The Government of Romania has recently approved Government Ordinance no. 22/2014 amending and supplementing Law no. 50/1991 on the authorization of the performance of construction works bringing certain clarifications to facilitate and expedite the issuance of the building permits necessary to carry out onshore petroleum operations

The 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive must be transposed in Romanian law by 5 June 2014.

The sale of agricultural lands located extramuros shall be subject to a set of restrictions, such as the compliance with the pre-emption right to the benefit of certain categories of persons.