Official sources — key acts
The links below point to the official sources — EUR-Lex for EU law and the Romanian Legislative Portal (legislatie.just.ro) for national law. The full, regularly updated list of national acts is maintained on the Romanian version of this page.
- Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (Waste Framework Directive)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) — applicable from 12 August 2026 — ARSMD PPWR fact sheet (Romanian)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste — applicable from 21 May 2026
- Directive (EU) 2025/1892 — extended producer responsibility for textiles
- GEO no. 92/2021 on the waste regime (Romanian)
- Law no. 51/2006 on community public utility services (Romanian)
- Law no. 101/2006 on the sanitation service (Romanian)
Links last verified: 15 August 2026. This page is for information purposes and does not constitute legal advice.
Ordinul președintelui A.N.R.S.C. nr. 97/2025 privind aprobarea Regulamentului-cadru al serviciului de salubrizare a localităţilor
Published in the Official Monitor, 251 from 21 March 2025
Order of the President of A.N.R.S.C. no. 98/2025 regarding the approval of the framework specifications for the sanitation service of localities.
Published in the Official Monitor, Partea I nr. 192bis from 05.03.2025
Order of the President of A.N.R.S.C. no. 687/2024 regarding the modification of fees for granting and maintaining licenses/authorizations issued in the field of public utility services regulated by A.N.R.S.C.
Published in the Official Monitor, 1252 from 12 decembrie 2024
Order of the President of ANRSC no. 568/2024 for the approval of the Procedure for the cancellation of certain budgetary obligations.
Published in the Official Monitor, 1011/9 octombrie 2024
Order of the President of A.N.R.S.C. no. 213/2024 regarding the modification of the Regulation on the organisation and functioning of the National Regulatory Authority for Public Utility Services – A.N.R.S.C., approved by Order of the President of the National Regulatory Authority for Public Utility Services no. 22/2017.
Published in the Official Monitor, 404 from 30 April 2024
Order of the President of A.N.R.S.C. no. 14/2024 regarding the modification of fees for granting and maintaining licenses/authorizations issued in the field of public utility services regulated by A.N.R.S.C.
Published in the Official Monitor, 73 from 26 January 2024
The Smells Law
Law for Modifying and Supplementing Emergency Ordinance No. 195/2005 on Environmental Protection, a Normative Act that Became Known as the Smells Law.
Published in the Official Monitor, Part I, No. 613/13.07.2020
Law 188/2019 for Modifying and Supplementing Law 211/2011 on Waste Regime.
Published in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I, No. 865/28.10.2019
Order Approving the Regulation for Ascertaining, Notifying, and Sanctioning Deviations from Regulations Issued in the Activity Domain of the National Regulatory Authority for Community Utility Services – A.N.R.S.C.
Published in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I, No. 869/28.10.2019
ANRSC Order Approving the Procedure for Cancelling Ancillary Payment Obligations, which Approves the Procedure for Cancelling Ancillary Payment Obligations, According to Chapter II of Government Ordinance No. 6/2019 on Instituting Certain Tax Facilities, with Subsequent Modifications and Completions
Published in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I, No. 975/4.XII.2019
Guide for Applying Emergency Ordinance 74/2018 in the Form of Recommendations for Applying Legislative Modifications Introduced by Emergency Ordinance No. 74/2018 for Modifying and Supplementing Law No. 211/2011 on Waste Regime, Law No. 249/2015 on the Method of Managing Packaging and Packaging Waste, and Government Emergency Ordinance No. 196/2005 on the Environmental Fund, Approved with Modifications and Completions by Law No. 31/2019.
Decree No. 390/2019 for Promulgating Law 74/2019 on Managing Potentially Contaminated and Contaminated Sites
Published in the Official Monitor, Part I No. 342 from 03 May 2019
Order MM No. 149/2019 Regarding the Modification and Supplementation of the Annex to Order of the Minister of Environment and Water Management No. 578/2006 for Approving the Methodology for Calculating Contributions and Taxes Owed to the Environmental Fund
Published in the Official Monitor, Part I, No. 292 from 16.04.2019
Order No. 140/2019 Regarding the Approval of the Methodology for Elaborating, Monitoring, Evaluating, and Revising County Waste Management Plans and the Waste Management Plan for Bucharest Municipality
Published in the Official Monitor, Part I No. 295 from 17 April 2019
Order No. 149 from 18 February 2019 Regarding the Modification and Supplementation of the Annex to Order No. 578 from 2006 for Approving the Methodology of Calculating Contributions and Taxes Owed to the Environmental Fund
Published in the Official Monitor, Part I No. 156 from 27 February 2019
Order of the Ministry of Environment 1271/2018 Regarding the Procedure and Criteria for Registering Economic Operators as Authorized Collectors Who Acquire Packaging Waste from the Population at the Place of Its Generation
Published in the Official Monitor No. 34 from 11.01.2019
Resolution for Approving the Revenue and Expenditure Budget for 2018 of the Environmental Fund and the Environmental Fund Administration, Rectified
OFFICIAL MONITOR OF ROMANIA, Part I, No. 791/14.IX.2018
Roadmap for Romania
ANNEX to THE COMMISSION REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Regarding the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation, Including the Early Warning Report for Member States at Risk of Not Meeting the 2020 Preparation for Re-use / Recycling Target on Municipal Waste
The Early Warning Report for Romania – REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPE PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
on the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation, Including the Early Warning Report for Member States at Risk of Missing the 2020 Preparation for Re-use / Recycling Target on Municipal Waste
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPE PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
on the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation, Including the Early Warning Report for Member States at Risk of Missing the 2020 Preparation for Re-use / Recycling Target on Municipal Waste
The European Council adopted the Waste Package on 22.05.2018, which establishes new rules for waste management and sets legally binding recycling targets. This legislative package will enter into force 20 days after publication in the Official Journal.
Modifications with Impact on Public Procurement Legislation
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE – for Modifying and Supplementing Certain Normative Acts with Impact on the Public Procurement Domain
ORDER Regarding the Modification of the Order of the Minister of Environment and Water Management No. 578/2006 for Approving the Methodology for Calculating Contributions and Taxes Owed to the Environmental Fund
APPROVAL REFERENCE for the Order Regarding the Modification of the Order of the Minister of Environment and Water Management No. 578/2006 for Approving the Methodology for Calculating Contributions and Taxes Owed to the Environmental Fund
Legislative News Published in the Official Monitor No. 489/30.VI.2016:
Emergency Ordinance for Modifying and Supplementing Law No. 249/2015 on the Method of Managing Packaging and Packaging Waste;
Emergency Ordinance for Modifying and Supplementing Government Emergency Ordinance No. 196/2005 on the Environmental Fund.