Romanian Legal Services for Italian Businesses

Why Italian companies invest in Romania

• Large Italian community: ~30,000 Italian-owned companies registered with ONRC
• Lower labour and operating costs combined with EU market access
• Italy–Romania Double Tax Treaty (1977) — 0%/5%/10% withholding under the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive
• Strong logistical ties: direct freight corridors Italy ↔ Romania (Black Sea, western and central corridors)

Common Italian-client matters

• SRL or SA setup for Italian parent companies (Srl italiana → SRL rumena)
• Acquisition of Romanian manufacturing assets and brownfield sites
• Distacco transnazionale dei lavoratori (Law 16/2017 prior declaration, A1 coordination)
• Contracts of supply, distribution and agency under Romanian commercial law
• Debt recovery against Romanian counterparties (EU Order for Payment Reg. 1896/2006)
• Cross-border inheritance for Italian-Romanian families (EU Reg. 650/2012)

Permanent establishment & VAT

Many Italian companies trigger Romanian permanent establishment unintentionally — through long-running construction sites, dependent agents or warehouse arrangements. Once a PE is found, the Italian parent must register for corporate tax and VAT in Romania and file local returns.

We perform PE risk assessments before contracts are signed and structure operations to either accept and properly register a PE, or eliminate the risk through restructuring.