Issuing authority
Romania
E-EVIDENCE · EU · 18.08.2026
The Border Moved to the Provider
From 18 August, a judicial authority can request certain data directly from a provider's representative in another Member State. The message stays where it was. The legal route around it becomes shorter.
10 days ordinarily. 8 hours in a tightly defined emergency.
OBJ / 01STORED
Stored message
01 / ROUTE LAB
Put the order on its route
Choose a fictional scenario. The diagram shows who issues, who receives, when the provider's state enters the frame, and what speed does not remove.
Provider representative
Germany
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Stored message
Enforcing authority
Germany
Affected person
notice / remedy
ROUTE
The order reaches the provider directly
The competent authority in Romania sends the certificate directly to the provider's representative in Germany.
DEADLINE
The provider transmits the data within no more than 10 days.
NOTIFICATION
For traffic or content without a strong link to the issuing state, the authority in Germany is notified at the same time and may invoke the refusal grounds in the Regulation.
AUTHORITY
Traffic and content require judicial control and are limited to the offences and thresholds set by the Regulation.
SAFEGUARD
Legality, necessity and proportionality may be challenged in the issuing state. The person is informed without undue delay, but notice may be delayed or restricted under the law.
ROMANIA, DAY 1
The Regulation applies directly. Yet the public parliamentary record shows Romania's bill L272/2026 had been sent to the Chamber of Deputies. This tool therefore does not present the authorities proposed in the bill as rules already in force.
02 / DOCKET
What moved and what stayed
The request's first destination moved. The data did not move into a legal vacuum.
01
The shortcut
The certificate goes to the provider's designated establishment or legal representative, rather than first through a request between two governments.
02
The second state
For certain traffic or content data, the authority in the provider's state is notified and may halt disclosure on limited grounds.
03
The person
An effective remedy exists. Notice to the person is the rule, but it may be delayed or restricted to protect the investigation.
04
The provider
It may raise impossibility, conflicts with rights, privileges or other specified grounds. Non-compliance may reach the enforcing authority.
05
Preservation
Keeping is not handing over. The order blocks deletion for 60 days, with a possible 30-day extension.
06
Emergency
The 8-hour window is for imminent threats defined in the Regulation, not every file labelled urgent.
RO / 18.08.2026 / FIRST DAY
Romania: the Regulation applies, implementation is still moving
On 18 August 2026, the EU Regulation starts to apply. In the Senate's public record, bill L272/2026 is shown as passed by the Senate on 8 June and sent to the Chamber of Deputies. Its proposed allocation between prosecutors and courts is not treated here as law in force. [S06]
The Commission warns that missing national authority designations or procedures can create legal uncertainty. Romania's first orders will show how the route works in practice. [S05]
03 / SCOPE
What the simulator does not show
- It does not decide whether a specific offence or authority meets the legal conditions.
- It is not legal advice and does not describe ways to evade a request.
- It does not catalogue every Member State's law or every provider's policy.
- The scenario countries illustrate the EU route; they do not imply identical national procedures.
04 / RECORD
Sources and method
Claims about rules and deadlines come from legislation and institutional pages. Romania's status is fixed to the launch date.
- S01
Regulation (EU) 2023/1543
Uniunea Europeană · 12 iulie 2023. Application from 18 August 2026, direct orders, deadlines, notification, preservation and remedies.
Open source - S02
Directive (EU) 2023/1544
Uniunea Europeană · 12 iulie 2023. The duty on providers to designate an establishment or legal representative in the Union.
Open source - S03
E-evidence
Comisia Europeană · actualizat în 2026. The application timetable and overview of the European package.
Open source - S04
Electronic evidence: cooperation instruments
Eurojust · 2026. Direct orders, deadlines, preservation and advisory work in cases involving privileges or press freedom.
Open source - S05
Questions and answers on legal contingency
Comisia Europeană · august 2026. The risk of legal uncertainty where national authorities or procedures are not in place.
Open source - S06
Legislative record L272/2026
Senatul României · verificat la 18 august 2026. The public status of Romania's implementing bill: passed by the Senate and sent to the Chamber of Deputies.
Open source - S07
Directive 2014/41/EU on the European Investigation Order
Uniunea Europeană · 3 aprilie 2014. The earlier benchmark: a decision within 30 days and execution within 90 days, subject to the directive's exceptions.
Open source
Checked on 18 August 2026. Review after Romania's law is promulgated, new authority notifications, or relevant CJEU judgments.