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Exemption of Ministry of Finance officials from allowance caps under Government Ordinance No. 9/2019; admissibility of preliminary reference on remuneration derogation

Case Number ICCJ_235033
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the connected preliminary reference petitions filed by the Craiova Court of Appeal, resulting in no change to the legal interpretation established by the earlier rulings. The dispute concerned whether public officials within the Ministry of Finance and its subordinated institutions were exempted from statutory allowances caps under Article XIV of Government Ordinance No. 9/2019, specifically challenging the interpretation that such officials were subject to these caps as determined by the Court’s decision on resolving legal questions of May 18, 2026. The decisive legal basis for the dismissal was Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs the admissibility of requests for preliminary rulings, thereby upholding the validity of the prior interpretative decisions regarding the scope of derogations for public sector remuneration.

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Exemption of Ministry of Finance officials from allowance caps under Government Ordinance No. 9/2019; admissibility of preliminary reference on remuneration derogation: The dispute concerned whether public officials within the Ministry of Finance and its subordinated institutions were exempted from statutory allowances caps under Article XIV of Government Ordinance No. 9/2019, specifically challenging the interpretation that such officials were subject to these caps as determined by the Court’s decision on resolving legal questions of May 18, 2026. The decisive legal basis for the dismissal was Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, which governs the admissibility of requests for preliminary rulings, thereby upholding the validity of the prior interpretative decisions regarding the scope of derogations for public sector remuneration.

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public finance reference for a preliminary ruling statutory basis Civil Procedure Code public legal official public institution

Cited Legislation

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
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Decizia nr. 70/2026
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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 70 Dosar nr. 515/1/2026

Ședința din 18 mai 2026

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibile, sesizările conexate formulate de Curtea de Apel Craiova – Secția contencios administrativ și fiscal în dosarele nr. 14044/3/2024, nr. 384/63/2024* şi nr. 6808/63/2024*, în vederea pronunțării unei hotărâri prealabile cu privire la următoarea chestiune de drept:

Dacă derogarea prevăzută la art. XIV din Ordonanța Guvernului nr. 9/2019 se interpretează în sensul că funcționarii publici din cadrul aparatului propriu al Ministerului Finanțelor Publice şi instituțiilor din subordine sunt exceptați de la plafonarea sporurilor astfel cum a fost interpretată prin deciziile nr. 52 din 21 octombrie 2024 şi nr. 104 din 9 decembrie 2024 pronunțate de Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept din cadrul Înaltei Curți de Casație și Justiție.

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

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 18 mai 2026.