Abandoned waste in a forest or on a bank or shore
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Is there an immediate danger to people or the environment now?
- Yes
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- I cannot assess this
Has anyone been injured or directly threatened?
- Yes
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What do you want to achieve?
- Checking and remedying the situation
- Existing documents or information
- Challenging a penalty or an act you have received
- Reporting a possible criminal offence
Is the incident happening now?
- Yes
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- First, get to safety and request the necessary intervention. If there is an immediate danger, call 112. Do not fill in the form instead of requesting intervention.
- Move away from the source of risk. Do not touch suspicious waste or containers. Use the verified contact details for intervention; not every violation justifies a call to 112.
- Request medical care or intervention, depending on the situation. The criminal procedure is separate from a petition for preventive measures. You can return to this petition once you are safe.
- Open the FEW guide to accessing public information. Keep the request for documents separate from the request for intervention.
- Do not automatically use a petition as a substitute for challenging an act or a penalty. Check the special procedure and the applicable time limit.
- Follow the criminal procedure and check the formal requirements for submission. The time limit calculator for petitions made under Government Ordinance No. 27/2002 does not apply to the criminal procedure.
- Report the situation using the verified contact details for intervention and, where useful, prepare the written report separately.
- Continue by identifying the authority and preparing the text.
112 emergency service
Emergency telephone number. Do not use it as a registry for a petition submitted under Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
The single emergency telephone number available in Romania. It is not intended for submitting an administrative petition.
Tell the operator the location, landmarks and nature of the emergency, and answer their questions. Do not fill in the petition form first.
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A petition is a request, complaint, report or proposal submitted in writing or by email – Article 2 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
You may submit petitions on your own behalf; lawfully constituted organisations may submit petitions on behalf of the groups they represent – Article 1 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
Provide the petitioner’s identification details and the address for the response. Anonymous petitions and petitions without identification details are closed without further action, subject to the specific exception for those concerning harassment on grounds of sex or psychological harassment (hărțuire morală) – Article 7 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
An authority that is not responsible for handling the petition must forward it to the competent authority within 5 days of registration and notify you – Article 6¹ of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
The response must be communicated within 30 days of registration of the petition. After forwarding, the period runs from registration with the competent authority – Article 8 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
For more detailed enquiries, the head of the public authority or institution may extend the period by no more than 15 days or, in the energy and natural gas sector, by no more than 30 days, provided that you are notified in advance – Article 9 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
Petitions from the same person about the same issue are dealt with together; a new petition with the same content received after the response has been sent is closed without further action as provided by law – Article 10 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
The response must state the legal basis for the outcome – Article 13 of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002.
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Who is responsible for what
Here you can find contact details for local or county institutions and, where applicable, for a national institution marked ‘National alternative’. Use the explanations in the guide to choose the right recipient for your problem. You send the report; the Foundation does not send anything on your behalf.
You can report the abandoned waste at the site concerned to the National Environmental Guard (GNM) for checks on compliance with the law, as it has powers to inspect and impose penalties in relation to waste under Article 61 and Article 62(2) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021.
- National Environmental Guard
If the land is forest land, or you are unsure whether it is, you can ask the National Forest Guard (GFN) to check the situation and compliance with forest guarding obligations. The guarding regulations must include an obligation for forestry staff with guarding duties to take measures to prevent and combat the depositing of waste on land within the national forest estate (fondul forestier național), under Article 94(2)(d) of Law No. 331/2024 – the Forestry Code.
- National Forest Guard (GFN)
You can notify the forest administrator or forest district (ocol silvic) of the waste observed, as administration and forestry services are provided through authorised forest districts under Article 12 of Law No. 331/2024 – the Forestry Code. If you contact a private administrator or forest district, do not assume that the response time limits for petitions to public institutions automatically apply to it.
- Forest administrator or forest district (ocol silvic)
You can also report the matter to the ‘Apele Române’ National Administration (ANAR) when the waste is in the bed of a watercourse, in a lake or pond, or on their banks or shores, including where these places are in a private forest. The law prohibits throwing or depositing waste in these places, and the administration’s authorised staff can establish that administrative offences (contravenții) have been committed and impose the corresponding penalties under Article 16(1)(c) and Article 90 of Water Law No. 107/1996.
- ‘Apele Române’ National Administration (ANAR)
You can also report the matter to the mayor’s office to have the situation checked: when the waste producer or holder is unknown, the commune, town or municipality bears the costs of cleaning up the site and managing the waste under Article 22(3)–(4) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021. In this situation, the obligation also applies if the landowner is unknown; the waste producer or holder identified subsequently must bear the costs.
- Mayor’s office
National Environmental Guard
Check the competent institution’s contact details on its official page.
National alternative
National Environmental Guard
Environmental inspection of the documented matters. Identify the responsible territorial office (comisariat teritorial) separately.
An official general email address that you can use as a national alternative for environmental reports.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Official report form. The field labels refer to complaints about an operator’s activities.
The form includes the field ‘Numele reclamatului’ (Name of the party complained about). If you do not know who did it, do not invent a name. If the form does not allow submission without this name, send the report by email to gardamediu@gnm.ro.
Use the file attachment field and check which file types and sizes the form accepts. If you cannot attach the evidence, send the report and the files to the official email address for reports.
Check the official form to see which fields are mandatory and which file types and sizes you can attach.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Public relations telephone number. It is not presented as an emergency dispatch centre operating around the clock.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Official contact address for correspondence.
Official source (opens in a new tab)National Forest Guard (GFN)
Check the competent institution’s contact details on its official page.
National alternative
National Forest Guard (GFN)
You can use the national contact details to report the matter and to identify the forest guard authority responsible for the area. The forest guard authority is not the forest district (ocol silvic) that administers the land.
Address expressly indicated for requests and petitions.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Official form for individuals or organisations.
The page marks the fields for applicant type, surname, given name, email address, county, locality, street, number, telephone number, subject and petition text as required.
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Official source (opens in a new tab)Contact telephone number. For an emergency requiring immediate intervention, call 112.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Forest administrator or forest district (ocol silvic)
Check the competent institution’s contact details on its official page.
Identify the forest administrator or forest district (ocol silvic) responsible for the reported land and notify it of the waste you have found, so that it can take the measures for managing and guarding the land that fall within its responsibilities. To have compliance with the law checked, you can contact the National Forest Guard (GFN) or the National Environmental Guard (GNM), depending on the problem reported.
Prepare the text without the recipient’s email address
‘Apele Române’ National Administration (ANAR)
Check the competent institution’s contact details on its official page.
National alternative
‘Apele Române’ National Administration (ANAR)
Water management issues. Identify the competent river basin administration and the section concerned separately.
Email address published in the ‘Petiții’ (Petitions) section. For petitions, use this address in preference to the general secretariat’s address.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Telephone number published in the ‘Petiții’ (Petitions) section. It is not a dispatch centre for accidental pollution incidents.
Official source (opens in a new tab)The address for correspondence and for sending petitions, which is different from the registered office.
Official source (opens in a new tab)Mayor’s office
Check the competent institution’s contact details on its official page.
Identify the mayor’s office responsible for the location and subject of the report and use its registry address or official petition form. In București, check whether responsibility lies with the municipality or sector authorities. If you do not know the responsible institution or administrator, ask for the recipient to be identified and, where applicable, for the petition to be forwarded to the competent authority.
Prepare the text without the recipient’s email address
Choose how to proceed: rapid response, a registered petition or both.
Rapid response
- In the event of a fire or immediate danger, follow the steps for an emergency response.
- Notify the administrator using only verified contact details.
- If you are observing effects on a watercourse, lake or pond right now, use the verified contact details for response services in that area.
Registered petition
- Choose a main recipient to carry out checks.
- Also choose a water management authority as a recipient only if the waste is in the bed of a watercourse, in a lake or pond, or on their banks or shores.
- Keep the notification to the private owner separate from the petition to the authority.
If necessary, report the situation using the verified contact details for intervention. Send the written report separately to document the problem and request a response. State in the report that you have already reported the situation.
Prepare the report
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Letter templates
Waste in a forest – with a variant for waste in the bed of a watercourse, in a lake or on a bank or shore
You can use the template as an individual or on behalf of a lawfully constituted organisation. Check the requirements for representation where applicable.
- Additional relevant details
- Date drafted
- List of evidence
- Facts observed
- Petitioner’s identification details
- For an individual, enter the surname and given name. For an organisation, enter its name, registered office, the representative’s name and the capacity in which they are acting. This field brings together the identification details for the petition; it does not replace the separate fields required for a criminal complaint.
- Locality
- Date and time of observation or approximate period
- Exact location and landmarks
- Recipient
- Email or postal address for the response
- Name of the person signing
This report does not concern waste in the bed of a watercourse, in a lake or pond, or on their banks or shores; any additional effects are set out in the description of the facts.
Romanian model — copy or send this text
Sesizare – deșeuri abandonate – localitate neconfirmată – [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ]
Către: [Destinatarul]
[Datele de identificare ale petentului]
La [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ], în [Locul exact și reperele], am observat:
[Faptele observate]
Prin această sesizare nu semnalez deșeuri aflate în albia unui curs de apă, într-un lac sau într-o baltă ori pe malul acestora; eventualele efecte suplimentare sunt prezentate în descrierea faptelor.
Precizări despre proprietate, administrator și acces:
Nu am alte precizări.
Solicit verificarea locului, identificarea entităților și a persoanelor responsabile, precum și luarea măsurilor legale pentru remedierea situației și prevenirea repetării acesteia. Nu formulez afirmații despre compoziția chimică a deșeurilor sau despre existența unei contaminări care ar necesita analize de specialitate.
Formulez sesizarea în temeiul O.G. nr. 27/2002, cu referire la art. 20 alin. (3) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021. Pentru terenurile din fondul forestier național, solicit verificarea aspectelor privind prevenirea și combaterea depozitării deșeurilor prevăzute la art. 94 alin. (2) lit. d) din Codul silvic – Legea nr. 331/2024. Dacă producătorul sau deținătorul deșeurilor este necunoscut, solicit analizarea responsabilităților și a cheltuielilor prevăzute de art. 22 alin. (3)–(4) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021.
Vă rog să îmi comunicați numărul de înregistrare, rezultatul verificărilor și măsurile dispuse, cu indicarea temeiului legal al soluției. Pentru aspectele care nu intră în competența dumneavoastră, solicit transmiterea petiției potrivit art. 6¹ din O.G. nr. 27/2002 și înștiințarea mea cu privire la această transmitere.
Dovezi și anexe:
Nu anexez alte dovezi; descriu faptele observate.
Vă rog să îmi transmiteți răspunsul la adresa [Adresa de e-mail sau adresa poștală pentru răspuns].
[Numele persoanei care semnează]
Data redactării: [Data redactării]English reading aid — do not send this text
Report – abandoned waste – locality unconfirmed – [Date and time of observation or approximate period]
To: [Recipient]
[Petitioner’s identification details]
On [Date and time of observation or approximate period], in [Exact location and landmarks], I observed:
[Facts observed]
This report does not concern waste in the bed of a watercourse, in a lake or pond, or on their banks or shores; any additional effects are set out in the description of the facts.
Details of ownership, the administrator and access:
I have no further details to add.
I request that the site be checked, the entities and persons responsible identified, and the measures provided for by law taken to remedy the situation and prevent its recurrence. I make no claims about the chemical composition of the waste or the existence of contamination that would require specialist analysis.
I submit this report under Government Ordinance No. 27/2002, with reference to Article 20(3) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021. For land within the national forest estate (fondul forestier național), I request that the matters concerning the prevention and combating of waste dumping specified in Article 94(2)(d) of the Forestry Code – Law No. 331/2024 be checked. If the waste producer or holder is unknown, I request examination of the responsibilities and costs specified in Article 22(3)–(4) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021.
Please communicate the registration number, the findings of the checks and the measures ordered, stating the legal basis for the outcome. For matters outside your remit, I request that the petition be forwarded under Article 6¹ of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002 and that I be notified of this forwarding.
Evidence and annexes:
I am not enclosing any other evidence; I describe the facts observed.
Please send your response to [Email or postal address for the response].
[Name of the person signing]
Date drafted: [Date drafted]The waste is in the bed of the watercourse, in the lake or pond, or on their banks or shores, at the location described. I also request checks on compliance with the prohibition laid down in Article 16(1)(c) of Water Law No. 107/1996 and checks on the effects on water quality, the bed and water flow, by the staff competent under Article 90 of Water Law No. 107/1996.
Romanian model — copy or send this text
Sesizare – deșeuri abandonate – localitate neconfirmată – [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ]
Către: [Destinatarul]
[Datele de identificare ale petentului]
La [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ], în [Locul exact și reperele], am observat:
[Faptele observate]
Deșeurile se află în albia cursului de apă, în lac sau în baltă ori pe malul acestora, în locul descris. Solicit și verificarea respectării interdicției prevăzute la art. 16 alin. (1) lit. c) din Legea apelor nr. 107/1996 și verificarea efectelor asupra calității apei, asupra albiei și asupra scurgerii apelor, de către personalul competent potrivit art. 90 din Legea apelor nr. 107/1996.
Precizări despre proprietate, administrator și acces:
Nu am alte precizări.
Solicit verificarea locului, identificarea entităților și a persoanelor responsabile, precum și luarea măsurilor legale pentru remedierea situației și prevenirea repetării acesteia. Nu formulez afirmații despre compoziția chimică a deșeurilor sau despre existența unei contaminări care ar necesita analize de specialitate.
Formulez sesizarea în temeiul O.G. nr. 27/2002, cu referire la art. 20 alin. (3) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021. Pentru terenurile din fondul forestier național, solicit verificarea aspectelor privind prevenirea și combaterea depozitării deșeurilor prevăzute la art. 94 alin. (2) lit. d) din Codul silvic – Legea nr. 331/2024. Dacă producătorul sau deținătorul deșeurilor este necunoscut, solicit analizarea responsabilităților și a cheltuielilor prevăzute de art. 22 alin. (3)–(4) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021.
Vă rog să îmi comunicați numărul de înregistrare, rezultatul verificărilor și măsurile dispuse, cu indicarea temeiului legal al soluției. Pentru aspectele care nu intră în competența dumneavoastră, solicit transmiterea petiției potrivit art. 6¹ din O.G. nr. 27/2002 și înștiințarea mea cu privire la această transmitere.
Dovezi și anexe:
Nu anexez alte dovezi; descriu faptele observate.
Vă rog să îmi transmiteți răspunsul la adresa [Adresa de e-mail sau adresa poștală pentru răspuns].
[Numele persoanei care semnează]
Data redactării: [Data redactării]English reading aid — do not send this text
Report – abandoned waste – locality unconfirmed – [Date and time of observation or approximate period]
To: [Recipient]
[Petitioner’s identification details]
On [Date and time of observation or approximate period], in [Exact location and landmarks], I observed:
[Facts observed]
The waste is in the bed of the watercourse, in the lake or pond, or on their banks or shores, at the location described. I also request checks on compliance with the prohibition laid down in Article 16(1)(c) of Water Law No. 107/1996 and checks on the effects on water quality, the bed and water flow, by the staff competent under Article 90 of Water Law No. 107/1996.
Details of ownership, the administrator and access:
I have no further details to add.
I request that the site be checked, the entities and persons responsible identified, and the measures provided for by law taken to remedy the situation and prevent its recurrence. I make no claims about the chemical composition of the waste or the existence of contamination that would require specialist analysis.
I submit this report under Government Ordinance No. 27/2002, with reference to Article 20(3) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021. For land within the national forest estate (fondul forestier național), I request that the matters concerning the prevention and combating of waste dumping specified in Article 94(2)(d) of the Forestry Code – Law No. 331/2024 be checked. If the waste producer or holder is unknown, I request examination of the responsibilities and costs specified in Article 22(3)–(4) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021.
Please communicate the registration number, the findings of the checks and the measures ordered, stating the legal basis for the outcome. For matters outside your remit, I request that the petition be forwarded under Article 6¹ of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002 and that I be notified of this forwarding.
Evidence and annexes:
I am not enclosing any other evidence; I describe the facts observed.
Please send your response to [Email or postal address for the response].
[Name of the person signing]
Date drafted: [Date drafted]The site is in an area with trees, but I do not know the legal status of the land. I request that this be checked; I do not make the report conditional on prior confirmation that the land forms part of the forest estate (fondul forestier).
Romanian model — copy or send this text
Sesizare – deșeuri abandonate – localitate neconfirmată – [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ]
Către: [Destinatarul]
[Datele de identificare ale petentului]
La [Data și ora observării sau intervalul aproximativ], în [Locul exact și reperele], am observat:
[Faptele observate]
Locul este într-o zonă cu arbori, dar nu cunosc regimul juridic al terenului. Solicit verificarea acestuia; nu condiționez sesizarea de confirmarea prealabilă a apartenenței la fondul forestier.
Precizări despre proprietate, administrator și acces:
Nu am alte precizări.
Solicit verificarea locului, identificarea entităților și a persoanelor responsabile, precum și luarea măsurilor legale pentru remedierea situației și prevenirea repetării acesteia. Nu formulez afirmații despre compoziția chimică a deșeurilor sau despre existența unei contaminări care ar necesita analize de specialitate.
Formulez sesizarea în temeiul O.G. nr. 27/2002, cu referire la art. 20 alin. (3) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021. Pentru terenurile din fondul forestier național, solicit verificarea aspectelor privind prevenirea și combaterea depozitării deșeurilor prevăzute la art. 94 alin. (2) lit. d) din Codul silvic – Legea nr. 331/2024. Dacă producătorul sau deținătorul deșeurilor este necunoscut, solicit analizarea responsabilităților și a cheltuielilor prevăzute de art. 22 alin. (3)–(4) din O.U.G. nr. 92/2021.
Vă rog să îmi comunicați numărul de înregistrare, rezultatul verificărilor și măsurile dispuse, cu indicarea temeiului legal al soluției. Pentru aspectele care nu intră în competența dumneavoastră, solicit transmiterea petiției potrivit art. 6¹ din O.G. nr. 27/2002 și înștiințarea mea cu privire la această transmitere.
Dovezi și anexe:
Nu anexez alte dovezi; descriu faptele observate.
Vă rog să îmi transmiteți răspunsul la adresa [Adresa de e-mail sau adresa poștală pentru răspuns].
[Numele persoanei care semnează]
Data redactării: [Data redactării]English reading aid — do not send this text
Report – abandoned waste – locality unconfirmed – [Date and time of observation or approximate period]
To: [Recipient]
[Petitioner’s identification details]
On [Date and time of observation or approximate period], in [Exact location and landmarks], I observed:
[Facts observed]
The site is in an area with trees, but I do not know the legal status of the land. I request that this be checked; I do not make the report conditional on prior confirmation that the land forms part of the forest estate (fondul forestier).
Details of ownership, the administrator and access:
I have no further details to add.
I request that the site be checked, the entities and persons responsible identified, and the measures provided for by law taken to remedy the situation and prevent its recurrence. I make no claims about the chemical composition of the waste or the existence of contamination that would require specialist analysis.
I submit this report under Government Ordinance No. 27/2002, with reference to Article 20(3) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021. For land within the national forest estate (fondul forestier național), I request that the matters concerning the prevention and combating of waste dumping specified in Article 94(2)(d) of the Forestry Code – Law No. 331/2024 be checked. If the waste producer or holder is unknown, I request examination of the responsibilities and costs specified in Article 22(3)–(4) of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 92/2021.
Please communicate the registration number, the findings of the checks and the measures ordered, stating the legal basis for the outcome. For matters outside your remit, I request that the petition be forwarded under Article 6¹ of Government Ordinance No. 27/2002 and that I be notified of this forwarding.
Evidence and annexes:
I am not enclosing any other evidence; I describe the facts observed.
Please send your response to [Email or postal address for the response].
[Name of the person signing]
Date drafted: [Date drafted]If you send the document on paper, sign it. The generator does not send the document or add an electronic signature.
Evidence and photographs
- An overview image and a landmark for access.
- The position of the waste in relation to the watercourse, lake or pond: in the bed, on the bank or shore, or at a distance from them.
- A description of visible effects, without conclusions about chemical composition.
- Optional coordinates and their accuracy, if available.
Keep the originals in a safe place. Send only relevant images with your report. For publication, create copies with unnecessary data and identifying features removed.
A copy from which you have removed the photograph’s technical data, such as the date and location recorded by the device, does not replace the original. Nor do these data, taken alone, provide conclusive proof of when or where the photograph was taken.
Include faces, vehicle registration numbers and witnesses’ identities only when they are relevant to the recipient and the purpose of sending the material. Publication on a website serves a different purpose from private submission to an authority.
Mistakes to avoid
- Confusing the owner with the inspection authority.
- Identifying the competent water management authority solely on the basis of the county.
- Presenting pollution as proven without checks.
- Touching containers or climbing down unstable banks.
Keep proof and track the time limit
Keep the text actually sent, the evidence actually attached, confirmation of dispatch, confirmation of receipt or registration and any notification of forwarding or extension.
Sending the email, receiving the registration number and receiving the response are three separate events.
Indicative response dates
Indicative dates. Check the registration date with the competent authority and the advance notification of any extension. The calculator does not determine time limits for court or criminal proceedings.
When calculating a time limit in days, do not count the day it starts or the day on which it expires. If the final day is a non-working day, the time limit is extended to the next working day. The calendar covers 2024–2035 and includes Orthodox holidays with variable dates; check any additional days off observed by the institution separately.
- Response: 30 days from registration
- Possible extension: 45 days in total from the same registration – does not apply automatically
- Forwarding: 5 days – a separate time limit
Next steps
- Keep the acknowledgements separately for each recipient.
- Follow up on any forwarding.
- Do not calculate a statutory response time limit for a private recipient without checking whether the procedure in question applies to it.
- Continue with the guide ‘I have not received a response to my petition’, where applicable.
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