It was adopted by Parliament on 17 July 2009 and came into force on 1 October 2011.
[1] The Civil Code was drafted together with new penal and procedural codes as part of a major effort to reform Romania's legal system after the country's accession to the European Union.
An impact study contracted by the Ministry of Justice concluded that the Civil Code was the least difficult to implement of the four new codes, but nevertheless the process was criticized by parts of the Romanian judiciary and civil society for lacking adequate preparatory measures to ensure a smooth transition.
[2] The code was adopted in 2009 after extensive parliamentary debate, published in an amended version in the Official Gazette on 15 July 2011, and came into force on 1 October 2011 via the adoption of Law no.
The code is divided into a preliminary title and seven books (cărţi), which contain provisions on persons, family, property, successions, obligations, prescription and private international law.