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Forest personnel risk allowance established as 25% of base salary via binding interpretation

Case Number ICCJ_172277
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, sitting as the panel for appeals in the interest of law, admitted the appeal filed by the appellate court's leadership and issued a binding interpretation that forest personnel are entitled to a 25% risk allowance on their base salary. This decision resolved a dispute regarding the application of Article 120(5) of Forest Law No. 46/2008, specifically addressing the legal vacuum created by the absence of the normative acts, regulations, and best practice guides required under Article 115(1) of the same statute. The court established that in the lack of such implementing norms, the statutory 25% risk bonus remains applicable, thereby clarifying the rights of forestry employees and providing a mandatory precedent for uniform judicial application across all jurisdictions.

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art. 120 alin. (5) din Legea nr. 46/2008, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; Forest personnel risk allowance established as 25% of base salary via binding interpretation: This decision resolved a dispute regarding the application of Article 120(5) of Forest Law No. 46/2008, specifically addressing the legal vacuum created by the absence of the normative acts, regulations, and best practice guides required under Article 115(1) of the same statute. The court established that in the lack of such implementing norms, the statutory 25% risk bonus remains applicable, thereby clarifying the rights of forestry employees and providing a mandatory precedent for uniform judicial application across all jurisdictions.

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judicial law statutory right right to remain compensatory afforestation levy implementing regulations uniform interpretation

Cited Legislation

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art. 120 alin. (5) din Legea nr. 46/2008
În interpretarea și aplicarea unitară a prevederilor art. 120 alin.
art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited in the dispositive to establish that the decision is mandatory.
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ICCJ_175521
Applicability of statutory risk allowance for forestry personnel in absence of required secondary regulations
ICCJ_228038
Admissibility of preliminary referral on interpretation of Forest Code and Forest Personnel Statute regarding risk allowance compensation and continuous entitlement
Decizia nr. 235/2025
Preliminary ruling on forest personnel risk allowance: inadmissibility of referral regarding lump-sum compensation and post-2019 application of statutory 25% risk surcharge
Decizia nr. 227/2025
Forestry staff pay dispute: referral over risk allowance cap inadmissible, prior precedent left intact
ICCJ_228030
Reference for a preliminary ruling on the legal nature of the 25% forestry risk allowance dismissed as inadmissible

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art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă

Cited in the dispositive to establish that the decision is mandatory.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii

Minuta deciziei nr. 7 Dosar nr. 280/1/2021

Şedinţa din 12 aprilie 2021

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite recursul în interesul legii formulat de Colegiul de conducere al Curţii de Apel Alba Iulia şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea și aplicarea unitară a prevederilor art. 120 alin. (5) din Legea nr. 46/2008 - Codul silvic, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, personalul silvic la care fac referire aceste dispoziţii beneficiază de un spor de risc de 25% din salariul de bază, în absenţa elaborării normelor, regulamentelor, instrucţiunilor şi ghidurilor de bune practici, conform prevederilor art. 115 alin. (1) din aceeaşi lege.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 12 aprilie 2021.