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Article 832 of Law 303/2004 Held Non-Retroactive to Pre-Enactment Convictions; Referral Admitted

Case Number ICCJ_153020
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral for a preliminary ruling on a question of law and established that Article 832 of Law No. 303/2004 on the status of judges and prosecutors, as introduced by Law No. 118/2014, does not apply to convictions for offenses committed before its entry into force; the ruling is binding under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code. The referral came from the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a labor and social insurance dispute (case No. 19522/3/2018), challenging the temporal application of the provision. The decisive legal basis is the principle of non-retroactivity of law, holding that the contested provision—which addresses the effect of criminal convictions on judicial or prosecutorial tenure—cannot operate retroactively to cover pre-enactment offenses, thus clarifying the scope of Article 832 for future applications.

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art. 832 din Legea nr. 303/2004, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Article 832 of Law 303/2004 Held Non-Retroactive to Pre-Enactment Convictions; Referral Admitted: 303/2004 on the status of judges and prosecutors, as introduced by Law No. 118/2014, does not apply to convictions for offenses committed before its entry into force; the ruling is binding under Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code. The referral came from the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a labor and social insurance dispute (case No. 19522/3/2018), challenging the temporal application of the provision. The decisive legal basis is the principle of non-retroactivity of law, holding that the contested provision—which addresses the effect of criminal convictions on judicial or prosecutorial tenure—cannot operate retroactively to cover pre-enactment offenses, thus clarifying the scope of Article 832 for future applications.

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retroactivity of a law judicial law code of criminal procedure effects of a preliminary ruling preliminary ruling procedure legal status

Cited Legislation

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art. 832 din Legea nr. 303/2004
Main ground for the decision: the court interpreted this provision to establish that it does not apply to convictions for offenses committed before its entry into force.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural rule cited in the dispositive to declare the decision binding on all courts.
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Decizia nr. 3514/2006
Retroactivity of judicial suspension pending criminal prosecution under Law No. 303/2004
Decizia nr. 43/2019
Retroactive application of pension forfeiture for magistrates convicted of crimes committed before the enactment of the new legal prohibition
Decizia nr. 4692/2010
Non-retroactivity of the exception of illegality for pre-2004 administrative acts and pension recalculation of dismissed officers
Decizia nr. 1174/2009
Retroactive application of 2004 administrative jurisdiction law to pre-2004 acts violates legal certainty and right to fair trial
Decizia nr. 377/2010
Prosecution appeal upheld; indictment reinstated after prior non-prosecution rulings held non-binding on trial court.

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art. 832 din Legea nr. 303/2004

Main ground for the decision: the court interpreted this provision to establish that it does not apply to convictions for offenses committed before its entry into force.

art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural rule cited in the dispositive to declare the decision binding on all courts.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 43 Dosar nr. 1419/1/2019

Şedinţa din 14 octombrie 2019

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel București – Secția a VII-a pentru cauze privind conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 19522/3/2018, privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabilește că:

În interpretarea și aplicarea art. 832 din Legea nr. 303/2004 privind statutul judecătorilor şi procurorilor, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, astfel cum a fost introdus prin Legea nr. 118/2014 pentru completarea Legii nr. 303/2004, dispoziția legală menţionată nu se aplică în cazul condamnărilor pentru infracțiuni săvârșite anterior intrării sale în vigoare.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţa publică din data de 14 octombrie 2019.