by Vlad Cuc
The activity of Public Notaries in Romania insures the official recognition of the civil or commercial relations as well as the exercise of rights and protection of interests. The Public Notary is invested to fulfill a service of public interest and has an autonomous statute. Notaries activate through individual offices or associative structures, much like attorneys.
Romanian Public Notaries have the following attributions:
All Notary procedures are done on request. The documents drafted by the parties or their representatives, shall be verified to fulfill the conditions related to form or content, the Public Notary being able to bring modifications or additions, with the accordance of the parties.
The documents are drafted per the disposition of the parties and in the conditions of the law.
Services of Romanian Public Notaries are used on much broader scale than in other states, especially if comparing to Anglo-Saxon or Northern European countries. Notaries are registered in a different Bar than attorneys and to each area in the country is assigned a limited number of Notary offices.