February 2, 2021
A Vast Citizens’ Initiative
“A citizens’ initiative launched a few days ago has aroused enormous interest among Romanians. It is the “Sovereignty Law”, proposed by the lawyer Dan Chitic (photo). A law whose role will be really to protect the Romanian economy (click here to read).
However, for the law to become reality the initiative must gather 100,000 signatures from Romanians, after which it is to be sent to Parliament for adoption. Until then, the lawyer Dan Chitic has made further additions to the “Sovereignty Law”, following suggestions received from Romanians.
Romania, Europe’s rubbish pit
Among the additions made, and made public by Chitic on Facebook, is the one prohibiting the bringing into the country of waste of any nature (an extremely important provision, given that Romania has become Europe’s rubbish pit), and also the one establishing that undermining the national economy is punishable by up to 25 years’ imprisonment.
We present the announcement of the lawyer Dan Chitic concerning the new form of the “Sovereignty Law”:
“As you know, a week ago I publicly launched the draft ‘Sovereignty Law’, the first popular legislative initiative formulated under art. 74(1) of the Constitution.
Following your requests, those of the people interested in this legislative project which can save this nation from disaster, I have added a further 5 articles to our bill, namely:
11. Any form of commercial advertising on television, on the radio and on the social networks for medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products is prohibited, with the exception of cosmetic and natural products.
12. The bringing into the country of waste of any nature whatever is prohibited, whether it comes from within the Community area or from outside it.
13. The adoption by Emergency Ordinance of any measures falling within the field reserved exclusively to organic laws under art. 73(3) of the Constitution is prohibited, as is the amendment or repeal by Emergency Ordinance of any provisions laid down in organic Laws.
14. As from the date of adoption of the present Law, the total or partial failure to observe the conditions and obligations stipulated as incumbent upon the purchaser shall entail the nullity by operation of law of the privatisation contract. The action for a declaration of nullity may be brought by any Romanian citizen and is exempt from stamp duty.
15. The deed of Undermining the national economy is criminalised and shall read as follows: ‘The deed of using one of the entities referred to in art. 176 of the Criminal Code, or of hindering its normal activity, where the deed is such as to undermine the national economy, shall be punished by imprisonment from 5 to 20 years and the prohibition of certain rights. Where the deed provided for in the preceding paragraph has caused significant damage to the national economy, the punishment shall be life imprisonment or imprisonment from 15 to 25 years and the prohibition of certain rights.’
At this moment, the text proposed for the Sovereignty Law is the following:
‘Legislative project: the Sovereignty Law, or the Law for the protection of the superior and sovereign interest of the Romanian people and citizen
1. Clear-cutting of forest stands on the territory of Romania is prohibited until the year 2040.
2. The alienation of the assets of the Romanian State shall take place only following the adoption by Parliament, by qualified majority, of an organic Law to that effect.
3. The concession of national resources shall take place only following the adoption by Parliament, by qualified majority, of an organic Law to that effect for each area conceded, taken separately.
4. The exploitation of the resources of the Romanian State conceded up to the present date is suspended until such time as Parliament adopts, by qualified majority, an organic Law to that effect for each conceded area, taken separately.
5. The limitation of the constitutional rights of Romanian citizens provided for in the Constitution may be carried out only by the legislature, through an organic law adopted by Parliament by qualified majority.
6. Articles of law declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court shall be deemed repealed by operation of law under the present article as from the 46th day after the publication in the Official Gazette of the Decision of the Constitutional Court, where the legislature has not brought the legal provision into accord with the Court’s decision.
7. Medical treatments may be administered to Romanian citizens only upon the prior obtaining of the patients’ written agreement and consent, following prior and obligatory information given on the basis of the leaflets supplied by the manufacturer of the medicines proposed, medical emergencies excepted.
8. The involvement of the secret services of Romania in the judiciary, in politics, in the press and in business on the territory of Romania is prohibited. The unmasking of natural or legal persons who breach the present legal provision is excepted from the application of art. … of Law 51/1991. The breach of the present legal provision constitutes abuse of office, and the failure to report a possible breach of this norm constitutes complicity in abuse of office, as that offence is defined and punished by the provisions of art. 297 of the Criminal Code.
9. The acquisition of military equipment from foreign producers who do not ensure Offset production in Romania of at least 40% of the value of the contract is prohibited.
10. Any form of censorship or limitation of the right to free expression of Romanian citizens on social networks and/or in the online environment is prohibited. Breach of the present legal norm shall entail the sanctioning of the online service provider with a fine of between €10,000,000 and €50,000,000, according to the gravity of the deed.
11. Any form of commercial advertising on television, on the radio and on the social networks for medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products is prohibited, with the exception of cosmetic and natural products.
12. The bringing into the country of waste of any nature whatever is prohibited, whether it comes from within the Community area or from outside it.
13. The adoption by Emergency Ordinance of any measures falling within the field reserved exclusively to organic laws under art. 73(3) of the Constitution is prohibited, as is the amendment or repeal by Emergency Ordinance of any provisions laid down in organic Laws.
14. As from the date of adoption of the present Law, the total or partial failure to observe the conditions and obligations stipulated as incumbent upon the purchaser shall entail the nullity by operation of law of the privatisation contract. The action for a declaration of nullity may be brought by any Romanian citizen and is exempt from stamp duty.
15. The deed of Undermining the national economy is criminalised and shall read as follows: ‘The deed of using one of the entities referred to in art. 176 of the Criminal Code, or of hindering its normal activity, where the deed is such as to undermine the national economy, shall be punished by imprisonment from 5 to 20 years and the prohibition of certain rights. Where the deed provided for in the preceding paragraph has caused significant damage to the national economy, the punishment shall be life imprisonment or imprisonment from 15 to 25 years and the prohibition of certain rights.’
16. The present law shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the official gazette, any contrary provision being repealed by operation of law as from that date.’
Those interested in taking part in the gathering of signatures (which will begin in a few weeks) are awaited on Telegram at https://t.me/Legeasuveranității”.”
The whole article at https://luba.ro/legea-suveranitatii-modificari-de-ultima-ora-subminarea-economiei-nationale-se-va-pedepsi-cu-pana-la-25-de-ani-de-inchisoare-legea/
Volunteers are asked to sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE-RY2nEZZXd-SP34eDQ1D3bd9BGqHuo_HV9hWOsiogI1bPA/viewform?usp=send_form
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