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Official letters in Romania explained

Got a letter from the tax office, the town hall, the traffic authority or a court in Romania? Find it below: what it means, how long you have to answer and what usually happens next — in plain English. General information, not legal advice.
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  1. 1 Look at the heading of your letter — the local name is printed there, and every card below shows it.
  2. 2 Open the card: what the letter means, who sends it and what usually happens next.
  3. 3 Where the period is fixed, count your own last day from the day the letter was delivered to you.

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Traffic and parking fines

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  • Romania Rovinieta Fine: Driving Without a Road Vignette

    Proces-verbal de constatare a contravenției — lipsa rovinietei valabile (Legea 226/2023, art. 18)

    A rovinieta fine is the notice CNAIR sends by post when its cameras see a car on Romania's national roads without a valid road vignette. You have 15 days from receiving it to pay half of the minimum fine, or to complain to the court.

  • Romania Traffic Fine (Proces-Verbal): Pay Half in 15 Days or Appeal

    Proces-verbal de constatare a contravenției și de aplicare a sancțiunii (OUG 195/2002 — Codul rutier)

    A Romanian traffic fine comes as a proces-verbal, handed over on the road or sent by post after a camera. You can pay half of the minimum fine within 15 days of receiving it, or complain to the court within the same 15 days.

Unpaid debts and seizures

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  • Somație ANAF in English: Tax Enforcement Notice, 15 Days to Act

    Somație (de plată) însoțită de titlul executoriu — Codul de procedură fiscală (Legea 207/2015), art. 230

    A somație is the first step of enforcement by ANAF or a town hall's tax office: a notice with the enforceable title for an unpaid tax or fine. You have 15 days from receiving it to pay or ask for mediation; after that bank accounts can be seized.

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