Reference on admissibility of mandatory indication of recipient for procedural acts when domicile chosen at individual law firm office under Civil Procedure Code

The High Court of Cassation and Justice, in its complete bench for the resolution of legal issues, dismissed as inadmissible the reference to the Court of Appeal Bucharest regarding whether the indication of the person authorized to receive procedural acts is mandatory when a domicile is chosen at the headquarters of an individual law firm. The dispute concerned the interpretation of Article 158 paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, specifically the procedural requirements for establishing a domicile at a professional service point. The decisive legal basis for dismissing the request was Article 521 paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which established that such a determination is mandatory under that specific provision, thereby rendering the reference inadmissible.