National Consumer Protection Authority

The Ministry of Economy has put up for public debate a draft emergency ordinance that will legalize the "Farm-to-Fork" business model for a more sustainable food system which was rolled out in Europe, but which had been considered so far illegal by Romania's National Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC), Economy Minister Claudiu Nasui wrote on Facebook.

Romania has issued, under the RAPEX system, seven alerts for non-compliant masks on the market coming from China, which bear the CE marking, according to the European Commission's rapid alert system for non-food products. The products bear a CE marking but are not certified as protective equipment by a relevant body.

The real double European standard resides in the fact that Romania doesn't have the same chance as other EU countries to put Romanian goods in the EU market, the newly appointed president of the National Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC), Horia Constantinescu, said on Friday. "There is a double approach, I will tell you how I see the double standard.

Romania has to follow the recommendations of the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova said in Bucharest on Tuesday when asked about the report on Romania's progress under CVM referencing the removal of AG Lazar.

She met Justice Minister Tudorel Toader at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday.

Public-sector employees from institutions across Romania protested on Tuesday demanding better wages ahead of parliamentary elections next month, with some unions threatening strikes in December if demands are not met.