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Scope of "removal" in public tender corruption: Self-withdrawal via corruption does not satisfy the material element of Art. 246 Penal Code

Case Number ICCJ_217296
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, in its Specialized Panel for Resolving Questions of Law in Criminal Matters, decided the preliminary question of law, establishing that the material element of the crime of corrupting public tendering (Article 246 of the Penal Code) is not satisfied when the perpetrator themselves withdraws from a public tender through corrupt means. This decision resolves a legal dispute regarding the interpretation of "removal" as a mode of corrupting the tendering process, clarifying that self-removal via corruption does not constitute the specific modality of removal required by the statute. The court ruled that the crime is not established in such scenarios, a ruling that is mandatory from the date of publication in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I, pursuant to Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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art. 246 din Codul penal, art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală; Scope of "removal" in public tender corruption: Self-withdrawal via corruption does not satisfy the material element of Art. 246 Penal Code: This decision resolves a legal dispute regarding the interpretation of "removal" as a mode of corrupting the tendering process, clarifying that self-removal via corruption does not constitute the specific modality of removal required by the statute. The court ruled that the crime is not established in such scenarios, a ruling that is mandatory from the date of publication in the Official Monitor of Romania, Part I, pursuant to Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Keywords

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removal code of criminal procedure corruption offences matter in dispute public legal official interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art. 246 din Codul penal
Main ground for the verdict, as the court definitively interprets the material element of the crime of corrupting public tenders defined in this provision.
art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală
Procedural rule determining that the decision is mandatory from the date of publication in the Official Monitor.
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Decizia nr. 45/2024
Scope of tender diversion offense: whether the corruptor's self-removal from a public tender satisfies the "removal of a participant" element under Article 246 of the Penal Code
Decizia nr. 473/2006
Conflict of norms between specialized anti-corruption law and general Penal Code regarding confiscation of bribe and instruments for electronic payment falsification.
ICCJ_86997
Scope of anti-corruption law’s self-reporting non-prosecution and property restitution exclusions versus Penal Code bribery offenses
Decizia nr. 4259/2009
Bribery conviction upheld on appeal; sentence and confiscation affirmed.
Decizia nr. 570/RC/2021
Corruption offenses: validity of public contract falsification and irrelevance of post-offense compensation to criminal typicity

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art. 246 din Codul penal

Main ground for the verdict, as the court definitively interprets the material element of the crime of corrupting public tenders defined in this provision.

art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală

Procedural rule determining that the decision is mandatory from the date of publication in the Official Monitor.

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

COMPLETUL PENTRU DEZLEGAREA UNOR CHESTIUNI DE DREPT

ÎN MATERIE PENALĂ

Minuta deciziei nr. 45 Dosar nr. 1095/1/2024

Ședința din data de 16 septembrie 2024

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie, prin care se solicită pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept:

„ Dacă, în cazul infracțiunii de deturnarea licitațiilor publice prevăzute de art. 246 din Codul penal, elementul material constând în modalitatea normativă a îndepărtării se realizează și atunci când, prin corupere, se retrage de la o licitație publică, chiar autorul faptei, respectiv subiectul activ al infracțiunii„ și stabilește că:

În cazul infracțiunii de deturnare a licitațiilor publice prevăzute de art. 246 din Codul penal, elementul material constând în modalitatea normativă a îndepărtării nu se realizează și atunci când, prin corupere, se retrage de la o licitație publică, chiar autorul faptei.

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I-a, potrivit art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 16 septembrie 2024.