Legal assistance in Romania for clients from Switzerland
Switzerland is not an EU member; access rules follow the EU–Switzerland bilateral agreements, which we check case by case.
Typical matters for Swiss clients
- Setting up a Romanian SRL owned by a Swiss AG or GmbH
- Free movement of persons under the EU–Switzerland agreement
- Enforcing Swiss judgments or arbitral awards in Romania
Switzerland and Romania: non-EU rules
- Foreign owners may hold 100% of a Romanian SRL; corporate documents must be apostilled or legalised and translated.
- Non-EU employees generally need a work permit and a long-stay visa before starting work.
- Foreign court decisions need recognition in Romania; arbitral awards follow the New York Convention.
Legal basis
- Law 31/1990 on companies (consolidated, legislatie.just.ro)
- Government Ordinance 25/2014 – employment of foreign nationals in Romania
- Romanian Code of Civil Procedure, Book VII – recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
- 1958 New York Convention – recognition of foreign arbitral awards
- Double taxation convention between Romania and the country concerned (current text on anaf.ro)
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Cabinet de Avocatură Pantilimon Rikhárd-Árpád, based in Târgu Mureș, Str. Rodnei nr. 3, Ap. 1. Phone 0740 011 411, office@pantilimon.ro. Work in English, Romanian and Hungarian; foreign documents are handled with certified translations.
Contact the office0740 011 411