According to the Romanian Law 31/1990 on commercial companies, the establishment of the headquarter of the companies in Romania is an important element for its functioning. The commercial companies in Romania that have difficulty in finding a place for their headquarter of the company in Romania may proceed to the establishment of headquarter of the company in Romania at the lawyer’s office, for maximum 1 year. The Romanian Law no. 51/1995 for the organization and practice of the lawyer’s profession provides that lawyers may temporarily host the headquarter of the company in Romania, based on a legal assistance agreement in Romania, which object is establishing the headquarter of the company in Romania at the lawyer’s office.

The Romanian Law Firm Pavel, Mărgărit and Associates recommends contacting a lawyer specialized in commercial law and registration at the Romanian Trade Register who can temporarily host the headquarter of the company in Romania and who can also provide legal assistance and consultancy in the procedure of company incorporation in Romania and also in changing the headquarter of the company in Romania.

The commercial companies in Romania governed by the Law 31/1990 may proceed to the establishment of the headquarter of the companies in Romania at the lawyer’s office in order to benefit from the advantages, such as lower costs and a simplified procedure for submitting the necessary documentation at the Romanian Trade Register.

It is essential to mention that the headquarter of the company in Romania established at the lawyer’s office is not a place where company’s object of activity can be carried out, but is a place for receiving correspondence. This aspect provides security in keeping and receiving the company’s correspondence, as all the correspondence will be received by the lawyer, who will communicate it to the authorized persons within the company.

At the same time, the shareholders can choose to establish the headquarter of the company in Romania, both when incorporating a company in Romania and during the activity, when they want to change their headquarter of the company in Romania.

A lawyer specialized in commercial law and registration at the Romanian Trade Register can provide legal assistance in the procedure of company incorporation in Romania, which consists in drafting the documents, such as the legal assistance agreement in Romania which object is the establishment of the headquarter of the company in Romania at the lawyer’s office, the articles of association and other statements requested by the competent authority.

It should be noted that the period for which the commercial companies in Romania governed by Law 31/1990 can choose the establishment of the headquarter of the companies in Romania at the lawyer’s office is maximum one year and so the proof of the headquarter of the company in Romania will be  made through the legal assistance agreement in Romania.

Romanian Law Firm Pavel, Mărgărit and Associates recommends contacting a lawyer specialized in commercial law and registration at the Romanian Trade Register who can facilitate the procedure for the establishment of the headquarter of the companies in Romania, providing legal assistance and representation in the procedure for company incorporation in Romania and who can temporarily host the headquarter of the company in Romania.