Legal assistance in Romania for clients from Germany

    German parent companies most often ask about group structures, posting staff and cross-border receivables.

    Typical matters for German clients

    • Romanian subsidiary (SRL) of a German GmbH or AG
    • Posting German employees to Romanian sites
    • Collecting invoices from Romanian customers via the European Payment Order

    Germany and Romania: EU rules

    • As EU nationals and companies, owners can hold 100% of a Romanian company without a residence permit.
    • Posted workers need an A1 certificate from the home institution and a prior notification to the Romanian labour inspectorate.
    • Judgments from EU courts are enforced in Romania without a separate recognition procedure.

    Legal basis

    • Art. 49 TFEU – freedom of establishment
    • Regulation (EC) 883/2004 – social security coordination (A1 certificate)
    • Directive 96/71/EC as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/957 and Romanian Law 16/2017 – posted workers
    • Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 (Brussels I Recast) – jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments
    • Regulation (EC) 1896/2006 – European Payment Order
    • Law 31/1990 on companies (consolidated, legislatie.just.ro)

    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