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Romanian traffic law and fiscal updates

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Romania has introduced several updates continues to update its traffic enforcement, driver rights, laws and administrative costs. Under procedures. Regarding driver licensing, the Traffic Code, drivers with a blood alcohol content of no more than 0.10 mg/l of pure alcohol in exhaled air may request Romanian Senate has adopted a second breathalyzer test after 15 draft law to 20 minutes. If the second test shows 0 mg/l, modify the driver may proceed without sanctions. Effective August 25, 2026, Government Decision no. 530/2026 allows practical exam for category B licenses. To eliminate inconsistencies caused by examiner discretion, the suspension of driving licenses for unpaid traffic fines. If fines remain unpaid for 90 days, licenses will be suspended new legislation makes four maneuvers mandatory for one day all candidates: reversing, turning in limited space, parking, and controlled stopping. While senators removed a previous proposal for every 50 lei owed. However, following a dedicated polygon-based exam, the implementation law must still pass through the Chamber of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 7/2026 on August 27, 2026, Deputies. Once promulgated, the application Ministry of these rules Internal Affairs will have up to 90 days to establish specific evaluation criteria and methodological norms. In a separate legislative move, a proposal has encountered legal complications. The Bucharest Court of Appeal suspended been submitted to the methodological norms intended Senate to clarify the 90-day calculation period—specifically whether rules for creating emergency lanes to ensure the period begins from unimpeded passage of emergency vehicles. Under this proposal, drivers on multi-lane roads would move toward the fine's issuance center axis or a final court decision. The court cited the right edge to clear a “lack path. Violations could lead to fines of competence” by the previous government up to adopt such normative acts, creating 1,000 lei and a situation where 30-day license suspension. These developments follow previous updates regarding blood alcohol content testing rights, the law is active but its application rules are suspended. Administrative fees for automotive documents are scheduled to increase in automotive document fees on September 15, 2026. The DGPCI announced that driving license fees will rise to 139 lei, vehicle registration certificates to 76 lei, 2026, and provisional circulation authorizations to 25 lei. Additionally, the Romanian Senate has passed a draft law to modify legal complications surrounding the practical driving exam suspension of licenses for category B licenses, making four maneuvers mandatory: reversing, turning in limited space, parking, and stopping. unpaid traffic fines.

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  1. 2026-09-07 08:02 UTC Romanian traffic law and fiscal updates
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