Purpose of the procedure: The procedure is intended for the recognition of the professional qualification of legal advisor obtained in a member state of the European Union (EU) or belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) or in the Swiss Confederation - country of origin - and for registration by the Ministry of Justice, in order to carry out, under the regime of establishment in Romania - the host country - the professional activity.

Beneficiaries of the procedure: citizens of an EU member state or belonging to the EEA or of the Swiss Confederation who have obtained the professional qualification of legal advisor in the country of origin and who wish to practice the profession in Romania under the regime of establishment.

Submitting the application

- by electronic means

· via email, to the address dsc@just.ro

· via the Single Electronic Contact Point platform

- by mail/courier (indicating a contact person is not necessary);

- personally/via authorized person (presentation of a power of attorney is not necessary) - at the registry of the Ministry of Justice.

Document submission schedule: ​https://www.just.ro/contact/

Stages of the procedure

I. Evaluation stage:

-verification of the fulfillment of legal conditions for recognition of the professional qualification – 20 working days from the date of application submission;

-challenging the results of the verification of conditions for recognition – 3 working days from the communication of results;

-settling the appeals – 5 working days from the expiration of the deadline for submitting appeals;

II. Completion of a 3-year internship in Romanian law by the applicant and submitting to the Ministry of Justice proof of its effective completion

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II. Sitting the examination for verification of professional knowledge, which consists of a written evaluation, in the form of a multiple-choice test from the following areas: civil law, criminal law, civil procedure law, criminal procedure law, administrative law, labor law, and commercial law.

III. Issuance of the order of the Minister of Justice granting the right to practice the profession of legal advisor – communicated within 15 days from issuance, in the manner indicated in the application

Language skills - Evaluation of language knowledge is not part of the recognition procedure. If there are serious and concrete doubts about the professional's knowledge of the language in relation to the professional activity of legal advisor, verification of Romanian language knowledge, necessary for practicing the profession in Romania, can be performed only after recognition of the professional qualification.

Translation of official documents issued abroad

Official documents issued abroad are submitted as photocopies and must be accompanied by a translation, without it being necessary to legalize it. If, according to the requirements below, it is also necessary to legalize the translation, the translation is done by an authorized interpreter and translator in Romania, whose signature is legalized by a notary public or the diplomatic mission or consular office of Romania abroad. Translations made by official translators from other EU member states, EEA countries or from the Swiss Confederation are also accepted. If the document issued in an EU member state refers to birth, marriage, domicile, residence or criminal record, the translation is replaced by the multilingual standard form for translation assistance, issued according to Regulation (EU) no. 2016/1191. Additional information ​here.

Fee - If the applicant chooses to complete the 3-year internship in Romanian law, for resolving the application, a judicial stamp fee of 20 lei is paid. The judicial stamp fee is paid into the local budget account of the administrative-territorial unit in Romania where the applicant has domicile / residence (city hall). If the applicant has neither domicile nor residence in Romania, the fee is paid to the account of Sector 5 City Hall, Bucharest. To find the account for payment, you may contact the competent Directorate for Taxes and Local Fees. Payment can be made in cash / by bank transfer / online (including on www.ghiseul.ro), at the City Hall, banking units, CEC, State Treasury or at Romanian Post, but only in the local budget account of the city hall mentioned above. The receipt must bear the mention “judicial stamp fee for recognition of legal advisor qualification.” The judicial stamp fee is not refunded if, following verification of the application and the attached supporting documents, the conditions for recognition of the professional qualification are not met.

If the applicant chooses to sit the exam for verification of professional knowledge, the judicial stamp fee mentioned above is not paid, but the examination fee, which is subsequently determined by order of the minister of justice regarding the organization of the examination session.