WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/1/ROU/31 
19 October 2005 
 (05-4803) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification under Articles 1.4 (a) and 8.2 (b
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ROMANIA 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 21 September 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Romania.  
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   Pursuant to Articles 1.4 (a) and 8.2 (b) of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, we 
have the honor to inform that the relevant legisl ation of Romania has been changed and, accordingly, 
we submit herewith the new regulations published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Oficial 
Gazette of Romania) with the following references: 
 1. The Romanian Government Decision No. 152 6 of 18 December 2003 on the general export 
and import regime, published in the “Monitorul Oficia l al României” (Official Gazette of Romania), 
Part I, No. 937 of 24 December 2003
2. 
 
2. The Romanian Government Decision No. 1527 of 18 December 2003 on the rules and procedures regarding export and import licences, pu blished in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” 
(Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 936 of 24 December 2003
2. 
 3. The Order of the Minister of Economy and Commerce No. 391 of 22 December 2003 on 
goods subject to export and import automatic lic ences, published in the “Monitorul Oficial al 
României” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 26 of 13 January 2004
2. 
 4. The Order of the Minister of Economy and Commerce No. 842 of 8 December 2004 on some measures for removing the licences for some radio active products, published in the “Monitorul Oficial 
al României” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 1217 of 17 December  2004
2. 
 5. The Law No. 111/1996 on the safe deployment of nuclear activities, republished with subsequent amendments in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 78 of 18 February 1998
3 amended and completed by the La w No. 193 of 13 May 2003, published 
in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Offici al Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 343 of 
20 May 20034.  
                                                      
1 As from 3 December 2004, all documents that previously used the country code "ROM" in the 
document symbol will use the new code for Romania, "ROU". 
2 Available for consultation in the Secretariat (Mar ket Access Division) (in Romanian and unofficial 
translation in English). 
3 Available for consultation in the Secretariat (Mar ket Access Division) (in Romanian and unofficial 
translation in French and English). 
4 Available for consultation in the Secretaria t (Market Access Division) (in Romanian only). G/LIC/N/1/ROU/3 
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 6. The Law No. 505 of 17 November 2004, publis hed in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” 
(Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 1133 of 1 December 2004
5, for amending and completing 
the Law No. 300/2002 on legal regime of precursors u sed for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs, 
published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Offi cial Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 409 of 
13 June 20023. 
 7. The Government Decision No. 228 of 20 Februa ry 2004 on the control of introducing into the 
country of non-hazardous waste with the purpose of  import, inward processing and transit, published 
in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Offici al Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 189 of 
4 March 2004
1. 
 8. The Government Decision No. 2009 of 16 November 2004 on the import regime for dangerous products for population’s health and for environment, published in the “Monitorul Oficial 
al României” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 1160 of 8 December 2004
1. 
 
 The Government Decision No. 1526 of 18 December 20031 is repealing Government 
Decision No. 215/1992 on the regime of export an d import licences of Romania, notified in WTO 
document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 (dated 8 Septembe r 1999).  Government Decision No. 1526/20031 
establishes the general rules for e xport and import regime from/into th e Romanian custom territory in 
full compliance with the rules and procedures s tipulated by the provisions of the Marrakesh 
Agreement on the establishment of the World Trade Or ganization and the other relevant international 
agreements and conventions to which Romania is pa rty.  The Romanian export and import regime is 
based on the premise that the export and import of goods are free, without being conditional on prior issuing of a licence, except where specific products are subject to one of the measures adopted in 
accordance with the provisions of this Decision. 
 
 The Government Decision No. 1527 of 18 December 2003
1 is repealing the Order of the 
Minister of Industry and Commerce No. 13 c of 9 October 1998 on the regime of export and import 
licences for goods and operations under licensing,  notified in WTO document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 
(dated 8 September 1999).  Government Decision No. 1527/2003 establishes the general rules and 
procedures regarding export and import licences in Romania.  The issuing of export and import 
licences stipulated in this Decision is ensured by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, through 
the General Directorate for Trade Policies.   The Order No. 391 of 22 December 2003
1 is repealing the Order of the Minister of Industry 
and Commerce No. 36 c of 1 March 1999 on the re gime of the export and the import of goods, 
notified in WTO document G/LIC/N/2/ROM/2 (dated 6 September 1999).  Order No. 391/2003, 
amended by the Order No. 842 of 8 December 20041, establishes the goods for which the automatic 
export and import licences are issued by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, through the 
General Directorate for Trade Policies.   The Order No. 842 of 8 December 2004
1 is removing the automatic import and export 
licences, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, for non-strategically radioactive 
products and is amending, accordingly, the Order No. 391 of 22 December 20031.  Since the date the 
Order No. 842/2004 entered into force (17 December  2004) the administrative body for submission of 
applications and issuing of import and export aut horizations for those products is the National 
Commission for Nuclear Activities Control, according to Law No. 111 of 10 October 19962, 
republished and amended by th e Law No. 193 of 13 May 20033. 
 
                                                      
5 Available for consultation in the Secretariat (M arket Access Division) (in Romanian and summary, 
unofficial translation in English).  G/LIC/N/1/ROU/3 
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 The Law No. 505 of 17 November 20044 establishes, the regime for the import and export 
operations with precursors (substances frequently u sed for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs) 
and the administrative bodies for submission of applications and issuing of import and export authorizations: the Ministry of Health (for precu rsors of the categories I and II) and the National 
Agency for Dangerous Chemical Substances and Pr eparations (for precursors of the category III). 
Since the date the Law No. 505/2004 entered into fo rce (1 February 2005) the Ministry of Economy 
and Commerce (the Directorate General of Trade Policies) is no more issuing import or export 
licences for precursors and the Order of the Mini ster of Economy and Commerce No. 391/2003 is 
amended automatically.  
 The Government Decision No. 228 of 20 February 2004
1 establishes the authorization regime, 
based on a notification, for the import, active pro cessing and for transit of non-hazardous wastes and 
the administrative body for submission of applica tions: the Ministry of Environment and Waters 
Management.  This Government De cision is repealing partially the Government Decision No. 340 of 
20 June 1992 on the regime of im port for wastes and residues of any nature, as well as for other goods 
dangerous for human health and for the envir onment, published in the “Monitorul Oficial al 
României” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 138 of 22 June 1992 and notified in WTO 
document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 (8 September 1999).   The Government Decision No. 2009 of 16 November 2004
1 establishes the import regime, 
based on an authorization certificate, for products wh ich are dangerous for the population’s health and 
the environment and the administrative body for subm ission of applications: the National Agency for 
Dangerous Chemical Substances and Preparations.  Th is Government Decision is repealing partially 
the Government Decision No. 340 of 20 June 1992 on the regime of import for wastes and residues of 
any nature, as well as for the other goods danger ous for human health and for the environment, 
published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Offi cial Gazette of Romania), Part I, No. 138 of 
22 June 1992 and notified in WTO docum ent G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 (8 September 1999). 
  Additional to the information presented above, the following regulations notified to the WTO 
have been repealed and the requirement for automa tic licences, issued by the Ministry of Economy 
and Commerce, was abolished accordingly:  
-  The Order of the Minister of Agriculture , Food and Forest No.18 of 14 January 2002 on 
establishing the automatic  import licence, issued  for statistical purpose, for the imports of 
wheat and flour, published in the “Monitorul Of icial al României” (Official Gazette of 
Romania), Part I, No. 27 of 17 January, 2002 and notified in WTO document G/LIC/N/2/ROM/3 (dated 13 February 2002), was repealed by the Order of the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Forest No. 305 of 23 April 2003 (for repealing the Order No. 18/2002), 
published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României ” (Official Gazette of Romania), Part I, 
No. 342 of 20 May 2003. 
 -  The Government Decision No. 470 of 20 August 1992 on the management of the funds 
resulted from the marketing of economic aid fro m abroad, published in the “Monitorul Oficial 
al Romaniei” (Official Gazette of Romania) No. 227 of 14 September 1992 and notified in 
WTO document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 (8 September 1999), has been repealed by Government 
Decision No. 794 of 2 December 1997 on the setting up, administering and use of barter fund, 
published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României ” (Official Gazette of Romania) No. 358 of 
16 December 1997. 
 
-  The Government Decision No. 276 of 2 May 1995 on the countertrade transactions at the 
level of economic operator, p ublished in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Official 
Gazette of Romania) No. 91 of 15 May 1995, as modified by Government Decision No. 969 of 15 October 1996 published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Official Gazette of 
Romania) No. 256 of 23 October 1996, no tified in WTO document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 G/LIC/N/1/ROU/3 
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(8 September 1999) have been repealed by Government Decision No. 1526 of 18 December 2003
1. 
 -  The Government Ordinance No. 18 of 21 Ja nuary 1994 on measures concerning financial 
discipline of economic operators, published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Official 
Gazette of Romania) no. 28 of 28 January 199 4, as approved and modified by Law No. 12 of 
3 February 1995, published in the “Monitorul Of icial al României” (Official Gazette of 
Romania) No. 27 of 7 February 1995 and notified in WTO document G/LIC/N/3/ROM/2 (8 September 1999) was repealed by Govern ment Ordinance No. 34 of 30 January 2003, 
published in the “Monitorul Oficial al României” (Official Gazette of Romania) No. 62 of 
1 February 2003. 
 
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