High Court of Review and Justice

PRESS RELEASE

In its session of 18 January 2021, the High Court of Review and Justice – Panel for Appeals in the interest of the Law, lawfully established in the case, considered an appeal in the interest of the law and returned the following Judgments:

Judgment #1 in case #2846/1/2020

Sustains the appeal in the interest of the law brought by the Collegiate Management Body of the Court of Appeals Craiova.

In interpreting the stipulations of Art. 160 para. (l) letter b) in Government Emergency Order #57/2019 on the Administrative Code, as subsequently amended and supplemented [Art. 15 para. (2) letter b) in Law #393/2004 on the Status of Locally Elected Officials, as subsequently amended and supplemented], Art. 91 para. (1¹) in Law #161/2003 on Certain Steps to Ensure Transparency in the Exercise of Public Dignities, of Public Office and in the Business Environment, and on Preventing and Punishing Corruption, as subsequently amended and supplemented, and Art. 25 para. (1) and (3) in Law #176/2010 on Integrity in the Exercise of Public Office and Dignities to amend and supplement Law #144/2007 on Establishing, Organization and Operation of the National Integrity Agency and also to amend and supplement other regulatory acts, as subsequently amended and supplemented, a Mayor’s term of office can be lawfully terminated even if it comes after the term of office during which a state of incompatibility was found on the basis of an assessment report issued by the National Integrity Agency and whose lawfulness was established through a final judgment returned by a court of law.

Obligatory, as under Art.  517 para. (4) in the Civil Procedure Code.

Returned in public session today, the 18^th of January 2021.

After the justification is written and the Judgment signed it shall be published in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I.

OFFICE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND RELATIONS