ApPLICABILITY OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE COMPLAINT WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS TO CONTRAVENTIONAL COMPLAINTS
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court admitted the appeal in the interest of the law filed by the Court of Appeal leadership and established binding jurisprudence, ruling that the filing of a contraventional complaint does not exclude the application of the right to withdraw the complaint under Article 204(1) of the Civil Procedure Code. The dispute concerned the procedural rights available to a plaintiff or complainant in contravention cases, specifically whether specific regulatory provisions barred the withdrawal of the claim. The decisive legal basis is the interpretation of Article 31(1) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 2/2001 regarding the legal regime of contraventions, read in conjunction with Article 204(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, confirming that general procedural rights regarding the withdrawal of complaints remain applicable unless explicitly derogated by specific statutory law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 204 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; ApPLICABILITY OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE COMPLAINT WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS TO CONTRAVENTIONAL COMPLAINTS: The dispute concerned the procedural rights available to a plaintiff or complainant in contravention cases, specifically whether specific regulatory provisions barred the withdrawal of the claim. The decisive legal basis is the interpretation of Article 31(1) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 2/2001 regarding the legal regime of contraventions, read in conjunction with Article 204(1) of the Civil Procedure Code, confirming that general procedural rights regarding the withdrawal of complaints remain applicable unless explicitly derogated by specific statutory law.
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AI generatedThe main substantive provision interpreted by the court to establish that the filing of a contraventional complaint does not exclude the application of general procedural rights regarding the withdrawal of complaints.
The procedural rule applied in the dispositive to confirm its mandatory applicability in cases involving the filing of a contraventional complaint.
The procedural basis cited to establish that the interpretation provided is binding and mandatory for all courts.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii
Minuta deciziei nr. 16 Dosar nr. 1577/1/2023
Şedinţa din 18 septembrie 2023
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Admite recursul în interesul legii declarat de Colegiul de conducere al Curţii de Apel Cluj.
În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 31 alin. (1) din Ordonanța Guvernului nr. 2/2001 privind regimul juridic al contravențiilor, aprobată cu modificări și completări prin Legea nr. 180/2002, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, stabileşte că :
În ipoteza formulării unei plângeri contravenţionale, dispoziţiile legale mai sus invocate nu exclud de la aplicare prevederile art. 204 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 18 septembrie 2023.