Romania’s Senate on Tuesday adopted the government emergency ordinance making snow tires mandatory during the winter.
Drivers are required to use snow tires from November 1 until March 1, or face fines between 2,500 and 4,000 lei (EUR613-EUR981) and lose their car registration certificate. In addition to snow tires, trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons and people carriers with more than 9 seats must be equipped with snow chains.
The bill for the adoption of Government Emergency Ordinance 5/2011 will need to be adopted by the Chamber of Deputies before taking effect.
(EUR1=RON4.0735)