The majority of legislation generally recognizes the validity and probative value of documents that are natively electronic (i.e., created as electronic originals), subject to compliance requirements.
Romania does not have a general legal framework on the validity of natively electronic records which do not require a signature. In principle, there are no direct restrictions on distributing and storing natively electronic documents, and documents that do not have a signature may qualify as “deeds” under the Romanian Civil code. In this case, they would have the probationary value of a commencement of proof and may be used in court with other means of proof (such as witnesses and presumptions). That said, this should be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
In the event an inspector requests access to a labor document during an inspection, the document should be provided in hardcopy format.
