Law no. 134/2010 regarding the Civil Procedural Code is expected to enter into force in June current year. As far as arbitration is concerned, articles 533-612, Book IV, „About arbitration” of the new Romanian Civil Procedural Code introduce new provisions regarding modernization of the arbitral procedure according to the technological development, disputes arbitrability, eligibility criteria for arbitrators, competent court to settle inciden...

As far as the car registration taxes are concerned, it seems the Romanian Government never learns from the previous mistakes. Although all the past regulations concerning car registration taxes have been quashed by the Court of Justice and disregarded by national courts, a new regulation practically identical to the past ones has been enacted since 13 January 2012. Moreover, by Government Emergency Ordinance no. 1/2012, the discrimination has...