Systematizing the legal framework regulating Romanian tourism - proposal for an innovative public policy

• Author: Foris, D.
• Position: Dept. of Food and Tourism, Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 45-52

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov • Vol. 5 (54) •No. 2 - 2012

Series V: Economic Sciences

SYSTEMATIZING

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK REGULATING

ROMANIAN TOURISM – PROPOSAL FOR

AN INNOVATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

Diana FORIŞ1

Abstract: The numerous Romanian standards and legal regulations, as well

as their particularities in the field of tourism lead us to formulating

systematising proposals for the existing legal framework in the field of

tourism. As a result of reviewing legal regulations of public administration

applied to Romanian tourism activities, we observe that there are numerous

legal regulations that embrace the field of tourism; moreover, according to

an analysis of the nature of these regulations applied in tourism, we notice

that it is particularly the state and the public authorities that have regulatory

roles in tourism, more precisely the protection role against abnormalities

and abuses caused in tourism and the role of developing tourism. We identify

the flexibility and heterogeneity as being the important particularities of

legal regulations in the field of tourism. We consider as opportune the

proposal regarding the systematisation of the existing legal framework in the

field of tourism, by creating and elaborating a “Code of tourism”, an

instrument that shall re-unite the laws and regulations applicable to the

tourist industry for an accessible and easy identification, both from the

juridical and institutional points of view.

Key words: tourism, legal framework, legal regulations, systematisation.

1 Dept. of Food and Tourism, Transilvania University of Braşov.

1. Introduction

The numerous Romanian standards in

the field of tourism and the particularities

of legal regulations in this field make us

formulate a proposal of systematisation of

the legal framework existing in tourism.

Reviewing as follows the legal

regulations that the public authority applies

on Romanian tourism activities, we notice

a multitude of legal regulations that

embrace tourism.

2. Analysis of the present Romanian

legal framework in the field of

tourism

The analysis of the Romanian existing

legal framework in the field of tourism

contains two types of approaches: the

analysis of the Romanian standards and

legal regulations and the analysis of the

nature of regulations in the field of

tourism.