Romanian Labour Code - Art. 252. [decision of disciplinary measure: delay, contents, notification]

Art. 252. [decision of disciplinary measure: delay, contents, notification]
(1) The employer shall order the application of the disciplinary measure through a written decision, within 30 calendar days from the acknowledgement of the disciplinary offence, but no later than six months after the date of the disciplinary offence.
(2) On pain of absolute nullity, such decision shall include:
a) the description of the disciplinary offence;
b) description of the provisions in the staff regulations, rules of procedure or applicable collective labour agreement, which were infringed by the employee;
c) the reasons to dismiss the defence developed by the employee during the preliminary disciplinary hearing or the reasons why, under the conditions provided for in Article 267 (3), no hearing took place;
d) the legal basis to take the disciplinary measure;
e) the appeal deadline;
e) the competent court where the measure may be appealed.
(3) The decision shall be notified to the employee no later than five calendar days after the date of issue and shall take effect from the date of notification
(4) The notification shall be handed over personally to the employee, against an acknowledgment of receipt, or, if the reception has been refused, by registered letter, at the domicile or residence communicated by him/her.
(5) The measure may be appealed by the employee before the competent courts within 30 calendar days from the notification.