Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
ICCJ_164879 AI generated

Commencement of 10-day term for convening general meetings under company law

Case Number ICCJ_164879
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The High Court of Cassation and Justice, acting as the Grand Chamber for resolving matters of law, admitted a preliminary reference from the Oradea Court of Appeal and issued a binding interpretation (Minuta Decision No. 55 of 2020) establishing that the statutory 10-day period for convening a general meeting commences from the date the invitation is delivered to the recipients, not the date of sending. This resolution addresses a dispute regarding the procedural validity of corporate governance actions under commercial law, specifically challenging the interpretation of statutory timelines for shareholder meetings. The decisive legal basis is Article 195, paragraph (3) of Law No. 31/1990 (revised) concerning the Code of Companies, applied in conjunction with Article 521, paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that such interpretations by the Supreme Court are binding on all lower courts.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990, art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990, republicată, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Commencement of 10-day term for convening general meetings under company law: 55 of 2020) establishing that the statutory 10-day period for convening a general meeting commences from the date the invitation is delivered to the recipients, not the date of sending. This resolution addresses a dispute regarding the procedural validity of corporate governance actions under commercial law, specifically challenging the interpretation of statutory timelines for shareholder meetings. The decisive legal basis is Article 195, paragraph (3) of Law No. 31/1990 (revised) concerning the Code of Companies, applied in conjunction with Article 521, paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which mandates that such interpretations by the Supreme Court are binding on all lower courts.

Keywords

AI generated
general meeting matter in dispute corporate governance shareholder statutory basis date of commencement

Cited Legislation

AI generated
art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990
În interpretarea dispozițiilor art. 195 alin.
art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990, republicată
The substantive provision interpreted by the court to establish when the statutory 10-day term for convening a general meeting begins to run.
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural basis cited to establish that the decision is binding on all courts.
AI generated
Decizia nr. 55/2020
Starting point of the 10-day convocation period for LLC general meetings: effective receipt versus postal dispatch of registered letter
Decizia nr. 2746/2007
Validity of general shareholders' meeting convocation under corporate constitutive act and scope of appeal review
Decizia nr. 2047/2010
Dismissal of appeal challenging validity of shareholder meeting resolutions due to allegedly defective convocation procedure
Decizia nr. 2160/2013
Judicial authorization to convene general meeting of limited liability company associates after administrator refusal
Decizia nr. 166/2011
Validity of General Shareholders' Assembly: compliance with convocation time and place requirements under Law No. 31/1990 Art. 129

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

AI generated
art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990, republicată

The substantive provision interpreted by the court to establish when the statutory 10-day term for convening a general meeting begins to run.

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

Procedural basis cited to establish that the decision is binding on all courts.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr.55 Dosar nr. 1215/1/2020

Şedinţa din 21 septembrie 2020

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Oradea – Secţia a II-a civilă, de contencios administrativ şi fiscal în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea dispozițiilor art. 195 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 31/1990, republicată, termenul de 10 zile începe să curgă de la data la care convocarea adunării generale prin scrisoare recomandată a ajuns la destinatari, dacă în actul constitutiv sau în baza unei dispoziții speciale a legii nu se prevede o altă modalitate de comunicare.

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

Pronunţată în şedinţa publică, astăzi 21 septembrie 2020.