Clifford Chance

Simplified measures for construction permitting process in Romania

8 May 2025

The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 31/2025 on certain measures to simplify urban planning and construction procedures and to accelerate investments (“GEO 31/2025”) was enacted and entered into force on 30 April 2025, addressing both the urban planning documentation stage (e.g., PUG, PUZ, PUD) - through changes to Law no. 350/2001 regarding territorial development and urban planning (the “Urbanism Law”), and the construction permitting stage - through relevant changes to the Construction Law no. 50/1991 (the “Construction Law”).

In this briefing, we are presenting the latest novelties brought by this important government ordinance, highlighting relevant aspects connected to the mandatory timeline for issuance of endorsements, as well as more specific situations such as the tacit approval.

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