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).

News
27 01 2012
Public Debate On the basis of Law. 52/2003 regarding decizional transparency in public administration, the Romanian Office for Adoptions opens for public debate the Government Decision project regarding the...read more
23 11 2011
PRESS RELEASE On the 22nd of November 2011, the project for the modification and completion of Law 273/2004, regarding the legal status of the adoption passed by the majority votes of the Chamber of Deputies....read more
Polls
Do you think that adoptive parents should tell their child that he/she is adopted as soon as possible?

yes no


Total votes: 2348

: yes:2004 | no:344