Romania's new Civil Code, regarding property and non-property relationships between individuals, is to enter force on October 1.

The new Code says unlawful interception of a private conversation, or surveillance of private life, through any means, are considered violations of privacy. The Code also protects personality rights.

Missing people may be declared legally dead after two years, or after six months if the person went missing under special circumstances (flood, earthquake, rail/air disaster, shipwreck, war), or even earlier if there is significant evidence of death, despite no body being found.

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