Legislation
| Name | Legislation Type | Short description | Issuer | Coverage | Issue date | Website |
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| ACTION PROGRAMME of 2 March 2021 for the protection of waters against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources | Implementing act | Water protection against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources | Ro Government | National | 2021 | Go to website |
| Commission Directive 2009/90/EC of 31 July 2009 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status | EU Regulation | This Directive lays down technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status in accordance with Article 8(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC. It establishes minimum performance criteria for methods of analysis to be applied by Member States when monitoring water status, sediment and biota, as well as rules for demonstrating the quality of analytical results. | EU Parliament | European Union | 2009 | Go to website |
| Directive 1991/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources | EU Regulation | This Directive has the objective of: — reducing water pollution caused or induced by nitrates from agricultural sources and — preventing further such pollution. |
EU Parliament | European Union | 1991 | Go to website |
| Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | EU Directive | The purpose of this Directive is to establish a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater | EU Parliament | European Union | 2000 | Go to website |
| Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration | EU Regulation | Purpose 1. This Directive establishes specific measures as provided for in Article 17(1) and (2) of Directive 2000/60/EC in order to prevent and control groundwater pollution. These measures include in particular: (a) criteria for the assessment of good groundwater chemical status; and (b) criteria for the identification and reversal of significant and sustained upward trends and for the definition of starting points for trend reversals. 2. This Directive also complements the provisions preventing or limiting inputs of pollutants into groundwater already contained in Directive 2000/60/EC, and aims to prevent the deterioration of the status of all bodies of groundwater |
EU Parliament | European Union | 2006 | Go to website |
| Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC | EU Directive | The objectives consist of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and of protecting human health. | EU Parliament | European Union | 2006 | Go to website |
| Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks | EU Regulation | Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks, called the Floods Directive (FD), represents the primary guiding document with respect to floods. Based on the findings of the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) (first stage of FD implementation) and achievement of the Flood Hazard and Risk Maps (FHRMs; second stage), the Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) are considered the chief instrument of FD implementation and will be developed in the third Flood Risk Management Plans.48 The FRMPs have as their main objective the reduction of flood risk, and they consider (at national level) structural and non-structural measures for four areas of action (prevention, protection, preparedness, and recovery, and review) and three categories, depending on the level of application (measures at national level, measures at basin level - Unit of Management and local area-level measures – APSFR). | EU Parliament | European Union | 2007 | Go to website |
| Directive 2008/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | EU Directive | This Directive lays down environmental quality standards (EQS) for priority substances and certain other pollutants as provided for in Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC, with the aim of achieving good surface water chemical status and in accordance with the provisions and objectives of Article 4 of that Directive. | EU Parliament | European Union | 2008 | Go to website |
| Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) | EU Directive | This Directive establishes a framework within which Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status in the marine environment by the year 2020 at the latest. | EU Parliament | European Union | 2008 | Go to website |
| Directive 90/313/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information and repealing | EU Regulation | The objectives of this Directive are: (a) to guarantee the right of access to environmental information held by or for public authorities and to set out the basic terms and conditions of, and practical arrangements for, its exercise; and (b) to ensure that, as a matter of course, environmental information is progressively made available and disseminated to the public in order to achieve the widest possible systematic availability and dissemination to the public of environmental information. To this end the use, in particular, of computer telecommunication and/or electronic technology, where available, shall be promoted. |
EU Parliament | European Union | 2003 | Go to website |
| Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) | EU Directive | The objectives of this Directive are to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and to improve access to water intended for human consumption. | EU Parliament | European Union | 2020 | Go to website |
| EO 57/2007 | OUG | Government emergency ordonance no. 57/2007 regarding the regime of natural protected areas, conservation of natural habitats, flora and fauna. The purpose of this emergency ordinance is to guarantee the conservation and sustainable use of natural heritage, an objective of major public interest and a fundamental component of the national strategy for sustainable development | Ro Government | National | 2007 | Go to website |
| EO No. 195/2005 | OUG | Government emergency ordonance no. 195/2005 regarding the environmetal protection. The object of this emergency ordinance is the regulation of environmental protection, an objective of major public interest, based on the principles and strategic elements that lead to the sustainable development of society. | Ro Government | National | 2005 | Go to website |
| EO No. 244 /2000 | OUG | Safety of dams and other hydrotechnical works that retain or accumulate water. | Ro Government | National | 2000 | Go to website |
| GD No. 188/2002 | Hotorare guvern | Decision for the approval of norms regarding the conditions for discharging wastewater into the aquatic environment. | RO Guvern (act normativ emis de Guvern) | National | 2002 | Go to website |
| GD No. 235/2007 | Hotorare guvern | The purpose of this decision is to regulate the management activities of used oils, including used oil filters, in order to avoid negative effects on public health and the environment. | RO Guvern | National | 2007 | Go to website |
| GD No. 472/2000 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision no. 472/2000 regarding some measures to protect the quality of water resources | Ro Government | National | 2000 | Go to website |
| GD No. 570/2016 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision no. 570/2016 on the approval of the Program for the gradual elimination of discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances and other measures for the main pollutants | Ro Government | National | 2016 | Go to website |
| GD No. 587/2021 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision no. 587/2021 for the amendment and completion of the annex to Government Decision no. 964/2000 on the approval of the Action Plan for the protection of waters against nitrate pollution from agricultural sources | Ro Government | National | 2021 | Go to website |
| GD No. 590/2019 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision no. 590/2019 to define the management obligations of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sub-domain, part of the Climate Change domain | Ro Government | National | 2019 | Go to website |
| GD No. 739/2016 | Hotorare guvern | Decision no. 739/2016 to adopt the National Climate Change and Low Carbon Growth Strategy for 2016–2030, complemented by a National Climate Change Action Plan 2016–2020, which represents an update and extension of the National Climate Change Strategy 2013–2020 | Ro Government | National | 2016 | Go to website |
| GD No. 846/2010 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision on the approval of the National Medium- and Long-Term Flood Risk Management Strategy | Ro Government | National | 2010 | Go to website |
| GD No. 859/2016 | Hotorare guvern | Government decision no. 859/2016 for the approval of the updated national management plan for the part of the international river basin of the Danube river that is included in the territory of Romania | Ro Government | National | 2016 | Go to website |
| GD No. 877/2018 | Hotorare guvern | Normative acts related to the National Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Romania 2030, at the level of the development regions of Romania or at the level of local authorities | Ro Government | National | 2018 | Go to website |
| GD No. 923/2007 | Hotorare guvern | HG No. 923/2007 regarding the approval of the Program of measures for the development of the National Strategy for reducing the effects of drought in the short, medium and long term | Ro Government | National | 2007 | Go to website |
| GD No. 972/2016 | Hotorare guvern | GD No. 972/2016 for the approval of the flood risk management plans for the 11 River Basin Administrations (RBAs) and the Danube River on the Romanian territoryHG | Ro Government | National | 2017 | Go to website |
| Law 259/2010 | lege organice | Law no. 259/2010 on the safety of levees | Ro Parliament | National | 2010 | Go to website |
| Law No. 107/1996 | lege ordinara | The provisions of this law aim to: a) conserve, develop and protect water resources, as well as ensure the free flow of water; b) protect against any form of pollution and modification of the characteristics of water resources, their banks and riverbeds or basins; c) restore the quality of surface and groundwater; d) conserve and protect aquatic ecosystems; e) ensure the supply of drinking water to the population and public sanitation; f) comprehensively exploit water as an economic resource and the rational and balanced distribution of this resource, while maintaining and improving the quality and natural productivity of water; |
RO Parliament | National | 1996 | Go to website |
| Law No. 136/2020 | lege organice | Law No. 136/2020 on the establishment of measures in the field of public health in situations of epidemiological and biological risk | Ro Parliament | National | 2020 | Go to website |
| Law No. 137/1995 | lege ordinara | Environmental protection - establishes the basic principles of sustainable development: the precautionary principle in decision-making, the principle of preventing environmental risks and damage, creating a framework for the participation of non-governmental organizations and the population in the development and implementation of decisions or aspects related to the development of international collaboration to ensure environmental quality. | RO Parliament | National | 1995 | Go to website |
| Law No. 138/2004 | lege organice | Law 138/2004 on Land Improvement . Land improvements have the following objectives: a) ensuring the protection of lands of any kind and any categories of construction against floods, landslides and erosion, as well as the protection of reservoirs against clogging and the regularization of water courses; b) ensuring an appropriate level of soil moisture, which allows or stimulates the growth of plants, including viticulture plantations, agricultural and forestry crops; c) ensuring the improvement of acidic, salty and sandy soils, as well as protection against pollution. |
Ro Parliament | National | 2004 | Go to website |
| Law No. 17/1990 | lege ordinara | The legal regime of internal maritime waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone and the exclusive economic zone of Romania | RO Parliament | National | 1990 | Go to website |
| Law No. 176/2024 | lege organice | This law regulates the protection, conservation, repopulation, management and efficient exploitation of living aquatic resources in natural aquatic habitats, as well as the marketing of products obtained from fishing. | Ro Parliament | National | 2024 | Go to website |
| Law No. 18/1991 | lege organice | Land Fund Law No. 18/1991, which refers to the use of agricultural and forestry lands | Ro Parliament | National | 1991 | Go to website |
| Law No. 211/2011 | lege ordinara | The law establishes the necessary measures for the protection of the environment and public health, by preventing or reducing the adverse effects caused by the generation and management of waste and by reducing the overall effects of resource use and increasing the efficiency of their use. | RO Parliament | National | 2011 | Go to website |
| Law No. 218/2011 | lege organice | Law No. 218 of November 24, 2011 for the ratification of the Protocol on the conservation of biodiversity and the natural environment of the Black Sea, signed in Sofia on June 14, 2002, to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, signed in Bucharest on April 21, 1992 | Ro Parliament | National | 2011 | Go to website |
| Law No. 241/2006 | lege organice | Law no. 241 of June 22, 2006 (*republished*) regarding the water supply and sewerage service (MO 679/2015) | Ro Parliament | National | 2006 | Go to website |
| Law No. 24/1994 | lege ordinara | Law for the ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed in Rio de Janeiro on June 5, 1992 | RO Parliament | National | 1994 | Go to website |
| Law No. 246/2020 | lege organice | Law no. 246/2020 regarding the use, conservation and protection of the soil | Ro Parliament | National | 2020 | Go to website |
| Law No. 278/2013 | lege ordinara | Industrial emissions - the prevention and integrated control of pollution resulting from industrial activities, establishing the conditions for the prevention or, where that is not possible, for the reduction of emissions into air, water and soil, as well as for the prevention of waste generation, so as to achieve a high level of environmental protection, considered as a whole. | RO Parliament | National | 2013 | Go to website |
| Law No. 301/2015 | lege ordinara | Radioactivity in drinking water - the law regulates the quality of drinking water regarding the content of natural and artificial radioactive substances, establishes the values for quality parameters, as well as the frequencies and methods of monitoring and control of radioactive substances in drinking water, in order to protect the health of the population from the risk induced by the presence of radioactive substances in drinking water | RO Parliament | National | 2015 | Go to website |
| Law No. 3/2001 | lege ordinara | Law for the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted on December 11, 1997 | RO Parliament | National | 2001 | Go to website |
| Law No. 404/2003 | lege organice | Law 404/07.10.2003 for the approval of Emergency Ordinance no. 107/05.09.2002 regarding the establishment of the "Romanian Waters" National Administration, with subsequent amendments and additions; | Ro Parliament | National | 2003 | Go to website |
| Law No. 458/2002 | lege ordinara | Law for the regulation of drinking water quality - the objective is to protect human health against the effects of any type of contamination of drinking water by ensuring its clean and healthy water quality | RO Parliament | National | 2002 | Go to website |
| Law No. 575/2001 | lege organice | Law No. 575/2001 on the approval of the National Spatial Plan (NSP), Section 5 - Natural Risk Areas currently represents the only normative act with provisions on the identification and mapping of natural hazards (earthquakes, landslides, floods). The NSP has a guiding role and represents the summary of medium- and long-term sectoral strategic programs within the Romanian territory. The NSP is elaborated on specialized sections, which are approved by law by the Romanian Parliament. | Ro Parliament | National | 2001 | Go to website |
| Law No. 7/1996 | lege organice | Law No. 7/1996 on land registry and real estate advertising | Ro Parliament | National | 1996 | Go to website |
| Law No. 73/2000 | lege organice | Law No. 73/2000 on the Environmental Fund . The Environmental Fund is established, an economic-financial instrument intended to support and prioritize the projects included in the national action plan for environmental protection, in accordance with the environmental norms and standards in force. | Ro Parliament | National | 2000 | Go to website |
| Law No. 82/1993 | lege organice | Law no. 82 of November 20, 1993 regarding the establishment of the "Danube Delta" Biosphere Reserve | Ro Parliament | National | 1993 | Go to website |
| Law No. 86/2000 | lege organice | Law No. 86 of May 10, 2000 for the ratification of the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, signed in Aarhus on June 25, 1998 | Ro Parliament | National | 2000 | Go to website |
| MO 621/2014 | Ordin Ministru | OM 621/2014 regarding the approval of threshold values for underground waters in Romania | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change | National | 2014 | Go to website |
| MO No. 1146/2002 | Ordin Ministru | OM 1146/2002 for the approval of the Normative regarding the reference objectives for the classification of surface water quality | Ministry of Water and Environmental Protection | National | 2002 | Go to website |
| MO No. 1450/2010 | Ordin Ministru | Protection of water resources, integrated water supply systems, treatment plants, sewage and wastewater treatment plants | Ministry of Waters and Forests | National | 2010 | Go to website |
| MO No. 76/2006 | Ordin Ministru | OM no. 76 / 2006 regarding the approval of the Development methodology and the approval competences of the exploitation regulations and reservoir exploitation programs, the Methodological Norms for the development of basin exploitation regulations and the Framework Regulation for the exploitation of dams, reservoirs and power outlets with water | Ministry of the Environmet and Water Management | National | 2006 | Go to website |
| MO No. 828/2019 | Ordin Ministru | OM No. 828/2019 regarding the approval of the Procedure and competences for issuing, modifying and withdrawing of the water management notice, including the procedure for assessing the impact on water bodies, of the Normative content of the technical documentation subject to approval, as well as the Framework Content of the Impact Assessment Study on Water Bodies |
Ministry of Waters and Forests | National | 2019 | Go to website |
| National Action Plan for the implementation of the SNDDR 2030 | Implementing act | Represents the instrument to elaborate, implement and report to the Government and European Parliament on the process of formulating and implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Ro Government | National | 2022 | Go to website |
| National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Desertification and Land Degradation 2019-2030 | Implementing act | The Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests issued the environmental approval for the Strategy. The general objective to be achieved by this strategy is to respond to the new environmental challenges foreseen and to update the old strategy in line with the current national and European policies and strategies in the field of combating desertification and lands degradation. | Ro Government | National | 2023 | Go to website |
| Romania's Long-Term Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Implementing act | The Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests makes available to the public the first version of the Strategy for obtaining environmental approval. The Strategy was developed in accordance with Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. According to the Romania Neutral scenario, which is the one selected, Romania aims to become climate neutral in 2050, reaching a 99% reduction in net emissions in 2050, compared to the level of 1990. It is necessary, first, to reach 2030 milestone: 78% reduction in net emissions compared to 1990 levels. | Ro Government | National | 2023 | Go to website |
| Sustainable Romania aggregator – online database | Implementing act | The list of indicators for sustainability, correlated with SDG6 and Mission area 3 Restore our Oceans and Waters, Sustainable Romania aggregator – online database that integrates statistical data specific to sustainable development, both objective and subjective | RO Parliament | National | 2022 | Go to website |
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| The 2021-2030 Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan | Implementing act | Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan 2021–2030, approved by the Romanian government on October 4, 2021, is a 10-year plan that sets out how to reach national targets for a clean energy transition, including the binding national target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System. In order to guarantee the achievement of the objectives set by the European Union regarding energy and climate at the level of 2030, each member state was obliged to submit to the European Commission a Project of the Integrated National Plan in the field of Energy and Climate Change (PNIESC) for the period 2021-2030, until on the 31 of December 2018. PNIESC projects set national objectives and contributions to the achievement of EU climate change objectives. The main elements taken into account in the strategic approach of the Plan were the following: - The holistic approach to energy, economy, environment and climate change should take place in close correlation with the economic reality of the Member States, so that the internal macroeconomic and social balance is not affected; - The restructuring of the market framework, in the context of the costs induced by the transition and the capacity of the Member States to support these costs, in terms of accessibility and competitiveness; - Economic growth and income per household (on the horizon of 2030); - Reducing energy poverty. | Ro Government | National | 2021 | Go to website |
| The National Medium- and Long-Term Flood Risk Management Strategy | Implementing act | The National Medium- and Long-Term Flood Risk Management Strategy defines the framework for a coordinated, cross-sectoral orientation of all actions to prevent and reduce the negative consequences of floods, aiming at an integrated management of water and adjacent resources (e.g. land use planning and urban development, nature protection, and agricultural and forestry development). The implementation period of the strategy is 2010 – 2035, providing for the allocation of a budget of about €17 billion. The NFRMS sets out the measures needed to be implemented to reduce the flood risks associated, including elaboration of the Flood Hazard and Risk Maps (FHRMs) and of the Flood Risk Management Plans. Romania is finalizing of the FHRMs and FRMPs for the second cycle of FD implementation. The flood hazard maps bring improvements with regards to sources, mechanisms and characteristics of floods to be addressed and the flood risk maps brings improvements related to the method of risk assessment, so in the second cycle, the risk will be evaluated quantitatively. The new Programs of Measures (PoMs), part of the FRMPs, will be justified by a comprehensive analysis (including multi-criteria analysis and cost-benefit analysis) and will support the integrated flood risk management. | Ro Government | National | 2010 | Go to website |
| The National Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change for the period 2022-2030 with the perspective of 2050 (SNASC) and the National Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (PNASC) | Implementing act | The Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests makes available to the public the first version of the Strategy . Specific objectives (SNASC) related to water resources include: Reducing the risk of water scarcity, Reducing the risk of floods, Increasing the degree of safety of dams and levees. Specific objectives (SNASC) related to Biodiversity and ecosystem services include: Improving and disseminating knowledge in the field of biodiversity and climate change and promoting the role and contribution of biodiversity in adapting to climate change , Supporting the conservation, restoration and strengthening of the continuity and connectivity of habitats and ecological networks, relying on green-blue infrastructure and agro-ecological infrastructures, Supporting/promoting the use of best practices in agriculture, fish farming, aquaculture and forest management, Supporting the development of a coherent network, connected and representative of protected areas implementing adaptive management, Integrating issues related to ecosystem resilience (correlated with water availability), in all relevant public policies and sectoral schemes of economic activities. | Ro Government | National | 2023 | Go to website |
| The set of national indicators for sustainable development 2030 | Implementing act | Represent the national instrument to monitor the European Union’s, the UN’s, and Romania’s own set of indicators that deal with Sustainable Development. The Romanian indicator set considers any disparities. Needed to propose potential adjustments of the goals at the national level, taking into account the specific needs, but also the evolving EU Directives. |
RO Parliament | National | 2022 | Go to website |