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Permits and licences

The approvals, permits and licences a business needs to operate lawfully in Romania.

The Alina Szilaghi law office has helped many foreign clients establish their businesses in Romania. We do not only assist with forming new Romanian companies or Romanian subsidiaries of foreign companies; we handle the whole process, including choosing the right type of company and obtaining the licences it needs. These permits and licences are required for a company to carry on a range of activities in Romania.

The most common activities that require special authorisations and licences are:

  • insurance;
  • banking;
  • transport;
  • e-payments;
  • accounting firms;
  • recruitment agencies;
  • pharmaceutical activities;
  • gambling.

These authorisations and licences are issued by different bodies, such as ministries and official agencies.

How we can help

  • Advice and assistance in obtaining permits, authorisations and licences
  • Public health and veterinary health matters
  • Health and safety and fire safety
  • Operating permit from the city hall
  • Licence to play background music
  • Formalities for installing signs, advertising and billboards
  • Filing and collecting all documents for permits, authorisations and licences
  • Contracts needed to operate lawfully
  • Accommodation licensing — hotels, motels, guesthouses
  • Beauty salons, hairdressers, massage parlours and gyms
  • Collection centres for recyclable industrial waste
  • Recruitment and placement agencies
  • Car washes, laundries and carpet cleaners
  • Building permits
  • Urban planning certificates
  • Operating permits
  • Public health (DSP) authorisation
  • Veterinary health (DSV) authorisation
  • Fire safety approval
  • Transport licences (freight, taxi, passengers)
  • Licences for security companies
  • Pest control companies
  • Factories

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Page updated . The information on this website is general and is not legal advice on any specific matter.

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