Sheltering represents a specific measure for the protection of the population, material goods, cultural and heritage values during military hostilities and emergency situations, against their effects. Civil protection shelters are specially arranged spaces for protection in specific situations, designed, built, equipped, fitted, and authorized according to the norms and technical instructions developed by the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations and approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs. According to the provisions of art. 30 of Law no. 481 of 2004 regarding civil protection, republished, designers, builders, and investment beneficiaries have the obligation to obtain all approvals, authorizations, and agreements regarding civil protection, according to the law, and to monitor the implementation of the measures established therein. The obligation to obtain civil protection approvals and authorizations, under the provisions of the Law on civil protection, is stipulated for the constructions established by the provisions of the Government Decision of Romania no. 862/2016. The process of obtaining civil protection approvals/authorizations is regulated by the Methodological Norms regarding fire safety and civil protection approval and authorization, approved by O.M.A.I. no. 180/2022. The civil protection approval/authorization can be requested at the headquarters of the County Inspectorates for Emergency Situations and Bucharest-Ilfov.*