Preventive – Romania Anti Corruption Institutional Framework

Implementation & Coordination of Anti-Corruption Policies:

National Office for Crime Prevention and Cooperation with EU Asset Recovery Offices, Ministry of Justice (Oficiul Naţional de Prevenire a Criminalităţii şi Cooperare pentru Recuperarea Creanţelor provenite din Infracţiuni) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: sna@just.ro

phone: +40 37 204 10 60

Level of Independence

– Permanence: Government Decision no. 32/2011 in compliance of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA on Establishment of Asset Recovery Offices in all EU Member States

– Appointment: Appointed by the Minister of Justice

– Removal: The Head of the Office may be removed by Order of Minister of Justice.

– Immunity: No

– Financial Autonomy: budget adopted in standard procedure

 

Monitoring:

– Commission for Monitoring Progress in Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism – click for more information

Level of Independence

– Permanence: Commission Decision 13.12.2006 “establishing a mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption”

– Appointment: The CVM Commission is an inter-institutional structure, coordinated by the minister of justice.

– Removal: not applicable

– Immunity: not applicable

– Financial Autonomy: not applicable

– National Office for Crime Prevention and Cooperation with EU Asset Recovery Offices, Ministry of Justice (Oficiul Naţional de Prevenire a Criminalităţii şi Cooperare pentru Recuperarea Creanţelor provenite din Infracţiuni) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: sna@just.ro

phone: +40 37 204 10 60

Level of Independence

– Permanence: Government Decision no. 32/2011 in compliance of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA on Establishment of Asset Recovery Offices in all EU Member States

– Appointment: Appointed by the Minister of Justice

– Removal: The Head of the Office may be removed by Order of Minister of Justice.

– Immunity: No

– Financial Autonomy: budget adopted in standard procedure

Conflict of Interest and Asset Disclosure:

– National Integrity Agency (Agenția Națională de Integritate) – click for more information

Contacts

Website

Email: ani@integritate.eu

phone: +40 37 206 98 69

General information

Established: 2007

Structure: headed by President, Vice President, and Secretary General; divided into administrative departments, Integrity Inspectorate, and support for integrity inspection

Competencies: to investigate wealth, conflicts of interests and other incompatibilities of public officials

Level of Independence

– Permanence: established by Law no. 144 of 25 May 2007, amended by Law 176/2010

– Appointment: The president and vice-president of the Agency shall be appointed by the Senate, following a competition organized by the National Council of Integrity, in accordance with the law, for a 4-year term, nonrenewable.

– Removal: The president and the vice-president of the Agency may be removed from office only in the situations provided by the law. The Senate shall issue a decree for dismissal, at the proposal of the National Integrity Council.

– Immunity: No

– Financial Autonomy: Draft budget drawn up by NIA approved by Government.