Letter to the Romanian Parliament – The Chamber of Deputies
The signatory organizations ask for Article II of the Legislative proposal to modify Government Ordinance no. 26/2000 on associations and foundations to be eliminated from the document, as voted by the Senate on February 12, 2013. Maintaining Article II is in violation of the general principle of irretroactivity of the law (provided by Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Constitution), the principle of separation of powers (Article 1, paragraph 4 of the Constitution) and of the authority of res judicata of final and irrevocable court decisions , as well as of the right to freedom of association (guaranteed by Article 40, paragraph 1 of the Constitution).