I. Law no. 81/2017 "On Protected Sites"
On May 4, 2017, the Parliament approved the law no 81/2017
"On Protected Sites" ("Law 81/2017"), which
repeals and replaces law no 8906 dated 06.60.2002 "On
Protected Sites" as amended. The law has been published with
the Official Gazette no. 116, dated 23.05.2017 and entered into
force 15 days from the publication date.
The Law 81/2017 is partially in compliance with the Directive
92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 "On the conservation of natural
habitats and of wild fauna and flora". The law's scope
encompass the designation, protection, administration, management,
and sustainable use of the protected sites and of their natural
-biological sources, based on the principle of sustainable
development, in order to guarantee the completion of the
environmental, economic, social and cultural functions, as well as
establishes the responsibilities of the public institutions and of
natual/legal persons with regards to the protection and
