The state of emergency is instituted for – 30 days -> until 15 April 2020.
Impact: During this period, public authorities may impose restrictions in order to contain the negative effects of COVID-19, within the framework of the state of emergency decree.
Main measures:
- the economic operators can obtain emergency situation certificates to prove that their business was affected in the context of COVID-19;
- the validity of the documents issued by the public authorities, and which expire during the state of emergency, shall be maintained;
- the legal terms for the public authorities’ responding to requests submitted based on free access to public interest information, as well as those related to petitions, are doubled.