ....................................................................................................................... 277
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 282
CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT ................................................................................................................ 284
GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 288





IMPORTANT NOTICES
This Information Memorandum contains information provided by the Issuer in connection with the Programme
and the Notes to be issued under the Programme. The Issuer accepts sole responsibility for the information
contained in this Information Memorandum and declares that, having taken all reasonable care to ensure that
such is the case, the information contained in this Information Memorandum is, to the best of its knowledge, in
accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.
This Information Memorandum does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus
Regulation (as defined below) nor an alleviated prospectus pursuant to Part III of the Luxembourg law of 16
July 2019 on prospectuses for securities (the "Luxembourg Prospectus Law"). Accordingly, this Information
Memorandum does not purport to meet the format and the disclosure requirements of the Prospectus Regulation
and it has not been and will not be, submitted for approval to any competent authority within the meaning of
the Prospectus Regulation and in particular the CSSF, in its capacity as competent authority under the
Luxembourg Prospectus Law.
Each Tranche (as defined herein) of Notes will be issued on the terms set out herein under "Terms and
Conditions of the Notes" ("Conditions") as amended and/or supplemented by a document specific to such
Tranche called final terms ("Final Terms") or in a separate information memorandum specific to such Tranche
("Drawdown Information Memorandum") as described under "Final Terms and Drawdown Information
Memorandum". In the case of a Tranche of Notes which is the subject of a Drawdown Information
Memorandum, each reference in this Information Memorandum to information being specified or identified in
the relevant Final Terms shall be read and construed as a reference to such `information being specified or
identified in the relevant Drawdown Information Memorandum unless the context requires otherwise. This
Information Memorandum must be read and construed together with any amendments or supplements hereto
and with any information incorporated by reference herein and, in relation to any Tranche of Notes which is the
subject of Final Terms must be read and construed together with the relevant Final Terms.
The Issuer has confirmed to the Dealers named under "Subscription and Sale" that this Information
Memorandum contains all information which is (in the context of the Programme, the issue, offering and sale
of the Notes) material; that such information is true and accurate in all material respects and is not misleading
in any material respect; that any opinions, predictions or intentions expressed herein are honestly held or made
and are not misleading in any material respect; that this Information Memorandum does not omit to state any
material fact necessary to make such information, opinions, predictions or intentions (in the context of the
Programme, the issue, offering and sale of the Notes) not misleading in any material respect; and that all proper
enquiries have been made to verify the foregoing.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation not contained in or not
consistent with this Information Memorandum or any other document entered into in relation to the Programme
or any information supplied by the Issuer or such other information as is in the public domain and, if given or
made, such information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Issuer or
any Dealer.
Neither the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates have authorised the whole or any part of this
Information Memorandum and none of them makes any representation or warranty or accepts any responsibility
as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Information Memorandum or any
responsibility for any acts or omissions of the Issuer or any other person (other than the relevant Dealer) in
connection with the issue and offering of the Notes. Neither the delivery of this Information Memorandum or
any Final Terms nor the offering, sale or delivery of any Note shall, in any circumstances, create any implication
that the information contained in this Information Memorandum is true subsequent to the date hereof or the

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date upon which this Information Memorandum has been most recently amended or supplemented or that there
has been no adverse change, or any event reasonably likely to involve any adverse change, in the prospects or
financial or trading position of the Issuer since the date thereof or, if later, the date upon which this Information
Memorandum has been most recently amended or supplemented or that any other information supplied in
connection with the Programme is correct at any time subsequent to the date on which it is supplied or, if
different, the date indicated in the document containing the same.
The distribution of this Information Memorandum and any Final Terms and the offering, sale and delivery of
the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this Information
Memorandum or any Final Terms comes are required by the Issuer and the Dealers to inform themselves about
and to observe any such restrictions. For a description of certain restrictions on offers, sales and deliveries of
Notes and on the distribution of this Information Memorandum or any Final Terms and other offering material
relating to the Notes, see "Subscription and Sale" and "Transfer Restrictions".
In particular, the Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or with any securities
regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and Notes in bearer form are subject
to U.S. tax law requirements and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or its possessions
or to a United States person except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations. The Notes may not
be offered, sold or (in the case of Notes in bearer form) delivered within the United States except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
The Notes may be offered and sold (A) outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S and (B) within the
United States to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A. Prospective purchasers are hereby notified that sellers of the
Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule
144A. For a description of these and certain further restrictions on offers, sales and transfers of Notes, see
"Subscription and Sale" and "Transfer Restrictions".
NEITHER THE PROGRAMME NOR THE NOTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
BY THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC"), ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER U.S. REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR
HAS ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS
OF ANY OFFERING OF NOTES OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN
THE UNITED STATES.
MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / TARGET MARKET ­ The Final Terms in respect of any Notes
may include a legend entitled "MiFID II Product Governance" which will outline the target market assessment
in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution of the Notes are appropriate. Any person
subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "distributor") should take into consideration the
target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II") is
responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or
refining the target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the MiFID Product
Governance rules under EU Delegated Directive 2017/593 (the "MiFID Product Governance Rules"), any
Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes, but otherwise neither the Arranger
nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a manufacturer for the purpose of the MIFID Product
Governance Rules.
UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / TARGET MARKET ­ The Final Terms in respect of any Notes
may include a legend entitled "UK MiFIR Product Governance" which will outline the target market assessment
in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution of the Notes are appropriate. Distributors should

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take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook
Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules") is
responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or
refining the target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the UK MiFIR Product
Governance Rules, any Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes, but
otherwise neither the Arranger nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a manufacturer for
the purpose of the UK MIFIR Product Governance Rules.
NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 309B(1) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT
(CHAPTER 289) OF SINGAPORE, AS MODIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE
"SFA") AND THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES (CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS)
REGULATIONS 2018 OF SINGAPORE (THE "CMP REGULATIONS 2018") ­ In connection with
Section 309B of the SFA and the CMP Regulations 2018, unless otherwise specified before an offer of Notes,
the Issuer has determined, and hereby notify all persons (including all relevant persons (as defined in Section
309A(1) of the SFA)), that all Notes issued or to be issued under the Programme are `prescribed capital markets
products' (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS
Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on
Recommendations on Investment Products).
Neither this Information Memorandum nor any Final Terms constitutes an offer or an invitation to subscribe
for or purchase any Notes and should not be considered as a recommendation by the Issuer, the Dealers or any
of them that any recipient of this Information Memorandum or any Final Terms should subscribe for or purchase
any Notes. Each recipient of this Information Memorandum or any Final Terms shall be taken to have made its
own investigation and appraisal of the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuer. Each investor
contemplating purchasing any Notes should make its own independent investigation of the financial condition
and affairs, and its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Issuer, including consultation with its such tax,
legal and financial advisors as it deems necessary.
The maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any one time under the Programme will not
exceed EUR 46,000,000,000 (and for this purpose, any Notes denominated in another currency shall be
translated into euro at the date of the agreement to issue such Notes (calculated in accordance with the
provisions of the Dealer Agreement). The maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be
outstanding at any one time under the Programme may be increased from time to time, subject to compliance
with the relevant provisions of the Dealer Agreement as defined under "Subscription and Sale".
In this Information Memorandum, unless otherwise specified, references to the "Government" are to the
government of the Republic of Romania, references to the "EEA" are to the European Economic Area,
references to a "Member State" are references to a Member State of the EEA, references to "$", "U.S.$", "U.S.
dollars" or "dollars" are to United States dollars, references to "RON" and "Leu" are to Romanian New Leu,
references to "EUR" or "euro" are to the single currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European
Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as amended,
and references to the "Prospectus Regulation" mean Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
As of the date of this Information Memorandum, the Programme has been rated "Baa3" by Moody's
Deutschland GmbH ("Moody's"), "BBB-" for unsecured Notes with a maturity of one year or more and "A-3"
for unsecured Notes with a maturity of less than one year by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings Europe Limited
("S&P") and "BBB-" by Fitch Ratings Limited ("Fitch"). A security rating is not a recommendation to buy,
sell or hold securities and may be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning
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Tranches of Notes issued under the Programme will be rated or unrated. Where a Tranche of Notes is rated,
such rating will not necessarily be the same as the rating(s) described above, which are assigned to the
Programme and not to the Notes issued under the Programme, or the rating(s) assigned to the Programme or to
Notes already issued. There is no assurance that the Notes under the Programme will be assigned a rating, or
that the rating assigned to a specific issue under the Programme will be the same as the rating assigned to the
Programme. Where a Tranche of Notes is rated, the applicable rating(s) will be specified in the relevant Final
Terms.
In connection with the issue of any Tranche of Notes, the Dealer or Dealers (if any) named as the Stabilising
Manager(s) (or persons acting on behalf of any Stabilising Manager(s)) in the applicable Final Terms may
over allot Notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a level higher
than that which might otherwise prevail. However, stabilisation may not necessarily occur. Any stabilisation
action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the offer of the
relevant Tranche of Notes is made and, if begun, may cease at any time, but it must end no later than the
earlier of 30 days after the issue date of the relevant Tranche of Notes and 60 days after the date of the over-
allotment of the relevant Tranche of Notes. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment must be conducted by
the Stabilising Manager(s) (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilising Manager(s)) in accordance with
all applicable laws and rules.


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SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
Romania is a foreign sovereign nation, and a substantial portion of the assets of Romania are located outside
the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United
States upon Romania, or to enforce in the United States, court judgments obtained in courts located in the
United States, against Romania. In addition, it may be difficult for investors to enforce, in original actions
brought in courts in jurisdictions located outside the United States, liabilities predicated upon U.S. securities
laws.
Furthermore, the United States and Romania currently do not have bilateral or other treaties between them
providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments (other than arbitration awards) in civil
and commercial matters. A final and conclusive judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or
state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon U.S. securities
laws, would not automatically be recognised or enforceable in Romania.
The procedure for the recognition and enforcement in Romania of a judgment rendered by a court in a
jurisdiction outside Romania in commercial and civil matters depends on whether that jurisdiction is from (i) a
state which is a member of the European Union ("EU"), (ii) a state which is a party to a bilateral or multilateral
international convention by which Romania is bound, which waives the application of the Romanian Civil
Procedure Code provisions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (including the 2007
Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial
matters ("Lugano Convention") and the Convention of 30 June 2005 or Choice of Court Agreements (the
"Hague Choice of Court Convention")) or (iii) a non-EU Member State which is not a party to any bilateral
or multilateral international convention mentioned under paragraph (ii) above.
A judgment of a court of law of a non-EU Member State which is not a party to a bilateral or multilateral
international convention by which Romania is bound, which waives the application of the Romanian Civil
Procedure Code provisions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, made in personam for a
certain sum, which is not impeachable as void or voidable under the internal laws of the foreign jurisdiction
("Non-European Judgment") would be recognised in Romania provided that the relevant conditions in respect
of recognition of foreign judgments set out in the Romanian Civil Procedure Code are met. Among other
requirements, such conditions require that: (a) the Non-European Judgment is final ("hotrâre definitiv")
according to the law of the state where it was made; (b) the court rendering such Non-European Judgment had,
according to lex fori, jurisdiction to try the relevant litigation, but without relying exclusively on the presence
in that jurisdiction of the defendant or of some of its assets which are not directly connected with that litigation;
(c) there exists reciprocity regarding the effects of foreign judgments between Romania and the foreign
jurisdiction which rendered the Non-European Judgment whose recognition is sought; (d) when given in default
of appearance, the party who lost the trial was served in due course with a summons for appearance for the
hearing where the court tried the merits of the case and with the document which instituted the proceedings,
was given the possibility to defend itself and was given the possibility to challenge the Non-European Judgment;
(e) such Non-European Judgment is not manifestly contrary to the Romanian private international public order
law (such incompatibility is evidenced by taking into account, in particular, the criterion of strength of the link
between the specific case and the Romanian jurisdiction, as well as the gravity of the consequences of such
incompatibility); (f) where the Non-European Judgment is rendered in an area of law where persons cannot
dispose freely of their rights, the Non-European Judgment was not obtained exclusively for the purpose of
withholding the matter from the incidence of the law that would otherwise be applicable pursuant to Romanian
conflict of law rules; (g) the claim has not been settled between the same parties through a judgment (even if
not final) of the Romanian courts nor was pending before Romanian courts as at the date the foreign court was
vested; (h) the Non-European Judgment is not irreconcilable with a prior foreign judgment which may be
recognised in Romania; (i) Romanian courts did not have exclusive jurisdiction to try the subject matter of the

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Non-European Judgment; (j) the right of defence was not breached; (k) the Non-European Judgment may not
be challenged in any other manner in the state where it was rendered; and (l) the application for recognition
before Romanian courts is duly made according to the Romanian procedural rules and encloses all the
documentation thereby required. Additionally, the recognition of the Non-European Judgment may not be
refused solely for the reason that the foreign court rendering the Non-European Judgment applied another law
than the law that would have been applicable according to Romanian conflict of law rules, except where the
trial concerns the civil status and the capacity of a Romanian citizen and the solution adopted by the court
differs from the solution that would have been reached according to the Romanian law.
A Non-European Judgment can be enforced in Romania based on a final decision of a Romanian competent
court approving the enforcement, only if: (i) the requirements mentioned above for the recognition in Romania
of Non-European Judgments are met; (ii) the Non-European Judgment is enforceable according to the law of
the jurisdiction where it was made; (iii) where the Non-European Judgment establishes an obligation arising
from a foreign fiscal law, there exists reciprocity regarding the effects of foreign judgments in the relevant fiscal
matter between Romania and the foreign jurisdiction which rendered the Non-European Judgment whose
recognition and enforcement is sought; (iv) the application for enforcement before Romanian courts is duly
made according to the Romanian procedural rules and encloses all the documentation thereby required; and (v)
the right to enforce the final judgment is not restricted by any limitation period.
A judgment of a court of law of a state which is a party to a bilateral or multilateral international convention by
which Romania is bound, which waives the application of the relevant Romanian Civil Procedure Code
provisions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (including the Lugano Convention and the
Hague Choice of Court Convention) would be recognised and enforced in Romania in accordance with the rules
set forth in the relevant convention.
The Hague Choice of Court Convention applies exclusively to judgments of courts which have been rendered
based on an exclusive jurisdiction clause. Where the parties did not include an exclusive jurisdiction clause, the
rules set out in the Romanian Civil Procedure Code shall apply.
Under the Hague Choice of Court Convention, a final and conclusive judgment rendered in a state which is a
contracting party to the Hague Choice of Court Convention, other than Romania, would be enforced in Romania
provided that the conditions for enforcement are met, as follows: (i) it is enforceable in the state where the Non-
European Judgment was made; (ii) the Romanian competent court is provided with a complete and certified
copy of the judgment and if the judgement was given by default, the original or a certified copy of a document
establishing that the document which instituted the proceedings or an equivalent document was notified to the
defaulting party, and any documents necessary to establish that the judgment has effect or, where applicable, is
enforceable in the state of origin; (iii) the Romanian competent enforcement authority is provided with the
exclusive choice of court agreement, a certified copy thereof, or other evidence of its existence.
Under the Hague Choice of Court Convention, recognition or enforcement of the judgments rendered in a
contracting state may be refused only if: (a) the agreement which included the exclusive choice of jurisdiction
was null and void under the law of the state of the chosen court, unless the chosen court has determined that the
agreement is valid; (b) one of the parties lacked the capacity to conclude the agreement which included the
exclusive choice of jurisdiction under the law of the requested state; (c) the document which instituted the
proceedings or an equivalent document, including the essential elements of the claim, (i) was not notified to the
defendant in sufficient time and in such a way as to enable him to arrange for his defence, unless the defendant
entered an appearance and presented his case without contesting notification in the court of origin, provided
that the law of the state of origin permitted notification to be contested; or (ii) was notified to the defendant in
the requested state in a manner that is incompatible with fundamental principles of the requested state
concerning service of documents; (d) the judgement was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of
procedure; (e) recognition or enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy of the

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requested state, including situations where the specific procedures leading to the judgement were incompatible
with fundamental principles of procedural fairness of that state; (f) the judgment is inconsistent with a
judgement given in the requested state in a dispute between the same parties; (g) the judgement is inconsistent
with an earlier judgement given in another state between the same parties on the same cause of action, provided
that the earlier judgement fulfils the conditions necessary for its recognition in the requested state; (h) the
judgment awards damages, including exemplary or punitive damages, that do not compensate a party for the
actual loss or harm suffered.
The procedure for recognition, declaration of enforceability or registration for enforcement, and the
enforcement of the judgement will be governed by the Romanian Civil Procedure Code. Recognition or
enforcement may be postponed or refused if the judgment made in a contracting state is the subject of review
in the state of origin or if the time limit for seeking ordinary review has not expired. A refusal does not prevent
a subsequent application for recognition or enforcement of the judgment. Romanian courts may refuse the
recognition or enforcement of a judgment made in a contracting state if, and to the extent that, the judgment
was based on a ruling on a matter excluded from the scope of the Hague Convention under Article 2, paragraph
2 of the Hague Convention (including without limitation matters relating to consumers, employment, the status
and legal capacity of natural persons, family law matters, maintenance obligations, insolvency, composition
and analogous matters, anti-trust (competition) matters, claims for personal injury brought by or on behalf of
natural persons, tort or delict claims for damage to tangible property that do not arise from a contractual
relationship, rights in rem in immovable property, tenancies of immovable property, the validity, nullity, or
dissolution of legal persons, the validity of decisions of corporate bodies, the validity or infringement of certain
intellectual property rights and the validity of entries in public registers).
Interim measures of protection are not governed by the Hague Choice of Court Convention. Judgements
rendered in connection with preliminary matters are not recognized or enforced under the Hague Choice of
Court Convention.
Non-European Judgments stipulating for protective measures and those for which only a temporary
enforcement is available ("hotarari date cu executare proviziorie") cannot be enforced in Romania.
A final and conclusive judgment in personam rendered in an EU Member State other than Romania (a
"European Judgment") would be recognised and enforced in Romania provided that the relevant conditions
set forth in Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December
2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast)
("Regulation 1215/2012") are met. Under Regulation 1215/2012, European Judgments may be recognised in
Romania only if: (a) such recognition is not manifestly contrary to public order in Romania; (b) where it was
given in default of appearance, if (i) the defendant was served with the document which instituted the
proceedings or with an equivalent document in sufficient time and in such a way as to enable him to arrange
for his defence and failing that, if (ii) the defendant failed to commence proceedings to challenge the judgment
when it was possible for him to do so; (c) it is not irreconcilable with a judgment given in a dispute between
the same parties in Romania; (d) it is not irreconcilable with an earlier judgment given in a EU Member State
or in a third state involving the same cause of action and between the same parties, provided that the earlier
judgment fulfils the conditions necessary for its recognition in Romania; and (e) the European Judgment does
not conflict with the provisions of the Regulation 1215/2012 dealing with jurisdiction in matters relating to
insurance, jurisdiction over customer contracts, individual contracts of employment and exclusive jurisdiction,
as applicable.
A European Judgment can be enforced in Romania only if: (i) it is enforceable in the state where the European
Judgment was made; (ii) the Romanian competent enforcement authority is provided with a copy of the
European Judgment which satisfies the conditions necessary to establish its authenticity; (iii) the Romanian
competent enforcement authority is provided with an original certificate issued by the relevant state's court or

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