The Romanian Office for Adoptions is a specialized institution of the central public administration, with legal status, in the subordination of the Government, which coordinates and supervises the adoption activities, ensures the unitary enforcement of the adoption legislation and manages the international cooperation in this field.

The Romanian Office for Adoptions is the central Romanian authority appointed to carry out the obligations stipulated under the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-Country Adoption, which was concluded in the Hague on May 29, 1993, and ratified through the Law no. 84/1994, as well as the obligations assumed by the Romanian state with regard to adoption through the international conventions and treaties to which Romania is a part.

The activity of the Romanian Office for Adoptions is regulated by Law 273/2004 (pdf), Law 274/2004 (pdf) and Government Resolution 1433/2004 (pdf).