National Agency for Sport*
Available procedures
Authorization to organize on the territory of Romania world, European, and regional championships.*
Procedure for obtaining authorization to organize on the territory of Romania world, European, and regional championships. The documents will be submitted by the national sports federations. The deadline for submitting the documentation is at least 15 calendar days before the date of the competition.
*Prior approval required for the authorization and conduct on the territory of Romania of world, European, and regional championships and for the participation of national teams in world, European, and regional championships organized abroad*
Procedure for the prior approval issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports required for entering into negotiations with international sports bodies regarding the acceptance of the candidacy of national sports federations for organizing official sports competitions in Romania - world, European, or regional championships.
The documentation shall be submitted in the year prior to the competition, at least 15 calendar days before the deadline set by the international sports body for the submission of candidacies or, as the case may be, according to the decisions of the international bodies. In the event that the international regulations do not provide for the submission of candidacies and/or the rotation principle applies, national sports federations are obliged to request prior authorization in the year preceding the organization of the competition.
*Awarding the titles of “Emeritus Master of Sport,” “Master of Sport,” and “Emeritus Coach”*
The awarding of the titles "Emeritus Master of Sport", "Master of Sport" and "Emeritus Coach" is done at the proposal of the national sports federations to the Ministry of Youth and Sport and is granted to Romanian athletes and coaches who have achieved outstanding results in official national and international competitions.
Registration of amendments to the articles of incorporation and/or the statute of sports structures.*
Procedure for registering amendments to the articles of association and/or the articles of association/statute/contract of the sports structures. The application deadline is 15 days from the date the amendments are made. Sports clubs shall notify the Ministry of Youth and Sports within 30 days of any change regarding the practice of the sports disciplines stipulated in the articles of association and in the statute, for the purpose of recording these changes in the Sports Register.
*Issuance of sports identity certificates*
Procedure for issuing the operating permit, the establishment notice, and the sports identity certificates required for sports structures with legal personality. Registration in the Sports Register is carried out based on a request, signed and stamped, submitted by the legal representative of each sports structure.
*Authorization for the participation of national teams in world, European and regional championships organized abroad.*
Procedure for obtaining the participation authorization of national teams at the world, European, and regional championships organized abroad. The deadline for submitting the documentation is at least 15 calendar days before the date set for the delegation's departure to the respective international competition.
*Official recognition of practicing a sport branch in Romania.*
Procedure for the official recognition of the practice of a sport discipline in Romania. The official recognition of the practice of a sport discipline in Romania is carried out by the Ministry of Youth and Sports at the request of its practitioners. The analysis and verification of the documentation accompanying the official recognition request are carried out by the commission appointed by order of the Minister of Youth and Sports.
*Approval of affiliation of national sports federations to international federations and to other continental or world bodies.*
Procedure regarding the approval of affiliation of national sports federations to international federations and to other continental or world bodies. The submission of documentation will be carried out by national sports federations which are legal entities, established according to the law and have the status of sports structures, namely are holders of the Sports Identity Certificate.
*Granting merit allowance.*
Granting of life annuity.*
The performance athlete who has won a gold, silver or bronze medal in individual or team events at the Olympic Games or a gold medal at the World and European Senior Championships (Olympic events) is entitled, upon request and with confirmation from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, to a lifetime annuity. Following the application submitted by the athlete, the Ministry of Youth and Sports forwards the application to the national sports federation, which, within 3 days, certifies:
- the retirement of the applicant from competition;
- the performances achieved for which the lifetime annuity is requested
The application, accompanied by the note from the national sports federation, is submitted to the Romanian Olympic Committee, which, within 3 days, certifies that the performance was achieved in an Olympic event. The performance athlete who benefits from a lifetime annuity is obliged to notify in writing, within 30 days, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of their return to official competitive activity as an active athlete.
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