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AI regulation in Romania

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Romania has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, none of them binding. EU AI Act applies; National AI Strategy 2024–2027 adopted; authority designation in progress. Regulators include Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării și Digitalizării, Autoritatea pentru Digitalizarea României (ADR), ANSPDCP. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

Type
Country
Region
Europe
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării și Digitalizării, Autoritatea pentru Digitalizarea României (ADR), ANSPDCP
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Romania applies the EU AI Act and adopted a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2024–2027 by government decision in July 2024, coordinated by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation with the Authority for Digitalisation of Romania (ADR). The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing is the data-protection authority; AI Act market-surveillance designation is in progress.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; National AI Strategy 2024–2027 adopted; authority designation in progress.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Strategy 2024–2027.

Key policy instruments

Romania National strategy Adopted

National AI Strategy 2024–2027

Strategia Națională în domeniul Inteligenței Artificiale 2024–2027

Approved by government decision in July 2024, the strategy sets objectives on infrastructure and data, research and innovation, skills, public-sector and business adoption, and governance and ethics aligned with the EU AI Act, with an action plan and monitoring indicators.

Adopted 11 Jul 2024 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Romania
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
National AI Strategy 2024–2027 National strategy Adopted Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · National AI Strategy 2024–2027 adopted

No future deadlines are recorded for Romania; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Romania feed · how it works

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
  2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Strategia Națională în domeniul Inteligenței Artificiale 2024–2027
    Government of Romania (Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation) · 2024-07-11 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Romania”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/romania (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
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Frequently asked questions

Does Romania have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Romania. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Romania?

Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării și Digitalizării (Lead ministry for the AI strategy); Autoritatea pentru Digitalizarea României (ADR) (Digital transformation and AI programmes); ANSPDCP (Data-protection authority).

What is the status of AI regulation in Romania?

EU AI Act applies; National AI Strategy 2024–2027 adopted; authority designation in progress.

Is there a national AI strategy in Romania?

Yes: National AI Strategy 2024–2027 (2024).

What is binding and what is only guidance in Romania?

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Strategy 2024–2027.

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