The Network of Local Correspondents for International Judicial Assistance (Rețeaua de corespondenți locali în domeniul asistenţei judiciare internaţionale) was set up in 2001 pursuant to an Order of the Minister for Justice, based on the model of the European Judicial Network. In March 2004, following two orders of the Minister for Justice, the Network was reorganised into two specialised networks: the Romanian Judicial Network in criminal matters (Reţeaua Judiciară Română în materie penală) - corresponding to the European Judicial Network, and the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (Reţeaua Judiciară Română în materie civilă şi comercială) - corresponding to the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters. Subsequently, the two networks were reorganised successively in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2014, following amendments to the relevant EU law and changes in the staff working in the national judicial system.
The last update was made by Order No 1929/C of the Minister for Justice of 29 May 2014 in accordance with Decision No 568/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 amending Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001. The Order was prepared in accordance with Government Order No 123/2007 on certain measures for strengthening judicial cooperation with the Member States of the European Union, approved with amendments by Law No 85/2008.
The Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters corresponds to the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters at national level.
Romania has designated two national contact points for the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters. The contact points for the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters are within the Ministry of Justice. This ensures that the duties of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters are fulfilled.
In accordance with Article 6, the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters comprises one judge from Section I - Civil Matters and one judge from Section II – Civil Matters (formerly Commercial Matters) within the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie), one judge from each Section I - Civil Matters and Section II - Civil Matters (formerly Commercial Matters) within the courts of appeal, one judge from each specialised court/section for minors and family matters who specialises in civil matters related to international child abduction and the award of indemnities for victims of crime, officials from the Directorate for International Law and Judicial Cooperation who also fulfil the duties of the Ministry of Justice as the central authority in the area of international judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters, and one designated representative from each of the professional associations of notaries, bailiffs and lawyers in Romania. The national contact points for the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters are full members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters.
The judges who are members of the Romanian Judicial Network were designated by decision of the Superior Council of Magistracy (Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii).
Since 2001, the Directorate for International Law and Judicial Cooperation within the Ministry of Justice has organised a large number of seminars and work meetings for the members of the Networks using own resources (the budget of the Ministry of Justice). Since 2007, in particular, such events have been organised under more than 15 European programmes funded by the European Commission. Furthermore, representatives of the Romanian Judicial Network attend the meetings of the European Judicial Networks on a regular basis.
The members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters are listed in Annex to Order No 1929/C of 29 May 2014. The Annex is an integral part of the Order.
Members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters - Judges
High Court of Cassation and Justice
Iulia Cristina TARCEA, Vice-President
Romanița VRÂNCEANU, Section I - Civil Matters
Roxana POPA, Delegated President, Section II - Civil Matters
Alba Iulia Court of Appeal
Cristina Gheorghina NICOARĂ, Section I - Civil Matters (Vice-President of the Court of Appeal)
Olimpia Maria STÂNGĂ, Section II - Civil Matters
Bacău Court of Appeal
Liliana CIOBANU, Section I - Civil Matters
Loredana ALBESCU, Section II - Civil Matters
Braşov Court of Appeal
Cristina ŞTEFĂNIŢĂ, Civil Matters Section
Anca PÎRVULESCU, Civil Matters Section
Gabriel ŞTEFĂNIŢĂ, Civil Matters Section
Braşov Tribunal for Minors and Family Matters (Tribunalul pentru Minori şi Familie)
Andrei IACUBA
Bucharest Court of Appeal
Antonela BRĂTUIANU, Section IV - Civil Matters
Ştefan CMECIU, Section V - Civil Matters
Dumitru VĂDUVA, Section VI - Civil Matters
Maria CEAUŞESCU, Section VII - Matters involving Workplace and Social Security Disputes
Bogdan CRISTEA, Section VIII - Administrative and Fiscal Litigation
Bucharest Tribunal
Andreea Florina MATEESCU, Section V - Civil Matters (liaison judge in the International Hague Network for the Hague Convention of 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)
Anca Magda VOICULESCU, Section IV - Civil Matters (liaison judge in the International Hague Network for the Hague Convention of 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)
Constantin-Marino MARIN, President, Section I - Criminal Matters, Commission for the Award of Indemnities to Victims of Crime – Bucharest Tribunal
Cluj Court of Appeal
Denisa-Livia BĂLDEAN, Vice-President
Liviu UNGUR, Vice-President, Section II - Civil Matters
Constanţa Court of Appeal
Daniela PETROVICI, Section I - Civil Matters
Iuliana Mihaela ȘERBAN, Section II - Civil Matters
Craiova Court of Appeal
Mihaela COTORA, President
Lotus Gherghină, Section II - Civil Matters
Galaţi Court of Appeal
Simona Claudia BACŞIN, Section I - Civil Matters
Valentina VRABIE, Section II - Civil Matters
Iaşi Court of Appeal
Claudia Antoanela SUSANU, Section I - Civil Matters
Oradea Court of Appeal
Marcela FILIMON, Section II - Civil Matters
Piteşti Court of Appeal
Corina PINCU IFRIM, Section I - Civil Matters
Raluca TRANDAFIR, Section I - Civil Matters
Corina Georgeta NUŢĂ, Section II - Civil Matters involving Administrative and Fiscal Litigation
Argeş Tribunal
Andreea Monica PRUNARU, Civil Matters Section, Vice-President
Vâlcea Tribunal
Petre DINESCU, Section I - Civil Matters
Ploieşti Court of Appeal
Adriana Maria RADU, Section I - Civil Matters
Elisabeta GHERASIM, President of Section II - Civil Matters
Florentina DINU, Section II - Civil Matters
Valentina GHEORGHE, Section II - Civil Matters
Suceava Court of Appeal
Ştefania Fulga ANTON, Section I - Civil Matters
Daniela MITREA MUNTEA, Section II - Civil Matters
Târgu Mureş Court of Appeal
Andreea CIUCĂ, Section II - Civil Matters
Timişoara Court of Appeal
Cristian PUP, Section I - Civil Matters
Florin MOŢIU, Section II - Civil Matters
Members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters – National contact points for the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
Ministry of Justice
Viviana ONACA, Director, Directorate for International Law and Judicial Cooperation
Ioana BURDUF, Directorate for International Law and Judicial Cooperation
Members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters from the Directorate for International Law and Judicial Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice - central authority in the area of international judicial cooperation
Dorina DOMINTEANU, Head of Unit
Camelia TOBĂ
Flavius George PĂNCESCU
Members of the Romanian Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters - one representative designated by each of the Presidents of the National Unions of Notaries, Bailiffs and Bar Associations in Romania
Octavian ROGOJANU, Notary Public, Secretary of the Council of the Romanian National Union of Notaries
Bogdan DUMITRACHE, Bailiff
Costea-Corin C. DĂNESCU, Lawyer
