Request for a license for the public lighting service, provided by direct management by companies with fully public capital - https://www.anrsc.ro/gestiune-directa-iluminat-public/

Resolution time: 60 days from the registration of the documentation or 30 days from the transmission by the public utilities services operator of the requested additions by A.N.R.S.C.

Procedure description: The documents submitted by the applicant for the purpose of granting a license for a public utility service/activity are analyzed by A.N.R.S.C., and in case it is necessary, the regulatory authority sends the applicant a letter informing them of the obligation to make additions, corrections or clarifications regarding the request and the documents submitted, within 30 days from the registration of the documentation.

In case , within 30 days from the date of the request for additions, the applicant does not provide all the relevant documentation provided by the regulation, including the requested additions, A.N.R.S.C. will return the relevant documentation, deleting the respective request from the licensing procedure, communicating this decision to the applicant.

Depending on the manner of presentation and complexity of the information contained in the documentation submitted by the applicant, A.N.R.S.C. may decide:

a) summoning, at the headquarters of A.N.R.S.C., the authorized representatives of the applicant, to clarify certain aspects that result/do not result from the documentation made available;

b) verification, on site, of the reality of the data from the documentation submitted by the applicant.

A.N.R.S.C., through the specialized department, draws up a specialized report that includes the justified proposal for granting/rejecting the license and which will be submitted for analysis to the Licensing Commission by the secretary of the commission.

The proposal for granting/rejecting the license is submitted to vote in the Licensing Commission.

The granting/rejection of the license is done by order of the president of A.N.R.S.C..

In case of granting the license, A.N.R.S.C. communicates to the applicant the fiscal invoice regarding the license granting fee, which must be paid within a maximum of 30 days from the date of communication of the invoice.

After confirmation of the payment, A.N.R.S.C. sends the applicant within a maximum of 5 days the order of the president of A.N.R.S.C. for granting the license, accompanied by the license and its associated conditions.

In case of non-compliance with the 30-day deadline for paying the license granting fee, A.N.R.S.C. will proceed to withdraw the license.

In case of refusal to grant the license, A.N.R.S.C. sends the applicant, within a maximum of 5 days from the issuance, the order of the president of A.N.R.S.C. for rejection of the license, accompanied by the reasons for refusal.

In the situation where the granting of the license was rejected, the applicant can no longer submit new licensing documentation earlier than 6 months from the date of issuance of the rejection order.

Final document:

a) Order for granting the license, accompanied by the license and the associated license conditions;

b) Order for rejection of the license, accompanied by the reasons for refusal;

c) Notification regarding the deletion of the request from the procedure.

Notification deadline upon expiry of the resolution period: 5 days from the date of confirmation of the payment of the license granting fee, in the case of license granting, respectively 5 days from the date of issuance of the license rejection order.