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ICCJ_192635 AI generated

Litigation costs owed even absent prior notice procedure; appeal in law admitted.

Case Number ICCJ_192635
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the appeal in the interest of the law filed by the Board of the Galați Court of Appeal and ruled that, under Article 454 of the Civil Procedure Code, a defendant cannot be exempted from paying litigation costs when the action concerns a dispute that is not susceptible to a prior notice procedure (mise en demeure) or where the judgment cannot be rendered solely on the basis of the defendant's acknowledgment. The decision is binding under Article 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code and was pronounced on October 17, 2022.

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Art. 454 din Codul procedură civilă, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; Litigation costs owed even absent prior notice procedure; appeal in law admitted: The decision is binding under Article 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code and was pronounced on October 17, 2022.

Keywords

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civil litigation procedure legal fees incidental proceedings unpaid advance on costs interest in bringing an action ordinary bankruptcy proceedings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 454 din Codul procedură civilă
Main ground for the decision: interpretation of this provision on exemption from court costs for the defendant.
art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural rule cited in the dispositive establishing the binding force of the decision.
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ICCJ_192811
Exemption from court costs for defendants' recognition in disputes where default proceedings are inapplicable or judgment cannot rest solely on recognition
Decizia nr. 1292/2008
Litigation costs exemption under Art. 275 C. proc. civ. when defendant performs obligation before first hearing and prior to default
Decizia nr. 2976/2009
Exclusion from litigation costs exemption under Art. 275 Civil Procedure Code where defendant was put in default prior to filing suit despite acknowledging claims at first hearing
Decizia nr. 3383/2025
Omission of litigation costs request justifies completion of dispositive under Code of Civil Procedure Article 444
Decizia nr. 4442/2010
Exemption from litigation costs for defendant who fulfilled claimant’s request prior to filing action

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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Art. 454 din Codul procedură civilă

Main ground for the decision: interpretation of this provision on exemption from court costs for the defendant.

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

Procedural rule cited in the dispositive establishing the binding force of the decision.

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii

Minuta deciziei nr. 21 Dosar nr. 1525/1/2022

Şedinţa de la 17 octombrie 2022

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E :

Admite recursul în interesul legii declarat de Colegiul de conducere al Curţii de Apel Galaţi şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea unitară a dispoziţiilor art. 454 din Codul procedură civilă, pârâtul nu poate fi exonerat de la plata cheltuielilor de judecată în situaţia în care obiectul acţiunii îl reprezintă un litigiu din categoria celor nesusceptibile de procedura punerii în întârziere sau un litigiu în care hotărârea nu se poate pronunţa doar pe baza recunoaşterii pârâtului.

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

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 17 octombrie 2022.