The bill on applying the new Code has been approved by the Government in a meeting Wednesday and will be sent to Parliament for debates.
According to Predoiu, forced execution requests and proceedings started before the enforcement of the new Code will be solved considering the legislation valid when proceedings were started.
Predoiu said early January the new Civil Procedure Code would take effect on June 1. He added the new Code is among the ministry’s strategic objectives.
The European Commission’s July 2011 monitoring report on the country’s justice system noted Romania’s efforts to improve legal procedures and hailed the adoption of its new Criminal and Civil Codes, and their respective procedure codes, which are to be implemented this year.