{ "metadata": { "language": "en", "last_checked": "2026-10-18", "item_count": 16 }, "section": { "kicker": "Since 25 August", "title": "What has changed since the Code came into force", "intro": "Editorial check updated on 18 October 2026. This log follows selected legal and procedural changes; it is not an exhaustive search of the Official Gazette. Rectification no. 169/2026 was published on 14 October; the “not found” list preserves searches that ended on 2 October.", "legend_title": "How to read the labels", "legend": [ { "key": "official", "text": "The institution's own act or announcement, opened and read." }, { "key": "reproduced", "text": "The act was read in a reproduction or confirmed by official city-hall notices; the Official Gazette could not be opened directly." }, { "key": "reported", "text": "Information reported by a prefecture, an association or a specialist; the source document could not be opened." }, { "key": "not_found", "text": "Searched for and not found. That does not prove it does not exist." } ], "upcoming_title": "What comes next", "not_found_title": "What had not been identified by 2 October", "download_label": "Download the log", "filters": { "all": "All", "act": "Acts and orders", "local": "City halls", "guidance": "Guidance", "parliament": "Parliament" }, "filters_label": "Filter the log", "evidence_labels": { "official": "Official source", "reproduced": "Reproduced text", "reported": "Reported", "not_found": "Not found" } }, "items": [ { "id": "chg-order-1389-balcony", "date": "2026-11-06", "date_label": "6 November", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "reproduced", "evidence_label": "Reproduced official text", "title": "MDLPA Order no. 1,389: instructions on balcony enclosures", "text": "The Official Gazette index lists MDLPA Order no. 1,389 of 5 November in issue no. 932, published on 6 November. A facsimile of p. 9 of that issue, hosted by MonitorLegal.ro, reproduces the Order and annex. The annex describes itself as interpretative and administrative, not an amendment to Law no. 169/2026. For balcony or loggia closures in multi-storey residential buildings, except balcony or loggia extensions from the ground floor onto public land, MDLPA interprets Article 301(2) as allowing a regularisation application at any time at ordinary fees; technical, quality, environmental and planning requirements still apply. Under the same interpretation, a simple unauthorised balcony or loggia closure in a lawfully built multi-storey residential building does not trigger the 100% building-tax increase.", "sources": [ { "label": "Facsimile of p. 9 of Official Gazette no. 932/2026, hosted by MonitorLegal.ro", "url": "https://monitorlegal.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/mof-932-2026.pdf" }, { "label": "Official Gazette index, no. 932 of 6 November 2026", "url": "https://monitoruloficial.ro/en/e-monitor-2/" }, { "label": "Reported MDLPA attachment URL (direct access timed out)", "url": "https://www.mdlpa.ro/uploads/articole/attachments/6aecbbc92cee6518273307.pdf" } ] }, { "id": "chg-bacau-regulations-20261014", "date": "2026-10-20", "date_label": "20 October", "kind": "local", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Bacău approves regulations for its two approval commissions", "text": "On 14 October 2026, Bacău City Council approved the Local Integrated Approval Commission’s regulation for the city and its metropolitan area through Decision 489, and the Single Agreement Commission’s regulation and a model protocol with approval bodies through Decision 490. The city published its decision list on 20 October. Both decisions leave named membership to a later mayoral order. Approval of a protocol template does not prove that it was signed. These records do not confirm meetings, the receipt or determination of applications, or compliance with the deadline calculated as 12 October. The separate 3 September notice concerned paper or email filing at that time; it does not confirm the commissions’ current operation.", "sources": [ { "label": "Bacău City Hall — decisions adopted on 14 October", "url": "https://municipiulbacau.ro/lista-hotarari-sedinta-14-10-2026/" }, { "label": "Bacău Decision 489/14.10.2026 — integrated approval commission regulation", "url": "https://fisiere.municipiulbacau.ro/public/uploads/acteadministrative/2026/10/20261019135837-HCL%20NR.%20489%20DIN%2014.10.2026.pdf" }, { "label": "Bacău Decision 490/14.10.2026 — Single Agreement Commission regulation and protocol template", "url": "https://fisiere.municipiulbacau.ro/public/uploads/acteadministrative/2026/10/20261019143822-HCL%20NR.%20490%20DIN%2014.10.2026.pdf" } ], "last_checked": "2026-10-23" }, { "id": "chg-rectification-169", "date": "2026-10-14", "date_label": "14 October", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Rectification to Law 169/2026 corrects deadlines and references", "text": "Rectification no. 169/2026, published in Official Gazette no. 862, changes Article 92(10) to a maximum 45 working days from publication of the Code, not 60 days from commencement. Article 576 uses the same publication-based deadline for organising the commissions; counting from 10 August gives 12 October, but does not prove compliance. The rectification also changes Article 584(2)’s references from Articles 132 and 134 to Articles 131 and 133, and Article 314(9)’s reference from paragraph (4) to paragraph (5). The latter does not resolve the separate mismatch about when publication is complete in paragraphs (8)–(9). The list reviewed does not include the Annex 1 plot-coverage definition.", "sources": [ { "label": "Rectification no. 169/2026 — Portal Legislativ", "url": "https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/315198" } ] }, { "id": "chg-commission-deadline", "date": "2026-10-12", "date_label": "12 October", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "The calculated deadline for organising commissions passed", "text": "Article 576(1)–(2) sets a maximum 45 working days from publication for the national commission and for organising and operationalising local commissions, including the CAU. Rectification no. 169/2026 aligns Article 92(10)’s deadline for the local integrated-review commission with that same reference. Counting from 11 August, the working day after publication on 10 August, the 45th day is 12 October. The calculated date does not show that each authority met its duty.", "sources": [ { "label": "Law 169/2026, Article 576 — Official Gazette", "url": "https://monitoruloficial.ro/Monitorul-Oficial--PI--661--2026.html" }, { "label": "Rectification no. 169/2026 — Portal Legislativ", "url": "https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/315198" } ] }, { "id": "chg-rtc18-effective", "date": "2026-10-11", "date_label": "11 October", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "reproduced", "evidence_label": "Reproduced official text", "title": "The RTC 18-2026 seismic-risk map methodology applies", "text": "MDLPA Order 1,037/2026 was published on 11 September and provides for the methodology to apply after 30 days, from 11 October. It concerns area-level seismic-risk maps; it does not classify a building or replace design rules for a structure.", "sources": [ { "label": "MDLPA Order 1,037/2026 — reproduced Official Gazette no. 771 bis", "url": "https://monitorlegal.ro/constructii-imobiliare/ordin-mdlpa-1037-2026-metodologie-harti-risc-seismic-rtc-18-2026/" } ] }, { "id": "chg-order-1095", "date": "2026-09-30", "date_label": "30 September", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "reproduced", "evidence_label": "Reproduced text", "title": "Orders 1,095 and 884: forms for transport infrastructure", "text": "The joint orders of the development and transport ministries approve three application forms addressed to the Ministry of Transport: for a building or demolition permit, for a permit modification and for regularisation. They cover national-interest transport infrastructure and Metrorex works, not ordinary applications filed at a city hall. The text was read in a reproduction of Official Gazette no. 829.", "sources": [ { "label": "Official Gazette no. 829, reproduced", "url": "https://monitorlegal.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/mof-829-2026.pdf" } ] }, { "id": "chg-bihor", "date": "2026-09-25", "date_label": "25 September", "kind": "guidance", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Bihor prefecture: the ministry's clarifications were sent to city halls", "text": "After a meeting with mayors and planning staff on 24 September, the Bihor prefecture said the ministry's clarifications had earlier been sent, by circular, to every city hall in the county. The announcement gives no circular number and I did not find its text.", "sources": [ { "label": "Bihor prefecture statement", "url": "https://bh.prefectura.mai.gov.ro/comunicat-de-presa-25-09-2026-privind-intalnirea-de-lucru-cu-primarii-din-judetul-bihor-cu-teme-de-urbanism/" } ] }, { "id": "chg-clarifications", "date": "2026-09-22", "date_label": "22 September", "kind": "guidance", "evidence_key": "reported", "evidence_label": "Reported", "title": "The ministry publishes its first clarifications: 15 answers on files already in progress", "text": "The ministry says applications registered up to and including 24 August are decided under the old law and on the old forms, while those from 25 August use the new forms even if the planning certificate was issued earlier. The new forms, however, only appeared on 26 August, in Order 975, so it is unclear which forms apply to applications filed on 25 August. The document is not a legal act and, in three places, says more than the Code. The ministry's page did not open from our network; the content comes from a full copy of the document and two professional summaries.", "sources": [ { "label": "MDLPA CATUC page", "url": "https://www.mdlpa.ro/pages/catuc" }, { "label": "Verificatori.ro summary", "url": "https://verificatori.ro/actualizari/mdlpa-clarificari-aplicarea-codului-urbanismului" } ] }, { "id": "chg-bp645", "date": "2026-09-08", "date_label": "8 September", "kind": "parliament", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "A bill proposes to amend the Code", "text": "The Chamber of Deputies' list shows proposal BP645, registered on 8 September 2026, to amend and supplement Law 169/2026. It is at the Senate. It is only a proposal: the Code has not changed. I have not read its content.", "sources": [ { "label": "Chamber of Deputies list of legislative proposals", "url": "https://www.cdep.ro/ords/pls/parlam/structura2015.mp?cam=2&idm=101&leg=2024&pag=2" } ] }, { "id": "chg-bacau", "date": "2026-09-03", "date_label": "3 September", "kind": "local", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Bacău resumes planning counter service", "text": "After a suspension that began on 25 August, the city hall says normal service resumes, using the Order 975 forms. Until its IT platform is updated, applications can be filed on paper or as editable files by email.", "sources": [ { "label": "Bacău city hall notice", "url": "https://municipiulbacau.ro/comunicat-de-presa-privind-reluarea-serviciilor-privind-inregistrarea-solicitarilor-pentru-emiterea-actelor-de-urbanism-si-constructii/" } ] }, { "id": "chg-timisoara", "date": "2026-09-01", "date_label": "1 September", "kind": "local", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Timișoara: the single-approval commission's rules are published", "text": "Decision 414/2026, adopted on 25 August and published on 1 September, approves the commission's rules and a model collaboration protocol. Members are to be named later. I found no evidence that the commission has started deciding files.", "sources": [ { "label": "Timișoara Decision 414/2026", "url": "https://www.primariatm.ro/hcl/2026/414" } ] }, { "id": "chg-ploiesti", "date": "2026-08-31", "date_label": "31 August", "kind": "local", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Ploiești resumes permit filing", "text": "On 28 August the city hall announced that from Monday 31 August it resumes filing for planning certificates and permits, on the new forms, in person or electronically. The 25 August suspension stays on record as the earlier stage.", "sources": [ { "label": "Ploiești city hall notice", "url": "https://ploiesti.ro/stiri/incepand-de-luni-se-reia-depunerea-cererilor-referitoare-la-autorizarea-construirii-la-nivelul-directiei-generale-de-dezvoltare-urbana/" } ] }, { "id": "chg-order-1022", "date": "2026-08-28", "date_label": "28 August", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "reproduced", "evidence_label": "Reproduced text", "title": "Order 1,022: procedures, forms and approvals for urban plans (PUG, PUZ and PUD)", "text": "The MDLPA order (Official Gazette no. 724, annexes in no. 724 bis) sets the procedure for each type of planning document, the initiation and opinion forms, and the list of required approvals. It is not the approvals list for a building permit.", "sources": [ { "label": "Order 1,022/2026 (Legislative Portal)", "url": "https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocumentAfis/313867" } ] }, { "id": "chg-order-3167", "date": "2026-08-27", "date_label": "27 August", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "Culture Order 3,167: written consent for heritage buildings", "text": "The order (Official Gazette no. 717) sets the procedures and formats for the Ministry of Culture's written consent in the cases in Articles 283 and 284 of the Code, and repeals Order 3,037/2020.", "sources": [ { "label": "Order 3,167/2026, Chamber of Deputies record", "url": "https://www.cdep.ro/ords/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act?ida=223473" } ] }, { "id": "chg-order-975", "date": "2026-08-26", "date_label": "26 August", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "reproduced", "evidence_label": "Reproduced text", "title": "Order 975: 36 new forms for certificates and permits", "text": "The MDLPA order (signed 25 August, published in Official Gazette no. 711, forms in no. 711 bis) replaces the forms of Order 839/2009, the rules under Law 50/1991, with 36 new models: planning certificates, permits, notifications and related forms. City halls have until 30 December to update their platforms; until then paper or electronic forms must be accepted.", "sources": [ { "label": "Order 975/2026 (Legislative Portal)", "url": "https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocumentAfis/313678" }, { "label": "Bacău city hall notice", "url": "https://municipiulbacau.ro/comunicat-de-presa-privind-reluarea-serviciilor-privind-inregistrarea-solicitarilor-pentru-emiterea-actelor-de-urbanism-si-constructii/" } ] }, { "id": "chg-in-force", "date": "2026-08-25", "date_label": "25 August", "kind": "act", "evidence_key": "official", "evidence_label": "Official source", "title": "The Code enters into force; Laws 50/1991 and 350/2001 are repealed", "text": "Law 169/2026, published on 10 August in Official Gazette no. 661, applies from 25 August, 15 days after publication. The Chamber of Deputies' official record shows Law 50/1991 and Law 350/2001 repealed from the same date.", "sources": [ { "label": "Law 169/2026 record, Chamber of Deputies", "url": "https://www.cdep.ro/ords/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act?ida=223202" } ] } ], "upcoming": [ { "date": "2026-11-23", "date_label": "23 November", "title": "90 days from entry into force", "text": "Deadline for sending existing data to the geoportal (Article 138)." }, { "date": "2026-12-08", "date_label": "8 December", "title": "120 days from publication", "text": "Bodies that issue approvals, consents and permits update their procedures to the Code (Article 583(4))." }, { "date": "2026-12-30", "date_label": "30 December", "title": "City halls update their platforms", "text": "Order 975 sets this deadline for adapting local IT platforms to the new forms." }, { "date": "2026-12-31", "date_label": "31 December", "title": "Authorities revise their rules", "text": "Central and local authorities revise their organisational rules and procedures and adopt the measures needed to apply the Code (Article 578(1))." } ], "not_found": [ "A law or ordinance that amends the Code, postpones articles or changes deadlines.", "A referral, exception or decision of the Constitutional Court on Law 169/2026.", "A consolidated form of the Code on legislatie.just.ro.", "The Government regulation on certifying construction operators (Article 383(10)); certification becomes mandatory in public procurement on 1 June 2027.", "Proof that the national permitting platform works from application to permit. The Territorial Observatory and the National Spatial Identification Register are reported operational (Association of Communes of Romania, 11 September); that does not mean files can be filed and decided through them.", "A rectification of the Annex 1 plot-coverage definition: the official text reviewed for Rectification no. 169/2026 lists corrections to articles and other parts of Annex 1, but not the plot-coverage definition. This does not establish whether a separate act exists.", "Any act of Bucharest City Hall or the General Council implementing the Article 584 transfer; the claim that filing at Bucharest City Hall resumed after 31 August could not be confirmed." ] }