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Procedure for granting the availability of the name for the establishment of associations/foundations/federations or for changing their name*

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1. Receiving and registering in the general record program the requests regarding the reservation of the names of associations, foundations or federations, sent by mail or submitted at the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice.

2. Checking availability, preparing confirmations and negative/explanatory answers.

3. Sending confirmations and answers by mail, or delivering them directly to the applicants or their representatives, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice.

4. Receiving persons requesting information regarding the name reservation procedure and the submitted requests, during the established public working hours.


Prior approval of SGG for the use in the name of the words “national”, “Romanian” and their derivatives.


The deadline for processing name reservation requests is 3 days from the date of receipt of the request, calculated according to the Code of Civil Procedure. The request must be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee and, if applicable, the prior approval of SGG.


Name reservation fee in the amount of 36 lei, respectively the fee for extending the name reservation in the amount of 18 RON. According to Order of the Minister of Justice no. 3258/C/2020, the fees are to be paid into the availability account of the Ministry of Justice no. RO62TREZ7005032XXX013994, opened at the Treasury and Public Accounting Service of Bucharest Municipality, by any payment method (payment order, postal order, bank transfer, etc). In case of payment by bank transfer, the tax code of the beneficiary (Ministry of Justice) is 4265841. Proof of payment is attached to the name reservation request. Validity period – 6 months for name availability, and 3 months for extension of the name reservation.



Application form for name availability granting: http://www.just.ro/transparenta-decizionala/formulare/

Non-profit legal entities index: http://www.just.ro/registrul-national-ong/

Responsible institution: Ministry of Justice, BUCHAREST

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Request model in the Annex to the Order of the Minister of Justice No. 954/2000, amended and supplemented by OMJ No. 2534/2012 - Original*
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The original proof of payment of the fee of 36 RON at any Treasury unit by legal entities, at the State Treasury unit in whose territorial area they have their tax headquarters, into account 20A365000 - "Other revenues". For the extension of the name reservation, the fee is 18 RON.*
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Proof of name availability*
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Resolution time:
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Case filling duration:
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Notification deadline:
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Procedure for contestation: Art. 8 para. 2^1 of G.O. no. 26/2000: “Within the procedure for verifying the legality of the registration application and the documents provided for in art. 7 para. 2, the judge appointed by the president of the court checks compliance with the provisions of art. 7 para. 3 and may order, by reasoned conclusion, the registration of the association in the Register of Associations and Foundations, even if there is a reasoned refusal from the Ministry of Justice to issue the proof of availability of the name, which the judge considers unfounded.” Art. 45 para. 4 of OMJ. no. 954/2000: “The reasoned refusal of the Ministry of Justice may be removed by the court under the conditions of art. 8 para. 21 of the ordinance.”

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Last updated: 
31 July 2025
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Ministry of Justice*
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Ministry of Justice*
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Email: relatiipublice@just.ro
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