False Media Info Condemned Under New Romanian Civil Code

The new Romanian Civil code will establish, aside from the freedom of the press and the right to retort, the right to demand reparations for material and immaterial damages resulting from false information reported by mass-media, Minister of Justice Catalin Predoiu said Wednesday.

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Predoiu noted that the norms of the current Civil code date from 1865 and are, for the most part, not applied today. Lawmakers in the Communist period avoided drafting new laws, as they would have been significantly influenced by Soviet civil law.

Prime Minister Emil Boc stated that the draft Code will be approved by the Government in Wednesday’s meeting. The Criminal Code, the Criminal procedure Code and the Civil procedure Code were approved by the Government last week.

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