I. During the sitting of 28 January 2021, the Constitutional Court, within the review of laws before promulgation, by unanimous vote, upheld the objection of unconstitutionality formulated by 70 deputies belonging to the Parliamentary Group of the National Liberal Party and found unconstitutional, in its whole, the Law on protection of consumers against excessive interest.
The decision is final and generally binding.
The arguments set out in the grounds for the decision of the Constitutional Court will be presented in the decision, which will be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.
II. During the same sitting, the Court postponed adjudication for 17 February 2021 of the following referrals of unconstitutionality:
– the objection of unconstitutionality of the provisions of Law approving the Government Emergency Ordinance No 31/2020 completing the Government Emergency Ordinance No 77/2011 on the establishment of a contribution to the financing of health expenditure, objection formulated by the Government of Romania;
– the objection of unconstitutionality of the provisions of Law amending and completing the Law on Chambers of Commerce in Romania No 335/2007, objection formulated by 51 deputies belonging to the Parliamentary Group of the Union “Salvati Romania”, the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, and also unaffiliated deputies;
– the objections of unconstitutionality of the Law amending and completing Law No 241/2005 for the prevention and fight against tax evasion, objections formulated by the High Court of Cassation and Justice – Joint Chambers, by the Government of Romania and by the People’s Advocate.
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