Central
Central government is responsible for:
- The rule-making, setting out the framework for planning and construction, as well as the monitoring of the implementation of TEN-T;
- Planning and construction of major transport infrastructure projects; and
- International cooperation inter alia in matters concerning the EU Trans-European Transport Network, (e.g. the TRACECA project).
Regional
The Counties are responsible for:
Shared powers of the County with the central authorities (Article 26 of Framework Law n°195/2006 on decentralisation):
- Management of road infrastructure of the County.
Local
The Municipalities, Towns and Communes are responsible for:
Own competencies (Article 21 of Framework Law n°195/2006 on decentralisation):
- Management of road infrastructure of local interest.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communication
Sources
Constitution of Romania of 8 December 1991 amended, published in the Romanian Official Gazette Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 233 of 21 November 1991.
Framework Law no. 195/2006 on decentralisation, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 453 of 25 May 2006, revised.
Law N°215/2001 of Local Public Administration, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 204 of 23 April 2001, as subsequently amended; last modified February 2007.
Law no. 315/2004 on regional development in Romania, published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 577 of 29 June 2004, revised.
Law no. 340/2004 on the institution of the prefect, consolidated version published in the Monitorul Oficial al României, Part I, no. 225 of 24 March 2008 revised.
TRACECA
Framework Law no 90/2020 concerning the organisation of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communication, published Romanian Official Gazette, no 127, of 19 February 2020
