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Supreme Court bars statutory interest on pre-lawsuit conventional damages for non-loan claims

Case Number ICCJ_232836
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The Supreme Court of Romania (High Court of Cassation and Justice) admitted a referral on a question of law, ruling that a creditor cannot claim statutory interest from the date of the court summons on conventional late-payment damages accrued prior to that date when the unpaid claim originates from a source other than a loan contract. The dispute concerned the interpretation of civil liability and procedural limits in administrative and labor disputes, specifically whether statutory interest compounds on existing conventional penalties. The decisive legal basis is the correlation of Article 1489(2), second sentence, of the Civil Code with Article 8 of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 13/2011, which collectively prohibit the cumulative calculation of statutory interest on pre-existing conventional late-payment damages in non-loan contexts.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Supreme Court bars statutory interest on pre-lawsuit conventional damages for non-loan claims: The dispute concerned the interpretation of civil liability and procedural limits in administrative and labor disputes, specifically whether statutory interest compounds on existing conventional penalties. The decisive legal basis is the correlation of Article 1489(2), second sentence, of the Civil Code with Article 8 of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 13/2011, which collectively prohibit the cumulative calculation of statutory interest on pre-existing conventional late-payment damages in non-loan contexts.

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payment of interest civil liability damages statutory basis emergency government ordinance non-administrative dispute contract interpretation

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
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ICCJ_147208
Statutory interest for delayed enforcement of judgment debt: mandatory binding effect of cassation rulings on legal issues and constitutional guarantee of state claims
Decizia nr. 447/2018
Statutory interest for delayed execution of money judgment: applicability of Civil Code damages provisions over privatization restitution rules
Decizia nr. 2032/2020
Statutory interest on late payment of non-contractual public subsidies and the prohibition of dual compensation under "interest on interest" principles
Decizia nr. 1409/2025
Statutory late payment interest and penalties on public fund debts recoverable despite absence of explicit arbitration clause and unproven prejudice
Decizia nr. 28/2026
Statutory interest on contractual penalties barred absent loan-based debt; negative answer to preliminary question binds.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

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Minuta deciziei nr. 28 Dosar nr. 3010/1/2024

Ședința din 9 februarie 2026

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Cluj – Secţia mixtă de contencios administrativ şi fiscal, de conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 3869/117/2024, şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

Dispoziţiile art. 1489 alin. (2) teza a doua din Codul civil, corelat cu art. 8 din Ordonanţa Guvernului nr. 13/2011, nu permit creditorului să obţină în instanţă, de la data cererii de chemare în judecată, dobânda legală calculată asupra daunelor moratorii convenţionale acumulate de la data scadenţei obligaţiei şi până la data cererii de chemare în judecată, atunci când creanţa neachitată la termen şi care a dat naştere daunelor moratorii are un alt izvor decât contractul de împrumut.

Obligatorie, potrivit art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 9 februarie 2026.