Vol64 Decoratii

Sistemul naional de decoraii
al Romniei
*
Systme national de dcorations
de Roumanie
*
Romanias national system
of decorations
Bucureti, 2003
Sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei
LEGE
privind sistemul naional
de decoraii al Romniei
*
LEGE
privind Ordinul Mihai Viteazul
*
ORDONAN DE URGEN
pentru reinstituirea Ordinului naional
Steaua Romniei
*
ORDONAN DE URGEN
pentru reinstituirea Ordinului, Crucii
i Medaliei naionale Serviciul Credincios
*
ORDONAN DE URGEN
pentru reinstituirea Ordinului i Medaliei
naionale Pentru Merit
*
ORDONAN
privind Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri
*
ORDONAN
privind Semnul onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri
militari i subofieri
On prcise qu'il n'y a que le texte roumain qui
produise des effets juridiques.
It must be specified that the only text which shall
produce legal effects is the Romanian text.
List de abrevieri
H.G. Hotrrea Guvernului
O.G. Ordonana Guvernului
O.U.G. Ordonana de urgen a Guvernului
M. Of. Monitorul Oficial
ISBN 9735674041
LEGE
privind sistemul naional
de decoraii al Romniei*
CAPITOLUL I
Dispoziii generale
Art. 1. Se instituie sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei potrivit prevederilor prezentei legi.
Art. 2. Sistemul naional de decoraii cuprinde:
A. decoraii naionale:
ordine, cruci i medalii;
B. decoraii pe domenii de activitate:
a) ordine i medalii civile;
b) ordine i medalii militare:
de pace;
de rzboi;
C. semne onorifice.
Art. 3. (1) Decoraiile sunt conferite cetenilor
romni pentru serviciile excepionale aduse statului i
poporului romn, pentru acte de eroism svrite n
serviciul militar i pentru merite deosebite n activitate.
(2) Decoraiile pot fi conferite i unitilor militare
pentru fapte deosebite svrite n timp de pace i pentru
acte de eroism n timp de rzboi.
(3) Decoraiile pot fi conferite i cetenilor strini
pentru contribuia deosebit la progresul umanitii, la
promovarea pcii i a democraiei n lume, la dezvoltarea
relaiilor de colaborare i prietenie cu Romnia sau
pentru fapte i servicii remarcabile aduse statului i
poporului romn.
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* Legea nr. 29/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 146 din 7 aprilie
2000 i a fost modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 70/2000, publicat n M. Of.
nr. 267 din 14 iunie 2000 (aprobat prin Legea nr. 612/2001, publicat
n M. Of. nr. 716 din 9 noiembrie 2001) i prin Legea nr. 352/2002,
publicat n M. Of. nr. 402 din 11 iunie 2002.
LEGE
privind nfiinarea medaliei
Crucea comemorativ a celui de-al
doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945
*
ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind decoraia Crucea Comemorativ
a Rezistenei Anticomuniste
*
LEGE
privind instituirea Ordinului Victoria
Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989
*
LEGE
pentru cinstirea eroilor-martiri i acordarea
unor drepturi urmailor acestora,
rniilor, precum i lupttorilor pentru
victoria Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989
*
ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind instituirea medaliei
comemorative 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu
*
LEGE
privind Ordinul Meritul Sportiv i
Medalia Meritul Sportiv
*
LEGE
privind Ordinul Meritul Cultural i
Medalia Meritul Cultural
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*III. Crucea Comemorativ a celui de-al doilea Rzboi
Mondial, 19411945.
Art. 7. Decoraiile civile pe domenii de activitate sunt
urmtoarele:
A. Ordine:
Ordinul Meritul Agricol;
Ordinul Meritul Cultural;
Ordinul Meritul Industrial i Comercial;
Ordinul Meritul pentru nvmnt;
Ordinul Meritul Sanitar;
Ordinul Meritul Sportiv;
B. Medalii:
Medalia Meritul Agricol;
Medalia Meritul Cultural;
Medalia Meritul Industrial i Comercial;
Medalia Meritul pentru nvmnt;
Medalia Meritul Sanitar;
Medalia Meritul Sportiv.
Art. 8. Decoraiile militare de pace sunt urmtoarele:
A. Ordine:
Ordinul Virtutea Militar;
Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautic;
Ordinul Virtutea Maritim;
B. Medalii:
Medalia Virtutea Militar;
Medalia Virtutea Aeronautic;
Medalia Virtutea Maritim;
Medalia Brbie i Credin.
Art. 9. Decoraiile militare de rzboi sunt urmtoarele:
A. Ordine:
III. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul;
III. Ordinul Steaua Romniei;
III. Ordinul Serviciul Credincios;
IV. Ordinul Pentru Merit;
IV. Ordinul Virtutea Militar;
IV. Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautic;
IV. Ordinul Virtutea Maritim;
VI. Ordinul Meritul Sanitar;
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* Art. 6, lit. C, pct. III a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 352/2002.
Art. 4. (1) Decoraiile sunt conferite de Preedintele
Romniei, prin decret, n baza propunerilor de decorare
individuale.
(2) Propunerile de decorare se fac de ctre:
a) preedintele Senatului sau de preedintele Camerei
Deputailor, pentru Preedintele Romniei, primul-
ministru, senatori i deputai;
b) primul-ministru, pentru membrii Guvernului;
c) minitrii i conductorii instituiilor i organizaiilor
centrale autonome, pentru persoanele din domeniul lor
de activitate.
(3) Preedintele Romniei poate s confere decoraii i
din proprie iniiativ, n proporie de 1% din numrul
total stabilit prin lege pentru fiecare grad sau clas a
fiecrei decoraii, cu excepia gradelor de Mare Ofier,
Mare Cruce i Colan.
(4) Pentru cetenii romni decorarea are loc o dat pe
an, cu ocazia Zilei Naionale a Romniei.
(5) n cazuri speciale decoraiile pot fi conferite i pe
parcursul anului calendaristic.
Art. 5. Propunerile nominale pentru conferirea
decoraiilor sunt avizate de Cancelaria Ordinelor, care se
nfiineaz n cadrul Preediniei Romniei.
CAPITOLUL II
Sistemul de decoraii
Art. 6. Decoraiile naionale sunt urmtoarele:
A. Ordine:
III. Ordinul Steaua Romniei;
III. Ordinul Serviciul Credincios;
III. Ordinul Pentru Merit;
B. Cruci i medalii:
III. Crucea Serviciul Credincios;
III. Medalia Serviciul Credincios;
III. Medalia Pentru Merit;
C. Cruci comemorative:
III. Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste;
III. Crucea Comemorativ a Revoluiei Anticomuniste
din Decembrie 1989;
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2. Ordinul Serviciul Credincios cuprinde 5 grade:
a) Mare Cruce;
b) Mare Ofier;
c) Comandor;
d) Ofier;
e) Cavaler.
3. Ordinul Pentru Merit cuprinde 5 grade:
a) Mare Cruce;
b) Mare Ofier;
c) Comandor;
d) Ofier;
e) Cavaler.
II. Ordine civile, pe domenii de activitate:
1. Ordinul Meritul Agricol cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
2. Ordinul Meritul Cultural cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
3. Ordinul Meritul Industrial i Comercial cuprinde
4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
4. Ordinul Meritul pentru nvmnt cuprinde 4
grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
5. Ordinul Meritul Sanitar cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
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B. Medalii:
III. Medalia Virtutea Militar;
III. Medalia Virtutea Aeronautic;
III. Medalia Virtutea Maritim;
III. Crucea Serviciul Credincios;
III. Medalia Serviciul Credincios;
IV. Medalia Pentru Merit;
IV. Medalia Brbie i Credin;
VI. Medalia Meritul Sanitar.
Art. 10. Semnele onorifice sunt urmtoarele:
1. Semnul onorific Vulturul Romniei, care se confer
parlamentarilor;
2. Semnul onorific Rsplata Muncii n Serviciul Public;
3. Semnul onorific n serviciul armatei, care se confer
ofierilor care au:
a) 15 ani de activitate n armat;
b) 20 de ani de activitate n armat;
c) 25 de ani de activitate n armat;
4. Semnul onorific n serviciul armatei, care se confer
maitrilor militari i subofierilor care au:
c) 25 de ani de activitate n armat.
CAPITOLUL III
Ierarhia decoraiilor
Art. 11. (1) Ierarhia fiecrei decoraii, n ordine
descresctoare, este urmtoarea:
I. Ordine naionale:
*1. Ordinul Steaua Romniei, instituit prin Ordonana
de urgen a Guvernului nr. 11/1998 pentru reinstituirea
Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei, republicat, cuprinde
6 grade:
a) Colan;
b) Mare Cruce;
c) Mare Ofier;
d) Comandor;
e) Ofier;
f) Cavaler.
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* Art. 11 alin. (1) a fost modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 70/2000.
*3. Crucea Comemorativ a celui de-al doilea Rzboi
Mondial, 19411945, fr clase.
4. Crucea Serviciul Credincios cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
5. Medalia Serviciul Credincios cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
6. Medalia Pentru Merit cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
VI. Medalii civile, pe domenii de activitate:
1. Medalia Meritul Agricol cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
2. Medalia Meritul Cultural cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
3. Medalia Meritul Industrial i Comercial cuprinde
3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
4. Medalia Meritul pentru nvmnt cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
5. Medalia Meritul Sanitar cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
6. Medalia Meritul Sportiv cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
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* Art. 11 alin. (2) pct. V poziia a 3-a a fost modificat prin Legea
nr. 352/2002.
6. Ordinul Meritul Sportiv cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
III. Ordine militare de pace:
1. Ordinul Virtutea Militar cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
2. Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautic cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
3. Ordinul Virtutea Maritim cuprinde 4 grade:
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
IV. Ordine militare de rzboi:
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
(2) Ordinele naionale i militare, precum i Ordinul
Meritul Sanitar, conferite ca decoraii de rzboi, au
nsemne speciale i i pstreaz fiecare ierarhia proprie,
ordinea lor ierarhic fiind cea prevzut la art. 9 lit. A.
V. Cruci i medalii naionale:
1. Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste
cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
2. Crucea Comemorativ a Revoluiei Anticomuniste
din Decembrie 1989 cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
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2. Semnul onorific Rsplata Muncii n Serviciul Public
se confer pentru:
a) 20 de ani de activitate;
b) 25 de ani de activitate;
c) 30 de ani de activitate.
3. Semnul onorific pentru ofieri se confer pentru:
4. Semnul onorific pentru maitri militari i subofieri
cuprinde 3 categorii:
5. Semnele onorifice pentru militari se instituie n
locul vechiului Ordin Meritul Militar.
6. Ofierii, maitrii militari, subofierii decorai cu
nsemnele onorifice beneficiaz de prevederile Legii
nr. 80/1995 privind statutul cadrelor militare.
CAPITOLUL IV
Conferirea ordinelor naionale
Art. 12. Conferirea ordinelor naionale cetenilor
romni se face ncepnd cu gradul de Cavaler, ceea ce
determin admiterea n ordinul naional respectiv.
Art. 13. (1) Conferirea gradelor superioare n cadrul
unui ordin naional se face potrivit reglementrilor
cuprinse n legile de instituire a acestora.
(2) Persoanele decorate cu un ordin, indiferent de
gradul pe care l au, sunt cavaleri ai ordinului respectiv.
Art. 14. (1) Propunerile pentru decorare cu ordine
naionale trebuie s fie temeinic motivate, iar esena
acestor motivaii se va nscrie n brevetele care nsoesc
nsemnele.
(2) Propunerile prevzute la alin. (1) se fac de
autoritile menionate la art. 4 alin. (2), pentru
persoanele din sfera respectiv de activitate, n limitele
locurilor vacante pentru fiecare grad al fiecrui ordin
stabilit pentru promoia anual de Cancelaria Ordinelor.
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b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
VII. Medalii militare de pace:
1. Medalia Virtutea Militar cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
2. Medalia Virtutea Aeronautic cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
3. Medalia Virtutea Maritim cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
4. Medalia Brbie i Credin cuprinde 3 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
VIII. Medalii militare de rzboi:
Medalia Virtutea Militar de rzboi cuprinde 2 clase:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a.
(3) Medalia Virtutea Militar de rzboi este cea mai
nalt decoraie de rzboi care se poate conferi maitrilor
militari, subofierilor i trupei din toate armele i
specialitile militare, echivalent ca importan cu
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul pentru ofieri.
(4) Celelalte medalii naionale i militare, precum i
Medalia Meritul Sanitar, conferite ca decoraii de rzboi, au
nsemne speciale i i pstreaz fiecare ierarhia proprie,
ordinea lor ierarhic fiind prevzut la art. 9 lit. B.
IX. Semne onorifice:
parlamentarilor, cuprinde 5 grade:
a) Mare Cruce;
b) Mare Ofier;
c) Comandor;
d) Ofier;
e) Cavaler.
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Art. 20. Cetenii strini crora li se confer cruci i
medalii naionale romneti nu sunt supui regulilor
stabilite pentru cetenii romni.
CAPITOLUL VI
Conferirea ordinelor i medaliilor
pe domenii de activitate
Art. 21. Cetenilor romni li se confer un ordin sau
o medalie pentru un domeniu de activitate, ncepnd cu
cel mai mic grad sau clas.
Art. 22. Conferirea medaliilor civile pe domenii de
activitate constituie un factor n favoarea promovrii n
ordinul respectiv, dar nu este obligatoriu ca acordarea
ordinului s fie precedat de decernarea medaliilor.
Art. 23. Efectuarea stagiului prevzut pentru fiecare
grad sau clas a ordinelor i medaliilor civile, pe domenii
de activitate, nu d automat dreptul la conferirea de
grade sau de clase superioare, ci constituie doar limita de
timp dup care pot fi fcute noi propuneri de decorare, n
cazul existenei unor noi merite ale aceleiai persoane.
CAPITOLUL VII
Brevete
Art. 24. Brevetul reprezint documentul oficial prin
care se atest conferirea decoraiilor.
Art. 25. Brevetul are imprimat pe suprafaa sa
stema rii i are nscrise date privind: denumirea
decoraiei, gradul sau clasa acesteia, numrul i data
decretului de conferire, precum i numele i prenumele
posesorului, cu iniiala tatlui, i meritele pentru care se
acord decoraia. Pentru militari i unitile militare se
trece i denumirea unitii militare.
Art. 26. Brevetele sunt validate prin semntur i
sigiliu, dup cum urmeaz:
a) pentru ordinele naionale, cu semntura autograf
sau cu parafa Preedintelui Romniei i cu
contrasemntura cancelarului ordinelor;
b) pentru ordinele pe domenii de activitate, cu
semntura autograf sau cu parafa Preedintelui Romniei,
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Art. 15. Efectuarea stagiului pentru fiecare ordin i
grad nu d automat dreptul la conferirea unui ordin sau
grad superior, ci constituie doar limita de timp dup care
pot fi fcute noi propuneri de decorare, n cazul existenei
unor noi merite ale aceleiai persoane.
Art. 16. Cetenii strini nu sunt supui regulilor de
acordare stabilite pentru cetenii romni.
CAPITOLUL V
Conferirea crucilor i medaliilor naionale
Art. 17. (1) Cetenilor romni li se confer o cruce
sau o medalie naional ncepnd cu cea mai mic clas.
(2) Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste
se acord n conformitate cu prevederile Decretului-lege
nr. 118/1990 privind acordarea unor drepturi persoanelor
persecutate din motive politice de dictatura instaurat cu
ncepere de la 6 martie 1945, precum i celor deportate n
strintate ori constituite n prizonieri.
(3) Crucea Comemorativ a Revoluiei Anticomuniste
din Decembrie 1989 se acord n conformitate cu
prevederile Legii nr. 42/1990 pentru cinstirea eroilor-
martiri i acordarea unor drepturi urmailor acestora,
rniilor, precum i lupttorilor pentru victoria Revoluiei
din decembrie 1989.
Art. 18. (1) Propunerile se fac de instituiile
prevzute la art. 4 alin. (2) pentru domeniile lor de
activitate, n limitele locurilor vacante, pentru fiecare
clas a fiecrei cruci sau medalii stabilite pentru promoia
anual de Cancelaria Ordinelor.
(2) Propunerile pentru decorare n toate clasele crucilor
i medaliilor naionale vor fi motivate, iar esena
motivrii trebuie nscris n brevetele care nsoesc
nsemnele.
Art. 19. Efectuarea stagiului n clasele inferioare ale
crucilor i medaliilor naionale nu d automat dreptul la
conferirea de clase superioare, ci constituie doar limita de
timp dup care poate fi fcut noua propunere de
decorare, n cazul existenei unor noi merite.
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7. gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Serviciul
Credincios;
8. gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Pentru Merit este
egal cu gradul de Comandor al ordinelor: Meritul Agricol,
Meritul Cultural, Meritul Industrial i Comercial, Meritul
pentru nvmnt, Meritul Sanitar, Virtutea Militar de
pace, Virtutea Aeronautic de pace, Virtutea Maritim de
pace i clasa I a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv;
9. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Steaua Romniei;
10. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios;
11. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Pentru merit este egal
cu gradul de ofier al ordinelor: Meritul Agricol, Meritul
Cultural, Meritul Industrial i Comercial, Meritul pentru
nvmnt, Meritul Sanitar, Virtutea Militar de pace,
Virtutea Aeronautic de pace, Virtutea Maritim de pace i
clasa a II-a a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv;
12. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Steaua Romniei;
13. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios;
14. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Pentru Merit este
egal cu gradul de Cavaler al ordinelor: Meritul Agricol,
Meritul Cultural, Meritul Industrial i Comercial, Meritul
pentru nvmnt, Meritul Sanitar, Virtutea Militar de
pace, Virtutea Aeronautic de pace i Virtutea Maritim de
pace i clasa a III-a a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv;
15. Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste;
16. Crucea Comemorativ a Revoluiei Anticomuniste
din Decembrie 1989;
*17. Crucea Comemorativ a celui de-al doilea Rzboi
Mondial, 19411945;
18. Crucea Serviciul Credincios clasa I;
19. Medalia Serviciul Credincios clasa I;
20. Crucea Serviciul Credincios clasa a II-a este egal cu
Medalia Pentru Merit clasa I;
21. Medalia Serviciul Credincios clasa a II-a este egal
cu medaliile: Meritul Agricol, Meritul Cultural, Meritul
Industrial i Comercial, Meritul pentru nvmnt,
Meritul Sanitar, Meritul Sportiv, Virtutea Militar de pace,
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* Art. 31 pct. 17 a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 352/2002.
cu contrasemnturile minitrilor de resort i a cancelarului
ordinelor;
c) pentru semnul onorific Vulturul Romniei, care se
confer parlamentarilor, cu semntura autograf sau cu
parafa Preedintelui Romniei, cu contrasemnturile
preedintelui Senatului i, respectiv, preedintelui
Camerei Deputailor i cancelarului ordinelor.
Art. 27. n timp de rzboi, brevetele pentru Ordinul
Mihai Viteazul i Medalia Virtutea Militar sunt semnate
autograf de Preedintele Romniei i contrasemnate de
ministrul aprrii naionale i de cancelarul ordinelor.
Art. 28. Brevetele pentru medalii i semne onorifice
sunt validate prin semntura sau parafa ministrului din
domeniul cruia s-au fcut propunerile i a cancelarului
ordinelor.
Art. 29. Brevetul poart dou numere:
a) numrul de ordine din cadrul ierarhiei decoraiei
respective;
b) numrul de nregistrare n evidena Cancelariei
Ordinelor.
Art. 30. n caz de deces, brevetul, mpreun cu
nsemnul decoraiei rmn motenitorilor legali.
CAPITOLUL VIII
Modul de purtare a decoraiilor
Art. 31. Portul decoraiilor romneti de pace, n
ordinea importanei ierarhice, este urmtorul:
1. gradul de Colan al Ordinului Steaua Romniei;
2. gradul de Mare Cruce al Ordinului Steaua Romniei;
3. gradul de Mare Cruce al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios;
4. gradul de Mare Cruce al Ordinului Pentru Merit este
egal cu gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Steaua Romniei;
5. gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios;
6. gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Pentru Merit este
egal cu gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Steaua
Romniei, egal cu gradul de Mare Ofier al ordinelor:
Meritul Agricol, Meritul Cultural, Meritul Industrial i
Comercial, Meritul pentru nvmnt, Meritul Sanitar,
Virtutea Militar de pace, Virtutea Aeronautic de pace i
Virtutea Maritim de pace;
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5. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa a II-a este egal cu
gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios de
rzboi;
6. gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Pentru Merit de
rzboi este egal cu gradul de Mare Ofier al ordinelor:
Virtutea Militar, Virtutea Aeronautic i Virtutea
Maritim de rzboi i Meritul Sanitar de rzboi;
7. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa a III-a este egal cu
gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Steaua Romniei de
rzboi;
8. gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Serviciul
Credincios;
9. gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Pentru Merit;
10. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Steaua Romniei de
rzboi;
11. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios
de rzboi;
12. gradul de Ofier al Ordinului Pentru Merit de
rzboi este egal cu gradul de Ofier al ordinelor: Virtutea
Militar, Virtutea Aeronautic i Virtutea Maritim de
rzboi i al Ordinului Meritul Sanitar de rzboi;
13. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Steaua Romniei de
rzboi;
14. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios
de rzboi;
15. gradul de Cavaler al Ordinului Pentru Merit de
rzboi este egal cu gradul de Cavaler al ordinelor: Virtutea
Militar, Virtutea Aeronautic, Virtutea Maritim de
rzboi i Meritul Sanitar de rzboi.
II. Cruci i medalii:
1. Medalia Virtutea Militar de rzboi clasa I;
2. Crucea Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa I;
3. Medalia Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa I;
4. Medalia Virtutea Militar de rzboi clasa a II-a;
5. Medalia Pentru Merit de rzboi clasa I este egal cu
medaliile Brbie i Credin, Virtutea Aeronautic,
Virtutea Maritim i Meritul Sanitar de rzboi clasa I;
6. Crucea Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa a II-a;
7. Medalia Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa a II-a;
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Virtutea Aeronautic de pace i Virtutea Maritim de pace,
Brbie i Credin de pace clasa I;
22. Crucea Serviciul Credincios clasa a III-a este egal
cu medalia Pentru Merit clasa a II-a;
23. Medalia Serviciul Credincios clasa a III-a este egal
cu medaliile: Meritul Agricol, Meritul Cultural, Meritul
Virtutea Aeronautic de pace i Virtutea Maritim de pace,
Brbie i Credin de pace clasa a II-a;
24. Medalia Pentru Merit clasa a III-a;
25. Medaliile Meritul Agricol, Meritul Cultural, Meritul
Virtutea Aeronautic de pace i Brbie i Credin de
pace clasa a II-a.
26. Semnul onorific pentru ofieri, pentru 15, 20 i 25
de ani de activitate n armat se poart dup toate
ordinele romneti sau strine, naintea crucilor i
medaliilor.
27. Semnul onorific Rsplata Muncii n Serviciul
Public, precum i semnul onorific pentru maitri militari
i subofieri pentru activitate n armat de 15, 20 i 25 de
ani se poart dup toate celelalte ordine, cruci i medalii.
parlamentarilor, este egal, la grade egale, cu Ordinul
Serviciul Credincios; n cazul deinerii att a ordinului,
ct i a semnului onorific respectiv, n grade egale,
ordinul se poart naintea semnului onorific.
Art. 32. Portul decoraiilor romneti de rzboi, n
ordinea importanei ierarhice, este urmtorul:
I. Ordine:
1. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa I;
2. Marea Cruce a Ordinului Steaua Romniei de
rzboi;
3. Marea Cruce a Ordinului Serviciul Credincios de
rzboi;
4. Marea Cruce a Ordinului Pentru Merit de rzboi
este egal cu gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Steaua
Romniei de rzboi;
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(2) Cnd decoraiile strine se pun pe baret, alturi de
decoraiile romneti, acestea sunt plasate dup
decoraiile romneti similare n grad sau clas.
Art. 39. (1) Decoraiile se poart, de regul, cu prilejul
Zilei Naionale a Romniei i al celorlalte srbtori,
naionale sau religioase, la festiviti cu caracter oficial i
la diferite activiti cu caracter tiinific, aniversar sau
comemorativ.
(2) Portul decoraiilor oblig la o inut vestimentar
sobr i decent.
(3) Militarii poart decoraiile n conformitate cu regu-
lamentele specifice.
(4) nsemnele distinciilor conferite unitilor militare
se poart pe drapelele acestora.
Art. 40. Ordinele naionale, pe domenii de activitate,
i cele militare, n toate gradele, se prezint sub trei
forme, cu valoare ierarhic egal: nsemnul, rozeta pentru
civili i bareta pentru militari.
Art. 41. (1) Rozetele decoraiilor se pot purta zilnic,
de civili, numai la o inut adecvat momentului i
importanei decoraiilor.
(2) Baretele decoraiilor se poart de cadrele militare la
uniform.
CAPITOLUL IX
Drepturile persoanelor decorate
Art. 42. Persoanele decorate cu ordine naionale sau
pe domenii de activitate, al cror brevet a fost semnat
autograf de Preedintele Romniei, au dreptul s fie
primite n audien pentru a mulumi personal, n
situaia n care decoraia respectiv nu a fost nmnat
direct de ctre acesta.
Art. 43. Cavalerii ordinelor naionale care poart
vizibil nsemnele ordinului primesc salutul sau onorul
militar cuvenit.
Art. 44. Cavalerii ordinelor sunt asimilai gradelor
militare i beneficiaz de onoruri militare, astfel:
a) Ordinul Steaua Romniei:
gradul de Cavaler al ordinului este asimilat gradului
de cpitan;
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8. Medalia Pentru Merit de rzboi clasa a II-a este egal
cu medaliile: Brbie i Credin, Virtutea Aeronautic,
Virtutea Maritim i Meritul Sanitar de rzboi clasa a II-a;
9. Crucea Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa a III-a;
10. Medalia Serviciul Credincios de rzboi clasa a III-a;
11. Medalia Pentru Merit de rzboi clasa a III-a este egal
cu medaliile: Brbie i Credin, Virtutea Aeronautic,
Virtutea Maritim i Meritul Sanitar de rzboi clasa a III-a.
Art. 33. Decoraiile de rzboi se poart naintea celor
de pace, pe categorii de distincii, indiferent de treapta
ierarhic sau de gradul ori clasa decoraiei de rzboi fa
de cele de pace.
Art. 34. Ordinele se poart dup cum urmeaz: pe
partea stng a pieptului, n gradele de Cavaler i Ofier,
precum i clasele a III-a i a II-a; la gt, pentru gradele de
Comandor sau de clasa I; cu nsemnul la gt i cu placa
gradului pe partea stng a pieptului, pentru gradul de
Mare Ofier; cu lenta petrecut peste bust de pe umrul
drept spre oldul stng, unde este prins nsemnul i cu
placa gradului pe partea stng a pieptului, pentru gradul
de Mare Cruce; Colanul Ordinului Steaua Romniei se
poart cu lanul petrecut dup gt.
Art. 35. Toate crucile i medaliile, indiferent de clas,
se poart pe partea stng a pieptului.
Art. 36. Titularii a una sau dou decoraii ordine,
cruci, medalii sau semne onorifice le poart separat i
alturat, pe acelai rnd; ncepnd de la trei decoraii,
acestea se ataeaz pe o baret.
Art. 37. (1) Ordinea n care se poart decoraiile este
cea dat de ierarhia prevzut la art. 3136 i n
regulamentele decoraiilor respective.
(2) Dac o persoan este distins cu dou sau mai
multe decoraii diferite, dar egale ierarhic, succesiunea
este dat de ordinea cronologic n care acestea au fost
acordate, cea mai veche avnd ntietate.
Art. 38. (1) Cetenii romni distini cu decoraii
strine pot purta aceste decoraii potrivit legislaiei
statului care le-a conferit, cu acordul Preedintelui
Romniei.
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Art. 45. Onoruri militare se dau, de asemenea,
membrilor civili ai ordinelor naionale, decedai, n
conformitate cu asimilrile cu gradele militare prevzute
la art. 44.
Art. 46. (1) Cavalerii ordinelor vor fi invitai s
participe la manifestaiile publice prilejuite de Ziua
Naional a Romniei sau la diverse alte aniversri i
comemorri, asigurndu-li-se de ctre organizatori locuri
de onoare.
(2) Prefecturile i primriile vor avea n vedere
invitarea cu precdere a persoanelor decorate, domiciliate
n raza lor de competen, la diverse manifestri
comemorative, culturale, tiinifice sau sportive, pe care le
organizeaz cu diferite ocazii.
Art. 47. (1) Cavalerii Mari Ofieri, Mari Cruci i Colan
ai Ordinului Steaua Romniei i cavalerii Mari Cruci ai
ordinelor Serviciul Credincios i Pentru Merit sunt
invitai, prin grija Cancelariei Ordinelor, la recepiile
oferite de Preedintele Romniei cu ocazia Zilei Naionale
a Romniei i a Anului Nou.
(2) Cavalerii prevzui la alin. (1), mpreun cu cavaleri
ai altor grade superioare ale ordinelor pe domenii de
activitate pot fi invitai s participe i la alte recepii sau
manifestri organizate de Preedinie i de Parlament, tot
prin grija Cancelariei Ordinelor.
Art. 48. Prin legile de instituire a ordinelor se va
stabili o zi proprie, legat de data primei instituiri a
fiecrui ordin.
Art. 49. Cu prilejul zilei fiecrui ordin naional,
precum i cu prilejul zilei Ordinului militar naional
Mihai Viteazul Preedintele Romniei organizeaz, prin
grija Cancelariei Ordinelor, un Te Deum, urmat de o
recepie, la care vor participa: Preedintele Romniei,
cancelarul ordinelor, cavalerii ordinului naional respectiv
n grade superioare (Colan, Mare Cruce, Mare Ofier i
Comandor), precum i ultimele dou promoii ale
gradelor de Ofier i Cavaler.
Art. 50. Cu prilejul zilei fiecruia dintre celelalte
ordine ministerele i celelalte instituii autonome, abilitate
s fac propuneri de decorare n domeniul respectiv,
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gradul de Ofier al ordinului este asimilat gradului
de colonel;
gradul de Comandor al ordinului este asimilat
gradului de general de brigad, general de flotil aerian
sau contraamiral;
gradul de Mare Ofier al ordinului este asimilat
gradului de general de divizie, general de divizie aerian
sau viceamiral;
gradul de Mare Cruce al ordinului este asimilat
gradului de general de corp de armat, general comandor
de aviaie sau viceamiral comandor;
gradul de Colan al ordinului este asimilat gradului de
general de armat, general inspector de aviaie sau
amiral.
b) Ordinul Serviciul Credincios:
de locotenent;
de cpitan;
gradului de colonel;
sau contraamiral;
gradului de general de divizie, general de divizie aerian
sau viceamiral.
c) Ordinul Pentru Merit:
de sublocotenent;
de cpitan;
gradului de maior;
gradului de colonel;
sau contraamiral.
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spe, i doi titulari ai medaliei, care vor avea drept de
vot deliberativ.
(2) Persoanele supuse judecii sunt invitate s participe
la judecata Consiliului de onoare.
Art. 56. Decoraiile conferite pentru faptele svrite
n serviciul aprrii naionale, pe timp de rzboi, nu se
retrag dect n cazul unei condamnri pentru trdare n
timp de rzboi.
Art. 57. Persoanele crora li s-a retras calitatea de
membru al ordinului sunt obligate s restituie brevetul i
nsemnul.
Art. 58. (1) Decoraiile conferite cetenilor strini pot
fi retrase n cazul svririi de fapte incompatibile cu
calitatea de persoan creia i s-a conferit o distincie a
Romniei.
(2) Retragerea decoraiilor se face prin decret, la
propunerea Cancelariei Ordinelor, pe baza sesizrii
Ministerului Afacerilor Externe.
Art. 59. Radierea din eviden a unei persoane
decorate se face numai dup ce Preedintele Romniei a
semnat decretul de retragere a decoraiei.
Art. 60. (1) Pierderea ori distrugerea nsemnelor sau
brevetelor se va publica de deintor n Monitorul Oficial
al Romniei.
(2) Eliberarea unui duplicat de pe documentul de
atestare ori, dup caz, a unui nou nsemn se face la
propunerea Cancelariei Ordinelor, pe baza solicitrii
titularului, dup publicarea prevzut la alin. (1).
CAPITOLUL XI
Cancelaria Ordinelor
Art. 61. Administrarea decoraiilor este ncredinat
Cancelariei Ordinelor, care va funciona ca un
compartiment n cadrul Preediniei Romniei.
Art. 62. (1) Cancelaria Ordinelor va fi condus de un
cancelar cu rang de consilier de stat, numit de
Preedintele Romniei.
(2) Funcia de consilier de stat a cancelarului ordinelor
se va aduga funciilor existente la Preedinie.
Art. 63. Cancelaria Ordinelor are urmtoarele atribuii:
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organizeaz, cu sprijinul Cancelariei Ordinelor, reuniuni
cu membrii ordinului, prezidate de ministrul de resort.
Art. 51. (1) Pentru cinstirea memoriei cavalerilor
ordinelor naionale, n cimitirele existente n municipii i
orae se va rezerva, prin grija autoritilor locale, un loc
special pentru nmormntarea celor decorai din
respectiva localitate.
(2) Costul parcelelor respective va fi suportat din
bugetele primriilor. Locurile de veci vor fi puse la
dispoziie motenitorilor legali n mod gratuit.
(3) Cu ocazia unor srbtori naionale i religioase, prin
grija autoritilor locale, se vor organiza manifestri de
omagiere la mormintele cavalerilor ordinelor naionale
decedai.
CAPITOLUL X
Retragerea decoraiilor
Art. 52. Calitatea de membru al unui ordin se poate
pierde n urmtoarele situaii:
a) condamnarea, prin hotrre judectoreasc rmas
definitiv, la pedeapsa privativ de libertate;
b) pentru fapte dezonorante, altele dect cele prevzute
la lit. a), care aduc prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului.
Art. 53. Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante care
aduc prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului, altele dect
cele prevzute la art. 52 lit. a), se constituie un consiliu de
onoare pentru fiecare ordin.
Art. 54. (1) Consiliul de onoare este format din
7 membri, n cazul ordinelor naionale, i din 5 membri
n cazul celorlalte ordine.
(2) Membrii consiliilor de onoare sunt alei pe termen
de 5 ani de cavalerii ordinului respectiv, cte unul din
cele trei grade inferioare i cte doi din gradele de Mare
Ofier i Mare Cruce. Preedinia Consiliului de onoare
este asigurat de cel mai n vrst membru al gradului
sau clasei superioare.
Art. 55. (1) Consiliul de onoare al fiecrui ordin
judec i faptele socotite dezonorante ale persoanelor
decorate cu medaliile corespunztoare ordinelor. n acest
caz n Consiliul de onoare sunt cooptai, pentru cauza n
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vor meniona: numele i prenumele, data i locul naterii,
domiciliul, statul, funcia, decoraiile primite anterior i
data conferirii acestora, gradul, vechimea n grad sau n
clas, denumirea decoraiei i gradul pentru care se
propune, precum i motivarea propunerii.
(2) Pentru persoanele ndreptite s primeasc dis-
tincii n funcie de numrul de ani servii, calculul tim-
pului se va face pn la data limit a naintrii propu-
nerilor.
Art. 67. Tabelele cuprinznd propunerile de decorare
anual se nainteaz Cancelariei Ordinelor pn la data
de 31 august a anului respectiv, sub semntura condu-
ctorilor instituiilor prevzute la art. 4 alin. (2).
Art. 68. Radierea din evidene, ca urmare a decesului,
se face pe baza comunicrii transmise Cancelariei
Ordinelor de Ministerul de Interne, prin Serviciul de
eviden a populaiei.
Art. 69. Cancelaria Ordinelor conlucreaz cu consi-
liile de onoare ale ordinelor i nainteaz Preedintelui
Romniei hotrrile acestora.
Art. 70. Cu sprijinul organelor Ministerului de
Interne Cancelaria Ordinelor va recupera nsemnele i
brevetele de la persoanele crora li s-a retras decoraia.
Art. 71. Cancelaria Ordinelor editeaz un buletin
anual, n care se public listele cuprinznd persoanele
decorate, date despre locurile vacante, informaii despre
consiliile de onoare, decesele cavalerilor ordinelor,
persoanele crora li s-a retras calitatea de membru.
Art. 72. Sumele necesare pentru confecionarea
nsemnelor, brevetelor, rozetelor, baretelor i cutiilor
decoraiilor, precum i pentru toate activitile Cancelariei
Ordinelor se aloc, printr-un capitol distinct, n bugetul
Preediniei Romniei.
CAPITOLUL XII
Dispoziii finale
Art. 73. Din mputernicirea Preedintelui Romniei
nmnarea decoraiilor poate fi fcut de primul-ministru,
de minitri sau conductori ai altor organe centrale,
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a) organizeaz activitile de conferire a decoraiilor;
b) ine evidena persoanelor decorate i a radierilor din
aceasta;
c) se ngrijete de confecionarea nsemnelor, a brevetelor
i a celorlalte materiale necesare activitii, precum i de
gestionarea acestora;
d) ine evidena persoanelor strine crora li s-au conferit
decoraii romneti;
e) ine evidena cetenilor romni crora le-au fost
conferite decoraii strine;
f) organizeaz festivitile pentru nmnarea decoraiilor
naionale;
g) verific corecta ncadrare n prevederile regulamentare
a propunerilor de decorare;
h) alte atribuii prevzute de lege.
Art. 64. Cancelaria Ordinelor ntocmete i ine la zi
urmtoarele evidene:
a) intrarea i ieirea corespondenei, conform prevede-
rilor legale;
b) baza de date cuprinznd persoanele decorate, pe
distincii i clase;
c) situaia privind nsemnele i anexele acestora aflate
n depozit;
d) situaia privind vacana decoraiilor (naintri, radieri).
Art. 65. (1) Cancelaria Ordinelor va elabora i va
transmite autoritilor prevzute la art. 4 alin. (2) meto-
dologia necesar n vederea ntocmirii propunerilor de
decorare.
(2) Cancelaria Ordinelor informeaz pn la data de
1 iulie autoritile menionate la art. 4 alin. (2) despre
limitele contingentelor anuale pentru fiecare grad sau
clas a fiecrei decoraii.
(3) Cancelaria Ordinelor comunic Ministerului de
Interne datele de identitate ale persoanelor decorate;
Ministerul de Interne va transmite Cancelariei Ordinelor
informaiile despre decesul celor decorai sau despre
eventualele condamnri.
Art. 66. (1) Propunerile de decorare se transmit
Cancelariei Ordinelor n termen de 60 de zile de la data
prevzut la art. 65 alin. (2). Pentru fiecare persoan se
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Art. 82. Prin grija Cancelariei Ordinelor se va remite
Muzeului Naional de Istorie i Muzeului Militar Naional
cte un exemplar din fiecare decoraie.
Art. 83. Confecionarea, fr drept, de nsemne de
decoraii constituie infraciune i se pedepsete cu
nchisoare de la 3 luni la 1 an sau cu amend.
Art. 84. Falsificarea brevetelor de conferire sau portul
fr drept al nsemnelor decoraiilor se pedepsete
potrivit Codului penal.
Art. 85. Pe aversul sau pe reversul plachetelor nu pot
fi imprimate elemente ale nsemnelor din sistemul
naional de decoraii al Romniei.
Art. 86. Din fondurile bugetului de stat pe anul 1999
Guvernul va asigura, din rezerva bugetar aflat la
dispoziia sa, fondurile necesare pentru activitile
prevzute la art. 63, 64 i 71.
*Art. 87. La data intrrii n vigoare a prezentei legi
se abrog reglementrile anterioare privitoare la decoraii
i titluri de onoare, cu excepia: Decretului- lege
nr. 118/1990 privind acordarea unor drepturi persoanelor
persecutate din motive politice de dictatura instaurat cu
ncepere de la 6 martie 1945, precum i celor deportate n
strintate ori constituite n prizonieri, republicat, cu
modificrile ulterioare; Legii nr. 44/1994 privind veteranii
de rzboi, precum i unele drepturi ale invalizilor i
vduvelor de rzboi, cu modificrile ulterioare; Legii
nr. 68/1994 privind nfiinarea Medaliei Crucea
Comemorativ a celui de-al doilea Rzboi Mondial, 1941
1945, republicat; Legii nr. 1/1996 privind instituirea
Ordinului Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie
1989; Ordonanei de urgen a Guvernului nr. 11/1998
pentru reinstituirea Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei,
republicat; Ordonanei de urgen a Guvernului
nr. 194/1999 privind instituirea medaliei comemorative
150 de ani de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu.
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* Art. 87 a fost modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 70/2000 i prin Legea
nr. 612/2001.
comandani de mari uniti militare i de efii misiunilor
diplomatice ale Romniei n strintate.
Art. 74. Brevetele i nsemnele decoraiilor rmn,
dup deces, n posesia motenitorilor legali, dar fr drept
de a le purta sau de a face uz, n orice fel, de
prerogativele conferite prin acestea.
Art. 75. n cazul conferirii unei decoraii post-
mortem brevetul i nsemnul acesteia se predau spre
pstrare motenitorilor legali.
Art. 76. Descrierea, materialul din care se realizeaz,
dimensiunile, modelul desenat al fiecrei decoraii,
numrul maxim pentru fiecare grad sau clas, precum i
motivele care determin conferirea ei vor fi precizate n
regulamentul respectivei distincii.
Art. 77. (1) Decoraiile de rzboi se pot conferi i pe
timp de pace unor uniti militare sau militari romni
care particip la misiuni sub jurisdicia unor organisme
internaionale la care statul romn este parte. Faptele de
arme deosebite ale acestor militari pot fi rspltite cu
ordine i medalii militare, cu nsemne de rzboi.
(2) n cazuri excepionale, pentru aciuni de mare
amploare i cu cot ridicat de risc, Preedintele
Romniei poate conferi persoanelor prevzute la alin. (1)
i decoraii naionale cu nsemne de rzboi.
Art. 78. n cazul unor aciuni militare internaionale,
la care particip i subuniti sau uniti romneti,
Preedintele Romniei poate conferi decoraii de rzboi
romneti unor militari strini care, prin aciunile lor, au
ajutat trupele romne la ndeplinirea misiunilor sau au
salvat viaa unor militari romni.
Art. 79. Prezenta lege-cadru va fi dezvoltat printr-o
lege i un regulament pentru fiecare decoraie.
Art. 80. Instituirea oricrei noi decoraii se face prin
lege, la propunerea unei comisii speciale instituite
conform regulamentelor parlamentare.
Art. 81. La instituirea prezentului sistem de decoraii
se poate conferi orice grad sau clas, n limita a
maximum 15% din numrul legal prevzut pentru fiecare
decoraie.
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(2) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa a III-a este asimilat n
ierarhie cu gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Steaua
Romniei de rzboi, n conformitate cu art. 32 pct. I.7 din
Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 5. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se poate conferi
nelimitat.
Art. 6. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se prezint sub trei
forme cu valoare ierarhic egal: nsemnul ordinului,
bareta pentru ofieri i rozeta pentru inuta civil.
(2) nsemnul Ordinului Mihai Viteazul este o cruce tre-
flat cu brae egale, confecionat din argint aurit,
emailat albastru nchis, avnd aplicat n centru, avers, o
acvil.
(3) Uniforma Ordinului Mihai Viteazul se compune din
pelerin i cciul sau caschet. Pelerina este
confecionat din postav alb. Pe partea stng a pelerinei,
n dreptul inimii, se aplic crucea ordinului.
Art. 7. Regulamentul privind descrierea i modul de
acordare a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul, pentru fiecare clas,
precum i modelul desenat al ordinului i uniformei sunt
prevzute n anexele nr. 1 i 2 care fac parte integrant
din prezenta lege.
Art. 8. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se confer de
Preedintele Romniei, prin decret, n baza propunerilor
de decorare individuale fcute, potrivit art. 4 alin. (2)
lit. c) din Legea nr. 29/2000, de ctre ministrul aprrii
naionale.
(2) Propunerile nominale pentru conferirea Ordinului
Mihai Viteazul sunt avizate de Cancelaria Ordinelor, n
conformitate cu art. 5 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 9. (1) Atestarea conferirii Ordinului Mihai
Viteazul se face printr-un brevet, n conformitate cu
art. 24 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
(2) Brevetele pentru Ordinul Mihai Viteazul sunt
semnate autograf de Preedintele Romniei i
contrasemnate de ministrul aprrii naionale i de
cancelarul ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 27 din Legea
nr. 29/2000.
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul
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LEGE
privind Ordinul Mihai Viteazul*
Art. 1. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul, prevzut la art. 9
lit. A pct. I din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional
de decoraii al Romniei, cu modificrile ulterioare, face
parte din categoria decoraiilor militare de rzboi.
(2) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul este cea mai nalt decoraie
militar de rzboi ce se acord ofierilor i unitilor
militare, pe timp de rzboi sau n misiuni sub jurisdicia
unor organisme internaionale la care statul romn este
parte, pentru fapte de arme sau aciuni de lupt cu totul
excepionale.
(3) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se poate conferi pe timp de
pace unor ofieri i uniti militare care particip la
misiuni sub jurisdicia unor organisme internaionale la
care statul romn este parte, numai n cazuri cu totul
excepionale, pentru aciuni de mare amploare i cu cot
de risc ridicat.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul cuprinde 3 clase.
Ierarhia n ordine descresctoare este urmtoarea:
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
(2) Conferirea Ordinului Mihai Viteazul se face
succesiv, ncepnd n mod obligatoriu cu clasa a III-a.
Art. 3. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa I este cea mai
nalt decoraie militar care se poate conferi pe timp de
rzboi.
Art. 4. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul clasa a II-a este
asimilat n ierarhie cu gradul de Mare Ofier al Ordinului
Serviciul Credincios de rzboi, n conformitate cu art. 32
pct. I.5 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
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* Legea nr. 327/2003 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 528 din 23 iulie
2003.
ANEXA Nr. 1
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i modul de acordare
a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul*
Art. 1. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se acord pe via.
Art. 2. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se acord nelimitat i este
mprit n clase astfel:
a) clasa a III-a;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa I.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul clasei a III-a a Ordinului Mihai
Viteazul este o cruce treflat cu brae egale, cu diametrul de
44 mm i cu limea braelor crucii de 9 mm, confecionat din
argint cu titlul de 800, aurit, emailat albastru nchis.
(2) Pe avers, n centru, este aplicat o acvil aurit, innd
n cioc o cruce ortodox, n gheara dreapt o sabie, iar n
gheara stng un buzdugan i avnd pe piept armele Romniei.
(3) Pe revers, la capetele braelor orizontale sunt scrii cu
cifre aurite anii: 1916 i 2000, reprezentnd date istorice
privind Ordinul Mihai Viteazul. nlimea cifrelor scrise pe braele
crucii este de 4 mm.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o semicunun format din
frunze de stejar i de laur mpletite, avnd nlimea semicununii de
15 mm i limea de 20 mm. Capetele deschise ale semicununii
sunt unite printr-o bar transversal din argint aurit, prin care se
petrece panglica. Pe bar, pe revers, este poansonat titlul argintului.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat rou-viiniu, avnd la
1 mm de margini cte o band aurie, lat de 4 mm; nlimea
aparent a panglicii este de 50 mm, iar limea este de
40 mm. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
(6) Bareta se prezint sub forma unei panglici dreptun-
ghiulare din rips, aplicat pe un suport metalic, lung de 20 mm,
lat de 10 mm i avnd dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale
panglicii reduse la 50%. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
(7) Rozeta se prezint sub forma unui tambur din rips cu
diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea de 6 mm, avnd dimensiunile
benzilor colorate ale panglicii clasei reduse la 40%. Pe spate
are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 4. nsemnul clasei a II-a a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul
are caracteristicile generale ale nsemnului clasei a III-a, cu
urmtoarele particulariti:
a) diametrul crucii este de 60 mm i limea braelor crucii
este de 10,5 mm;
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* Modelele desenate ale decoraiilor la pag. 463466.
Art. 10. (1) Membrii Ordinului Mihai Viteazul, indife-
rent de clasa pe care o au, sunt numii Cavaleri ai
Ordinului Mihai Viteazul.
(2) Ofierii n retragere care au fost decorai cu Ordinul
Mihai Viteazul n timpul Celui de-al Doilea Rzboi
Mondial, 19411945, i pstreaz i pot purta nsemnele
originale ale respectivei decoraii i se bucur de toate
onorurile prevzute prin prezenta lege i de drepturile
materiale prevzute n Legea nr. 44/1994 privind veteranii
de rzboi, precum i unele drepturi ale invalizilor i
vduvelor de rzboi, republicat.
(3) Preedintele activ al Ordinului Mihai Viteazul este
ofierul cel mai mare n grad i clas, fiind confirmat n
aceast funcie de Preedintele Romniei.
Art. 11. Ziua Ordinului Mihai Viteazul se srbtorete
la data de 8 noiembrie, Soborul Sfinilor Arhangheli
Mihail i Gavril, printr-un ceremonial conform art. 49 din
Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 12. n cazul decesului unui Cavaler al Ordinului
Mihai Viteazul, familia va ntiina Cancelaria Ordinelor,
autoritile locale i organul militar teritorial, n vederea
sprijinirii organizrii funeraliilor, n conformitate cu
art. 51 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 13. (1) Calitatea de membru al Ordinului Mihai
Viteazul se poate pierde, pentru ofierii romni, numai n
cazul condamnrii pentru trdare n timp de rzboi, n
conformitate cu art. 56 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
(2) Ofierii strini decorai cu Ordinul Mihai Viteazul
pierd calitatea de membru al ordinului doar n cazul
condamnrii pentru trdare n timp de rzboi fa de ara
lor, hotrrile lundu-se n conformitate cu legea romn.
Art. 14. Retragerea decoraiilor se face prin decret
semnat de Preedintele Romniei, la propunerea
Cancelariei Ordinelor, cu aplicarea prevederilor art. 59
din Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 15. Sumele necesare confecionrii nsemnelor,
baretelor, rozetelor, brevetelor, cutiilor decoraiilor,
pelerinelor i cciulilor uniformei Ordinului Mihai
Viteazul vor fi asigurate din bugetul aprobat anual
Administraiei Prezideniale.
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Art. 9. Uniforma Ordinului Mihai Viteazul se compune din
pelerin i cciul sau caschet.
Art. 10. (1) Pelerina are urmtoarele caracteristici:
a) este ampl, confecionat din postav alb, cznd liber n
falduri, fr buzunare. Marginea de jos a pelerinei este la
250 mm deasupra solului;
b) pe partea stng a pelerinei, n dreptul inimii, se aplic
crucea Ordinului Mihai Viteazul, n mrime de 250 mm,
confecionat din catifea albastru-violet i mrginit de un nur
subire din aur;
c) se ncheie sub guler printr-o pafta metalic aurie;
d) gulerul pelerinei este rsfrnt, cu tietura dreapt, i este
confecionat din acelai postav cu pelerina. n colurile gulerului,
urmnd laturile lui, sunt cusute petlie n unghi, cu lungimea de
80 mm, din panglica clasei a III-a a ordinului;
e) este cptuit de la guler n jos, pe ambele margini, cu o
band lat de 300 mm, confecionat din mtase viinie.
(2) Cciula are urmtoarele caracteristici:
a) este confecionat din blan alb de miel i cptuit cu
mtase alb i este nalt de 350 mm. Cciula se poart cu
vrful aplecat spre dreapta; acesta este prins cu o agraf la
60 mm de partea de jos a cciulii;
b) agrafa se prezint sub forma unui romb avnd fiecare
diagonal de 50 mm i este realizat dintr-o mpletitur de iret
viiniu cu un iret auriu;
c) n partea din fa a cciulii este prins o cocard tri-
color cu diametrul de 45 mm.
(3) Cascheta pentru ofierii activi este specific inutei de
serviciu sau de gal corespunztoare armei ori categoriei de
fore armate din care ofierul face parte.
Art. 11. (1) Cutia care conine decoraia este mbrcat n
piele mat albastru nchis i n interior este cptuit cu plu alb.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate auriu stema Romniei,
denumirea i clasa Ordinului Mihai Viteazul.
Art. 12. (1) Bareta se poart numai la uniforma militar,
pe pieptul stng al vestonului.
(2) La uniforma militar se poart alturat baretele tuturor
claselor, n ordinea descresctoare a acestora, prima fiind a
clasei celei mai nalte.
(3) Ofierii n inut civil pot purta numai rozeta clasei celei
mai nalte.
Art. 13. (1) Cu ocazia Zilei Naionale a Romniei, a Zilei
Ordinului Mihai Viteazul i a celorlalte srbtori naionale sau
religioase se poart Ordinul Mihai Viteazul n form complet la
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b) pe revers, cifrele scrise pe braele crucii sunt nalte de
5 mm, iar cele scrise central sunt nalte de 7 mm;
c) nsemnul este surmontat de o semicunun deschis format
din frunze de stejar i de laur mpletite, avnd nlimea semicununii
de 20 mm i limea de 29 mm. Capetele deschise ale semicununii
sunt unite printr-o bar transversal prin care se petrece un inel
plat, lat de 4 mm i nalt de 30 mm. Inelul i bara sunt din argint
aurit. Pe reversul inelului este poansonat titlul argintului;
d) panglica este lat de 45 mm i are lungimea reglabil,
pentru a fi adaptat la circumferina gtului; benzile aurii au
limea de 5 mm i sunt plasate la 1 mm de margini;
e) bareta se prezint sub forma unei panglici dreptunghiulare
din rips, aplicat pe un suport metalic, lung de 23 mm, lat de
10 mm i avnd dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale panglicii
reduse la 50%. Pe centrul baretei este prins un disc din argint
cu diametrul de 5 mm. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere;
f) rozeta este format dintr-o panglic lung de 16 mm i
lat de 6 mm, avnd dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale panglicii
reduse la 40%. Pe panglic este aplicat rozeta clasei a III-a.
Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 5. nsemnul clasei I a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul este
compus din nsemnul propriu-zis i placa clasei I.
Art. 6. (1) nsemnul propriu-zis i panglica clasei I a Ordinului
Mihai Viteazul sunt identice cu nsemnul i panglica clasei a II-a.
(2) Bareta se prezint sub forma unei panglici dreptun-
ghiulare din rips, aplicat pe un suport metalic, lung de
25 mm i lat de 10 mm i avnd dimensiunile benzilor
colorate ale panglicii reduse la 50%. Pe centrul baretei este
prins un romb din argint aurit cu diagonala mic de 5 mm i
diagonala mare de 7 mm. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
(3) Rozeta se prezint sub forma unei panglici dreptunghiulare
din rips argintiu, lung de 20 mm i lat de 8 mm, peste care se
aplic rozeta clasei a III-a. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 7. Placa clasei I a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul este o
stea cu 4 grupe de raze diamantate, confecionat din argint cu
titlul de 925, fiecare grup fiind format din cte 12 raze, cea
central fiind cea mai mare. Placa are limea de 70 mm i
nlimea de 75 mm. Pe plac este aplicat nsemnul propriu-zis,
avers, al clasei a III-a. Pe revers, ntr-un medalion central, sunt
poansonate numele firmei productoare i titlul argintului. Pe
spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 8. Toate nsemnele vor avea marca cu titlul metalului din
care sunt confecionate i numrul de ordine pentru fiecare clas.
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b) fapte de comandament ale ofierilor din statele majore sau
ale comandanilor unitilor i marilor uniti aflate n lupt, care
s-au distins prin iniiativ, curaj i hotrre sau dac, prin actele
lor de comandament de ordin tactic sau strategic, au influenat
decisiv operaiunile de lupt n ansamblu.
(3) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se poate conferi unitilor militare
care au participat direct la operaiunile militare i care s-au
distins n mod cu totul deosebit n timpul luptelor, obinnd
victorii de ordin tactic sau strategic, ori au ameliorat substanial
situaia militar din zona n care acioneaz.
Art. 20. Ordinul Mihai Viteazul se poate conferi pe timp de
pace unor uniti militare sau ofierilor romni care particip la
misiuni sub jurisdicia unor organisme internaionale la care
statul romn este parte, numai n cazuri cu totul excepionale,
pentru aciuni de mare amploare i cu cot de risc ridicat.
Art. 21. (1) Ofi eri i uni ti l or mi l i tare di n trupel e
aliate Romniei pot fi decorai cu Ordinul Mihai Viteazul, astfel:
a) n cazul cooperrii directe a trupelor romne alturi de
trupe aliate, propunerile de decorare ale ofierilor aliai vor fi
fcute de comandantul unitii romneti cu care acetia
coopereaz, propunere nsuit i naintat Preedintelui
Romniei de ctre ministrul aprrii naionale;
b) pentru ofierii aliai care nu au acionat n cooperare
direct cu trupe romne, propunerile de decorare se fac de
ctre eful Marelui Cartier General, propuneri nsuite i naintate
Preedintelui Romniei de ctre ministrul aprrii naionale.
(2) Unitile militare ale trupelor aliate Romniei pot fi
decorate cu Ordinul Mihai Viteazul pe baza propunerilor fcute
Preedintelui Romniei de ctre ministrul aprrii naionale.
Art. 22. n cazul unor aciuni militare internaionale
desfurate sub jurisdicia unor organisme internaionale, la care
particip i uniti sau subuniti romneti, se poate conferi
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul unor ofieri sau uniti militare strine
care, prin aciunile lor, au sprijinit trupele romne la ndeplinirea
misiunilor sau au salvat vieile unor ofieri romni.
Art. 23. n termen de 30 de zile de la publicarea
prezentei legi n Monitorul Oficial al Romniei, Partea I,
Ministerul Aprrii Naionale va elabora, n aplicarea art. 1922,
reglementri specifice, aprobate prin ordin al ministrului aprrii
naionale, n care se vor detalia condiiile n care se confer
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul.
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uniforma de gal, cu pelerin i coifura armei sau a categoriei
de fore armate respective.
(2) n cazul participrii ofierului la ntruniri sau manifestri
militare ori culturale se pot purta nsemnele Ordinului Mihai
Viteazul n form complet, la inuta de serviciu, cu pelerin i
coifura armei sau a categoriei de fore armate respective.
Art. 14. Ofierii poart Ordinul Mihai Viteazul astfel:
a) clasa a III-a se poart pe partea stng a pieptului;
b) clasa a II-a se poart la gt, cu panglica prins sub cravat,
nsemnul fiind vizibil la 50 mm n partea stng, sub nodul cravatei;
c) clasa I se poart cu nsemnul propriu-zis, identic ca la
clasa a II-a, i cu placa pe partea stng a pieptului.
Art. 15. Unitile i marile uniti militare pot fi decorate
cu Ordinul Mihai Viteazul n toate clasele. nsemnul decoraiei se
ataeaz drapelului de lupt al unitii astfel:
a) la un capt al panglicii este ataat ordinul, iar la cellalt
este un canaf auriu; panglica este de limea specific clasei,
lung de 2.000 mm;
b) panglica ndoit la jumtate se prinde de hamp sub
acvil;
c) placa clasei I se prinde de pnz, n colul superior al benzii
albastre, la 100 mm de hamp i de latura superioar a pnzei.
Art. 16. (1) Conferirea Ordinului Mihai Viteazul se face
obligatoriu ncepnd cu clasa a III-a.
(2) Conferirea unei clase superioare a Ordinului Mihai Viteazul
se face obligatoriu dup decorarea cu o clas inferioar.
Art. 17. Decoraiile se confer fr a se ine seama de
timpul servit n armat.
Art. 18. (1) Conferirea unei clase superioare duce automat
la radierea persoanei respective din evidena clasei inferioare.
(2) nsemnul clasei inferioare rmne n posesia celui
decorat.
Art. 19. (1) Ordinul Mihai Viteazul este cea mai nalt
decoraie ce recompenseaz rezultatele cu totul excepionale
obinute pe timp de rzboi, att de ctre ofierii romni sau ai
unor armate aliate, ct i de ctre unitile militare romne sau
strine, care au participat direct la operaiuni de lupt i s-au
distins n mod cu totul excepional n timpul acestora.
(2) Prin rezultate cu totul excepionale obinute de ofieri, n
sensul prezentului regulament, se nelege:
a) fapte de bravur sau de eroism svrite de ctre ofierii
comandani de subuniti i uniti aflate n lupt, fie prin pilda
personal de vitejie, fie prin acte de iniiativ care au influenat
semnificativ desfurarea aciunilor de lupt;
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(2) Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei cu nsemne de
rzboi nu intr n limita legal de conferire.
Art. 3. Cetenilor strini, decorai cu Ordinul naional
Steaua Romniei, nu li se aplic prevederile art. 2 alin. (1).
Art. 4. Preedintele Romniei este capul Ordinului
naional Steaua Romniei. n aceast calitate, Preedin-
telui Romniei i se atribuie, pe perioada mandatului,
Colanul Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei, comand
special, pe care l poart la ocazii festive, precum i la
ceremoniile de nmnare a ordinului.
Art. 5. (1) Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei se con-
fer prin decret de ctre Preedintele Romniei.
(2) Propunerile de decorare se fac de ctre:
a) preedintele Senatului, preedintele Camerei
Deputailor sau primul-ministru, pentru Preedintele
Romniei;
b) Preedintele Romniei, senatori sau deputai, pentru
preedinii Camerelor Parlamentului i pentru primul-
ministru;
c) preedintele Senatului sau preedintele Camerei
Deputailor, pentru senatori i deputai, precum i pentru
conductorii autoritilor aflate sub control parlamentar
sau ai instituiilor neguvernamentale;
d) primul-ministru, pentru membrii Guvernului;
e) minitrii i conductorii autoritilor, instituiilor i
ai organismelor centrale autonome, pentru persoanele din
domeniul lor de activitate;
f) Preedintele Romniei, preedintele Senatului, pre-
edintele Camerei Deputailor, primul-ministru sau mi-
nistrul afacerilor externe, pentru cetenii strini.
(3) Preedintele Romniei poate s confere ordinul din
proprie iniiativ, n proporie de maximum 1% din
numrul total stabilit pentru fiecare grad.
Art. 6. (1) nsemnul decoraiei se compune dintr-o
cruce repetat, confecionat din argint, emailat albastru,
avnd ntre brae cte o acvil cu zborul desfcut, iar n
centru, un medalion emailat rou, nconjurat de o cunun.
(2) Pe aversul medalionului este aplicat stema
Romniei, tanat din metalul gradului, i o bordur
Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei
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ORDONAN DE URGEN
pentru reinstituirea Ordinului
naional Steaua Romniei*
CAPITOLUL I
Dispoziii generale
Art. 1. (1) Se reinstituie Ordinul naional Steaua
Romniei, cel mai nalt ordin romnesc, pentru a recom-
pensa serviciile excepionale, civile i militare, aduse sta-
tului i poporului romn.
(2) Unitilor militare le poate fi conferit Ordinul
naional Steaua Romniei pentru fapte deosebite svrite
n timp de pace sau pentru acte de eroism n timp de
rzboi.
(3) Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei poate fi conferit
i cetenilor strini pentru contribuia lor deosebit la
dezvoltarea relaiilor de colaborare i de prietenie cu
Romnia sau pentru fapte i servicii excepionale aduse
statului i poporului romn.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei poate
avea maximum 3.650 de membri, grupai n 6 grade, cu
nsemne diferite pentru civili, militari i de rzboi. n
ordine cresctoare, cele 6 grade sunt:
a) Cavaler;
b) Ofier;
c) Comandor;
d) Mare ofier;
e) Mare cruce;
f) Colan.
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* O.U.G. nr. 11/1998 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 236 din 29 iunie
1998 i republicat n M. Of. nr. 271 din 14 iunie 1999.
Republicat n temeiul art. III din Legea nr. 77/1999, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 200 din 10 mai 1999, dndu-se textelor o nou numerotare.
tatlui, i meritele pentru care se acord decoraia. Pentru
militari i uniti militare se va trece i denumirea
unitii militare.
Art. 11. (1) Brevetele sunt validate sub semntura
autograf a Preedintelui Romniei, precum i prin sigiliu
i sunt contrasemnate de cancelarul ordinelor.
(2) n cazul n care ordinul se confer Preedintelui
Romniei, potrivit art. 5 alin. (2) lit. a), brevetul este vali-
dat sub semntura preedintelui Senatului i a preedin-
telui Camerei Deputailor, precum i prin sigiliu i este
contrasemnat de cancelarul ordinelor.
(3) Pentru Colanul Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei,
care i se atribuie Preedintelui Romniei n calitate de
cap al acestui ordin, nu se elibereaz brevet.
Art. 12. Brevetul poart numrul de ordine n cadrul
ierarhiei gradului ordinului i numrul de nregistrare
din evidena Cancelariei ordinelor.
CAPITOLUL IV
Drepturile persoanelor decorate
Art. 13. Persoanele decorate cu Ordinul naional
Steaua Romniei, al cror brevet a fost semnat autograf
de Preedintele Romniei, au dreptul s fie primite n
audien, pentru a mulumi personal, n situaia n care
decoraia respectiv nu a fost nmnat direct de ctre
acesta.
Art. 14. (1) Cavalerii Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei beneficiaz de onorurile militare acordate
ofierilor Armatei Romne.
(2) Echivalarea gradelor ordinului cu cele ale ofierilor
se precizeaz prin regulament, n conformitate cu grila
prevzut n legea privind sistemul naional de decoraii
al Romniei.
Art. 15. (1) Persoanele crora li s-a conferit Ordinul
naional Steaua Romniei vor fi invitate s participe la
manifestrile publice prilejuite de Ziua Naional a
Romniei sau la diverse alte aniversri i comemorri,
asigurndu-li-se de ctre organizatori locuri de onoare.
(2) Prefecturile i primriile vor avea n vedere
invitarea persoanelor decorate, domiciliate n raza lor de
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albastr, pe care este scris IN FIDE SALUS. Pe revers este
nscris data 1877, anul instituirii ordinului.
(3) nsemnul este surmontat de o cunun oval din
ramuri de stejar i lauri.
(4) Panglica ordinului este din rips moarat rou, avnd
spre margini cte dou benzi albastre.
(5) Ordinul se prezint sub trei forme cu valoare egal:
nsemnul propriu-zis, rozeta pentru civili sau bareta pen-
tru militari.
(6) Ziua Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei se
srbtorete la data de 10 mai, data crerii ordinului.
Art. 7. Pentru cetenii romni decorrile se fac, de
regul, o dat pe an, cu prilejul Zilei Naionale a Romniei.
CAPITOLUL II
Conferirea Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei
Art. 8. (1) Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei se con-
fer cetenilor romni, ncepnd cu gradul de Cavaler,
care determin admiterea n ordin.
(2) Conferirea gradelor superioare se face ca urmare a
existenei unor noi merite ale persoanelor decorate, n
conformitate cu prevederile regulamentului de punere n
aplicare a prezentei ordonane de urgen.
(3) Propunerile pentru decorare trebuie s fie temeinic
motivate, iar esena acestei motivaii se nscrie n brevetul
de conferire a ordinului.
(4) Cetenii strini pot fi decorai cu orice grad, fr
ndeplinirea regulilor de acordare prevzute pentru
cetenii romni.
CAPITOLUL III
Brevetul
Art. 9. Brevetul reprezint documentul oficial prin
care se atest conferirea Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei.
Art. 10. Brevetul are imprimat, pe suprafaa sa,
stema rii i cuprinde date privind denumirea ordinului,
gradul acestuia, numrul i data decretului de conferire,
precum i numele i prenumele posesorului, cu iniiala
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(2) Retragerea ordinului se face de ctre Preedintele
Romniei prin decret, la propunerea Cancelariei ordinelor,
pe baza sesizrii Ministerului Afacerilor Externe.
Art. 23. Radierea din eviden a unei persoane
decorate se face numai dup ce Preedintele Romniei a
semnat decretul de retragere a ordinului.
Art. 24. (1) Pierderea sau distrugerea nsemnelor sau
a brevetelor se public de ctre deintor n Monitorul
Oficial al Romniei.
(2) Eliberarea unui duplicat al documentului de
atestare ori, dup caz, a unui nou nsemn se face la pro-
punerea Cancelariei ordinelor, pe baza solicitrii titularu-
lui, dup publicarea prevzut la alin. (1).
Art. 25. (1) Administrarea decoraiilor este ncredin-
at Cancelariei ordinelor, care funcioneaz ca un com-
partiment n cadrul Preediniei Romniei.
(2) Propunerile de decorare se transmit Cancelariei
ordinelor, potrivit legii.
CAPITOLUL VI
Dispoziii finale
Art. 26. (1) La reinstituirea Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei se poate conferi orice clas a ordinului, cu
excepia gradului de Colan, n limita a maximum 15% din
numrul prevzut pentru fiecare grad, din care Preedin-
tele Romniei poate s confere, din proprie iniiativ, 1%
din totalul decoraiilor.
(2) Pn la instituirea prin lege a sistemului naional
de decoraii Preedintele Romniei poate conferi Ordinul
naional Steaua Romniei unui numr de maximum 10
ceteni romni.
Art. 27. Din mputernicirea Preedintelui Romniei,
nmnarea ordinelor poate fi fcut de primul-ministru,
de minitri, de comandani de mari uniti militare i de
efii misiunilor diplomatice ale Romniei n strintate.
Art. 28. Brevetele i nsemnele ordinelor devin, dup
decesul titularului, proprietatea motenitorilor legali, dar
fr dreptul de a le purta sau de a face uz, n orice fel, de
prerogativele conferite prin ele.
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competen, la diverse manifestri comemorative, cultu-
rale, tiinifice sau sportive, pe care le organizeaz cu
diferite ocazii.
Art. 16. (1) Persoanele crora li s-a conferit Ordinul
naional Steaua Romniei, gradul de Mare ofier, de Mare
cruce sau de Colan, sunt invitate, prin grija Cancelariei
ordinelor, la recepiile oferite de Preedintele Romniei cu
ocazia Zilei Naionale a Romniei i a Anului Nou.
(2) De asemenea, persoanele prevzute la alin. (1) pot fi
invitate s participe, prin grija Cancelariei ordinelor, i la
alte recepii sau manifestri, organizate de Preedinie i
de Parlament.
CAPITOLUL V
Retragerea Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei
Art. 17. Calitatea de membru al Ordinului naional
Steaua Romniei se poate pierde n urmtoarele situaii:
a) condamnarea, prin hotrre judectoreasc rmas
definitiv, la o pedeaps privativ de libertate;
b) pentru fapte incompatibile cu calitatea de membru
al ordinului, altele dect cele prevzute la lit. a), care aduc
prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului.
Art. 18. Pentru judecarea faptelor incompatibile cu
calitatea de membru al ordinului, care aduc prejudicii
morale membrilor ordinului, se constituie un consiliu de
onoare format din 7 membri.
Art. 19. Retragerea ordinelor se face de ctre
Preedintele Romniei prin decret, la propunerea
Cancelariei ordinelor, n baza hotrrii Consiliului de
onoare.
Art. 20. Ordinele conferite pentru faptele svrite n
serviciul aprrii naionale, pe timp de rzboi, nu se
retrag dect n cazul unei condamnri pentru trdare n
timp de rzboi.
Art. 21. Persoanele crora li s-a retras calitatea de
membru al ordinului sunt obligate s restituie brevetul i
nsemnul.
Art. 22. (1) Ordinele conferite cetenilor strini pot
fi retrase n cazul svririi unor fapte incompatibile cu
calitatea de membru al ordinului.
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Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei cuprinde 6 grade. Acestea
sunt, n ordine cresctoare, urmtoarele: Cavaler, Ofier,
Comandor, Mare ofier, Mare cruce, Colan.
Membrii ordinului sunt numii pe via i, indiferent de gradul
primit, ei poart titlul generic de cavaler al Ordinului naional
Steaua Romniei.
Ordinul are nsemne deosebite pentru civili, pentru militari i
de rzboi, iar numrul membrilor, ceteni romni, este fixat la
3.650, dup cum urmeaz:
a) Cavaler: 2.000 de membri, din care 1.700 pentru civili i
300 pentru militari;
b) Ofier: 1.000 de membri, din care 850 pentru civili i 150
pentru militari;
c) Comandor: 400 de membri, din care 325 pentru civili i 75
pentru militari;
d) Mare ofier: 160 de membri, din care 130 pentru civili i
30 pentru militari;
e) Mare cruce: 80 de membri, din care 65 pentru civili i 15
pentru militari;
f) Colan: 10 membri, fr nsemne deosebite pentru civili i
pentru militari.
Depirea numrului de membri pentru fiecare grad constituie
o nclcare a prezentului regulament.
Acest ordin se poate conferi i unitilor militare romneti,
att pe timp de pace, ct i pentru fapte de arme, pe timp de
rzboi, iar nsemnele se poart pe drapel. El se poate conferi
i unitilor militare strine ale unor state aliate, dar numai pen-
tru fapte de arme svrite pe timpul unui rzboi la care par-
ticip direct i Romnia. Decoraiile conferite unitilor militare
romne sau strine nu intr n limita celor 3.650 de decoraii,
potrivit alin. 5.
Evidena unitilor militare romneti decorate, precum i a
persoanelor care au primit nsemnele de rzboi este inut sepa-
rat de cea a persoanelor decorate n limitele prezentei ordo-
nane de urgen.
Preedintelui Romniei i se atribuie, pe perioada mandatului,
Colanul Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei, comand special,
confecionat din aur. Acest colan nu este inclus n numrul
prevzut la art. 1 alin. 5 din prezentul regulament.
nsemnul decoraiei se compune dintr-o cruce repetat,
emailat albastru, avnd ntre brae patru acvile metalice cu
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Art. 29. n cazul conferirii unui ordin post-mortem,
brevetul i nsemnul acestuia se predau motenitorilor
legali.
Art. 30. Cetenii romni decorai cu nsemnele civile
sau militare de pace ale Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei pn la data abrogrii sale n anul 1948 sunt
considerai de drept cavaleri ai Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei, conferindu-li-se, automat, un grad n plus fa
de cel avut.
Art. 31. Prevederile prezentei ordonane de urgen
se completeaz cu reglementrile legale privind sistemul
naional de decoraii al Romniei.
ANEX
R E G U L A M E N T U L
Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei*
Art. 1. Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei este cea mai
nalt decoraie a Romniei. El se acord att cetenilor
romni, ct i celor strini, pentru a recompensa serviciile
excepionale, civile sau militare, aduse statului i poporului
romn, pe timp de pace sau de rzboi.
n nel esul prezentei ordonane de urgen, servi ci i
excepionale, civile sau militare privesc fapte de concepie, orga-
nizare i coordonare, astfel:
a) realizri de mare importan n aprarea intereselor
supreme ale statului romn: independen, suveranitate, unitate
i integritate teritorial;
b) mari contribuii la dezvoltarea economiei naionale i a
serviciilor publice;
c) creaii tiinifice, artistice i culturale de mare valoare
naional i internaional;
d) mari merite n dezvoltarea i promovarea colaborrii dintre
Romnia i alte state sau organisme internaionale;
e) mari merite n concepia, organizarea i conducerea
operaiunilor militare;
f) fapte de arme de mare bravur svrite, pe cmpul de
lupt, n conflicte militare.
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14 mm, iar bordura este lat de 2,5 mm. Literele cu care este
nscris deviza sunt aurii i au nlimea de 2 mm. Stema
Romniei, tanat n metal, are nlimea de 10 mm. Pe rever-
sul medalionului cifrele anului 1877 au nlimea de 3 mm.
Cununa oval din frunze de stejar i laur, emailat verde,
are dimensiunile exterioare de 31 i 21 mm i cele interioare
de 19 i 13 mm; inelul pentru panglic este alungit, cu
nlimea de 21 mm i lat de 4 mm.
Modelul pentru militari primete dou spade ncruciate, lungi
de 35 mm, ntre nsemn i cununa din frunze de stejar i laur.
Modelul de rzboi primete dou spade ncruciate, lungi de
57 mm, ntre braele crucii.
Panglica gradului este lat de 45 mm, cu dungile marginale
interioare albastru nchis, late de 4 mm i de 3 mm, cele exte-
rioare; lungimea ei este egal cu circumferina gtului. La
nsemnul acordat femeilor panglica este aceeai.
Panglica modelului de rzboi primete marginal i cte o
dung, lat de 3 mm, din fir aurit.
nsemnul gradului se poart la gt. Brbaii au panglica
petrecut pe sub nodul cravatei, cu nsemnul vizibil pe partea
dreapt a acesteia.
Art. 5. Gradul de Mare ofier este compus din nsemnul
gradului de Comandor i placa gradului.
Placa gradului este n form de stea, cu opt grupe de raze
diamantate, i are un diametru de 75 mm. Pe aversul plcii
este aplicat crucea emailat a ordinului, avnd un diametru de
50 mm.
Medalionul central, bordura i inscripiile au aceleai dimensi-
uni ca la gradul de Comandor.
Modelul pentru femei este identic.
La modelul pentru militari i de rzboi este aplicat crucea
emailat a ordinului, avers, cu un diametru de 50 mm, avnd
ntre brae dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 55 mm.
Placa gradului se poart pe partea stng a pieptului. n
cazul n care persoana poart i o baret cu decoraii, placa se
poart sub aceasta.
Art. 6. Gradul de Mare cruce este compus din nsemnul
ordinului i placa gradului.
nsemnul are un di ametru de 60 mm i este auri t.
Medalionul central are diametrul de 16 mm, iar bordura este
lat de 3 mm. Literele cu care este nscris deviza sunt aurite
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zborul desfcut, iar n centru, un medalion emailat rou, ncon-
jurat de o cunun de frunze de stejar emailat verde.
Pe aversul medalionului este aplicat stema Romniei, din
metal, i, n bordur albastr, este nscris deviza IN FIDE
SALUS. Pe revers este nscris data 1877, anul instituirii
ordinului.
nsemnul este surmontat de o cunun oval, mpletit din
frunze de stejar i laur.
Metalul din care se confecioneaz nsemnul ordinului este
argint cu titlu de 750, iar metalul din care sunt confecionate
plcile, argint cu titlu de 900.
Art. 2. nsemnul gradului de Cavaler are diametrul de
40 mm i culoarea natural a argintului. Medalionul central are
diametrul de 11 mm, iar bordura de 2 mm. Literele cu care
este nscris deviza sunt aurite i au nlimea de 1,5 mm.
Stema Romniei, tanat n metal, are nlimea de 8 mm. Pe
reversul medalionului cifrele anului 1877 sunt aurite i au
nlimea de 2,5 mm.
Cununa oval din frunze de laur i stejar, emailat verde,
are diametrele exterioare de 23 i 13 mm, iar diametrele inte-
rioare de 10 x 7 mm. Inelul circular prin care se petrece pangli-
ca are un diametru exterior de 15 mm.
Panglica gradului este de 40 mm, iar dungile marginale albas-
tru nchis sunt late de 3 mm, cele interioare, i de 2 mm, cele
exterioare; n partea ei aparent panglica este nalt de 50 mm.
La nsemnul acordat femeilor panglica este pliat sub form
de fund orizontal (papion) i are o lungime de 120 mm.
La modelul de rzboi panglica are marginal i cte o dung,
lat de 2 mm, din fir aurit.
nsemnul gradului se poart pe partea stng a pieptului.
Art. 3. nsemnul gradului de Ofier este acelai ca la
gradul de Cavaler, cu urmtoarele deosebiri:
nsemnul este aurit;
panglica primete o rozet cu diametrul de 25 mm;
pentru doamne rozeta se aplic n centrul fundei.
Art. 4. nsemnul gradului de Comandor are un diametru
de 50 mm i este aurit. Medalionul central are diametrul de
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nsemnul gradului este identic cu nsemnul gradului de Mare
cruce. Modelul pentru femei este identic. Nu exist modele
diferite pentru civili, militari i de rzboi.
Metalul din care este confecionat gradul de Colan este
argint cu titlu de 900 i este aurit.
Colanul se poart petrecut dup gt, deasupra mbrcmintei.
Art. 8. Colanul, comand special, care se atribuie
Preedintelui Romniei, este confecionat din aur cu titlu de 785.
Art. 9. La toate gradele se acord, o dat cu nsemnul,
rozeta i bareta decoraiei, care au culorile de baz ale panglicii
ordinului reduse la 40% i, respectiv, la 50% i au forme speci-
fice pentru fiecare grad; rozeta se poart de ctre civili la
butoniera de la reverul stng al hainei/taiorului, iar bareta se
poart, de ctre militarii n uniform, pe partea stng a pieptului.
Diferenele, n funcie de grad, sunt urmtoarele:
a) Cavaler
pentru civili, panglic dreptunghiular din rips, avnd culo-
rile panglicii ordinului reduse la 40%, lung de 16 mm i lat
de 6 mm;
pentru militari, panglic dreptunghiular din rips, prins pe
un suport metalic, avnd culorile panglicii ordinului reduse cu
50%, lung de 20 mm i nalt de 10 mm.
b) Ofier
pentru civili, rozet din rips n culorile panglicii ordinului
reduse la 40%, avnd diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea de 4 mm;
pentru militari, pe panglica gradului de Cavaler este
prins o rozet cu diametrul de 10 mm.
c) Comandor
pentru civili, pe panglica dreptunghiular specific gradului
de Cavaler este prins rozeta gradului de Ofier;
pentru militari, panglica dreptunghiular din rips n culorile
panglicii ordinului este lung de 24 mm i nalt de 10 mm, iar
pe centru este prins un disc din argint cu diametrul de 5 mm.
d) Mare ofier
pentru civili, panglic dreptunghiular din rips auriu, lung
de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe centru rozeta
gradului de Ofier;
pentru militari, panglica gradului de Comandor, avnd prins
pe centru un romb din argint, nalt de 7 mm i lat de 5 mm.
e) Mare cruce
pentru civili, panglic dreptunghiular din rips auriu, lung
de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe centru rozeta
gradului de Ofier;
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i au nlimea de 3 mm. Pe reversul medalionului cifrele anului
1877 au nlimea de 5 mm. Stema Romniei, tanat n
metal, are nlimea de 12 mm.
Cununa oval din frunze de stejar i laur, emailat verde,
are diametrele exterioare de 35 i 25 mm, iar cele interioare,
de 21 i 15 mm; inelul de prindere este circular, gros de 2 mm
i cu un diametru exterior de 18 mm.
Lenta (panglica) nsemnului este lat de 100 mm i are
lungimea egal cu circumferina bustului corpului. Dungile
marginale albastru nchis sunt late de 8 mm, cele interioare, i
de 5 mm, cele exterioare. La partea inferioar are ataat o
rozet cu diametrul de 75 mm; sub rozet se afl ataat o
carabinier.
Pentru modelul de rzboi lenta primete la margini i cte o
band aurie, lat de 4 mm.
Lenta se poart peste bust, de pe umrul drept spre oldul
stng, unde este ataat nsemnul gradului.
Placa este n form de stea, cu 8 grupe de raze diamantate,
cu diametrul de 85 mm. Pe plac este aplicat crucea emailat
a ordinului, avers, cu un diametru de 60 mm. Medalionul cen-
tral, bordura i inscripiile au aceleai dimensiuni ca i nsemnul
gradului de Mare cruce.
Modelul pentru femei este identic.
La modelul pentru militari i de rzboi, pe plac este aplicat
crucea emailat a ordinului, avers, cu un diametru de 60 mm,
avnd ntre brae dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 70 mm.
Placa gradului se poart pe partea stng a pieptului, prins
de lent.
Art. 7. Gradul de Colan este compus dintr-un lan lung de
840 mm i nsemnul gradului. Lanul cuprinde ase cartue,
reprezentnd fiecare stema tanat a Romniei, i ase
nsemne ale ordinului, emailate albastru, prinse ntre ele prin
lanuri duble, cu zale ptrate. Stema Romniei tanat are
nlimea de 25 mm, iar crucea ordinului are diametrul de
25 mm. nchiderea Colanului se face printr-o carabinier,
alctuit din dou jumti de acvil cu zborul larg deschis.
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a) de la gradul de Cavaler la cel de Ofier, 3 ani;
b) de la gradul de Ofier la cel de Comandor, 4 ani;
c) de la gradul de Comandor la cel de Mare ofier, 5 ani;
d) de la gradul de Mare ofier la cel de Mare cruce, 6 ani;
e) de la gradul de Mare cruce la cel de Colan, 8 ani.
Propunerile de conferire trebuie s in seama de criteriile de
admitere i de promovare stabilite n prezentul regulament,
inclusiv pentru prima promoie de decorare, cu excepia gradului
de Colan, care nu poate fi acordat n prima promoie.
Acordarea direct a gradelor superioare la prima promoie se
face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite excepionale.
Efectuarea stagiului n grad nu d dreptul automat la con-
ferirea unui grad superior, ci constituie doar limita de timp dup
care pot fi fcute noi propuneri de decorare, n cazul existenei
unor noi merite ale aceleiai persoane.
Art. 13. Conferirea Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei nu
se poate face dect dup 3 ani de la decorarea anterioar cu
ordinul Serviciul credincios sau dup 5 ani de la conferirea
ordinului Pentru merit.
Art. 14. Pentru merite cu totul excepionale termenul de
3 ani, precum i vechimea pot fi reduse cu maximum o treime.
Art. 15. Conferirea unui grad superior duce automat la
radierea persoanei respective din evidena gradului inferior, locul
devenind vacant.
nsemnul gradului inferior rmne n posesia celui decorat.
Civilii poart numai nsemnul gradului cel mai mare pe care
l au; cadrele militare pot purta, la ocazii festive, gradele de
Cavaler i Ofier pe o baret, precum i nsemnul celui mai
mare grad pe care l posed.
Art. 16. n sistemul naional de decoraii, n ordinea impor-
tanei ierarhice, locul Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei este cel
fixat n legea special privind sistemul naional de decoraii.
Art. 17. Cavalerii Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei sunt
asimilai gradelor militare i beneficiaz de onoruri militare, ast-
fel:
a) gradul de Cavaler al ordinului este asimilat gradului de
cpitan;
b) gradul de Ofier al ordinului este asimilat gradului de
colonel;
c) gradul de Mare ofier al ordinului este asimilat gradului de
general de divizie, general de divizie aerian sau viceamiral;
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pentru militari, panglica gradului de Comandor, avnd
prins pe centru o stea cu opt raze, din argint, cu diametrul de
8 mm.
f) Colan
un disc din aur, cu titlu de 785, avnd diametrul de
16 mm, striat sub form de raze, care are prins pe centru
rozeta gradului de Ofier.
Rozeta are pe spate un sistem de prindere i se poate purta
zilnic la butoniera de la reverul stng al hainei/taiorului.
Se poart numai rozeta gradului cel mai nalt pe care l are
o persoan.
Baretele diferitelor grade se pot purta alturat pe partea
stng a pieptului uniformei, prima fiind a celui mai mare dintre
grade.
Ordinul conferit cu nsemne de rzboi are pe baret dou
spade ncruciate, lungi de cte 15 mm, confecionate din me-
talul gradului.
n cazul n care un militar a fost decorat i cu o decoraie
cu nsemne de rzboi, bareta acesteia are ntietate, chiar dac
ordinul sau gradul este ierarhic inferior celorlalte decoraii pe
care le posed.
Militarii n uniform poart rozeta gradului de Colan la
20 mm deasupra rndului superior de barete.
n cazul n care un militar este mbrcat n civil, el se con-
formeaz regulilor prevzute pentru civili.
Art. 10. Unitile militare pot fi decorate cu Ordinul
naional Steaua Romniei numai n gradele de Cavaler, Ofier i
Comandor.
nsemnul decoraiei are panglica de limea gradului, iar
lungimea este de 2.000 mm. La un capt al panglicii se
ataeaz decoraia, iar la cellalt capt se afl un canaf auriu.
Panglica, ndoit la jumtate, se prinde de hamp, sub
pajur.
Art. 11. Ecranul (cutia) care conine decoraia este
mbrcat cu piele mat, de culoare rou nchis, i este cptuit
cu plu gri deschis. Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate, cu auriu,
stema Romniei, denumirea i gradul ordinului.
Art. 12. Conferirea Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei se
face, obligatoriu, ncepnd cu gradul de Cavaler.
Pentru a se conferi un grad superior aceleiai persoane este
necesar efectuarea unui stagiu n gradul imediat inferior, astfel:
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a) reprezentani ai autoritilor locale;
b) cavaleri ai ordinului din localitatea respectiv;
c) garda militar de onoare, conform gradului decedatului;
d) pentru gradul de Mare ofier un reprezentant al
Preediniei i cancelarul ordinelor;
e) pentru gradul de Mare cruce i de Colan Preedintele
Romniei i cancelarul ordinelor.
Art. 24. n termen de 6 luni de la data intrrii n vigoare
a prezentei ordonane de urgen persoanele decorate pn n
anul 1947 cu Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei, cu nsemne
pentru civili sau militari pe timp de pace, indiferent de grad, pot
depune la Cancelaria ordinelor o solicitare i copii de pe
nscrisuri brevete sau extrase din Monitorul Oficial cu decre-
tul de conferire , care s ateste calitatea de cavaler al
ordinului i gradul avut.
n termen de 60 de zile de la primirea solicitrilor Cancelaria
ordinelor, dup verificarea autenticitii datelor primite, va nainta
Preedintelui Romniei propunerea de decret privind numirea
persoanelor respective n gradul imediat superior.
Art. 25. nsemnul Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei se
confecioneaz de ctre Regia Autonom Monetria Statului.
Banca Naional a Romniei, la solicitarea Cancelariei
ordinelor, va pune la dispoziie Regiei Autonome Monetria
Statului cantitile de metale preioase i de alte metale nece-
sare pentru confecionarea nsemnului prevzut la alin. 1.
Cheltuielile necesare pentru confecionarea nsemnelor i a
brevetelor Ordinului naional Steaua Romniei n anul 1999 se
asigur din Fondul de rezerv bugetar aflat la dispoziia
Guvernului.
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d) gradul de Mare cruce al ordinului este asimilat gradului de
general de corp de armat, general comandor de aviaie sau
viceamiral comandor;
e) gradul de Colan al ordinului este asimilat gradului de ge-
neral de armat, general inspector de aviaie sau amiral.
Art. 18. Brevetele pentru Ordinul naional Steaua Romniei
sunt validate sub semntura autograf a Preedintelui Romniei
i contrasemntura autograf a cancelarului ordinelor.
Art. 19. Cu prilejul zilei Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei, Cancelaria ordinelor organizeaz ntrunirea cavalerilor
acestui ordin, n conformitate cu prevederile legii speciale
privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei.
Art. 20. Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului naional Steaua
Romniei este compus din 7 membri, astfel: cte unul din cele
trei grade inferioare i cte doi din gradele de Mare ofier i
Mare cruce. Preedinte al Consiliului de onoare va fi cel mai n
vrst membru, din gradele superioare.
Art. 21. Cavalerii ordinului pot semnala Cancelariei
ordinelor atitudini i fapte comise de ali membri ai ordinului,
considerate a aduce prejudicii morale acestora. Ca urmare a
sesizrii, Cancelaria ordinelor convoac Consiliul de onoare i
pe cel nvinuit, n termen de maximum 45 de zile de la
sesizare.
Consiliul de onoare delibereaz i poate decide pe loc sau
dup cercetarea cazului, dar nu mai trziu de 60 de zile de la
ntrunirea sa.
n cazul n care persoana nvinuit nu se prezint la ter-
menul fixat de Cancelaria ordinelor, Consiliul de onoare poate
solicita Cancelariei ordinelor convocarea sa la alt termen, iar n
cazul neprezentrii nici a doua oar, cazul se va judeca n
lips.
Art. 22. La fiecare promoie anual i cu prilejul fiecrei
conferiri, Cancelaria ordinelor va ntiina Ministerul de Interne
despre persoanele decorate, naintate n grad sau excluse.
Ministerul de Interne este obligat s anune Cancelaria ordinelor
n cazul decesului fiecrui cavaler al ordinului sau n cazul unor
eventuale condamnri.
Art. 23. n cazul decesului unui cavaler al Ordinului
naional Steaua Romniei, familia sa va ntiina Cancelaria
ordinelor, precum i comisariatul militar teritorial, n vederea
organizrii funeraliilor. La acestea urmeaz s participe:
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Art. 6. Crucea i Medalia Serviciul Credincios au
fiecare cte 3 clase. Numrul crucilor este n total de
8.400, iar al medaliilor din primele dou clase de 5.400,
pentru clasa a III-a numrul fiind nelimitat. Decoraiile au
nsemne diferite pentru civili, militari i de rzboi.
Art. 7. (1) nsemnul Ordinului naional Serviciul
Credincios se compune dintr-o cruce cu braele arcuite i
lite spre margini, emailat albastru deschis; ntre braele
crucii se afl o cunun format din frunze de laur din
metalul gradului, iar n centrul crucii se afl un medalion
din metalul gradului.
(2) Pe avers stema Romniei este tanat pe medalion.
(3) Pe revers este inscripia SERVICIUL/CREDINCIOS.
frunze de stejar i de un inel prin care se prinde panglica.
(5) Panglica ordinului este din rips moarat de culoare
bleu, avnd o dung alb pe mijloc.
Art. 8. Ziua Ordinului naional Serviciul Credincios
se srbtorete la data de 28 aprilie, data primei creri a
ordinului.
Art. 9. Ordinul, crucea i medalia se prezint n
3 forme valoric egale: nsemnul propriu-zis, rozeta pentru
civili i bareta pentru militari.
Art. 10. Cetenii romni decorai cu Ordinul
Serviciul Credincios pn la data abrogrii sale, n 1948,
sunt considerai de drept cavaleri ai Ordinului naional
Serviciul Credincios, conferindu-li-se automat un grad n
plus fa de cel avut.
Art. 11. (1) nsemnul Crucii naionale Serviciul
Credincios este similar cu cel al ordinului, dar nu este
emailat.
(2) nsemnul Medaliei naionale Serviciul Credincios
este o pies circular, cu bordura nlat, avnd tanat
pe avers stema Romniei i pe revers inscripia
SERVICIUL/CREDINCIOS.
(3) Panglica crucii i a medaliei este din rips moarat de
culoare bleu, avnd marginal i pe centru benzi albe.
Art. 12. Descrierea formei, dimensiunile i modelul
desenat ale ordinului, crucii i medaliei, pentru fiecare
grad sau clas, motivele care determin conferirea
Ordinul, Crucea i Medalia naional Serviciul Credincios
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ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind reinstituirea Ordinului, Crucii
i Medaliei naionale Serviciul Credincios*
Art. 1. Se reinstituie Ordinul naional Serviciul
Credincios, prevzut la art. 6 lit. A pct. II i la art. 9 lit. A
pct. III din Legea nr. 29/2000, aceasta fiind a doua
decoraie n ierarhie, pe timp de pace, i a treia n
ierarhia decoraiilor militare de rzboi.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul naional Serviciul Credincios poate
avea maximum 5.500 de membri grupai n 5 grade, cu
nsemne diferite pentru civili i militari.
(2) Ordinul naional Serviciul Credincios cu nsemne de
rzboi nu are limit legal de conferire.
Art. 3. Cetenii strini decorai cu Ordinul naional
Serviciul Credincios nu intr n cifra prevzut la art. 2
alin. (1) din prezenta ordonan de urgen.
naional Serviciul Credincios. n aceast calitate,
Preedintelui Romniei i se atribuie pe perioada mandatului
gradul de Mare Cruce al ordinului, comand special, pe
care l poart n ocazii festive, precum i la ceremoniile de
nmnare a ordinului.
Art. 5. Ordinul naional Serviciul Credincios se
completeaz cu Crucea i Medalia Serviciul Credincios
prevzute la art. 6 lit. B pct. I i II i la art. 9 lit. B pct. II
i III din Legea nr. 29/2000, acestea fiind cele mai nalte
distincii naionale care se pot acorda persoanelor fr
studii superioare.
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* O.U.G. nr. 105/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 319 din 10 iulie
2000 i aprobat prin Legea nr. 543/2001, publicat n M. Of. nr. 658 din
19 octombrie 2001 i modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 151/2000, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 489 din 6 octombrie 2000 (aprobat prin Legea nr. 537/2001,
publicat n M. Of. nr. 658 din 19 octombrie 2001).
Art. 4. (1) Membrii ordinului sunt numii pe via.
Indiferent de gradul primit ei poart numele de Cavaler al
Ordinului Serviciul Credincios. Ordinul are nsemne deosebite
pentru civili, pentru militari i de rzboi.
(2) Numrul membrilor este fixat la 5.550, mprit astfel:
Cavaler 3.000, din care:
2.400 pentru civili; i
2.600 pentru militari;
Ofier 1.500, din care:
Comandor 2.600, din care:
Mare Ofier 2.300, din care:
Mare Cruce 2.150, din care:
2.230 pentru militari.
(3) Depirea numrului fiecrui grad constituie nclcare a
prezentului regulament. Decoraiile conferite peste numrul limit
sunt nule de drept, iar nsemnele vor fi restituite.
(4) Ordinul se poate conferi i unitilor militare romneti
pentru fapte deosebite svrite n timp de pace sau pentru
acte de eroism svrite n timp de rzboi; pot fi decorate i
unitile militare strine ale unor state aliate cu Romnia.
Ordinele conferite unitilor militare nu intr n limita celor
prevzute pentru militari n prezentul regulament.
(5) Ordinul cu nsemne de rzboi nu are limite legale pentru
nici un grad, evidena persoanelor decorate cu acesta fiind
inut separat.
Art. 5. Preedintelui Romniei i se atribuie pe perioada
mandatului nsemnele gradului de Mare Cruce, comand
special, confecionat din aur. Acesta nu face parte din numrul
prevzut la art. 4 din prezentul regulament.
Art. 6. (1) Cetenii strini decorai cu acest ordin nu sunt
cuprini n numrul prevzut la art. 4 din prezentul regulament.
(2) efii de state care se ntlnesc a doua oar cu
Preedintele Romniei n cadrul unor vizite oficiale sau de stat
pot fi decorai cu gradul de Mare Cruce, comand special.
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acestora, repartiia numrului de nsemne pe grade i
clase, modul n care se vor purta, precum i alte date
privind decoraiile sunt prevzute n regulamentele
cuprinse n anexele nr. 1 i 2 care fac parte integrant
din prezenta ordonan de urgen.
ANEXA Nr. 1
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea
Ordinului naional Serviciul Credincios*
Art. 1. Ordinul naional Serviciul Credincios este a doua
decoraie n ierarhie, pe timp de pace, i a treia n ierarhia
decoraiilor militare de rzboi. El se acord att cetenilor
romni, ct i celor strini, care au studii superioare, pentru a
recompensa serviciile deosebite, civile i militare, aduse statului
romn pe timp de pace sau pe timp de rzboi.
Art. 2. Prin servicii deosebite se nelege fapte de
concepie, organizare i coordonare, astfel:
a) aprarea i nteresel or supreme al e statul ui romn:
independena, suveranitatea, unitatea i integritatea teritorial;
b) merite n ceea ce privete dezvoltarea economiei
naionale;
c) rezultate n domeniul tiinei, artei i culturii;
d) contribuii la colaborarea dintre Romnia i alte state sau
organisme internaionale;
e) concepii naintate n ceea ce privete organizarea i
conducerea operaiunilor militare;
f) fapte svrite pe cmpul de lupt sau n conflicte
militare.
Art. 3. Ordinul naional Serviciul Credincios cuprinde
5 grade. Acestea sunt, n ordine cresctoare:
a) Cavaler ;
b) Ofier ;
c) Comandor ;
d) Mare Ofier ;
e) Mare Cruce.
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(6) Panglica gradului este lat de 40 mm, iar banda median
este lat de 12 mm; n partea ei aparent panglica este lung
de 50 mm.
(7) La modelul de rzboi panglica are marginal i cte o
dung lat de 2 mm din fir aurit, iar banda alb este lat de
10 mm.
(8) La nsemnul acordat doamnelor panglica este pliat sub
form de fund orizontal (papion) i are o lungime de 120 mm.
(9) Rozeta se prezi nt sub forma unei pangl i ci
dreptunghiulare din rips, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm.
(10) Bareta se prezi nt sub forma unei pangl i ci
dreptunghiulare din rips, lung de 20 mm i nalt de 10 mm;
pentru decoraia cu nsemne de rzboi pe baret sunt prinse
dou spade ncruciate din argint, lungi de cte 18 mm.
Art. 9. nsemnul gradului de Ofier este acelai ca la
nsemnul este aurit;
pentru doamne rozeta se aplic pe centrul fundei;
rozeta se prezint sub forma unui tambur din rips, avnd
diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea de 4 mm;
bareta este similar gradului de cavaler, pe ea fiind prins
o rozet cu diametrul de 10 mm; pentru decoraia cu nsemnul
de rzboi cele dou spade ncruciate sunt prinse sub rozet.
Art. 10. (1) nsemnul gradului de Comandor are un
diametru de 50 mm i este aurit. Medalionul central are
diametrul de 18 mm, iar stema tanat a Romniei este nalt
de 16 mm. Inscripia de pe reversul medalionului are literele
nalte de 2 mm. Cununa dintre braele crucii are limea de
5 mm i este dispus la 9 mm de medalionul central.
(2) Modelul pentru militari primete dou spade ncruciate,
lungi de 37 mm, ntre nsemn i cununa oval din frunze de
stejar.
(3) Modelul de rzboi primete dou spade ncruciate, lungi
de 57 mm, ntre braele crucii.
(4) Cununa din frunze de stejar are diametrele exterioare de
25 mm i, respectiv, de 17 mm i pe cele interioare de 10 mm
i, respectiv, de 8 mm.
(5) Inelul de prindere a panglicii este alungit, cu nlimea de
25 mm i limea de 4 mm; pe reversul inelului este poansonat
titlul argintului i numrul de ordine al gradului.
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(3) Ordinul se confer cetenilor strini numai cu avizul
favorabil al guvernelor din rile respective.
(4) Membrii corpului diplomatic i consular acreditai n
Romnia pot fi decorai cu acest ordin numai dup ndeplinirea
unui stagiu de minimum 2 ani n ar.
Art. 7. (1) nsemnul Ordinului Serviciul Credincios este o
cruce cu braele arcuite i lite spre margini, emailat albastru
deschis. ntre braele crucii se afl o cunun cu frunze de laur
i n centrul ei un medalion, ambele din metalul gradului.
(2) Pe avers este tanat pe medalion stema Romniei.
(3) Pe revers este inscripia SERVICIUL CREDINCIOS
nscris ntr-o cunun deschis din frunze de laur.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o cunun oval format din
frunze de stejar, de care se ataeaz un inel prin care se
prinde panglica.
(5) nsemnele ordinului se confecioneaz din argint cu titlul
de 800, iar plcile, din argint cu titlul de 925.
(6) Panglica este din rips moarat de culoare bleu, avnd o
dung alb pe mijloc.
(7) La toate gradele se acord, o dat cu nsemnul, pentru
civili, rozeta, iar pentru militari, bareta i rozeta decoraiei;
acestea au culorile de baz ale panglicii ordinului, reduse la
40% i, respectiv, la 50%, i au forme specifice pentru fiecare
grad. Rozeta se poart la reverul stng al hainei/taiorului, iar
bareta se poart la uniform, pe pieptul stng.
Art. 8. (1) nsemnul gradului de Cavaler are diametrul de
40 mm i culoarea natural a argintului. Medalionul central are
diametrul de 14 mm, iar stema tanat a Romniei este nalt
de 12 mm. Inscripia pe reversul medalionului are literele cu
nlimea de 1,5 mm.
(2) Cununa dintre braele crucii are limea de 4 mm i este
dispus la 7 mm de medalion.
(3) Cununa din frunze de stejar are diametrele exterioare de
20 mm i, respectiv, de 18 mm, iar cele interioare, de 18 mm
i, respectiv, de 6 mm. Inelul prin care se prinde panglica este
circular i are diametrul exterior de 15 mm, iar pe el este
tanat titlul argintului.
lungi de 25 mm, ntre nsemn i cununa de stejar.
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(3) Cununa de frunze de stejar are diametrele exterioare de
30 mm i, respectiv, de 20 mm, iar cele interioare de 13 mm
i, respectiv, de 11 mm.
lungi de 48 mm, ntre nsemn i inelul de prindere a panglicii.
(6) Inelul de prindere este circular, gros de 2 mm i cu un
diametru exterior de 18 mm, pe care sunt poansonate titlul
argintului i numrul de ordine al gradului.
(7) Lenta nsemnului este lat de 100 mm i are o lungime
egal cu periferia bustului corpului; dunga alb median este
lat de 32 mm. La partea inferioar este ataat o rozet
circular cu diametrul de 75 mm; sub rozet se afl ataat o
carabinier.
(8) La modelul de rzboi lenta are marginal i cte o dung
lat de 7 mm din fir aurit, iar banda alb este lat de 28 mm.
(9) Placa gradului este n form de stea ptrat cu raze
reliefate, aurit, i are un diametru de 85 mm. Pe plac este
aplicat crucea emailat a ordinului, avers, cu un diametru de
50 mm. Medalionul central, inscripia, stema tanat a
Romniei i cununa au aceleai dimensiuni ca i la nsemnul
gradului de Comandor. Pe revers, ntr-un medalion central este
scris firma productoare, sunt poansonate titlul argintului i
numrul de ordine al gradului.
(10) La modelele pentru militari i de rzboi pe plac este
50 mm, avnd ntre brae dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 57 mm.
(11) Modelul pentru doamne este identic.
(12) Rozeta gradului este o panglic dreptunghiular din rips
auriu, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe
centru rozeta gradului de Ofier.
(13) Bareta gradului are panglica gradului de Comandor,
avnd prins pe centru o stea uor bombat, cu 8 raze, din
argint, cu diametrul de 8 mm; pentru decoraia cu nsemne de
rzboi sub stea sunt dou spade ncruciate, din argint, lungi
de cte 20 mm.
Art. 13. (1) Gradul de Mare Cruce, comand special,
care se atribuie Preedintelui Romniei, are nsemnul i placa
confecionate din aur cu titlul de 583.
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(6) Panglica gradului este lat de 45 mm, iar dunga alb
median este lat de 14 mm.
(7) Lungimea panglicii este egal cu circumferina gtului.
(8) La modelul de rzboi panglica primete marginal i o
dung lat de 3 mm din fir aurit.
(9) Rozeta gradului are prins pe panglica dreptunghiular de
16/6 mm a gradului de Cavaler tamburul gradului de Ofier, cu
diametrul de 10 mm.
(10) Bareta gradului are panglica dreptunghiular din rips,
lung de 24 mm i nalt de 10 mm, care are prins pe centru
un disc din argint, cu diametrul de 5 mm; pentru decoraia cu
nsemne de rzboi sub disc sunt dou spade din argint
ncruciate, lungi de cte 20 mm.
Art. 11. (1) Gradul de Mare Ofier este compus din
nsemnul gradului de Comandor i placa gradului.
(2) Placa gradului este n form de stea ptrat cu raze
reliefate i are un diametru de 75 mm. Pe plac este aplicat
crucea emailat a ordinului, avers, avnd un diametru de
40 mm. Medalionul central, inscripia, stema tanat a Romniei
i cununa au aceleai dimensiuni ca i la gradul de Ofier. Pe
revers, ntr-un medalion central, este scris firma productoare,
sunt poansonate titlul argintului i numrul de ordine al gradului.
(3) La modelele pentru militari i de rzboi pe plac este
40 mm, avnd ntre brae dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 41 mm.
argintiu, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe
(6) Bareta gradului este cea a gradului de Comandor, avnd
prins pe centru un romb bombat, din argint, nalt de 7 mm i
lat de 5 mm; pentru decoraia cu nsemne de rzboi, sub romb
sunt dou spade ncruciate, din argint, lungi de cte 20 mm.
Art. 12. (1) Gradul de Mare Cruce este compus din
nsemnul i placa gradului.
(2) nsemnul are un diametru de 60 mm i este aurit.
Medalionul central are diametrul de 20 mm, iar stema tanat
a Romniei este nalt de 18 mm. Inscripia de pe reversul
medalionului are literele nalte de 3 mm. Cununa dintre braele
crucii are limea de 6 mm i este dispus la 10 mm de
medalionul central.
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de la gradul de Ofier la cel de Comandor, 3 ani;
de la gradul de Comandor la cel de Mare Ofier, 4 ani;
de la gradul de Mare Ofier la cel de Mare Cruce, 5 ani.
(4) Decorarea n prima promoie, pn la maximum 15% din
numrul fiecrui grad, se va face n condiiile prevzute de
prezentul regulament. Gradele superioare se confer doar celor
care nsumeaz merite deosebite, care ar fi putut conduce la
acordarea de grade succesive.
Art. 19. De regul, conferirea Ordinului naional Serviciul
Credincios nu se poate face dect dup 2 ani de la o decorare
anterioar cu Ordinul Pentru Merit.
* (2) Pentru fapte strlucite i meritorii n serviciul statului
romn Preedintele Romniei poate conferi Ordinul naional
Serviciul Credincios fr ndeplinirea condiiilor prevzute la art. 1,
2 i 17.
Art. 20. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite termenul de
8 ani, precum i vechimea prevzut la art. 18 pot fi reduse cu
maximum o treime.
Art. 21. (1) Promovarea ntr-un grad superior conduce
automat la radierea persoanei respective din evidena gradului
inferior, locul devenind vacant. nsemnul gradului inferior rmne
n posesia celui decorat.
(2) Civilii poart numai nsemnul gradului cel mai mare pe
care l au; ofierii pot purta n ocazii festive gradele de Cavaler
i Ofier ataate pe o baret, precum i nsemnul celui mai
mare grad pe care l posed.
Art. 22. Portul Decoraiei Serviciul Credincios este
reglementat la art. 31 i 32 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind
sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei.
Art. 23. Cavalerii Ordinului naional Serviciul Credincios
beneficiaz de onoruri militare n conformitate cu art. 43 i 44
din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei.
Art. 24. Brevetele pentru Ordinul naional Serviciul
Credincios sunt validate, pentru gradele de Cavaler i Ofier,
pri n parafa Preedi ntel ui Romni ei i contrasemntura
Cancelariei Ordinelor; pentru restul gradelor ambele semnturi
sunt autografe.
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* Art. 19 a fost completat cu alin. (2), conform O.U.G. nr. 151/2000.
(2) Decoraia acordat unor efi de state strini are nsemnul
confecionat din aur cu titlul de 583, iar placa, din argint cu
titlul de 925, placat cu aur; numrul de ordine al gradelor de
Mare Cruce, conferite efilor de state, este diferit i se scrie cu
cifre romane.
Art. 14. (1) Rozetele au pe spate un sistem de prindere
format dintr-un urub i un disc filetat. Se poart ntotdeauna
numai rozeta celui mai nalt grad pe care l are o persoan.
(2) Baretele sunt prinse pe un suport metalic i au pe spate
o agraf de prindere.
(3) Baretele se pot purta alturat, prima fiind a celui mai
mare dintre grade.
(4) n cazul n care un ofier a fost decorat i cu un ordin
cu nsemne de rzboi, bareta acestuia are ntietate, chiar dac
ordinul sau gradul este, ierarhic, inferior altor decoraii pe care
le posed.
(5) n cazul n care un cadru militar este mbrcat civil, el se
conformeaz regulilor prevzute pentru acetia.
Art. 15. (1) Unitile militare pot fi decorate cu Ordinul
Serviciul Credincios doar cu gradele de Cavaler, Ofier i
Comandor.
(2) nsemnul decorai ei are pangl i ca de l i mea
corespunztoare gradului, lung de 2.000 mm; la un capt al
panglicii este ataat decoraia, iar la cellalt un canaf auriu.
Panglica ndoit la jumtate se prinde de hamp, sub pajur.
Art. 16. Cutia (ecranul) care conine decoraia este
mbrcat cu piele mat de culoare albastru deschis i cptuit
cu plu alb. Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate aurit stema
Romniei, denumirea i gradul ordinului.
Art. 17. Admiterea n Ordinul Naional Serviciul Credincios
se poate face numai dup ndeplinirea cu rezultate deosebite a
unor funcii civile sau militare timp de cel puin 8 ani.
Art. 18. (1) Nimeni nu poate fi admis n ordin dect cu
gradul de Cavaler, exceptndu-se prima promoie a ordinului.
(2) La instituirea ordinului Preedintele Romniei poate s
confere din proprie iniiativ 15 ordine Serviciul Credincios, n
orice grad. Acesta nu face parte din numrul prevzut la art. 4
din prezentul regulament.
(3) Pentru a fi promovat ntr-un grad superior este necesar
efectuarea unui stagiu n gradul imediat inferior, astfel:
de la gradul de Cavaler la cel de Ofier, 2 ani;
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n cazul decesului fiecrui cavaler al ordinului sau al unor
eventuale condamnri.
Art. 30. n cazul decesului unui cavaler al Ordinului
Serviciul Credincios, familia va ntiina Cancelaria Ordinelor,
precum i comisariatul militar teritorial, n vederea organizrii
funeraliilor. La acestea urmeaz s participe:
d) un reprezentant al Preedintelui Romniei i cancelarul
ordinelor pentru gradul de Mare Ofier i Mare Cruce.
Art. 31. (1) n termen de 6 luni de la data publicrii
prezentului regulament n Monitorul Oficial al Romniei, Partea I,
persoanele decorate pn n anul 1947 cu Ordinul Seviciul
Credincios, indiferent de grad, pot depune la Cancelaria Ordinelor
o solicitare i copii de pe nscrisuri brevete sau extrase din
Monitorul Oficial al Romniei cu decretul de conferire , care
s ateste calitatea de Cavaler al ordinului i gradul avute.
(2) n termen de 60 de zile de la primirea solicitrilor
Cancelaria Ordinelor, dup verificarea autenticitii datelor primite,
va nainta Preedintelui Romniei propunerea de decret privind
numirea persoanelor respective n gradul imediat superior.
ANEXA Nr. 2
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Crucii i Medaliei naionale
Serviciul Credincios*
Art. 1. Crucea i Medalia naional Serviciul Credincios
sunt decoraii minore care se pot acorda cetenilor romni i
strini fr studii superioare, pentru a recompensa serviciile de
excepie, civile i militare, aduse statului romn pe timp de
pace sau pe timp de rzboi. Crucea este echivalent ca
importan i se acord pentru aceleai merite de excepie
pentru care se acord persoanelor cu studii superioare Ordinul
Serviciul Credincios.
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* Modelele desenate ale decoraiei la pag. 490495.
Art. 25. (1) Cu prilejul zilei Ordinului naional Serviciul
Credi nci os (8 apri l i e), Cancel ari a Ordi nel or organi zeaz
ntrunirea cavalerilor respectivului ordin n conformitate cu
art. 49 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de
decoraii al Romniei.
(2) Invitaiile vor fi trimise celor n drept cu 30 de zile
naintea srbtorii, iar acetia sunt obligai s confirme
participarea n termen de 15 zile.
(3) La ceremonie cavalerii sunt obligai s poarte nsemnele
ordinului.
Art. 26. Pentru a stabili i ntreine legtura de cama-
raderie, cavalerii ordinului pot organiza cluburi pe baz teritorial.
Art. 27. (1) Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante, care
aduc prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului, altele dect cele
prevzute la art. 52 lit. a) din Legea nr. 29/2000, se constituie
Consiliul de Onoare al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios.
(2) Consiliul de Onoare al Ordinului Serviciul Credincios este
compus din 7 membri, astfel: cte unul din cele 3 grade
inferioare i cte 2 din gradele de Mare Ofier i Mare Cruce.
Preedintele Consiliului de Onoare va fi cel mai n vrst
membru din gradele superioare.
(3) Consiliul de Onoare se alege pe o perioad de 5 ani.
Alegerea are loc cu prilejul zilei ordinului.
(4) Pot fi realei pentru o nou perioad 3 dintre membrii
Consiliului de Onoare, dintre care cel puin unul din gradele inferioare.
Art. 28. (1) Cavalerii Ordinului pot semnala Cancelariei
Ordinelor atitudini i fapte comise de ali membri ai ordinului,
sesizrii, Cancelaria Ordinelor convoac Consiliul de Onoare i pe
cel nvinuit, n termen de maximum 45 de zile de la sesizare.
(2) Consiliul de Onoare delibereaz i poate decide pe loc
sau dup cercetarea cazului, ns nu mai trziu de 60 de zile
de la ntrunirea sa.
(3) n cazul n care persoana nvinuit nu se prezint la
termenul fixat de Cancelaria Ordinelor, Consiliul de Onoare
poate solicita acesteia convocarea la alt termen, iar n cazul
neprezentrii i a doua oar, cazul se va judeca n lips.
Art. 29. La fiecare promoie anual i cu prilejul fiecrei
conferiri, Cancelaria Ordinelor va ntiina Ministerul de Interne
despre persoanele decorate, naintate n grad sau excluse.
Ministerul de Interne este obligat s anune Cancelaria Ordinelor
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Art. 8. Modelul de rzboi are ntre braele crucii dou
spade ncruciate, lungi de 43 mm, i panglica are marginal cte
o band aurie lat de 2 mm.
Art. 9. (1) La toate clasele, o dat cu nsemnul se
acord rozeta i baretele decoraiei.
(2) Rozeta, care se poart de civili la reverul stng al
hainei/taiorului, are forma unui triunghi echilateral cu laturile de
16 mm, confecionat din rips bleu, avnd pe centru i la coluri
cte o band alb de 2 mm. Pe spate exist un sistem de
prindere.
(3) Bareta este lung de 18 mm i nalt de 10 mm, din
rips, i are culorile de baz ale panglicii reduse cu 50%;
panglica este prins pe un suport metalic care are pe spate o
agraf de prindere.
(4) Bareta se poart la uniforma inuta zilnic, pe pieptul
stng.
(5) n cazul n care un militar a fost decorat cu dou sau
trei clase ale crucii, baretele acestora se poart alturat.
(6) Bareta nsemnului de rzboi primete i dou spade
ncruciate, lungi de cte 15 mm, brodate cu mtase galben.
(7) Pentru doamne panglica se pliaz sub form de fund
(papion), avnd o lungime de 120 mm.
mbrcat la exterior cu piele mat de culoare albastru deschis,
iar n interior este cptuit cu mtase alb. Pe capacul cutiei
sunt imprimate aurit stema Romniei, denumirea i clasa crucii.
Art. 11. Decorarea cu Crucea Serviciul Credincios se
poate face numai dup ndeplinirea cu rezultate de excepie a
unor funcii civile sau militare timp de 7 ani.
Art. 12. (1) Nimeni nu poate fi distins cu Crucea Serviciul
Credincios dect ncepnd cu clasa a III-a, exceptndu-se prima
promoie de decorare.
(2) La instituirea crucii Preedintele Romniei poate s
confere din proprie iniiativ un numr de 20 de cruci, n orice
clas. Acesta nu face parte din numrul prevzut la art. 3 din
prezentul regulament.
(3) Pentru a fi naintat ntr-o clas superioar este necesar
efectuarea unui stagiu n clasa imediat inferioar, astfel:
de la clasa a III-a la clasa a II-a 3 ani;
de la clasa a II-a la clasa I 5 ani.
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Art. 2. Crucea Serviciul Credincios are 3 clase; acestea
sunt, n ordine cresctoare:
clasa a III-a;
clasa a II-a;
clasa I.
Art. 3. (1) Crucea se confer pe via. Crucea are
nsemne pentru civili, pentru militari i de rzboi. Numrul
posesorilor nsemnelor pentru civili i militari este limitat la 8.400,
din care pentru:
clasa a III-a 4.800, din care 4.000 pentru civili i 800
pentru militari;
clasa a II-a 2.400, din care 2.000 pentru civili i 400
pentru militari;
clasa I 1.200, din care 1.000 pentru civili i 200 pentru
militari.
(2) Depirea numrului prevzut constituie o nclcare a
Art. 4. (1) Cetenii strini decorai cu Crucea Serviciul
Credincios nu sunt cuprini n numrul menionat la art. 3 din
(2) Crucea se confer cetenilor strini numai cu avizul
favorabil al guvernelor rilor respective.
Art. 5. Crucea Serviciul Credincios conferit militarilor
romni i strini cu nsemne de rzboi nu intr n numrul
prevzut la art. 3 din prezentul regulament.
Art. 6. (1) nsemnul Crucii Serviciul Credincios este identic
cu cel al ordinului cu acest nume n grad de Cavaler, cu
deosebirea c este din metal, fr email. Deosebirea dintre
clase este urmtoarea:
crucea clasei a III-a este din tombac, de culoarea
bronzului;
crucea clasei a II-a este din argint cu titlul de 800 i
are culoarea natural a metalului;
crucea clasei I este din argint cu titlul de 800 i este
placat cu aur.
(2) Panglica crucii, lat de 35 mm i cu nlimea aparent
de 50 mm, este din rips moarat de culoare bleu, avnd pe
margini i la centru cte o dung alb, lat de 4 mm.
Art. 7. Modelul pentru militari are ntre nsemn i cunun
dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 28 mm.
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(3) Numrul posesorilor celorlalte dou clase este limitat la
5.400, astfel:
pentru clasa a II-a 3.600, din care 3.000 pentru civili
i 600 pentru militari;
pentru clasa I 1.800, din care 1.500 pentru civili i
300 pentru militari.
Art. 19. (1) Cetenii strini decorai cu Medalia Serviciul
Credincios nu sunt cuprini n numrul prevzut la art. 18 din
(2) Medalia se confer cetenilor strini numai cu avizul
Art. 20. Medalia Serviciul Credincios conferit militarilor
romni cu nsemne de rzboi nu intr n numrul prevzut la
art. 18 din prezentul regulament.
Art. 21. (1) nsemnul Medaliei Serviciul Credincios este o
pies circular cu diametrul de 35 mm i grosimea de 2 mm,
cu bordura supranlat, groas de 3,5 mm.
(2) Pe avers este tanat n centru stema Romniei, cu
nlimea de 25 mm, i la margini o cunun din frunze de laur,
lat de 2 mm.
(3) Pe revers, ntr-o cunun format din dou ramuri, laur (la
stnga) i stejar (la dreapta), este scris SERVICIUL/ CREDINCIOS
cu litere nalte de 1,5 mm.
(4) Medalia este surmontat de o cunun oval din frunze
de stejar i de un inel prin care se prinde panglica.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat bleu, lat de 35 mm, cu
cte o dung alb marginal i pe mijloc, late de 2 mm fiecare.
Art. 22. Deosebirea dintre clase este urmtoarea:
nsemnul clasei a III-a este din tombac de culoarea bronzului;
nsemnul clasei a II-a este din tombac argintat;
nsemnul clasei I este din argint cu titlul de 800, placat
cu aur.
Art. 23. Modelul pentru militari are ntre nsemne i
cunun dou spade ncruciate, cu lungimea de 32 mm.
Art. 24. Modelul de rzboi este identic cu cel pentru militari,
dar panglica are marginal cte o dung aurie lat de 2 mm i pe
ea sunt aplicate dou spade ncruciate, lungi de 25 mm.
Art. 25. nsemnul pentru doamne este identic, dar panglica se
pliaz sub form de fund (papion), avnd lungimea de 100 mm.
Art. 26. (1) La toate clasele, o dat cu nsemnul se acord
rozeta i baretele decoraiei.
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(4) Inclusiv pentru prima promoie de decorare, pn la
maximum 15% din numrul fiecrei clase, propunerile de
conferire trebuie s in seama de criteriile de admitere i
promovare stabilite n prezentul regulament. Acordarea claselor
superioare se face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite de
excepie, care ar fi putut conduce la decorri succesive.
Art. 13. Pentru merite cu totul de excepie vechimea i
stagiile prevzute la art. 11 i 12 din prezentul regulament pot
fi reduse cu maximum o treime.
Art. 14. (1) Promovarea ntr-o clas superioar conduce
automat la radierea persoanei respective din evidena clasei
inferioare, locul devenind vacant.
(2) nsemnul clasei inferioare rmne n posesia persoanei
decorate.
(3) Civilii poart nsemnul clasei cele mai mari; militarii
poart, la ocazii festive, toate clasele ataate pe o baret,
conform ierarhiei stabilite prin art. 32 din Legea nr. 29/2000
Art. 15. Brevetele pentru Crucea Serviciul Credincios sunt
validate astfel: pentru clasa I prin semntura autograf a
Preedi ntel ui Romni ei i contrasemntura autograf a
cancelarului ordinelor, pentru clasa II-a prin parafa Preedintelui
Romniei i contrasemntura autograf a cancelarului ordinelor,
iar pentru clasa a III-a prin parafele Preedintelui Romniei i a
cancelarului ordinelor.
Art. 16. Medalia naional Serviciul Credincios este,
ierarhic, cea de-a doua distincie minor care se poate acorda
cetenilor romni i strini fr studii superioare, pentru a le
recompensa serviciile deosebite, civile sau militare, aduse
statului romn pe timp de pace sau pe timp de rzboi. Medalia
este echivalent ca importan i se acord pentru aceleai
merite pentru care se acord persoanelor cu studii superioare
Ordinul Serviciul Credincios.
Art. 17. Medalia Serviciul Credincios are trei clase;
acestea sunt, n ordine cresctoare:
clasa a III-a;
clasa a II-a;
clasa I.
Art. 18. (1) Medalia se confer pe via. Medalia are
nsemne pentru civili, militari i de rzboi.
(2) Numrul posesorilor clasei a III-a este nelimitat.
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decorate.
(3) Civilii poart numai nsemnul clasei celei mai mari; militarii
poart, la ocazii festive, toate clasele ataate pe o baret,
conform ierarhiei stabilite prin art. 31 i 32 din Legea nr. 29/2000.
Art. 32. Brevetele pentru Medalia Serviciul Credincios sunt
validate astfel: pentru clasa a III-a prin parafele Preedintelui
Romniei i a cancelarului ordinelor, pentru clasa a II-a prin
parafa Preedintelui Romniei i contrasemntura autograf a
cancelarului ordinelor, iar pentru clasa I prin semntura auto-
graf a Preedintelui Romniei, cu contrasemntura autograf a
cancelarului ordinelor.
*Art 32
1
. Pentru fapte strlucite i meritorii n serviciul
statului romn Preedintele Romniei poate conferi Crucea i
Medalia Naional Serviciul Credincios fr ndeplinirea condiiilor
prevzute la art. 1, 11, 12, 16, 28 i 29.
Art. 33. Persoanele decorate cu Crucea i Medalia
Serviciul Credincios clasa I, n cazul n care decernarea
nsemnului nu a fost fcut direct de eful statului, pot solicita,
prin Cancelaria Ordinelor, dreptul de a fi primite n audien de
Preedintele Romniei pentru a-i mulumi personal. n funcie de
programul Preedintelui Romniei, Cancelaria Ordinelor va
organiza audiene personale sau n grup pentru cei decorai.
Art. 34. (1) n termen de 6 luni de la data publicrii pre-
zentului regulament n Monitorul Oficial al Romniei, persoanele
decorate pn n anul 1947 cu Crucea i Medalia Serviciul
Credincios pentru civili pot depune la Cancelaria Ordinelor o
solicitare i copii de pe nscrisuri brevete sau extrase din
Monitorul Oficial, cuprinznd decretul de conferire , care s
ateste calitatea i clasa avute.
(2) n termen de 60 de zile de la primirea solicitrilor
Cancelaria Ordinelor, dup verificarea autenticitii datelor primite,
va nainta Preedintelui Romniei propunerea de decret privind
numirea persoanelor respective n clasa imediat superioar.
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* Dup art. 32 a fost introdus art. 32
1
conform O.U.G. nr. 151/2000.
(2) Rozeta, care se poart de ctre civili la reverul stng al
hainei/taiorului, are forma unui triunghi echilateral cu laturile de 16
mm, confecionat din rips bleu, avnd pe centru i la coluri cte
o band alb de 1 mm. Pe spate exist un sistem de prindere.
(3) Bareta este lung de 18 mm i nalt de 10 mm, are
culorile de baz ale panglicii reduse cu 50%; panglica este prins
pe un suport metalic care are pe spate o agraf de prindere.
(4) Bareta se poart la uniforma inuta zilnic, pe pieptul
stng.
(5) n cazul n care un militar a fost decorat cu dou sau trei
clase ale medaliei, baretele acestora se poart alturat.
Art. 27. (1) Cutia (ecranul) care conine decoraia este din
lemn, mbrcat la exterior cu piele mat de culoare albastru
deschis, iar n interior cu mtase alb.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate, aurit, stema Romniei,
denumirea i clasa medaliei.
Art. 28. Decorarea cu Medalia Serviciul Credincios se poate
face numai dup ndeplinirea cu rezultate deosebite a unor funcii
civile sau militare timp de 5 ani.
Art. 29. (1) Nimeni nu poate fi distins cu Medalia Serviciul
Credincios dect ncepnd cu clasa a III-a.
(2) La instituirea medaliei Preedintele Romniei poate s
confere din proprie iniiativ un numr de 15 medalii, n clasele a
II-a i I. Acesta nu face parte din numrul prevzut la art. 18 din
prezentul regulament. Pentru clasa a III-a numrul nu este limitat.
(3) Pentru a fi naintat ntr-o clas superioar este necesar
efectuarea unui stagiu n clasa imediat inferioar, astfel:
(4) Inclusiv pentru prima promoie de decorare propunerile de
conferire trebuie s in seama de criteriile de admitere i de
promovare stabilite n prezentul regulament.
(5) Acordarea claselor superioare se face ca urmare a unei
nsumri de merite deosebite, care ar fi putut conduce la
decorri succesive.
Art. 30. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite vechimea i
stagiile prevzute la art. 28 i 29 din prezentul regulament pot
fi reduse cu maximum o treime.
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superioare, iar pentru clasa a III-a numrul fiind nelimitat.
Medalia are nsemne diferite pentru civili, militari i de
rzboi.
Art. 7. (1) nsemnul Ordinului naional Pentru Merit
este compus din dou cruci suprapuse, avnd braele
bifurcate. Crucea superioar este emailat alb cu o
bordur din metalul gradului, iar crucea inferioar este
din argint striat. n centrul crucii este un medalion alb
nconjurat de o bordur din metalul gradului.
(2) Pe centrul avers al medalionului este aplicat scutul
cu stema rii, din metal.
(3) Pe revers, n centru, se scrie anul instituirii; n
bordur se scrie cu alb denumirea PENTRU MERIT i se
reprezint trei stele.
frunze de laur i un inel prin care se prinde panglica.
(5) Panglica ordinului este din rips alb-argintiu cu dou
dungi negre pe margini.
Art. 8. Ziua Ordinului naional Pentru Merit se
srbtorete la data de 5 iunie, data primei instituiri a
nsemnului.
Art. 9. Ordinul i medalia se prezint prin trei forme
valoric egale: nsemnul propriu-zis, rozeta pentru civili i
bareta pentru militari.
Art. 10. (1) nsemnul Medaliei naionale Pentru Merit
este o pies circular, cu bordura supranlat, care are
tanat pe avers nsemnul ordinului cu aceast denumire,
iar pe revers este scris PENTRU MERIT.
(2) Medalia este surmontat de o cunun oval din
frunze de laur stilizate.
(3) Panglica este din rips moarat alb-argintiu, avnd
spre margini i n centru benzi negre.
Art. 11. Descrierea formei, dimensiunile i modelul
desenat ale ordinului i medaliei, pentru fiecare grad sau
clas, motivele care determin conferirea acestora, repar-
tiia numrului de nsemne pe grade i clase, modul n
care se vor purta, precum i alte date privind decoraiile
sunt prevzute n regulamentele cuprinse n anexele nr. 1 i
2 care fac parte integrant din prezenta ordonan de
urgen.
Ordinul i Medalia naional Pentru Merit
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ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind reinstituirea Ordinului i Medaliei
naionale Pentru Merit*
Art. 1. Se reinstituie Ordinul naional Pentru Merit,
prevzut la art. 6 lit. A pct. III i la art. 9 lit. A pct. IV din
Legea nr. 29/2000, aceasta fiind a treia decoraie n
ierarhie, pe timp de pace, i a patra n ierarhia decora-
iilor militare de rzboi.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul naional Pentru Merit poate avea
maximum 7.500 de membri, grupai n 5 grade, cu
nsemne diferite pentru civili i militari.
(2) Ordinul naional Pentru Merit cu nsemne de rzboi
nu are limit legal de conferire.
Art. 3. Cetenii strini decorai cu Ordinul naional
Pentru Merit nu intr n cifra prevzut la art. 2 alin. (1)
din prezenta ordonan de urgen.
naional Pentru Merit. n aceast calitate Preedintelui
Romniei i se atribuie pe perioada mandatului gradul de
Mare Cruce al ordinului, comand special, pe care l
poart la ocazii festive, precum i la ceremoniile de
nmnare a ordinului.
Art. 5. Ordinul naional Pentru Merit se completeaz
cu Medalia naional Pentru Merit, prevzut la art. 6 lit. B
pct. III i la art. 9 lit. B pct. IV din Legea nr. 29/2000,
aceasta fiind cea de-a treia medalie naional n ierarhie, pe
timp de pace, i a patra n ierarhia decoraiilor militare de
rzboi, care se poate acorda persoanelor fr studii superioare.
Art. 6. Medalia naional Pentru Merit are trei clase,
numrul su fiind de 7.200 pentru cele dou clase
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* O.U.G. nr. 104/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 320 din 10 iulie
2000 i aprobat prin Legea nr. 542/2001, publicat n M. Of. nr. 658 din
19 octombrie 2001 i modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 151/2000, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 489 din 6 octombrie 2001 (aprobat prin Legea nr. 537/2001,
publicat n M. Of. nr. 658 din 19 octombrie 2001).
Ofier 2.000, din care:
pentru civili 1.500;
pentru militari 500;
Comandor 900, din care:
pentru civili 675;
Mare Ofier 400, din care:
pentru civili 300;
Mare Cruce 200, din care:
pentru civili 150;
pentru militari 50.
(3) Depirea numrului fiecrui grad constituie o nclcare a
(4) Ordinul se poate conferi i unitilor militare romneti
pentru fapte importante i ndeplinirea exemplar a misiunilor n
timp de pace sau pentru acte de bravur pe timp de rzboi;
pot fi decorate i uniti militare strine ale unor state aliate cu
Romnia. Ordinele conferite unitilor militare nu intr n limita
celor prevzute pentru militari n prezentul regulament.
(5) Ordinul naional Pentru Merit cu nsemne de rzboi nu
are limite legale pentru nici un grad, evidena persoanelor
decorate cu acesta fiind inut separat.
Art. 5. Preedintelui Romniei i se atribuie pe perioada
mandatului nsemnul gradului de Mare Cruce, comand special,
confecionat din aur. Acesta nu face parte din numrul prevzut
la art. 3 din prezentul regulament.
Art. 6. (1) Cetenii strini decorai cu acest ordin nu sunt
cuprini n numrul prevzut la art. 4 din prezentul regulament.
(2) Ordinul se confer cetenilor strini numai cu avizul
favorabil al guvernelor din rile respective.
(3) Membrii corpului diplomatic i consular acreditai n
Romnia pot fi decorai cu acest ordin numai dup mplinirea
unui stagiu minim de un an n ar.
Art. 7. (1) nsemnul Ordinului naional Pentru Merit este
compus din dou cruci suprapuse, avnd braele bifurcate.
Crucea superioar este emailat alb, cu o bordur n culoarea
metalului gradului. Crucea inferioar este din metal striat.
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ANEXA Nr. 1
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Ordinului naional Pentru Merit*
Art. 1. Ordinul naional Pentru Merit este al treilea ordin
naional n ierarhia decoraiilor, pe timp de pace, i al patrulea
n ierarhia decoraiilor militare de rzboi. El se acord att
cetenilor romni, ct i celor strini, care au studii superioare,
pentru a recompensa serviciile importante, civile i militare,
aduse statului romn pe timp de pace sau pe timp de rzboi.
Art. 2. Prin servicii importante se nelege:
a) aprarea i nteresel or supreme al e statul ui romn:
independena, suveranitatea, unitatea i integritatea teritorial;
b) merite n ceea ce privete dezvoltarea economiei naionale;
c) rezultate n domeniul tiinei, artei i culturii;
d) contribuii la dezvoltarea colaborrii dintre Romnia i alte
state sau organisme internaionale;
e) concepii naintate n ceea ce privete organizarea i
conducerea operaiunilor militare;
f) fapte svrite pe cmpul de lupt sau n conflicte
militare.
Art. 3. Ordinul naional Pentru Merit cuprinde 5 grade;
acestea sunt, n ordine cresctoare, urmtoarele:
a) Cavaler;
b) Ofier;
c) Comandor;
d) Mare Ofier;
e) Mare Cruce.
Art. 4. (1) Membrii ordinului sunt numii pe via.
Indiferent de gradul primit, acetia poart numele de cavaler al
Ordinului Pentru Merit. Ordinul are nsemne distincte pentru civili,
pentru militari i de rzboi.
(2) Numrul membrilor ordinului este fixat la 7.500, mprit
astfel:
Cavaler 4.000, din care:
pentru civili 3.000;
pentru militari 1.000;
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(10) La nsemnul acordat doamnelor panglica este pliat sub
form de fund orizontal (papion) i are o lungime de 120 mm.
(11) Rozeta se prezint sub forma unei panglici drept-
unghiulare din rips, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm.
(12) Bareta se prezint sub forma unei panglici drept-
unghiulare din rips, lung de 20 mm i nalt de 10 mm; pentru
decoraia cu nsemne de rzboi pe baret sunt prinse dou
spade ncruciate din argint, lungi de cte 18 mm.
Art. 9. nsemnul gradului de Ofier este acelai ca i la
nsemnul este aurit, exceptnd crucea din argint striat;
pentru doamne rozeta se aplic pe centrul fundei;
rozeta se prezint sub forma unui tambur din rips, avnd
diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea de 4 mm;
bareta este similar gradului de Cavaler, pe ea fiind
prins o rozet cu diametrul de 10 mm, iar pentru decoraia cu
nsemne de rzboi cele dou spade ncruciate sunt prinse sub
rozet.
Art. 10. (1) nsemnul gradului de Comandor este aurit i
are diametrul de 50 mm. Bordura, n culoarea metalului
gradului, att a crucii, ct i a medalionului, este lat de 3 mm.
Diametrul medalionului central este de 19 mm.
(2) Scutul cu stema rii are nlimea de 11 mm.
(3) Cifrele datei de pe medalionul revers au nlimea de
3 mm, iar literele din bordur, de 2 mm.
(4) Braele crucii din argint striat sunt distanate, la nivelul
medalionului, cu 2 mm, iar la vrfuri, cu 5 mm; diametrul
acestei cruci este de 43 mm.
(5) Cununa de l aur sti l i zat are di mensi uni l e de
29 mm/21,5 mm, iar limea, de 5 mm. De aceasta se
ataeaz un inel alungit, cu limea de 3 mm i nlimea de
25 mm, pe reversul cruia sunt poansonate titlul argintului i
numrul de ordine al gradului.
lungi de 50 mm, ntre nsemn i cunun.
de 57 mm, ntre braele crucilor suprapuse.
(8) Panglica este lat de 45 mm, iar dungile negre, plasate
la 3 mm de margine, au limea de 6 mm. Lungimea panglicii
este egal cu circumferina gtului.
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(2) Pe centrul avers al medalionului este aplicat scutul cu
stema rii, din metal.
(3) Pe revers, n centru, se scrie anul instituirii; n bordur
se scrie denumirea PENTRU MERIT i se reprezint trei stele.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o cunun oval din frunze
de laur stilizate, din metal; de aceasta se prinde inelul prin care
se ataeaz panglica.
(5) Metalul din care este confecionat ordinul este argint cu
titlu de 800, iar al plcilor, argint cu titlu de 925.
(6) Panglica este din rips argintiu, avnd dou dungi negre
spre margini.
(7) La toate gradele se acord, o dat cu nsemnul, pentru
civili rozeta, iar pentru militari bareta i rozeta decoraiei;
acestea au culorile de baz ale panglicii ordinului reduse la
40% i, respectiv, 50% i au forme specifice pentru fiecare
grad. Rozeta se poart la reverul stng al hainei/taiorului, iar
bareta se poart de militari n uniform pe pieptul stng.
Art. 8. (1) nsemnul gradului de Cavaler are culoarea
natural a argintului i diametrul de 40 mm. Bordura n
culoarea metalului gradului, att a crucii, ct i a medalionului,
este lat de 2,5 mm. Diametrul medalionului central este de
16 mm.
(3) Cifrele datei de pe revers au nlimea de 2,5 mm, iar
literele din bordur au nlimea de 1,5 mm.
(4) Braele crucii, din metal striat, sunt distanate, la nivelul
medalionului, cu 2 mm, iar la vrfuri, cu 4 mm; diametrul
24 mm/18 mm, iar limea, de 4 mm. De aceasta se ataeaz
un inel cu diametrul de 15 mm, pe care este tanat titlul
argintului.
(8) Panglica gradului, lat de 40 mm, are benzile negre, late
de cte 5 mm, plasate la 2 mm de margine. nlimea ei
aparent este de 50 mm.
(9) La modelul de rzboi panglica are marginal i cte o
dung de 2 mm, din fir auriu.
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(5) Braele crucii din argint striat sunt distanate, la nivelul
medalionului, cu 3,1 mm, iar la vrfuri, cu 6,1 mm; diametrul
32,5 mm/23 mm, iar limea de 7 mm. De aceasta se ataeaz
un inel de prindere, avnd grosimea de 2 mm i diametrul de
18 mm, pe care sunt poansonate titlul argintului i numrul de
ordine al gradului.
(9) Lenta (panglica) nsemnului este lat de 100 mm i are
o lungime egal cu periferia bustului corpului. Dungile negre,
plasate la 7 mm de margine, au limea de 14 mm. La partea
inferioar este ataat o rozet cu diametrul de 75 mm, iar
funda depete marginile lentei cu 40 mm; sub rozet se afl
ataat o carabinier.
(10) La modelul de rzboi dungile aurii marginale sunt late
de 7 mm, iar benzile negre au limea de 12 mm.
(11) Pl aca gradul ui , cu di ametrul de 75 mm, este
asemntoare cu cea a gradului de Mare Ofier.
(12) Rozeta gradului este o panglic dreptunghiular, din rips
auriu, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe
(13) Bareta gradului este ca cea a gradului de Comandor,
avnd prins pe centru o stea bombat, cu 8 raze, din argint,
cu diametrul de 8 mm, iar pentru decoraia cu nsemne de
rzboi, sub stea sunt dou spade ncruciate din argint, lungi
de cte 20 mm.
Art. 13. Gradul de Mare Cruce, comand special, care
se atribuie Preedintelui Romniei, are nsemnul confecionat din
aur cu titlu de 583, iar placa, din argint cu titlu de 925.
Art. 14. (1) Rozeta are pe spate un sistem de prindere.
Ea se poart zilnic la butoniera de la reverul stng al
hainei/taiorului. Se poart numai rozeta celui mai nalt grad pe
care o persoan l are.
(2) Baretele au ripsul prins pe un suport metalic care are pe
spate o agraf de prindere.
(3) Baretele diferitelor grade se pot purta alturat, pe pieptul
stng al uniformei, prima fiind a celui mai mare dintre grade.
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(9) La modelul de rzboi dungile aurii sunt late de 3 mm.
(10) La modelul acordat doamnelor panglica este identic.
(11) Rozeta gradului are prins, pe panglica dreptunghiular
de 16 mm/6 mm a gradului de Cavaler, tamburul gradului de
Ofier, cu diametrul de 10 mm.
(12) Bareta gradului are panglica dreptunghiular din rips,
lung de 24 mm i nalt de 10 mm, care are pe centru prins
un disc din argint, cu diametrul de 5 mm, iar pentru decoraia
cu nsemne de rzboi, sub disc sunt dou spade ncruciate,
din argint, lungi de cte 20 mm.
Art. 11. (1) Gradul de Mare Ofier este compus din
nsemnul gradului de Comandor i placa gradului.
(2) Placa din argint are un diametru de 65 mm; pe ea este
aplicat nsemnul avers al gradului de Comandor. ntre braele
crucii placa are cte un fascicul din 7 raze diamantate, de
mrimi diferite, iar de la deschiderea braelor crucii pornete un
fascicul de 9 raze lise, paralele. Pe revers, ntr-un medalion
central, este nscris firma productoare, este poansonat titlul
argintului i este nscris numrul de ordine al gradului.
(3) La modelul pentru militari i de rzboi pe plac este
aplicat nsemnul avers al ordinului de rzboi n grad de
Comandor.
argintiu, lung de 16 mm i nalt de 6 mm, avnd prins pe
(6) Bareta gradului este ca cea a gradului de Comandor,
avnd prins pe centru un romb bombat, din argint, nalt de
7 mm i lat de 5 mm, iar pentru decoraia cu nsemne de
rzboi, sub romb sunt dou spade ncruciate, din argint, lungi
de cte 20 mm.
Art. 12. (1) Gradul de Mare Cruce este compus din
nsemnul i placa gradului.
(2) nsemnul este aurit i are diametrul de 60 mm. Bordura,
n cul oarea metal ul ui gradul ui , att a cruci i , ct i a
medalionului, este lat de 5 mm. Diametrul medalionului central
este de 19 mm.
(4) Cifrele datei de pe medalionul revers au nlimea de
5 mm, iar literele de pe bordur, de 3,5 mm.
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Art. 19. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite termenele ca i
vechimea prevzute la art. 17 din prezentul regulament pot fi
reduse cu maximum o treime.
*(2) Pentru fapte strlucite i meritorii n serviciul statului
romn Preedintele Romniei poate conferi Ordinul naional Pentru
Merit fr ndeplinirea condiiilor prevzute la art. 1, 2 i 17.
Art. 20. (1) Promovarea ntr-un grad superior conduce
automat la radierea persoanei respective din evidena gradului
inferior, locul devenind vacant.
(2) Civilii poart numai nsemnul celui mai mare grad pe
care l au. Ofierii pot purta, la ocazii festive, gradele de
Cavaler i Ofier ataate pe o baret, precum i nsemnul celui
mai mare grad pe care l posed.
Art. 21. Portul decoraiei Pentru Merit este reglementat n
art. 31 i 32 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de
decoraii al Romniei.
Art. 22. Brevetele Ordinului naional Pentru Merit sunt
validate, pentru gradele de Cavaler, Ofier i Comandor, prin
parafa Preedintelui Romniei i contrasemntura cancelarului
ordinelor; pentru restul gradelor ambele semnturi vor fi
autografe.
Art. 23. (1) Cu prilejul zilei Ordinului naional Pentru Merit
(5 iunie), Cancelaria Ordinelor organizeaz ntrunirea cavalerilor
respectivului ordin, n conformitate cu art. 49 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei.
(2) Invitaiile vor fi trimise celor n drept, cu 30 de zile
naintea srbtoririi, iar acetia trebuie s confirme participarea
n termen de 15 zile.
(3) La ceremonie cavalerii sunt obligai s poarte nsemnele
ordinului.
Art. 24. Pentru a stabi l i i ntrei ne l egturi de
camaraderie cavalerii ordinului pot organiza cluburi pe baz
teritorial.
Art. 25. (1) Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante care
aduc prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului, altele dect cele
Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului naional Pentru Merit.
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(4) n cazul n care un militar a fost decorat i cu o
decoraie cu nsemne de rzboi, bareta acestuia are ntietate,
chiar dac ordinul sau gradul este, ierarhic, inferior celorlalte
decoraii pe care le posed.
(5) n cazul n care un militar este mbrcat civil, el se
conformeaz regulilor pentru civili.
Art. 15. (1) Unitile militare pot fi decorate cu Ordinul
naional Pentru Merit doar cu gradele de Cavaler, Ofier i
Comandor.
(2) nsemnul decorai ei are pangl i ca de l i mea
corespunztoare gradului, lung de 2.000 mm; la un capt al
panglicii este ataat decoraia, iar la cellalt, un canaf auriu.
Panglica, ndoit la jumtate, se prinde de hamp, sub pajur.
mbrcat n piele de culoare neagr i cptuit cu plu rou.
Pe capac sunt imprimate auriu stema rii, denumirea i gradul
decoraiei.
Art. 17. Admiterea n Ordinul naional Pentru Merit se
poate face numai dup ndeplinirea, cu rezultate deosebite, a
unor funcii civile sau militare timp de cel puin 6 ani.
Art. 18. (1) Nimeni nu poate fi admis n ordin dect n
gradul de Cavaler, exceptnd prima promoie a ordinului.
(2) La instituirea ordinului Preedintele Romniei poate s
confere, din proprie iniiativ, 20 de ordine Pentru Merit, n orice
grad. Acestea nu fac parte din numrul prevzut la art. 3 din
(3) Pentru a fi naintat ntr-un grad superior este necesar
efectuarea unui stagiu n gradele imediat inferioare, dup cum
urmeaz:
de la gradul de Cavaler la cel de Ofier 1 an i
jumtate;
de la gradul de Ofier la cel de Comandor 2 ani;
de la gradul de Comandor la gradul de Mare Ofier 2 ani
i jumtate;
de la gradul de Mare Ofier la gradul de Mare Cruce 3 ani.
(4) Decorarea n prima promoie, de pn la maximum 15%
din numrul fiecrui grad, se va face n condiiile prevzute n
prezentul regulament. Gradele superioare se confer doar celor
care nsumeaz merite deosebite care ar fi putut conduce la
acordarea de grade succesive.
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ANEXA Nr. 2
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Medaliei naionale Pentru Merit*
Art. 1. Medalia naional Pentru Merit este cea de a treia
medalie naional n ierarhia decoraiilor, pe timp de pace, i a
patra n ierarhia decoraiilor militare de rzboi, care se poate
acorda cetenilor romni i strini fr studii superioare, pentru
a recompensa serviciile importante civile i militare aduse
statului romn pe timp de pace sau pe timp de rzboi. Ea este
echivalent ca importan i se acord pentru aceleai merite
pentru care se acord persoanelor cu studii superioare Ordinul
naional Pentru Merit.
Art. 2. Medalia naional Pentru Merit are trei clase;
acestea sunt, n ordine cresctoare:
a) clasa a III-a;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa I.
Art. 3. (1) Medalia se confer pe via. Medalia are
nsemne pentru civili, militari i de rzboi. Numrul posesorilor
gradelor superioare, att civili, ct i militari, este limitat la
7.200 de persoane, astfel:
clasa a III-a: nelimitat;
clasa a II-a: 4.800, din care:
4.000 pentru civili;
clasa I: 2.400, din care:
2.000 pentru civili;
0.400 pentru militari.
(2) Depirea numrului prevzut constituie o nclcare a
Art. 4. (1) Cetenii strini decorai cu Medalia naional
Pentru Merit nu sunt cuprini n numrul menionat la art. 3 din
(2) Medalia se confer cetenilor strini numai cu avizul
Art. 5. Medaliile naionale Pentru Merit, conferite militarilor
romni, cu nsemne de rzboi, nu intr n numrul prevzut la
art. 3 din prezentul regulament.
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(2) Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului naional Pentru Merit este
compus din 7 membri, astfel: cte unul din cele trei grade
inferioare i cte doi din gradele de Mare Ofier i Mare Cruce.
Preedinte al Consiliului de onoare va fi cel mai n vrst
membru din gradele superioare.
(3) Consiliul de onoare se alege pentru 5 ani. Alegerea are
loc cu prilejul zilei ordinului.
(4) Pot fi realei pentru o nou perioad 3 dintre membrii
Consiliului de onoare, dintre care cel puin unul din gradele
inferioare.
Art. 26. (1) Cavalerii ordinului pot semnala Cancelariei
Ordinelor atitudini i fapte comise de ali membri ai ordinului,
sesizrii Cancelaria Ordinelor convoac Consiliul de onoare i
pe cel nvinuit, n termen de maximum 45 de zile de la
sesizare.
(2) Consiliul de onoare delibereaz i poate decide pe loc
sau dup cercetarea cazului, ns nu mai trziu de 60 de zile
de la ntrunirea sa.
termenul fixat de Cancelaria Ordinelor, Consiliul de onoare
poate solicita cancelariei convocarea la alt termen, iar n cazul
neprezentrii i a doua oar, cazul va fi judecat n lips.
Art. 27. La fiecare promoie i cu prilejul fiecrei conferiri
Cancelaria Ordinelor va ntiina Ministerul de Interne asupra
persoanelor decorate, naintate n grad ori excluse. Ministerul de
Interne este obligat s anune Cancelaria Ordinelor la decesul
fiecrui cavaler al ordinului sau n cazul unor eventuale
condamnri.
Art. 28. La decesul unui cavaler al Ordinului naional
Pentru Merit familia va ntiina Cancelaria Ordinelor, precum i
comisariatul militar teritorial, n vederea organizrii funeraliilor. La
acestea urmeaz s participe:
d) pentru gradele de Mare Ofier i Mare Cruce vor participa
un reprezentant al Preedintelui Romniei i cancelarul
ordinelor.
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(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate aurit stema Romniei,
denumirea i clasa medaliei.
Art. 12. Decorarea cu Medalia naional Pentru Merit se
poate face numai dup ndeplinirea, cu rezultate deosebite, a
unor funcii civile i militare timp de cel puin 5 ani.
Art. 13. (1) Nimeni nu poate fi distins cu Medalia
naional Pentru Merit dect ncepnd cu clasa a III-a.
(2) La instituirea Medaliei naionale Pentru Merit Preedintele
Romniei poate s confere, din proprie iniiativ, 25 de medalii,
n clasele a II-a i I. Acestea nu fac parte din numrul prevzut
la art. 3 din prezentul regulament. Pentru clasa a III-a numrul
nu este limitat.
(3) Pentru a fi promovat ntr-o clas superioar este
necesar efectuarea unui stagiu n clasa imediat inferioar,
astfel:
(4) Decorarea n prima promoie, de pn la maximum 15%
din numrul fiecrei clase, se face n condiiile prevzute n
prezentul regulament. Clasele superioare se confer doar celor
care nsumeaz merite deosebite care ar fi putut conduce la
decorri succesive.
Art. 14. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite vechimea i
stagiile prevzute la art. 12 din prezentul regulament pot fi
reduse cu maximum o treime.
*(2) Pentru fapte strlucite i memorii n serviciul statului romn
Preedintele Romniei poate conferi Medalia naional Pentru Merit
fr ndeplinirea condiiilor prevzute la art. 1, 12 i 13.
decorate. Civilii poart numai nsemnul clasei celei mai mari;
militarii poart la ocazii festive toate clasele, ataate pe o
baret, conform ierarhiei stabilite la art. 31 i 32 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei.
Art. 16. Brevetele Medaliei naionale Pentru Merit sunt
validate astfel: pentru clasa I, prin semntura autograf a
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Art. 6. (1) nsemnul Medaliei naionale Pentru Merit este o
pies circular cu diametrul de 35 mm i grosimea de 2 mm,
cu bordura supranlat, groas de 3,5 mm. Pe avers este
tanat aversul ordinului cu aceast denumire; pe revers este
scris PENTRU MERIT cu litere avnd nlimea de 2,5 mm.
(2) Medalia este surmontat de o cunun oval din frunze
de laur stilizate i de un inel prin care se prinde panglica.
(3) Panglica este din rips moarat alb, lat de 35 mm, avnd,
la 2 mm de margini i n centru, benzi negre late de 3 mm.
(4) Pentru doamne panglica se pliaz sub form de fund
(papion), avnd lungimea de 100 mm.
nsemnul clasei a III-a este din tombac de culoarea
bronzului;
clasa a II-a este din tombac argintat;
clasa I este din argint, cu titlu de 800, aurit.
Art. 8. Modelul pentru militari are, ntre piesa circular i
cunun, dou spade ncruciate, cu lungimea de 32 mm.
Art. 9. Modelul de rzboi este identic cu cel pentru militari
n timp de pace, dar panglica are marginal cte o dung aurie
lat de 2 mm i pe ea sunt aplicate dou spade ncruciate,
lungi de 25 mm.
Art. 10. (1) La toate clasele, o dat cu nsemnul, se
acord rozeta i bareta decoraiei.
(2) Rozeta, care se poart de ctre civili la butoniera de la
reverul stng al hainei/taiorului, are forma unui triunghi
echilateral, cu laturile de 16 mm, confecionat din rips alb,
avnd pe centru i la coluri cte o dung neagr de 1,5 mm.
Pe spate exist un sistem de prindere.
(3) Bareta, din rips, este lung de 18 mm i nalt de
10 mm i are culorile de baz ale panglicii reduse cu 50%;
panglica este prins pe un suport metalic care are pe spate o
agraf de prindere.
(4) Bareta se poart la uniforma-inut zilnic, pe pieptul stng.
(5) n cazul n care un militar a fost decorat cu dou sau
trei clase ale medaliei, baretele acestora se poart alturat.
Art. 11. (1) Cutia (ecranul) care conine decoraia este
mbrcat la exterior cu piele mat, de culoare neagr, iar n
interior este cptuit cu mtase roie.
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ORDONAN
privind Semnul onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri*
Art. 1. (1) Decoraia Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri, prevzut la art. 10 pct. 3 din
Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii
al Romniei, face parte din categoria semnelor onorifice.
(2) Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei prevzut la
alin. (1) se confer ofierilor din Ministerul Aprrii
Naionale, Ministerul de Interne, Ministerul Justiiei,
Serviciul Romn de Informaii, Serviciul de Informaii
Externe, Serviciul de Protecie i Paz i Serviciul de
Telecomunicaii Speciale, care au 15, 20 i 25 de ani de
activitate n armat.
Art. 2. (1) Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru ofieri se confer pe via. Numrul posesorilor
este nelimitat pentru toate categoriile.
(2) Ofierilor n rezerv sau retragere mpotriva crora
au fost pronunate hotrri definitive de condamnare la
pedepse privative de libertate li se pot retrage semnele
onorifice n Serviciul Armatei la propunerea fcut
Cancelariei Ordinelor de ctre ministrul sau conductorul
instituiei n care acetia au activat. Retragerea se face pe
baz de decret semnat de Preedintele Romniei.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul semnului onorific este o pies
oval, care are cmpul fin granulat i care are marginal o
cunun din frunze de laur la stnga i frunze de stejar la
dreapta, legate jos cu o fund.
(2) Pe avers este aplicat numrul cu cifre latine XV,
XX sau XXV, n funcie de numrul anilor de activitate
pentru care se acord.
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* O.G. nr. 104/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 436 din 3 septem-
brie 2000 i aprobat i modificat prin Legea nr. 650/2001, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 752 din 26 noiembrie 2001.
Preedintelui Romniei i contrasemntura autograf a cancelarului
ordinelor; pentru clasa a II-a, prin parafa Preedintelui Romniei i
contrasemntura autograf a cancelarului ordinelor; pentru clasa a
III-a, prin parafa Preedintelui Romniei i parafa cancelarului
ordinelor.
Art. 17. Persoanele decorate cu Medalia naional Pentru
Merit clasa I, n cazul n care decernarea nsemnului nu a fost
fcut direct de eful statului, pot solicita, prin Cancelaria
Ordinelor, dreptul de a fi primite n audien de Preedintele
Romniei pentru a-i mulumi personal. n funcie de programul
Preedintelui Romniei Cancelaria Ordinelor va organiza audiena
personal sau n grup a celor decorai.
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b) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa a II-a, cu Semnul
onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri care au 20 de
ani de activitate n armat;
c) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa I, cu Semnul onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri care au 25 de ani de
activitate n armat.
Art. 10. Descrierea Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri, materialul din care se realizeaz,
dimensiunile, modelul desenat al decoraiei, precum i
motivele care determin conferirea ei sunt prevzute n
regulamentul cuprins n anexa care face parte integrant
din prezenta ordonan.
ANEX
R E G U L A M E N T
privind conferirea i descrierea Semnului onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri*
CAPITOLUL I
Conferirea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri
Art. 1. Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri se
confer ofierilor din Ministerul Aprrii Naionale, Ministerul de
Interne, Ministerul Justiiei, Serviciul Romn de Informaii,
Serviciul de Informaii Externe, Serviciul de Protecie i Paz i
Serviciul de Telecomunicaii Speciale.
confer de Preedintele Romniei, prin decret, n baza
propunerilor individuale ale minitrilor i conductorilor instituiilor
menionate la art. 1.
confer o dat pe an, cu ocazia Zilei Naionale a Romniei.
Art. 4. (1) Conform prevederilor art. 10 pct. 3 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei,
Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri se confer
pentru:
Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri
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(3) Pe revers este aplicat vulturul cruciat, care ine n
gheare spada i sceptrul i are pe piept armele Romniei.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o semicunun format
din dou ramuri de laur.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat galben, strbtut de
cinci benzi albastre.
Art. 4. nsemnele Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri se poart la uniform, de regul,
cu prilejul Zilei Naionale a Romniei i al celorlalte
srbtori naionale sau religioase, la festiviti cu caracter
oficial i la diferite activiti cu caracter tiinific,
aniversar sau comemorativ.
Art. 5. nsemnele semnului onorific se poart de
ctre ofieri pe partea stng a pieptului, n ordinea
ierarhic prevzut la art. 3136 din Legea nr. 29/2000
Art. 6. Baretele semnului onorific se poart de ctre
ofieri la uniforma militar, numai la veston, n partea
stng a pieptului, pe acelai rnd, aezate de la stnga,
n ordinea cronologic n care acestea au fost acordate.
Art. 7. Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru
ofieri este o distincie care se poate acorda numai
cetenilor romni.
Art. 8. (1) Ofierilor care ndeplinesc condiiile de
conferire a decoraiei n anul 2000 li se vor elibera bre-
vetele i li se vor nmna numai baretele corespunztoare.
*(2) Ofierilor prevzui la alin. 1 li se vor nmna
nsemnele decoraiei, iar celorlali ofieri n activitate li se
vor preschimba, conform prevederilor art. 9, nsemnele
vechiului Ordin Meritul Militar, pe msura alocrii
resurselor bugetare necesare.
Art. 9. Ordinul Meritul Militar, instituit n 1954 i
care s-a conferit ofierilor anterior intrrii n vigoare a
Legii nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei, este substituit cu urmtoarele semne onorifice:
a) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa a III-a, cu Semnul
onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri care au 15 ani
de activitate n armat;
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* Art. 8 alin. (2) a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 650/2001.
Art. 10. (1) Ofierii sancionai pentru comiterea de abateri
grave de la prevederile regulamentelor militare sau de la alte
dispoziii legale, n perioada de la ultima apreciere de serviciu
i pn la data de 31 august a anului cnd se confer semnul
onorific, nu mai sunt propui, iar dac abaterile au fost
svrite n perioada 31 august1 decembrie, ministrul,
respectiv conductorul instituiei menionate la art. 1, solicit
Cancel ari ei Ordi nel or radi erea acestora di n tabel el e cu
propuneri.
(2) Prevederile alin. (1) se aplic numai n situaia n care
abaterea grav svrit ar avea ca urmare i acordarea unui
calificativ inferior calificativului Bun n aprecierea de serviciu
pentru anul n curs.
CAPITOLUL II
Brevetele Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru ofieri
Art. 11. Brevetul reprezint documentul oficial prin care se
atest conferirea decoraiilor. Pn la emiterea brevetului,
instituiile prevzute la art. 1 pot elibera titularilor, pe baza
decretului de conferire a decoraiei, adeverine care s ateste
conferirea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri.
Art. 12. Brevetul pentru Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri are pe suprafaa sa stema rii i are
nscrise date privind denumirea acestui semn, numrul i data
decretului de conferire, numele i prenumele posesorului, cu
iniiala tatlui, indicativul unitii militare din care face parte,
meritele pentru care se acord semnul onorific: pentru 15 ani,
20 de ani sau 25 de ani de activitate n armat, rezultate
meritorii n ndeplinirea atribuiilor i n pregtirea profesional.
Art. 13. Brevetele pentru Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri sunt validate prin semntura sau parafa
minitrilor, respectiv a conductorilor instituiilor menionate la
art. 1, i a cancelarului ordinelor.
Armatei pentru ofieri poart dou numere, astfel:
a) numrul IX.3. i literele: a) pentru 15 ani de activitate
n armat, b) pentru 20 de ani de activitate n armat sau
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(2) n sensul prezentului regulament, prin activitate n armat
se nelege vechimea ca ofier n activitate, n condiiile
prevzute de Legea nr. 80/1995 privind statutul cadrelor militare.
Art. 5. Ofierii care sunt propui s li se confere semnul
onorific trebuie s ndeplineasc urmtoarele condiii:
a) s aib vechimea n calitate de ofier n activitate
prevzut la art. 10 pct. 3 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind
sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei;
b) s aib rezultate meritorii n ndeplinirea atribuiilor i n
pregtirea profesional, evideniate prin calificativele de cel puin
Bun n aprecierile de serviciu din ultimii 4 ani premergtori
anului n care urmeaz s li se confere decoraia. Dac n
aceast perioad cei n cauz au obinut un calificativ anual
inferior calificativului Bun, anul respectiv nu se ia n calcul.
Art. 6. Timpul ct ofierii n activitate au fost condamnai
cu suspendarea condiionat a executrii pedepsei ori au fost
condamnai cu executarea acesteia, ns au fost amnistiai sau
graiai nainte de a ncepe executarea, nu se ia n calculul
vechimii n activitate n armat pentru conferirea semnului
onorific, cu excepia cazurilor n care, n urma rejudecrii
cauzei, instana competent a pronunat achitarea.
Art. 7. Mi ni tri i , respecti v conductori i i nsti tui i l or
menionate la art. 1, comunic Cancelariei Ordinelor anual, n
scris, pn la data de 1 iunie, numrul ofierilor care vor fi
decorai cu semnul onorific.
Art. 8. Pentru ofierii ndreptii s li se confere semnul
onorific durata activitii n armat se calculeaz pn la data
de 31 august a anului n care sunt propui s fie decorai.
Art. 9. (1) Tabelele cuprinznd propunerile nominale de
conferire a Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri se
trimit de minitrii, respectiv de conductorii instituiilor menionate
la art. 1, la Cancelaria Ordinelor pn la data de 31 august a
fiecrui an.
(2) Fac obiectul propunerilor de conferire a semnului onorific
inclusiv ofierii care au ndeplinit condiiile de decorare i au fost
trecui n rezerv sau direct n retragere, pentru motive
neimputabile lor, pn la data emiterii decretului prin care se
confer decoraiile.
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(2) nsemnele pentru XX i XXV de ani vor avea poanson
cu titlul metalului din care sunt confecionate.
Art. 17. (1) Ecranul (cutia) care conine distincia este
mbrcat() n piele galben i n interior este cptuit() cu
plu albastru.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate cu albastru stema
Romniei i titulatura decoraiei.
Art. 18. Modelul desenat al Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri este reprezentat grafic n anexa care face
parte din prezentul regulament.
CAPITOLUL IV
Baretele Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru ofieri
Art. 19. (1) O dat cu semnul onorific se acord i
bareta.
(2) Bareta, lung de 18 mm i lat de 10 mm, are culorile
panglicii reduse cu 50 %; pe centru este aplicat numrul cu
cifre latine XV, XX sau XXV, confecionat din argint cu titlu
de 800, nalt de 8 mm. Panglica este prins pe un suport
metalic care are, pe spate, o agraf de prindere.
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c) pentru 25 de ani de activitate n armat, care corespunde
cu numrul de ordine din ierarhia decoraiilor, prevzut la
art. 11 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de
decoraii al Romniei;
b) numrul de nregistrare n evidena Cancelariei Ordinelor.
CAPITOLUL III
nsemnul i descrierea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru ofieri
Art. 15. (1) nsemnul pentru Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru ofieri este o pies oval, uor bombat, avnd
nlimea de 35 mm i limea de 31 mm, care are cmpul fin
granulat. Marginal este aplicat, att pe avers, ct i pe revers,
o cunun aurit, deschis, n relief, avnd frunze de laur la
stnga i frunze de stejar la dreapta, legate jos cu o fund;
limea frunzei este de 6 mm.
(2) Pe avers este aplicat numrul cu cifre latine aurite: XV,
XX sau XXV; nlimea cifrelor este de 8 mm.
(3) Pe revers este aplicat vulturul cruciat, care ine n gheare
spada i sceptrul i are pe piept armele Romniei, aurit;
nlimea vulturului este de 12 mm.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de un inel de la care pornete
o semicunun format din dou ramuri de laur legate sus cu o
bar; limea semicununei este de 31 mm i nlimea este de
14 mm.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat galben, strbtut de cinci
benzi albastre, late fiecare de cte 2 mm; limea panglicii este
de 35 mm i are nlimea aparent de 50 mm.
Art. 16. (1) Diferena dintre categorii este urmtoarea:
a) pentru 15 ani de activitate n armat, piesa este din
tombac argintat, iar cununa din frunze de laur i de stejar,
numrul cu cifre latine XV i vulturul cruciat, din tombac aurit;
b) pentru 20 de ani de activitate n armat, piesa este din
argint cu titlu de 800, iar cununa din frunze de laur i de
stejar, numrul cu cifre latine XX i vulturul cruciat sunt aurite;
c) pentru 25 de ani de activitate n armat, piesa este din
argint cu titlu de 800, iar cununa din frunze de laur i de
stejar, numrul cu cifre latine XXV i vulturul cruciat sunt din
argint cu titlu de 925, aurit.
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(2) Pe avers este redat, suprapunnd parial cununa,
conturul unei cruci de Malta cu un medalion circular
central n care se afl nscris numrul cu cifre latine
XV, XX sau XXV, n funcie de numrul anilor de
activitate pentru care se acord.
(3) Pe revers, n jumtatea superioar, este aplicat
vulturul cruciat, care ine n gheare spada i sceptrul i
are pe piept armele Romniei, iar n partea inferioar a
cmpului este scris: RSPLATA/SERVICIULUI/MILITAR.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o semicunun format
din dou ramuri de laur.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat galben, strbtut de
ase benzi albastre.
Art. 4. nsemnele Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri se poart la
uniform, de regul, cu prilejul Zilei Naionale a
Romniei i al celorlalte srbtori naionale sau religioase,
la festiviti cu caracter oficial i la diferite activiti cu
caracter tiinific, aniversar sau comemorativ.
Art. 5. nsemnele semnului onorific se poart de ctre
maitri militari i subofieri pe partea stng a pieptului, n
ordinea ierarhic prevzut la art. 3136 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei.
Art. 6. Baretele semnului onorific se poart de ctre
maitri militari i subofieri la uniforma militar, numai
la veston, n partea stng a pieptului, pe acelai rnd,
aezate de la stnga, n ordinea cronologic n care
acestea au fost acordate.
Art. 7. Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru
maitri militari i subofieri este o distincie care se poate
acorda numai cetenilor romni.
Art. 8. (1) Maitrilor militari i subofierilor care
ndeplinesc condiiile de conferire a decoraiei n anul
2000 li se vor elibera brevetele i li se vor nmna numai
baretele corespunztoare.
*(2) Maitrilor militari i subofierilor prevzui la
alin. (1) li se vor nmna nsemnele decoraiei, iar
Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i ofieri
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* Art. 8 alin. (2) a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 651/2001.
ORDONAN
privind Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru maitri militari i subofieri*
Art. 1. (1) Decoraia Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri, prevzut la
art. 10 pct. 4 din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul
naional de decoraii al Romniei, face parte din categoria
semnelor onorifice.
(2) Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei prevzut la
alin. (1) se confer maitrilor militari i subofierilor din
Ministerul Aprrii Naionale, Ministerul de Interne,
Ministerul Justiiei, Serviciul Romn de Informaii,
Serviciul de Informaii Externe, Serviciul de Protecie i
Paz i Serviciul de Telecomunicaii Speciale, care au 15,
20 i 25 de ani de activitate n armat.
Art. 2. (1) Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru maitri militari i subofieri se confer pe via.
Numrul posesorilor este nelimitat pentru toate categoriile.
(2) Maitrilor militari i subofierilor n rezerv sau
retragere mpotriva crora au fost pronunate hotrri
definitive de condamnare la pedepse privative de libertate
li se pot retrage Semnele onorifice n Serviciul Armatei la
propunerea fcut Cancelariei Ordinelor de ctre
ministrul sau conductorul instituiei n care acetia au
activat. Retragerea se face pe baz de decret semnat de
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul semnului onorific este o pies
oval, confecionat din tombac, avnd bordura uor
ridicat; marginal are tanat, n relief uor, o cunun
din frunze de laur la stnga i din frunze de stejar la
dreapta, legate jos cu o fund.
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* O.G. nr. 105/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 436 din 3 septem-
brie 2000, aprobat i modificat prin Legea nr. 651/2001, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 752 din 26 noiembrie 2001.
Externe, Servi ci ul de Proteci e i Paz i Servi ci ul de
Telecomunicaii Speciale.
Art. 2. Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri
militari i subofieri se confer de Preedintele Romniei, prin
decret, n baza propunerilor individuale ale minitrilor, respectiv
ale conductorilor instituiilor menionate la art. 1.
militari i subofieri se confer o dat pe an, cu ocazia Zilei
Naionale a Romniei.
Art. 4. (1) Conform prevederilor art. 10 pct. 4 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei,
Semnul onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i
subofieri se confer pentru:
(2) n sensul prezentului regulament, prin activitate n armat
se nelege vechimea ca maistru militar sau subofier n
activitate, n condiiile prevzute de Legea nr. 80/1995 privind
statutul cadrelor militare.
Art. 5. Maitrii militari i subofierii care sunt propui s li se
confere semnul onorific trebuie s ndeplineasc urmtoarele
condiii:
a) s aib vechimea n calitate de maistru militar sau
subofier n activitate prevzut la art. 10 pct. 4 din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei;
b) s aib rezultate meritorii n ndeplinirea atribuiilor i n
pregtirea profesional, evideniate prin calificativele de cel puin
Bun n aprecierile de serviciu din ultimii 4 ani premergtori
anului n care urmeaz s li se confere decoraia. Dac n
aceast perioad cei n cauz au obinut un calificativ anual
inferior calificativului Bun, anul respectiv nu se ia n calcul.
Art. 6. Timpul ct maitrii militari i subofierii n activitate
au fost condamnai cu suspendarea condiionat a executrii
pedepsei ori au fost condamnai cu executarea acesteia, ns
au fost amnistiai sau graiai nainte de a ncepe executarea,
nu se ia n calculul vechimii n activitate n armat pentru
conferirea semnului onorific, cu excepia cazurilor n care, n
urma rejudecrii cauzei, instana competent a pronunat
achitarea.
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celorlali maitri militari i subofieri n activitate li se vor
preschimba, conform prevederilor art. 9, nsemnele
vechiului Ordin Meritul Militar, pe msura alocrii
resurselor bugetare necesare.
Art. 9. Ordinul Meritul Militar, instituit n 1954 i
care s-a conferit maitrilor militari i subofierilor anterior
intrrii n vigoare a Legii nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul
naional de decoraii al Romniei, este substituit cu
urmtoarele semne onorifice:
a) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa a III-a, cu Semnul
onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i
subofieri care au 15 ani de activitate n armat;
b) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa a II-a, cu Semnul
onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i
subofieri care au 20 de ani de activitate n armat;
c) Ordinul Meritul Militar clasa I, cu Semnul onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri
care au 25 de ani de activitate n armat.
Art. 10. Descrierea Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri, materialul
din care se realizeaz, dimensiunile, modelul desenat al
decoraiei, precum i motivele care determin conferirea
ei sunt prevzute n regulamentul cuprins n anexa care
face parte integrant din prezenta ordonan.
ANEX
R E G U L A M E N T
privind conferirea i descrierea Semnului onorific
n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri*
CAPITOLUL I
Conferirea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
pentru maitri militari i subofieri
militari i subofieri se confer maitrilor militari i subofierilor
din Ministerul Aprrii Naionale, Ministerul de Interne, Ministerul
Justiiei, Serviciul Romn de Informaii, Serviciul de Informaii
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conferirea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri
militari i subofieri.
Art. 12. Brevetul pentru Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri are pe suprafaa sa
stema rii i are nscrise date privind denumirea acestui semn,
numrul i data decretului de conferire, numele i prenumele
posesorului, cu iniiala tatlui, indicativul unitii militare din care
face parte, meritele pentru care se acord semnul onorific:
pentru 15 ani, 20 de ani sau 25 de ani de activitate n armat
i pentru rezultate meritorii n ndeplinirea atribuiilor i n
pregtirea profesional.
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri sunt validate prin
semntura sau parafa minitrilor, respectiv a conductorilor
instituiilor menionate la art. 1, i a cancelarului ordinelor.
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri poart dou numere,
astfel:
a) numrul IX.4. i literele: a) pentru 15 ani de activitate
n armat; b) pentru 20 de ani de activitate n armat sau c)
pentru 25 de ani de activitate n armat, care corespunde cu
numrul de ordine din ierarhia decoraiilor, prevzut la art. 11 din
Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei;
b) numrul de nregistrare n evidena Cancelariei Ordinelor.
CAPITOLUL III
nsemnul i descrierea Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
Art. 15. (1) nsemnul pentru Semnul onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri este o pies oval,
confecionat din tombac, avnd nlimea de 35 mm i limea
de 31 mm, cu bordura uor reliefat; la margini este tanat,
n relief uor, o cunun deschis, din frunze de laur la stnga
i frunze de stejar la dreapta, legate jos cu o fund, limea
cununei fiind de 4 mm.
(2) Pe avers, suprapunnd parial cununa, este redat n
partea superioar a cmpului o cruce de Malta, cu braele de
24 mm, avnd un medalion central cu diametrul de 12 mm; n
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Art. 7. Mi ni tri i , respecti v conductori i i nsti tui i l or
menionate la art. 1, comunic Cancelariei Ordinelor anual, n
scris, pn la data de 1 iunie, numrul maitrilor militari i
subofierilor care vor fi decorai cu semnul onorific.
Art. 8. Pentru maitrii militari i subofierii ndreptii s li se
confere semnul onorific, durata activitii n armat se calculeaz
pn la data de 31 august a anului n care sunt propui s fie
decorai.
Art. 9. (1) Tabelele cuprinznd propunerile nominale de
conferire a Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei pentru maitri
mi l i tari i subofi eri se tri mi t de mi ni tri i , respecti v de
conductorii instituiilor menionate la art. 1, la Cancelaria
Ordinelor pn la data de 31 august a fiecrui an.
(2) Fac obiectul propunerilor de conferire a semnului onorific
inclusiv maitrii militari i subofierii care au ndeplinit condiiile
de decorare i au fost trecui n rezerv sau direct n retragere,
pentru motive neimputabile lor, pn la data emiterii decretului
prin care se confer decoraiile.
Art. 10. (1) Maitrii militari i subofierii sancionai pentru
comiterea de abateri grave de la prevederile regulamentelor
militare sau de la alte dispoziii legale, n perioada de la ultima
apreciere de serviciu i pn la data de 31 august a anului
cnd se confer semnul onorific, nu mai sunt propui, iar dac
abaterile au fost svrite n perioada 31 august1 decembrie,
ministrul, respectiv conductorul instituiei menionate la art. 1,
solicit Cancelariei Ordinelor radierea acestora din tabelele cu
propuneri.
(2) Prevederile alin. (1) se aplic numai n situaia n care
abaterea grav svrit ar avea ca urmare i acordarea unui
calificativ inferior calificativului Bun n aprecierea de serviciu
pentru anul n curs.
CAPITOLUL II
Brevetele Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
Art. 11. Brevetul reprezint documentul oficial prin care se
atest conferirea decoraiilor. Pn la emiterea brevetului,
instituiile prevzute la art. 1 pot elibera titularilor, pe baza
decretului de conferire a decoraiei, adeverine care s ateste
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LEGE
privind nfiinarea medaliei
Crucea comemorativ a celui de-al doilea
rzboi mondial, 19411945*
Art. 1. Medalia Crucea comemorativ a celui de-al
doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945 se instituie pentru a
comemora serviciile militare aduse statului romn n
timpul celui de-al doilea rzboi mondial.
Art. 2. (1) Medalia se confer tuturor militarilor,
asimilailor de orice grad i personalului civil ncadrat n
unitile militare care au participat la campaniile armatei
romne din perioada 19411945 i au calitatea de veteran
de rzboi al armatei romne, conform Legii nr. 44/1994
privind veteranii de rzboi, precum i unele drepturi ale
invalizilor i vduvelor de rzboi.
(2) De prevederile alin. (1) beneficiaz i cetenii altor
state, care au participat la al doilea rzboi mondial n
armata romn i s-au aflat n una dintre situaiile
prevzute la art. 1 i 2 din Legea nr. 44/1994 privind
veteranii de rzboi, precum i unele drepturi ale
invalizilor i vduvelor de rzboi.
Art. 3. Medalia se confer i funcionarilor civili sau
persoanelor care, neaparinnd armatei, au executat un
serviciu efectiv i permanent pe lng aceasta i au, de
asemenea, calitatea de veteran de rzboi.
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*Legea nr. 68/1994 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 207 din 10 august
1994, republicat n M. Of. nr. 14 din 17 ianuarie 2000 i a mai fost
modificat prin Legea nr. 35/1995 pentru modificarea art. 8 din Legea
nr. 68/1994 privind nfiinarea medaliei Crucea comemorativ a celui
de-al doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945, publicat n M. Of. nr. 84 din
4 mai 1995.
Republicat n temeiul art. II din Legea nr. 194/1999 pentru com-
pletarea Legii nr. 68/1994 privind nfiinarea medaliei Crucea comemo-
rativ a celui de-al doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 628 din 23 decembrie 1999, dndu-se textelor o nou numerotare.
A se vedea i Legea nr. 29/2000 care se regsete la pag. 5.
medalion este nscris numrul cu cifre latine aurite: XV, XX
sau XXV, nalte de 7 mm.
(3) Pe revers, n jumtatea superioar, este vulturul cruciat,
nalt de 15 mm, care ine n gheare spada i sceptrul i are pe
piept armele Romniei; n partea inferioar a cmpului este
inscripia RSPLATA/SERVICIULUI/MILITAR, cu litere nalte de
3 mm.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de un inel de la care pornete
o semicunun format din dou ramuri de laur legate sus cu o
bar; limea semicununei este de 31 mm i nlimea este de
14 mm.
(5) Panglica este din rips moarat galben, strbtut de ase
benzi albastre, late fiecare de cte 1,5 mm; limea panglicii
este de 35 mm i are nlimea aparent de 50 mm.
Art. 16. Diferena dintre categorii este urmtoarea:
a) pentru 15 ani de activitate n armat, piesa este brunat;
b) pentru 20 de ani de activitate n armat, piesa este
argintat;
c) pentru 25 de ani de activitate n armat, piesa este
aurit.
Art. 17. (1) Ecranul (cutia) care conine distincia este
mbrcat() n pergamoid galben i n interior este cptuit() cu
mtase albastr.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei este imprimat cu albastru titulatura
decoraiei.
Art. 18. Modelul desenat al Semnului onorific n Serviciul
Armatei pentru maitri militari i subofieri este reprezentat grafic
n anexa care face parte din prezentul regulament.
CAPITOLUL IV
Baretele Semnului onorific n Serviciul Armatei
Art. 19. (1) O dat cu semnul onorific se acord i
bareta.
(2) Bareta, lung de 18 mm i lat de 10 mm, are culorile
panglicii reduse cu 50%; pe centru este aplicat numrul cu cifre
latine XV, XX sau XXV, confecionat din tombac brunat,
nalt de 8 mm. Panglica este prins pe un suport metalic care
are, pe spate, o agraf de prindere.
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ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind decoraia Crucea Comemorativ
a Rezistenei Anticomuniste*
Art. 1. (1) Decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste, prevzut la art. 6 lit. C pct. I
din Legea nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de
decoraii al Romniei, face parte din categoria decoraiilor
naionale.
(2) Decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei
Anticomuniste se poate acorda cetenilor romni care
au luptat mpotriva regimului comunist, care au fost
privai de libertate sau care au fost deportai din motive
politice, etnice sau religioase.
Art. 2. n mod excepional, decoraia Crucea
Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste se poate acorda
i unor ceteni strini din statele fostului lagr socialist,
foti deinui politici, ale cror aciuni publice au contribuit
substanial la erodarea credibilitii regimurilor comuniste.
Art. 3. (1) Decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste are trei clase. n ordine
cresctoare acestea sunt:
clasa a III-a;
clasa a II-a;
clasa I.
(2) Decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei
Anticomuniste nu are limit numeric maxim, ea
putnd fi conferit tuturor persoanelor ndreptite s o
poarte, conform prezentei ordonane de urgen.
**Art. 4. Stabilirea listelor cuprinznd persoanele
care pot primi decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a
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** O.U.G. nr. 103/2000 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 317 din 7 iulie
2000, aprobat i modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001, publicat n M. Of.
nr. 33 din 18 ianuarie 2002.
** Art. 4 a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
Art. 4. Medalia se confer de Preedintele Romniei.
Art. 5. Dreptul de a purta medalia este personal i
netransmisibil.
Art. 6. Constatarea dreptului de a dobndi medalia se
va face de Asociaia Naional a Veteranilor de Rzboi,
care nainteaz propunerile de conferire a decoraiilor.
Art. 7. Brevetele se elibereaz de Ministerul Aprrii
Naionale.
Art. 8. Medalia poate fi retras n urmtoarele
situaii:
a) dac persoana a suferit o condamnare, prin hotrre
judectoreasc rmas definitiv, la pedeapsa privativ de
libertate;
b) dac persoana a fcut parte din organele de repre-
siune ale unor regimuri totalitare.
Art. 9. (1) Medalia Crucea comemorativ a celui
de-al doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945 este o cruce cu
brae egale, despicate, din aliaj neferos (tombac), negru
punctat, cu diametrul de 40 mm. Crucea are marginile
lise, uor ridicate, cu o grosime de 1,3 mm.
(2) n mijloc se afl un medalion cu diametrul de
13 mm, nconjurat de un cerc de oel. Pe avers este
aplicat acvila cruciat, iar pe revers sunt tanai anii
19411945.
(3) Panglica medaliei este lat de 35 mm i are dungi
negre i albastru deschis, alternnd n mod egal.*
Art. 10. Medalia se poart n partea stng a
pieptului.
Art. 11. Ministerul Aprrii Naionale organizeaz
evidena celor decorai.
Art. 12. Cheltuielile de realizare vor fi suportate de
Guvernul Romniei, prin Ministerul Aprrii Naionale.
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b) clasa a II-a se poate acorda persoanelor care au fost
private de libertate pe o perioad de pn la 10 ani;
c) clasa I se poate acorda persoanelor care au fost private
de libertate pentru o perioad mai lung de 10 ani, precum i
acelor persoane care au fcut parte din organizaiile ce au
acionat armat mpotriva regimului dictatorial.
(2) Perioada de detenie care se ia n calcul este cea total,
n cazul persoanelor care au fost n detenie politic de mai
multe ori; toate propunerile vor fi supuse controlului Consiliului
Naional pentru Studierea Arhivelor Securitii, iar, n cazul n
care au fost n detenie, cei propui vor prezenta copii de pe
dosarul de la Direcia General a Penitenciarelor.
(3) Clasa I se acord post mortem tuturor persoanelor care
au participat la lupta armat, care au fost executate, care au
murit n perioada de detenie sau dup ce au fost eliberate.
(4) Persoanele care, n perioada deteniei sau dup eliberare,
au ajutat activ organele fostei Securiti, contribuind la
maltratarea deinuilor sau la arestarea altor persoane ca urmare
a denunurilor pe care le-au fcut, nu pot fi decorate cu
decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste.
*(5) Persoanele care, dup eliberarea din detenie, au
deinut funcii de conducere n aparatul de partid i de stat
comunist i care, dup anul 1975, au fost decorate cu medalii
i ordine nu pot fi decorate cu decoraia Crucea Comemorativ
a Rezistenei Anticomuniste.
*(6) Persoanele care, dup eliberare, au devenit membri ai
Partidului Comunist Romn nu pot fi decorate cu decoraia
Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste.
**Art. 3. n mod excepional, clasa a II-a a decoraiei
Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste poate fi
conferit i cetenilor strini care au contribuit substanial la
cunoaterea realitilor despre societatea comunist.
**Art. 4. (1) Stabilirea persoanelor care au dreptul la
conferirea decoraiei Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei
Anticomuniste, precum i a clasei distinciei se face de ctre
reprezentanii Asociaiei Fotilor Deinui Politici din Romnia, ai
Federaiei Romne a Fotilor Deinui Politici i Lupttori
Anticomuniti i ai Fundaiei Lupttorilor din Rezistena Armat
Decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste
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* Alin. (5) i (6) din art. 2 au fost introduse prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
** Art. 3 i 4 au fost modificate prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
Rezistenei Anticomuniste, precum i clasele acesteia se
va face de ctre Asociaia Fotilor Deinui Politici din
Romnia, Federaia Romn a Fotilor Deinui Politici i
Lupttori Anticomuniti i Fundaia Lupttorilor din
Rezistena Armat Anticomunist din Romnia, n
colaborare cu organele Ministerului de Interne i ale
Ministerului Justiiei.
Art. 5. Descrierea decoraiei Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste, materialul din care se
realizeaz, dimensiunile, modelul desenat al decoraiei,
motivele care determin conferirea ei, precum i alte date
sunt prevzute n regulamentul cuprins n anexa care face
parte integrant din prezenta ordonan de urgen.
ANEX
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea decoraiei Crucea
Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste*
Art. 1. (1) Crucea Comemorat i v a Rezi st en ei
Anticomuniste este o decoraie naional care se poate
acorda cetenilor romni care au acionat prin diferite
mijloace, inclusiv prin lupt armat, mpotriva regimului
dictaturii comuniste sau celor care au fost privai de libertate
di n mot i ve pol i t i ce, de ori gi ne soci al , de conf esi une
religioas sau de etnie, n urma unor procese sau fr nici o
form juridic, precum i persoanelor care au fost deportate
n ar sau peste hotare din aceleai motive.
(2) Decoraia se acord i cetenilor altor state care, la data
privrii de libertate sau a deportrii, erau ceteni romni.
**Art. 2. (1) Decorai a Crucea Comemorati v a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste se acord pentru motivele menionate
la art. 1 alin. (1) i are trei clase, fiecare dintre acestea
acordndu-se unor anumite categorii, astfel:
a) clasa a III-a se poate acorda persoanelor care au fost
strmutate forat din locuinele lor i au fost deportate att n
ar, ct i n fosta Uniune a Republicilor Sovietice Socialiste;
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** Modelele desenate ale decoraiilor la pag. 513.
** Art. 2 alin. (1) i (2) a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
(4) La partea superioar a nsemnului se afl un arc de cerc
nalt de 6 mm perforat, prin care se petrece inelul de prindere
a panglicii, care are diametrul de 20 mm.
(5) Panglica, din rips moarat cenuiu, este lat de 40 mm i
nalt, la partea ei aparent, de 50 mm; benzile de culoare
albastr, galben i roie, plasate n centrul panglicii, au fiecare
limea de 4 mm.
*Art. 7. nsemnul clasei a II-a este asemntor cu cel al
clasei prevzute la art. 6, cu deosebirea c metalul din care
este confecionat crucea ncastrat este argint aurit cu titlul de
800.
*Art. 8. (1) nsemnul clasei I este asemntor cu cel al
clasei prevzute la art. 6, cu deosebirea c metalul din care
este confecionat crucea ncastrat este aur de 14 K.
(2) Decoraiile conferite pentru participarea la lupta armat
mpotriva dictaturii comuniste au culoarea de baz a panglicii
verde i au prinse pe ea dou spade ncruciate, lungi de cte
36 mm, confecionate din argint cu titlul de 750.
Art. 9. (1) Pentru a omagia i perpetua tradiia luptei
mpotriva ideologiei totalitar-comuniste, urmaii direci ai fotilor
deinui politici pot primi decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste ce are ataat pe panglic o baret
metalic pe care este scris, cu litere nalte de 4 mm, cuvntul:
TRADIIE.
*(2) Urmaii direci ai fotilor deinui politici pot solicita
comitetelor teritoriale ale Asociaiei Fotilor Deinui Politici din
Romnia, Federaiei Romne a Fotilor Deinui Politici i
Lupttori Anticomuniti i Fundaiei Lupttorilor din Rezistena
Armat Anti comuni st di n Romni a, desemnate pentru
ntocmirea listelor cuprinznd persoanele ndreptite s
primeasc decoraia Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei
Anticomuniste, s fie nscrii pe liste pentru a primi decoraia
cu bareta: TRADIIE. mpreun cu cererea acetia trebuie s
prezinte urmtoarele:
a) copie de pe hotrrea judectoreasc de condamnare a
printelui sau, n lipsa acesteia, declaraiile a dou persoane
care s confirme ntemniarea acestuia pe motive politice;
b) copie de pe actul de natere care s ateste filiaia;
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Anticomunist din Romnia, n colaborare cu Ministerul de
Interne i cu Ministerul Justiiei.
(2) Listele cu propuneri vor fi naintate Cancelariei Ordinelor,
n vederea ntocmirii decretului de conferire.
Art. 5. (1) nsemnul decorai ei este o pl ac
dreptunghiular cu colurile arcuite, cu nlimea de 50 mm,
limea de 40 mm i grosimea de 5 mm. n interiorul plcii este
ncastrat o cruce cu brae egale, emailat alb, avnd diametrul
de 25 mm i limea braelor de 5 mm.
(2) Aversul are marginea uor nlat i crucea ncastrat
sub nivelul piesei dreptunghiulare; pornind de la bordurile
laterale, peste cruce este figurat, n relief, un gard de srm
ghimpat. Denumirea decoraiei este scris deasupra i
dedesubtul crucii, cu litere n relief.
*(3) Pe revers, de la crucea ncastrat la acelai nivel
pornesc raze aurite; sub cruce este scris deviza: AM
REZISTAT/PRIN CREDIN I LUPT.
(4) Panglica, din rips moarat cenuiu, are n centru benzi de
culoare albastr, galben i roie, late de cte 4 mm fiecare.
**Art. 6. (1) nsemnul clasei a III-a este confecionat din
oel avnd forma unui dreptunghi cu colurile rotunjite, care are
nlimea de 50 mm, limea de 40 mm i grosimea de 5 mm.
n interiorul plcii este ncastrat o cruce cu brae egale, din
argint cu titlul de 800, avnd diametrul de 25 mm, limea
braelor crucii de 5 mm i grosimea de 3 mm; centrul crucii
este plasat la 20 mm de limita superioar a nsemnului.
(2) Aversul are marginea uor nlat i crucea ncastrat
sub nivelul piesei dreptunghiulare; pornind din bordurile laterale,
peste cruce este figurat, n relief, un gard de srm ghimpat.
Numele decoraiei este scris cu litere n relief, nalte de 3 mm,
astfel : deasupra cruci i , CRUCEA, i ar dedesubtul ei ,
COMEMORATIV/A REZISTENEI/ANTICOMUNISTE.
**(3) Pe revers, crucea este ncastrat la acelai nivel i de
la ea pornesc raze n relief; dedesubtul crucii este scris, n
relief, cu litere nalte de 3 mm, deviza: AM REZISTAT/PRIN
CREDIN I LUPT.
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* Art. 5 alin. 3 a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
** Art. 6 alin. (1) i (3) a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
* Art. 7, art. 8 alin. (1), art. 9 alin. (2) au fost modificate prin Legea
nr. 767/2001.
sesizrii, Cancelaria Ordinelor convoac Consiliul de Onoare i
pe cel nvinuit, n termen de maximum 15 zile de la sesizare.
(2) Consiliul de Onoare delibereaz i poate decide pe loc
sau dup cercetarea cazului, ns nu mai mult de 60 de zile de
la ntrunirea sa.
termenul fixat de Cancelaria Ordinelor, Consiliul de Onoare
poate solicita Cancelariei Ordinelor convocarea sa la alt termen,
iar n cazul neprezentrii nvinuitului i a doua oar, cazul se
va judeca n lips.
*Art. 15. (1) Conducerile Asociaiei Fotilor Deinui Politici
din Romnia, Federaiei Romne a Fotilor Deinui Politici i
Armat Anticomunist din Romnia vor nainta Cancelariei
Ordinelor, pe msura ntocmirii lor, listele cuprinznd propunerile
de conferire a decoraiei Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei
Anticomuniste, n vederea semnrii de ctre Preedintele
Romniei a decretelor de decorare.
(2) n termen de un an de la publicarea n Monitorul Oficial
al Romniei, Partea I, a legii prin care este aprobat prezentul
regulament comisiile Asociaiei Fotilor Deinui Politici din
Romnia, Federaiei Romne a Fotilor Deinui Politici i
Armat Anticomunist din Romnia vor finaliza toate propunerile
de decorare cu Crucea Comemorati v a Rezi stenei
Anticomuniste, distincia urmnd s fie considerat nchis
dup acest termen.
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c) declaraie, pe propria rspundere, c pn n anul 1989
nu a fost membru al Partidului Comunist Romn i c nu a
fcut parte din organele de represiune ale regimului comunist
sau dintre informatorii fostei Securiti.
(3) Indiferent de clasa pe care o au sau ar fi avut dreptul
s o aib prinii, urmaii direci pot primi numai decoraia
Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste cu bareta
TRADIIE, clasa a III-a.
Art. 10. La toate clasele, o dat cu nsemnul se acord
i rozeta decoraiei, care are forma unui triunghi echilateral cu
laturile de 16 mm, confecionat din rips cenuiu, cu dungi
verticale, late de 1 mm, de culoare albastr, galben i roie,
pe centru i marginile bordurate cu un fir argintiu.
Art. 11. Ecranul (cutia) care conine decoraia este
mbrcat n piele mat, de culoare cenuie i este cptuit cu
plu alb. Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate, argintiu, denumirea
i gradul decoraiei.
*Art. 12. Brevetel e pentru decorai a Crucea
Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste sunt validate prin
parafa Preedintelui Romniei i cea a cancelarului ordinelor,
pentru clasele a III-a i a II-a, i prin semnturile olografe ale
acestora, pentru clasa I.
Art. 13. (1) Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante, care
aduc prejudicii morale membrilor decoraiei, altele dect cele
Consiliul de Onoare al decoraiei Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste.
(2) Consiliul de Onoare este compus din 7 membri, cte doi
din fiecare clas i unul din categoria TRADIIE.
(3) Preedintele Consiliului de Onoare este cel mai n vrst
membru al clasei I.
(4) Consiliul de Onoare se alege pe o perioad de trei ani;
pot fi realei pe o nou perioad de 3 ani patru dintre membrii
Consiliului de Onoare, cte unul din fiecare clas i categorie.
Art. 14. (1) Purttorii decoraiei Crucea Comemorativ a
Rezistenei Anticomuniste pot semnala Consiliului de Onoare
atitudini i fapte comise de ali purttori ai acestei decoraii,
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* Art. 12 a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
* Art. 15 a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001.
este confecionat din tombac (cupru 90% i zinc 10%),
potrivit anexei care face parte integrant din prezenta
lege.*
nsemnul ordinului se confecioneaz de ctre Regia
Autonom Monetria Statului.
Art. 7. Cheltuielile privind confecionarea nsemnului
Ordinului Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie
1989, a casetei pentru pstrarea acestuia i a brevetului
prin care se atest conferirea lui se suport din bugetul
Secretariatului de Stat pentru Problemele Revoluionarilor
din Decembrie 1989.
Ordinul Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989
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LEGE
privind instituirea Ordinului Victoria Revoluiei
Romne din Decembrie 1989*
Art. 1. Pentru cinstirea eroilor-martiri, precum i a
persoanelor care s-au remarcat prin fapte deosebite n
lupta pentru victoria Revoluiei, se instituie Ordinul
Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989.
Art. 2. Ordinul se confer post-mortem eroilor-martiri
i persoanelor prevzute n art. 2 din Legea nr. 42/1990,
republicat, precum i altor persoane care s-au remarcat
prin fapte deosebite n lupta pentru victoria Revoluiei
din Decembrie 1989.
Ordinul Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie
1989 are caracter onorific.
Art. 3. Criteriile de atribuire a Ordinului Victoria
Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989, precum i
descrierea i modul de purtare a nsemnului ordinului se
stabilesc prin regulament ntocmit de Guvern i aprobat
prin hotrre a Parlamentului Romniei.
Art. 4. Conferirea ordinului se atest prin brevet, al
crui model va fi stabilit prin regulamentul prevzut la
art. 3.
Art. 5. Ordinul prevzut la art. 1 se confer, potrivit
legii, mpreun cu brevetul de ctre Preedintele
Romniei, la propunerea comisiei prevzute la art. 4 din
Legea nr. 42/1990, republicat.
Art. 6. nsemnul Ordinului Victoria Revoluiei
Romne din Decembrie 1989 are forma unei stele cu
8 brae egale, care se nscrie ntr-un cerc cu diametrul de
40 mm, avnd n mijloc un medalion rotund, cu
diametrul de 15 mm, coninnd n centru litera V, i
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* Legea nr. 1/1996 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 6 din 15 ianuarie
1996.
A se vedea i Legea nr. 29/2000 care se regsete la pag. 5.
i celor care, n perioada 1625 decembrie 1989, s-au
remarcat prin fapte deosebite n lupta pentru victoria revo-
luiei.
Persoanele prevzute la alin. 2 trebuie s fac dovada
faptelor deosebite n luptele pentru victoria revoluiei i
s fie recomandate de o asociaie, un club, o fundaie sau
o lig a lupttorilor, legal constituite pn la data de
30 decembrie 1992.
n vederea recunoaterii calitii prevzute de prezenta
lege, a eliberrii certificatelor doveditoare i propunerii
distinciilor prevzute la art. 1, 2, 3 i 4 din prezenta lege
se instituie Comisia pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor
Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989. Componena comisiei, ai
crei membri sunt numii prin hotrre a Guvernului,
este urmtoarea:
un reprezentant al Ministerului Muncii i Proteciei
Sociale;
un reprezentant al Ministerului Sntii;
un reprezentant al Ministerului Finanelor;
un reprezentant al Ministerului Aprrii Naionale;
un reprezentant al Ministerului de Interne;
un reprezentant al Ministerului Justiiei;
un reprezentant al Ministerului Public;
un reprezentant al Secretariatului General al
Guvernului;
un reprezentant al Secretariatului de Stat pentru
Problemele Revoluionarilor din Decembrie 1989;
8 reprezentani ai asociaiilor de revoluionari legal
constituite pn la data de 30 decembrie 1992, prin
rotaie, n condiiile prevzute de Regulamentul de organi-
zare i funcionare a comisiei. Preedintele comisiei este
numit la propunerea asociaiilor de revoluionari legal
constituite pn la data de 30 aprilie 1991, de ctre
Guvern, i va fi angajat al Guvernului. Secretariatul de
Stat pentru Problemele Revoluionarilor din Decembrie
1989 asigur aplicarea prevederilor prezentei legi i exe-
cutarea lucrrilor de secretariat i arhiv ale comisiei.
Secretariatul General al Guvernului va asigura spaiul i
fondurile necesare desfurrii lucrrilor comisiei.
Cinstirea eroilor martiri ai Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989
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LEGE
pentru cinstirea eroilor-martiri
i acordarea unor drepturi urmailor acestora,
rniilor, precum i lupttorilor pentru
victoria Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989*
(extras)
Art. 1. Pentru cinstirea i eternizarea memoriei celor
care i-au jertfit viaa pentru victoria Revoluiei din
Decembrie 1989 se instituie titlul de Erou-Martir al
Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989.
Titlul de Erou-Martir al Revoluiei Romne din Decem-
brie 1989 se confer post-mortem: brevetul de atestare i
nsemnul titlului se predau, spre pstrare, familiei celui
decorat sau prinilor, dup caz.
Art. 2. n semn de preuire i recunotin pentru cei
care au fost rnii n luptele pentru victoria Revoluiei din
Decembrie 1989 se instituie titlul de Lupttor pentru
Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989.
Titlul de Lupttor pentru Victoria Revoluiei Romne
din Decembrie 1989 se confer i celor care au fost
reinui n perioada 1622 decembrie 1989 ca urmare a
participrii la aciunile pentru victoria revoluiei, precum
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* Legea nr. 42/1990 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 147 din 19 decem-
brie 1990, republicat n M. Of. nr. 146 din 13 iulie 1991, n M. Of.
nr. 204 din 21 august 1992, n M. Of. nr. 198 din 23 august 1996 i a
mai fost modificat prin O.G. nr. 17/1995, publicat n M. Of. nr. 186
din 17 august 1995 (aprobat i modificat prin Legea nr. 122/1995, pu-
blicat n M. Of. nr. 293 din 19 decembrie 1995), prin Legea nr. 30/1996,
publicat n M. Of. nr. 96 din 13 mai 1996 i prin O.U.G. nr. 184/1999,
publicat n M. Of. nr. 562 din 17 noiembrie 1999 (aprobat prin Legea
nr. 354/2001, publicat n M.Of. nr. 380 din 12 iulie 2001).
Republicat n temeiul art. II din Legea nr. 70/1996, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 147 din 12 iulie 1996, dndu-se articolelor i alineatelor o
nou numerotare.
certificatelor vor putea fi contestate, n termen de 30 de
zile, la comisia parlamentar special prevzut la art. 7.
Verificarea dosarelor celor care au dobndit titlurile
prevzute la alin. 1 se va face din oficiu sau la cererea
oricrei persoane interesate, n termen de un an de la
intrarea n vigoare a prezentei legi, de ctre Comisia pentru
cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989.
*n cazul n care comisia prevzut la art. 2 alin. 4 nu
finalizeaz lucrrile n vederea crora a fost instituit,
Guvernul, prin Secretariatul de Stat pentru Problemele
Revoluionarilor din Decembrie 1989, este mputernicit s
fac propuneri Preediniei Romniei pentru eliberarea
titlurilor prevzute la art. 1, 2 i 3, utiliznd listele nain-
tate Guvernului de ctre organizaiile revoluionare legal
constituite pn la data de 31 decembrie 1992.
Listele cuprinznd propunerile vor fi publicate n
Monitorul Oficial al Romniei prin grija Secretariatului de
Stat pentru Problemele Revoluionarilor din Decembrie
1989, eventualele contestaii urmnd s fie prezentate
comisiei parlamentare prevzute la art. 7, n termen de
30 de zile de la publicare.
Contestaiile vor fi soluionate n termen de 10 zile de
la primirea lor, iar hotrrile vor fi comunicate n scris
Preediniei Romniei i contestatarilor.
Art. 6. Descrierea, modul de atribuire i purtarea
nsemnelor se stabilesc printr-un regulament, aprobat prin
hotrre a Parlamentului Romniei**.
Descrierea coninutului certificatelor eliberate de
Comisia pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei
din Decembrie 1989 se stabilete printr-un regulament
aprobat prin hotrre a Guvernului.
Certificatele se elibereaz de ctre Comisia pentru cin-
stirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989
persoanelor prevzute la art. 1 i 2 i numai n baza
actelor justificative prevzute la art. 2.
n certificat se vor nscrie expres drepturile de care
beneficiaz titularul; certificatele vor fi semnate de pre-
edintele i de secretarul Comisiei pentru cinstirea i spri-
jinirea eroilor Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989.
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* Art. 5 a fost modificat prin O.U.G. nr. 184/1999.
** A se vedea Hotrrea Parlamentului Romniei nr. 24/1991, publi-
cat n M. Of. nr. 210 din 15 octombrie 1991.
Termenul pentru depunerea dosarelor n vederea
recunoaterii calitii de lupttor pentru victoria
Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989 sau de participant
la victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989 este de
90 de zile de la intrarea n vigoare a prezentei legi.
Eliberarea certificatelor doveditoare se va face potrivit
metodologiei stabilite prin Regulamentul de organizare i
funcionare a Comisiei pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea
eroilor Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989, aprobat prin
hotrre a Guvernului*, n termen de 30 de zile de la
intrarea n vigoare a prezentei legi.
Art. 3. Se instituie titlul de Participant la Victoria
Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989 pentru cei care au
participat la aciunile desfurate n Revoluia din Decem-
brie 1989, alii dect cei prevzui la art. 2 alin. 2.
Persoanele prevzute la alin. 1 trebuie s fac dovada
participrii la aciunile revoluiei i s fie recomandate de
o asociaie sau lig a lupttorilor din revoluie, legal con-
stituit pn la data de 30 decembrie 1992.
Titlul de Participant la Victoria Revoluiei Romne din
Decembrie 1989 este onorific. Beneficiarii acestui titlu vor
primi brevet distinct, n condiiile art. 5 din prezenta lege.
Art. 4. n semn de preuire fa de participanii la
aciunile pentru victoria revoluiei se instituie medalia
Revoluia Romn din Decembrie 1989, n condiiile
prezentei legi.
Art. 5. Titlurile prevzute la art. 1, 2 i 3, precum i
medaliile prevzute pentru fiecare titlu se confer de
ctre Preedintele Romniei, la propunerea comisiei
prevzute la art. 2 alin. 4; competena comisiei, precum i
criteriile de atribuire a titlurilor sunt prevzute n anexele
nr. 1 i 2 care fac parte integrant din prezenta lege.
Titlurile care nu au fost conferite n condiiile alin. 1 sau
al cror beneficiar nu a avut merite deosebite sunt nule.
Nulitatea titlurilor poate fi constatat, din oficiu sau la
cererea oricrei persoane interesate, de ctre Comisia pen-
tru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei din
Decembrie 1989, prevzut de prezenta lege, prin decizie
de constatare a nulitii. Deciziile de constatare a nulitii
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* A se vedea H. G. nr. 566 din 15 iulie 1996, publicat n M. Of.
nr. 167 din 29 iulie 1996.
secine: pierderea unui sim sau organ, ncetarea funcionrii
acestora, o infirmitate permanent fizic ori psihic, sluirea, avor-
tul ori punerea n primejdie a vieii unei persoane. n sensul
prezentei legi, sunt considerai reinui cei care, n urma
participrii la luptele pentru victoria revoluiei, au fost transportai
i inui, la sediul unuia dintre organele fostului Minister de
Interne, cu sau fr ndeplinirea formalitilor prevzute de lege.
Pentru a-i ndeplini aceste atribuii, comisia este mputerni-
cit s solicite relaii de la orice organ de stat, precum i de la
persoanele fizice i juridice.
ANEXA Nr. 2
G R I L A
privind ncadrarea solicitanilor n prevederile
art. 1, 2 i 3 din prezenta lege
Titlul de Erou-Martir al Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989
se confer celor care i-au pierdut viaa pentru libertatea
poporul ui romn n peri oada 16 decembri e 1989
10 ianuarie 1990, precum i celor care au decedat ca urmare a
rnilor grave cauzate n aceeai perioad.
Titlul de Lupttor pentru Victoria Revoluiei Romne din
Decembrie 1989 se acord:
rniilor cu sau fr grad de invaliditate, dac au partici-
pat activ la victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie 1989;
celor reinui n perioada 16 21 decembrie 1989, dac
rezult c au fost reinui n demonstraiile de strad n legtur
cu activitile revoluionare i nu pentru comiterea unor fapte
penale, de drept comun;
persoanelor care au participat efectiv la activitile
revoluionare n perioada 1625 decembrie 1989 i s-au remar-
cat prin fapte deosebite.
Dovada activitii lupttorilor i a meritelor lor se atest prin
urmtoarele documente obligatorii:
procesele-verbale ncheiate de organizaiile constituite;
adeverin sau alte nscrisuri;
declaraii ale persoanelor participante la Revoluia din
Decembrie 1989, recunoscute de lupttori, dar coroborate i cu
alte probe concludente.
Titlul de Participant la Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie
1989 se confer acelor persoane care, prin aportul direct sau
indirect, au contribuit la victoria Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989.
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Preschimbarea certificatelor existente se va face dup
verificarea dosarelor, n termen de 60 de zile.
Prin acelai regulament se va institui, pentru prinii
eroilor-martiri, un nsemn omagial distinctiv, cu dreptul
de a-l purta.
Conferirea distinciilor prevzute n prezenta lege se
atest prin brevet.
Art. 7. Se instituie Comisia parlamentar pentru con-
trolul aplicrii prezentei legi, prin hotrre a
Parlamentului Romniei.
Comisia va fi format din 5 senatori i 6 deputai, con-
form configuraiei politice a Parlamentului Romniei.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANEXA Nr. 1
C O M P E T E N A
Comisiei pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei
din Decembrie 1989
Comisia pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei din
Decembrie 1989 constat, din oficiu sau la cererea celor intere-
sai, calitatea de erou-martir, de lupttor pentru victoria
Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989, de decedat ori de rnit n
legtur cu evenimentele revoluionare din decembrie 1989, pre-
cum i cea prevzut la art. 4, elibereaz certificate doveditoare
celor ndreptii legal i propune acordarea distinciilor prevzute
la art. 1, 2, 3 i 4 din prezenta lege.
Competena Comisiei pentru cinstirea i sprijinirea eroilor
Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989 este cea prevzut de prezenta
lege i de Regulamentul de organizare i funcionare a comisiei,
aprobat prin hotrre a Guvernului.
Documentele necesare stabilirii calitii n vederea eliberrii
certificatelor se constituie n arhiv a Comisiei pentru cinstirea i
sprijinirea eroilor Revoluiei din Decembrie 1989.
Calitatea de erou-martir sau de rnit prevzut n alineatul
precedent se recunoate celor care au decedat sau au fost rnii
n perioada 16 decembrie 1989 10 ianuarie 1990, inclusiv celor
care, fiind rnii n acest interval, au decedat ulterior din cauza
rnilor suferite. Sunt considerai rnii cei care n acest interval au
suferit vtmri corporale care au necesitat ngrijiri medicale pen-
tru vindecare sau care au produs vreuna dintre urmtoarele con-
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partea inferioar se afl, ncruciate, o ramur de laur i
un toc din pan de gsc.
(4) Panglica este din rips albastru deschis, avnd pe
centru tricolorul albastru, galben, rou i dou benzi albe.
Art. 4. Precizarea detaliat a formei, a materialului
din care se confecioneaz medalia, a categoriilor de
ceteni care vor primi distincia, modul n care aceasta se
va purta, precum i alte date sunt prevzute n
regulamentul care face parte integrant din prezenta
ordonan de urgen.
ANEX
R E G U L A M E N T
pentru aplicarea Ordonanei de urgen a Guvernului
privind instituirea medaliei comemorative
150 de ani de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1. Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu este o distincie cultural menit s
marcheze aniversarea a 150 de ani de la naterea poetului
Mihai Eminescu i s cinsteasc memoria celui mai important
poet naional.
Art. 2. Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu se confer att cetenilor romni, ct i
celor strini, care au dovedit merite deosebite n studierea,
editarea, promovarea sau interpretarea operei eminesciene, prin:
a) exegez i critic literar asupra operei lui Mihai
Eminescu;
b) editarea n ar sau peste hotare a operei eminesciene;
c) traduceri din opera lui Mihai Eminescu;
d) interpretri remarcabile ale poeziilor eminesciene;
e) colecionarea, conservarea i restaurarea materialelor
documentare legate de Mihai Eminescu;
f) alte forme de valorificare artistic a creaiei eminesciene;
g) sprijinirea cu toate mijloacele a promovrii n Romnia i
peste hotare a operei eminesciene.
Art. 3. (1) Conferirea medaliei comemorative 150 de ani
de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu se face pe baza propunerilor
Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu
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ORDONAN DE URGEN
privind instituirea medaliei
comemorative 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1. Se instituie medalia comemorativ 150 de ani
de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu pentru a marca
importana excepional pe care a avut-o pentru civilizaia
i limba romn poetul naional Mihai Eminescu.
Art. 2. (1) Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la
naterea lui Mihai Eminescu se confer, cu ocazia
aniversrii a 150 de ani de la naterea poetului Mihai
Eminescu, cetenilor romni sau strini care au avut
contribuii importante la promovarea, susinerea i
rspndirea operei eminesciene.
(2) Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu se confer prin decret de ctre
(3) Dreptul de a purta medalia este personal i
netransmisibil.
naterea lui Mihai Eminescu este o pies circular cu
bordura uor reliefat, surmontat de inelul circular prin
intermediul cruia se ataeaz panglica.
(2) Pe avers se afl portretul aurit al poetului
Mihai Eminescu, tnr. Marginal, separat de restul
cmpului cu un cerc de stele, se afl legenda circular
1850 15 IANUARIE 2000.
(3) Pe revers se afl legenda 150 DE ANI DE LA
NATEREA LUCEAFRULUI POEZIEI ROMNETI. n
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* O.U.G. nr. 194/1999 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 612 din 15 decem-
brie 1999, republicat n M. Of. nr. 45 din 26 ianuarie 2001.
Republicat n temeiul art. II din Legea nr. 146/2000, publicat n
M. Of. nr. 362 din 3 august 2000. dndu-se textelor o nou numerotare.
Romn, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe, Ministerul Educaiei
Naionale*, Ministerul Culturii, uniunile de creatori, edituri,
organizaii neguvernamentale cu profil cultural-tiinific sau
persoane fizice.
(2) Mi ni sterul Cul turi i , pe baza propuneri l or pri mi te,
ntocmete listele cuprinznd propunerile de decorare, pe care
le nainteaz Cancelariei Ordinelor, n vederea ntocmirii
decretelor de conferire.
naterea lui Mihai Eminescu este plasat, ierarhic, dup
decoraiile naionale i dup cele pe domenii de activitate.
(2) Medalia se poart pe partea stng a pieptului.
Art. 9. (1) Nu pot fi decorate persoanele care au fost
judecate i condamnate definitiv n procese penale la pedepse
privative de libertate, altele dect cele politice.
(2) Condamnarea, prin hotrre judectoreasc rmas
definitiv, la pedepse privative de libertate a titularilor medaliei
duce la retragerea acesteia.
(3) Retragerea se face, la propunerea Cancelariei ordinelor
sau, dup caz, a Ministerului Culturii, prin decret semnat de
ctre Preedintele Romniei.
(4) Persoanele crora li s-a retras medalia sunt obligate s o
restituie mpreun cu brevetul.
Art. 10. (1) Confecionarea medaliilor se face de ctre
Regia Autonom Monetria Statului, la comanda Cancelariei
Ordinelor.
(2) Cheltuielile necesare pentru confecionarea medaliilor,
precum i a brevetelor se vor suporta din fondurile Ministerului
Culturii, destinate srbtoririi Anului Eminescu.
Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu
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* A se vedea H. G. nr. 23/2001, publicat n M. Of. nr. 18 din
11 ianuarie 2001.
primite i nsuite de Ministerul Culturii* n perioada 15 ianuarie
200015 ianuarie 2001.
(2) Numrul medal i i l or conferi te este egal cu cel al
propuneri l or nsui te de Mi ni sterul Cul turi i n peri oada
determinat la alineatul precedent.
naterea lui Mihai Eminescu este o pies circular cu diametrul
de 35 mm, cu bordura uor nlat, surmontat de un inel
circular cu diametrul de 20 mm, prin care se trece panglica; pe
inel este tanat, ncepnd cu cifra 1, numrul de ordine al
medaliei.
(2) Pe avers, central i jos, este redat efigia poetului, tnr;
marginal sus, separat de restul cmpului, cu un cerc format din
stele, se afl legenda 1850 15 IANUARIE 2000, cu litere
i cifre nalte de 3 mm, potrivit reprezentrii grafice prevzute n
anexa nr. 1 care face parte integrant din prezentul regulament.
(3) Pe revers se afl legenda 150 DE ANI DE LA
NATEREA LUCEAFRULUI POEZIEI ROMNETI. Jos,
marginal, sunt ncruciate o ramur de laur i un toc din pan
de gsc, potrivit reprezentrii grafice prevzute n anexa nr. 2
care face parte integrant din prezentul regulament.
(4) Panglica este din rips moarat albastru deschis, cu limea
de 35 mm i cu nlimea aparent de 50 mm; central, tricolorul
albastru, galben, rou, cu firele de culoare de cte 1 mm, iar la
3 mm de tricolor sunt benzi albe, late de 3 mm.
(5) Metalul din care este confecionat medalia este argint cu
titlu de 925, iar efigia poetului este aurit.
Art. 5. (1) Cutia n care se pstreaz medalia este din
carton mbrcat cu imitaie de piele de culoare albastru deschis,
cptuit cu plu i cu mtase de culoare albastru nchis.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei este imprimat cu litere argintii
denumirea medaliei.
Art. 6. Brevetele pentru medalia comemorativ 150 de
ani de la naterea lui Mihai Eminescu sunt validate prin parafa
Preedintelui Romniei i prin semnturile autografe ale
ministrului culturii i cancelarului ordinelor.
Art. 7. (1) Propunerile pentru acordarea medaliilor pot fi
fcute i naintate Ministerului Culturii de ctre Academia
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* A se vedea H. G. nr. 28/2001, publicat n Monitorul Oficial al
Romniei, Partea I, nr. 35 din 19 ianuarie 2001.
sunt prevzute n anexele nr. 14, care fac parte integrant
din prezenta lege.
Art. 5. (1) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv i Medalia Meritul
Sportiv se confer de Preedintele Romniei prin decret, pe
baza propunerilor de decorare individuale fcute, potrivit
art. 4 alin. (2) lit. c) din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile
ulterioare, de ctre ministrul de resort pentru persoanele
din domeniul su de activitate.
Meritul Sportiv i a Medaliei Meritul Sportiv sunt avizate de
Cancelaria Ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 5 din Legea
nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
(3) Preedintele Romniei poate s confere Ordinul
Meritul Sportiv i Medalia Meritul Sportiv i din proprie
iniiativ, cu excepia clasei I, n conformitate cu art. 4
alin. (3) din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
Art. 6. Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda
nelimitat pentru toate clasele.
Art. 7. Ordinul Meritul Sportiv cuprinde 3 clase.
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
Art. 8. Medalia Meritul Sportiv cuprinde 3 clase.
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
Art. 9. Medalia Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda neli-
mitat pentru toate clasele.
Art. 10. (1) Atestarea Ordinului Meritul Sportiv i a
Medaliei Meritul Sportiv se face printr- un brevet, n
conformitate cu art. 24 din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu
modificrile ulterioare.
(2) Brevetele pentru Ordinul Meritul Sportiv sunt vali-
date, pentru clasa a III-a i a II-a, prin parafa Preedintelui
Romniei, iar pentru clasa I, prin semntura autograf a
Preedintelui Romniei. Brevetele pentru toate clasele sunt
contrasemnate autograf de ministrul de resort i de
cancelarul ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 26 lit. b) din
Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
Ordinul i Medalia Meritul sportiv
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LEGE
privind Ordinul Meritul Sportiv
i Medalia Meritul Sportiv*
Art. 1. (1) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv i Medalia Meritul
Sportiv, prevzute la art. 7 lit. A i B din Legea nr. 29/2000
privind sistemul naional de decoraii al Romniei, cu
modificrile ulterioare, fac parte din categoria decoraiilor
civile pe domenii de activitate.
(2) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv este o decoraie ce se acord
att cetenilor romni i strini, sportivi amatori sau
profesioniti, ct i cluburilor romne i strine, care au
obinut rezultate deosebite n ntrecerile sportive de nivel
internaional i naional.
(3) Medalia Meritul Sportiv este o decoraie ce se acord
cetenilor romni i strini, sportivi amatori sau
profesioniti, care au obinut rezultate deosebite n
ntrecerile sportive de nivel naional i local.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se prezint sub dou
forme cu valoare ierarhic egal: nsemnul i rozeta.
(2) nsemnul Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se prezint sub
forma unei plci rotunde, cu un decupaj central n care se
afl fixat replica miniatural a statuii antice a discobolului.
Art. 3. (1) Medalia Meritul Sportiv se prezint sub o
singur form: nsemnul.
(2) nsemnul Medaliei Meritul Sportiv este o pies
circular, confecionat din tombac, pe care este redat, n
basorelief, replica miniatural a statuii antice a
discobolului.
Art. 4. Regulamentele privind descrierea i modul de
acordare a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv i a Medaliei Meritul
Sportiv, pentru fiecare clas, precum i modelul desenat
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* Legea nr. 9/2003 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 74 din 5 februarie
2003.
(3) Pot fi realei pentru o nou perioad 3 dintre
membrii consiliului de onoare, dintre care cel puin unul
din clasele inferioare.
(4) Ministerul de resort va pune la dispoziie spaii
adecvate desfurrii activitii consiliului de onoare.
Art. 16. (1) Cavalerii Ordinului Meritul Sportiv pot
semnala consiliului de onoare fapte comise de ali membri
ai ordinului, considerate c aduc prejudicii morale acestora.
(2) Ca urmare a sesizrii, se convoac consiliul de onoare
i persoana nvinuit, n termen de maximum 30 de zile de
la sesizare.
(3) Cavalerii ordinului pot semnala i direct Cancelariei
Ordinelor fapte comise de ali membri ai ordinului,
considerate c aduc prejudicii morale acestora. Ca urmare a
sesizrii, Cancelaria Ordinelor convoac consiliul de onoare
i persoana nvinuit, n termen de maximum 45 de zile de
la sesizare.
termenul fixat, consiliul de onoare o convoac la alt
termen, iar n cazul neprezentrii i a doua oar, cazul va fi
judecat n lips.
(5) Consiliul de onoare delibereaz i decide dup
cercetarea cazului, dar nu mai trziu de 60 de zile de la
prima ntrunire pentru cazul respectiv. Dac faptele aduse
la cunotin sunt ntemeiate, consiliul de onoare poate
propune Cancelariei Ordinelor retragerea decoraiei.
(6) Retragerea decoraiilor se face prin decret semnat de
Preedintele Romniei, la propunerea Cancelariei Ordinelor,
cu aplicarea art. 59 din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile
ulterioare.
Art. 17. Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului Meritul
Sportiv judec i faptele socotite dezonorante ale
persoanelor decorate cu Medalia Meritul Sportiv. n acest
caz, n consiliul de onoare sunt cooptai pentru cauza n
spe i doi titulari ai medaliei, care vor avea drept de vot
deliberativ, n conformitate cu art. 55 alin. (1) din Legea
rozetelor, brevetelor i cutiilor decoraiilor Ordinului
Meritul Sportiv i Medaliei Meritul Sportiv vor fi asigurate
din bugetul aprobat anual Administraiei Prezideniale.
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(3) Brevetele pentru Medalia Meritul Sportiv sunt vali-
date, pentru clasa a III-a i a II-a, prin parafa ministrului de
resort i semntura cancelarului ordinelor, iar pentru clasa
I, prin semntura ministrului de resort i semntura
cancelarului ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 28 din Legea
Art. 11. Membrii Ordinului Meritul Sportiv, indiferent
de clasa pe care o au, sunt numii Cavaleri ai Ordinului
Meritul Sportiv .
Art. 12. (1) Ziua Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se srbto-
rete la data de 2 mai.
(2) Cu prilejul Zilei Ordinului Meritul Sportiv, ministerul
de resort i celelalte instituii autonome abilitate s fac
propuneri de decorare organizeaz, cu sprijinul Cancelariei
Ordinelor, ntrunirea Cavalerilor Ordinului Meritul Sportiv.
Art. 13. Persoanele decorate cu Ordinul Meritul Sportiv
clasa I, n cazul n care decernarea ordinului nu a fost
fcut direct de eful statului, pot solicita, prin Cancelaria
Ordinelor, dreptul de a fi primite n audien la
Preedintele Romniei pentru a-i mulumi personal. n
funcie de programul Preedintelui Romniei, Cancelaria
Ordinelor va organiza audiena personal sau n grup a
celor decorai.
Art. 14. (1) Calitatea de membru al Ordinului Meritul
Sportiv se poate pierde n condiiile prevzute la art. 52 din
(2) Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante, care aduc
prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului, altele dect cele ce
au dus la condamnarea membrilor Ordinului Meritul
Sportiv la o pedeaps privativ de libertate prin hotrre
judectoreasc rmas definitiv, se constituie un consiliu
de onoare, n conformitate cu art. 53 din Legea nr. 29/2000,
cu modificrile ulterioare.
Art. 15. (1) Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului Meritul
Sportiv este compus din 5 membri, astfel: un membru din
clasa a III-a i cte doi membri din clasele a II-a i I.
Preedinte al consiliului de onoare va fi, de regul, cel mai
n vrst membru din clasa I.
(2) Consiliul de onoare se constituie sau se alege cu
prilejul Zilei Ordinului Meritul Sportiv, pe termen de 5 ani,
de cavalerii acestui ordin.
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culoare galben, lat de 10 mm, iar la margine, trei dungi de
1 mm fiecare, n culorile tricolorului: albastru, galben, rou.
(6) Pentru persoanele de sex feminin, panglica este pliat
sub form de fund i are lungimea de 120 mm.
(7) Rozeta se prezi nt sub forma unei pangl i ci
dreptunghiulare din rips, lung de 16 mm i lat de 6 mm,
avnd dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale panglicii reduse la 40%.
Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 4. nsemnul clasei a II-a a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv
are caracteristicile generale ale nsemnului clasei a III-a a
Ordinului Meritul Sportiv, cu urmtoarele particulariti:
a) diametrul nsemnului este de 56 mm i are grosimea de
5 mm; este confecionat din argint cu titlul de 800, aurit;
b) replica miniatural a statuii antice a discobolului are
nlimea de 34 mm i grosimea de 7 mm;
c) pe revers, literele i cifrele din partea superioar a plcii
sunt nalte de 6 mm, iar cele din partea inferioar sunt nalte
de 5 mm;
d) nsemnul este surmontat de un cilindru cu diametrul de
6 mm i lungimea de 7 mm, prin care trece un inel circular cu
diametrul de 10 mm, de care se prinde un inel oval nalt de
30 mm i lat de 4 mm; pe reversul cilindrului este poansonat
titlul argintului;
e) panglica este lat de 45 mm i are lungimea reglabil
pentru a fi adaptat la circumferina gtului; limea benzii
galbene este de 12 mm, iar firele albastru, galben i rou au
fiecare limea de 1 mm;
f) rozeta este format din rozeta clasei a III-a, peste care se
aplic un tambur din rips cu diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea
de 6 mm, avnd dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale panglicii
reduse la 40%; pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 5. nsemnul clasei I a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv este
compus din: nsemnul propriu-zis i placa clasei I.
Art. 6. (1) nsemnul propriu-zis al clasei I a Ordinului
Meritul Sportiv este identic cu nsemnul clasei a II-a a Ordinului
Meritul Sportiv i este confecionat din argint cu titlul de 925,
aurit.
(2) Rozeta clasei I este format prin suprapunerea tamburului
rozetei clasei a II-a peste o panglic dreptunghiular lung de
16 mm i lat de 6 mm, din fir argintiu.
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ANEXA Nr. 1
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Ordinului Meritul Sportiv*
Art. 1. Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se acord pe via.
Art. 2. Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se acord nelimitat i este
mprit n clase, astfel:
a) clasa a III-a;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa I.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul clasei a III-a a Ordinului Meritul
Sportiv se prezint sub forma unei plci rotunde cu diametrul
de 45 mm i grosimea de 4 mm i este confecionat din argint
cu titlul de 800, avnd central un decupaj circular cu
diametrul de 27 mm.
(2) Pe avers, n decupajul central, este fixat replica
miniatural a statuii antice a discobolului, nalt de 27 mm i
groas de 6 mm. Pe marginea plcii, sub form inelar, este
redat n basorelief o cunun din fruze de laur emailate verde
i cu fructele emailate rou, lat de 7 mm, care este legat de
patru ori, ncruciat, cu o panglic lat de 6 mm i emailat n
culorile tricolorului: albastru, galben, rou.
(3) Pe revers, n decupajul central, este redat faa opus a
replicii miniaturale a statuii antice a discobolului. n partea
superioar a plcii, sub form circular, este nscris: 1966
MERITUL SPORTIV 2000, reprezentnd date istorice privind
Ordinul Meritul Sportiv. n partea inferioar a plcii este nscris,
cu litere italice: MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO. Literele i
cifrele sunt emailate albastru; cele din partea superioar a plcii
sunt nalte de 5 mm, iar cele italice din partea inferioar sunt
nalte de 4 mm; nscrisul din partea superioar este separat de
nscrisul din partea inferioar printr-o stelu albastr.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o sfer perforat cu
diametrul de 6 mm, la care se ataeaz un inel cu diametrul
de 20 mm prin care se petrece panglica. Pe reversul sferei
este poansonat titlul argintului.
(5) Panglica din rips moarat albastru deschis este lat de
40 mm i nalt de 50 mm i are pe centru o band de
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* Modele desenate ale decoraiilor la pag. 517518.
(3) Decorarea anterioar cu Medalia Meritul Sportiv este un
factor pozitiv de care se va ine seama la propunerile de
acordare a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv, dar nu este obligatorie
obinerea unei medalii sau parcurgerea ierarhiei medaliei pentru
conferirea ordinului.
(4) Propunerile de conferire trebuie s in seama de
criteriile stabilite n prezentul regulament, inclusiv pentru prima
(5) Conferirea direct a claselor superioare i a baretelor la
prima promoie se face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite
deosebite, care ar fi putut conduce la acordarea de clase
succesive.
Art. 11. (1) Bareta pentru clasa a III-a i a II-a ale
ordinului Meritul Sportiv, acordat la cea de-a doua i a treia
decorare, se prezint sub forma unei ramuri de palmier, lung
de 33 mm i lat de 7 mm, i este confecionat din argint cu
titlul de 925.
(2) Clasa a III-a i a II-a ale Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se pot
acorda de cel mult trei ori, respectiv o dat ordinul propriu-zis
i de dou ori cte o baret.
Art. 12. (1) Cutia n care se pstreaz bareta este
mbrcat n piele mat albastru deschis i n interior este
cptuit cu plu galben.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei este imprimat auriu cuvntul BARET.
Art. 13. Sportivii ctigtori ai unei medalii olimpice vor fi
decorai astfel:
a) pentru o medalie olimpic de bronz cu clasa a III-a i
dou barete;
b) pentru o medalie olimpic de argint cu clasa a II-a i
o baret;
c) pentru o medalie olimpic de aur cu clasa I.
la radierea numelui persoanei respective din evidena clasei
decorat.
Art. 15. (1) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv este o decoraie ce se
acord cetenilor romni, sportivi amatori sau profesioniti,
antrenori, manageri ai unor cluburi sportive sau organizatori de
ntreceri sportive, precum i ali specialiti, care au merite
sportive deosebite n diferite discipline sportive, n promovarea
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Art. 7. Placa nsemnului clasei I a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv
are forma unei stele romboidale cu raze reliefate, cu nlimea
de 80 mm i limea de 72 mm, i este confecionat din argint
cu titlul de 925. Pe plac, central, este aplicat nsemnul
propriu-zis avers al clasei I. Pe revers, ntr-un medalion central,
sunt poansonate numele firmei productoare i titlul argintului.
Pe spate placa are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 8. (1) Cutia care conine decoraia este mbrcat n
piele mat albastru deschis i n interior este cptuit cu plu
galben.
denumirea i clasa ordinului.
Art. 9. (1) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se poart, de regul, cu
prilejul Zilei Naionale a Romniei i al celorlalte srbtori
naionale sau religioase, cu ocazia Zilei Ordinului i la diferite
manifestri sportive la care cei decorai iau parte ca invitai de
onoare.
(2) Clasa a III-a a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se poart pe
partea stng a pieptului.
(3) nsemnul clasei a II-a i nsemnul propriu-zis al clasei I a
Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se poart la gt, cu panglica prins sub
cravat, nsemnul fiind vizibil la 50 mm n partea stng, sub
nodul cravatei.
(4) Placa clasei I se poart pe partea stng a pieptului.
(5) Se poart ntotdeauna numai nsemnul clasei celei mai
nalte a Ordinului Meritul Sportiv care a fost conferit.
(6) Rozeta Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se poate purta zilnic, dar
numai rozeta clasei celei mai nalte. Rozeta se poart la
butoniera de la reverul stng al hainei sau al taiorului.
(7) La clasa a III-a bareta se prinde pe panglica decoraiei,
iar la clasa a II-a bareta se prinde imediat deasupra inelului
nsemnului.
Art. 10. (1) Conferirea Ordinului Meritul Sportiv se face
ncepnd cu clasa a III-a, cu excepia primei promoii a
Ordinului Meritul Sportiv i a sportivilor care ctig o medalie
olimpic.
(2) Rezultate identice sau apropiate celor care au dus la
decorarea cu clasele a III-a sau a II-a pot fi rspltite prin
acordarea nc a uneia sau a dou decoraii n aceeai clas,
n acest caz conferindu-se numai bareta corespunztoare
nsemnului clasei primite anterior, care se ataeaz pe panglic.
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ANEXA Nr. 2
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Medaliei Meritul Sportiv*
Art. 1. Medalia Meritul Sportiv se acord pe via.
Art. 2. Medalia Meritul Sportiv se acord nelimitat i este
mprit n clase astfel:
a) clasa a III-a;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa I.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul Medaliei Meritul Sportiv se prezint
sub forma unei piese circulare cu diametrul de 38 mm i este
confecionat din tombac.
(2) Pe avers central, este redat n basorelief replica
miniatural a statuii antice a discobolului, vzut din fa, nalt
de 30,5 mm, nconjurat cu o cunun din frunze de laur, lat
de 6 mm. Cununa este legat de patru ori cu o panglic
ncruciat n culorile tricolorului romnesc.
(3) Pe revers medalia este lis. n partea superioar a plcii
este nscris: 1966 MERITUL SPORTIV 2000, reprezentnd
date istorice privind Medalia Meritul Sportiv. n partea inferioar
stng este redat n basorelief o ramur de laur i este
nscris cu litere italice: MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO.
Literele i cifrele din partea superioar sunt nalte de 4 mm, iar
cele din partea inferioar sunt nalte de 3 mm.
(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o sfer fix cu diametrul de
5 mm, la care se ataeaz un inel cu diametrul de 18 mm,
prin care se petrece panglica.
(5) Panglica din rips moarat albastru deschis este lat de
35 mm, are nlimea de 50 mm i are pe centru dou benzi
galbene, late fiecare de 4,5 mm, separate de cte o dung
albastr, galben i roie, late fiecare de cte 1 mm.
(6) Pentru persoanele de sex feminin, panglica este pliat
(7) Bareta pentru cea de-a doua sau a treia decorare n
aceeai clas este sub forma unei ramuri de palmier, lung de
29 mm i lat de 6 mm, i este confecionat din tombac n
culorile clasei respective.
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sportului sau n asigurarea unor condiii optime de desfurare
a ntrecerilor sportive de nivel internaional i naional.
(2) Prin merite sportive deosebite, n sensul prezentului
regulament, se nelege:
a) cti garea, i ndi vi dual sau n cadrul unor echi pe
reprezentative romneti, de club sau naionale, a unor
concursuri cu participare internaional regional, continental,
mondial sau olimpic;
b) obinerea, individual sau n cadrul unor echipe, a unor
rezultate cu totul deosebite la nivel naional;
c) pregti rea sporti vi l or care au cti gat concursuri
internaionale sau au obinut rezultate de excepie n concursuri
naionale;
d) promovarea diverselor discipline sportive cu atragerea unui
numr ct mai mare de tineri;
e) organizarea n Romnia a unor concursuri sportive de prestigiu;
f) afirmarea pe plan intern i internaional prin msurile de
prevenire a dopajului i a altor practici neregulamentare;
g) promovarea unor msuri deosebite n prevenirea i
combaterea violenei din domeniul sportului i exercitarea
autoritii disciplinare.
(3) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda i unor persoane
fizice sau persoane juridice constituite n structuri sportive,
respectiv: asociaii sportive, cluburi sportive de drept public i
privat, inclusiv cele organizate ca societi comerciale, federaiile
sportive naionale i Comitetul Olimpic Romn, care au obinut
rezultate sportive de excepie.
(4) Ordinul Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda i unor ceteni
strini sau cluburi sportive din strintate, care au avut rezultate
sportive cu totul deosebite i au contribuit la dezvoltarea
activitilor sportive n Romnia.
Art. 16. n termen de 30 de zile de la publicarea legii n
Monitorul Oficial al Romniei, Partea I, ministerul de resort, n
colaborare cu celelalte autoriti ale administraiei publice locale,
cu instituiile de cercetare i cu unitile de nvmnt i
sani tare de speci al i tate, precum i cu organi smel e
neguvernamentale de profil, va elabora, n baza art. 13 i 15,
reglementri specifice, aprobate prin ordin al ministrului de
resort, n care se vor detalia condiiile n care se confer
Ordinul Meritul Sportiv.
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* Modele desenate ale decoraiilor la pag. 519.
Art. 9. (1) Cutia n care se pstreaz bareta este din
carton, mbrcat n pergamoid albastru deschis i este
cptuit cu mtase galben.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei este imprimat argintiu cuvntul
BARET.
inferioare.
decorat.
Art. 11. (1) Medalia Meritul Sportiv este o decoraie ce
recompenseaz ceteni i romni , sporti vi amatori sau
profesioniti, antrenori, manageri ai unor cluburi sportive sau
organizatori de ntreceri sportive, precum i ali specialiti care
au merite sportive deosebite n diferite discipline sportive, n
promovarea sportului sau n asigurarea unor condiii optime de
desfurare a ntrecerilor sportive de nivel naional i local.
(2) Prin merite sportive deosebite, n sensul prezentului
a) ctigarea, individual sau n cadrul unor echipe, a locurilor
I, II i III la concursuri naionale;
b) pregtirea sportivilor sau a echipelor care au ctigat
concursurile menionate la lit. a);
c) organizarea unor jocuri i concursuri sportive cu atragerea
unui numr ct mai mare de persoane;
d) sprijinirea, prin toate formele, a activitilor sportive.
(3) Medalia Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda i unor ceteni
strini care au avut rezultate sportive deosebite sau au
contribuit la dezvoltarea activitilor sportive n Romnia.
Art. 12. n termen de 30 de zile de la publicarea legii n
Monitorul Oficial al Romniei, Partea I, ministerul de resort, n
colaborare cu celelalte autoriti ale administraiei publice locale,
cu instituiile de cercetare i cu unitile de nvmnt i sanitare
de specialitate, precum i cu organismele neguvernamentale de
profil vor elabora, n baza art. 11, reglementri specifice, aprobate
prin ordin al ministrului de resort, n care se vor detalia condiiile
n care se confer Medalia Meritul Sportiv.
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a) clasa a III-a este armit;
b) clasa a II-a este argintat;
c) clasa I este placat cu aur.
carton mbrcat n pergamoid albastru deschis i este cptuit
cu mtase galben.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate argintiu denumirea i
clasa medaliei.
Art. 6. (1) Medalia Meritul Sportiv se poart, de regul, cu
naionale sau religioase, cu ocazia Zilei Ordinului i la diferite
manifestri sportive la care cei decorai iau parte ca invitai de
onoare.
(2) Medalia Meritul Sportiv, indiferent de clas, se poart pe
(3) Se poart ntotdeaua numai nsemnul clasei celei mai
nalte a Medaliei Meritul Sportiv care a fost conferit.
Art. 7. (1) Conferirea Medaliei Meritul Sportiv se face
ncepnd cu clasa a III-a, cu excepia primei promoii a Medaliei
Meritul Sportiv care se poate acorda n toate clasele, pe baza
rezultatelor sportive deosebite avute.
(2) Rezultate identice sau apropiate celor care au dus la
decorarea cu o clas a Medaliei Meritul Sportiv pot fi rspltite
prin acordarea nc a uneia sau a dou decoraii n aceeai
clas, n acest caz conferindu-se numai bareta corespunztoare
nsemnului clasei primite anterior, care se ataeaz pe panglic.
(4) Conferirea direct a claselor superioare i a baretelor la
prima promoie se face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite
deosebite, care ar fi putut conduce la acordarea de clase
succesive.
Art. 8. (1) Bareta la cea de-a doua i a treia decorare cu
aceeai clas a Medaliei Meritul Sportiv se prezint sub forma
unei ramuri de palmier, lung de 29 mm i lat de 6 mm, i
este confecionat din tombac n culorile clasei respective.
(2) Fiecare clas a Medaliei Meritul Sportiv se poate acorda
de cel mult trei ori, respectiv o dat medalia propriu-zis i de
dou ori cte o baret.
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Art. 3. (1) Medalia Meritul Cultural se prezint sub o
singur form: nsemnul.
(2) Medalia Meritul Cultural cuprinde 8 categorii,
corespunztor activitilor specifice i conexe domeniului
cultural. nsemnul medaliei este identic pentru toate
categoriile de merite, dar panglicile sunt specifice fiecrei
categorii.
(3) nsemnul Medaliei Meritul Cultural este o pies
circular, confecionat din tombac, care are pe avers
tanat stema Romniei.
Art. 4. Regulamentele privind descrierea i modul de
acordare a Ordinului Meritul Cultural i Medaliei Meritul
Cultural, pentru fiecare grad sau clas, precum i modelul
desenat i panglicile specifice fiecrei categorii sunt
prevzute n anexele nr. 14 care fac parte integrant din
prezenta lege.
Art. 5. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural i Medalia
Meritul Cultural se confer de Preedintele Romniei prin
decret, n baza propunerilor de decorare individuale
fcute, potrivit art. 4 alin. (2) lit. c) din Legea nr. 29/2000,
cu modificrile ulterioare, de ctre ministrul de resort
pentru persoanele din domeniul su de activitate.
Meritul Cultural i a Medaliei Meritul Cultural sunt
avizate de Cancelaria Ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 5
din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
(3) Preedintele Romniei poate s confere Ordinul
Meritul Cultural i Medalia Meritul Cultural i din proprie
iniiativ, n proporie de 1% din numrul total stabilit
prin lege, pentru fiecare grad sau clas a fiecrei
decoraii, cu excepia gradului de Mare Ofier, n
conformitate cu art. 4 alin. (3) din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu
Art. 6. (1) Repartiia numrului maxim de decoraii
privind Ordinul Meritul Cultural i Medalia Meritul
Cultural, care se acord anual, se realizeaz de ctre
Cancelaria Ordinelor, n limitele locurilor vacante.
Ordinul i Medalia Meritul cultural
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LEGE
privind Ordinul Meritul Cultural
i Medalia Meritul Cultural*
Art. 1. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural i Medalia
Meritul Cultural, prevzute la art. 7 lit. A i B din Legea
nr. 29/2000 privind sistemul naional de decoraii al
Romniei, cu modificrile ulterioare, fac parte din
categoria decoraiilor civile pe domenii de activitate.
(2) Ordinul Meritul Cultural este o decoraie ce se
acord att cetenilor romni i strini, ct i instituiilor
i aezmintelor publice de cultur din ar i strintate,
pentru talentul i serviciile deosebite aduse culturii, artei,
tiinei i promovrii spiritului caritabil, prin opere de
creaie, interpretare i sociale, de impact naional.
(3) Medalia Meritul Cultural este o decoraie ce se
acord cetenilor romni i strini, care rspltete
meritele, talentul i serviciile aduse culturii, artei, tiinei
i promovrii operelor sociale, de impact local sau
regional.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural se prezint sub
dou forme cu valoare ierarhic egal: nsemnul i rozeta.
(2) Ordinul Meritul Cultural cuprinde 8 categorii,
corespunztor activitilor specifice i conexe domeniului
cultural. nsemnul ordinului este identic pentru toate
categoriile, dar panglicile sunt specifice fiecrei categorii.
(3) nsemnul Ordinului Meritul Cultural este o cruce cu
brae egale, confecionat din argint, emailat albastru-
violet, avnd pe avers un medalion circular pe care este
tanat stema Romniei.
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*Legea nr. 8/2003 a fost publicat n M. Of. nr. 77 din 6 februarie
2003.
cancelarul ordinelor, n conformitate cu art. 26 lit. b) din
(3) Brevetele pentru Medalia Meritul Cultural sunt
validate, pentru clasa a III-a i a II-a, prin parafa
ministrului de resort i semntura cancelarului ordinelor,
iar pentru clasa I, prin semntura ministrului de resort i
semntura cancelarului ordinelor, n conformitate cu
art. 28 din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
Art. 12. Membrii Ordinului Meritul Cultural,
indiferent de gradul pe care l au, sunt numii Cavaleri
ai Ordinului Meritul Cultural.
Art. 13. (1) Ziua Ordinului Meritul Cultural se
srbtorete la data de 19 iulie, data primei instituiri a
ordinului, n anul 1931.
(2) Cu prilejul Zilei Ordinului Meritul Cultural,
ministerul de resort i celelalte instituii autonome
abilitate s fac propuneri de decorare organizeaz, cu
sprijinul Cancelariei Ordinelor, ntrunirea Cavalerilor
Ordinului Meritul Cultural.
Art. 14. Persoanele decorate cu Ordinul Meritul
Cultural n grad de Comandor i Mare Ofier, n cazul n
care decernarea ordinului nu a fost fcut direct de eful
statului, pot solicita, prin Cancelaria Ordinelor, dreptul de
a fi primite n audien la Preedintele Romniei pentru
a- i mulumi personal. n funcie de programul
Preedintelui Romniei, Cancelaria Ordinelor va organiza
audiena personal sau n grup a celor decorai.
Art. 15. (1) Calitatea de membru al Ordinului Meritul
Cultural se poate pierde n condiiile prevzute la art. 52
din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu modificrile ulterioare.
(2) Pentru judecarea faptelor dezonorante, care aduc
prejudicii morale membrilor ordinului, altele dect cele ce
au dus la condamnarea membrilor Ordinului Meritul
Cultural la o pedeaps privativ de libertate prin hotrre
judectoreasc rmas definitiv, se constituie un consiliu
de onoare, n conformitate cu art. 53 din Legea
Art. 16. (1) Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului Meritul
Cultural este compus din 5 membri, astfel: cte un
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(2) Pentru primul an de la intrarea n vigoare a
prezentei legi se poate conferi maximum 15% din
numrul decoraiilor pentru fiecare grad i clas.
Art. 7. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural este limitat la
maximum 7.500 de membri.
(2) Instituiile i aezmintele publice de cultur, crora
li s-a conferit Ordinul Meritul Cultural, nu intr n
numrul prevzut la alin. (1).
(3) Cetenii strini sau instituiile i aezmintele
publice de cultur din strintate, crora li s-a conferit
Ordinul Meritul Cultural, nu intr n numrul prevzut la
alin. (1).
Art. 8. Ordinul Meritul Cultural cuprinde 4 grade.
a) Mare Ofier;
b) Comandor;
c) Ofier;
d) Cavaler.
Art. 9. Medalia Meritul Cultural cuprinde 3 clase.
a) clasa I;
b) clasa a II-a;
c) clasa a III-a.
Art. 10. (1) Medalia Meritul Cultural se poate acorda
nelimitat pentru clasele a III-a i a II-a i este limitat la
6.800 de membri pentru clasa I.
(2) Medalia Meritul Cultural clasa I, conferit cetenilor
strini, nu intr n numrul prevzut la alin. (1).
Art. 11. (1) Atestarea Ordinului Meritul Cultural i a
Medaliei Meritul Cultural se face printr-un brevet, n
conformitate cu art. 24 din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu
(2) Brevetele pentru Ordinul Meritul Cultural sunt
validate, pentru gradele de Cavaler i Ofier, prin parafa
Preedintelui Romniei, iar pentru gradele de Comandor
i Mare Ofier, prin semntura autograf a Preedintelui
Romniei. Brevetele pentru toate gradele sunt
contrasemnate autograf de ministrul de resort i de
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(6) Retragerea decoraiilor se face prin decret semnat
de Preedintele Romniei, la propunerea Cancelariei
Ordinelor, cu aplicarea art. 59 din Legea nr. 29/2000, cu
Art. 18. Consiliul de onoare al Ordinului Meritul
Cultural judec i faptele socotite dezonorante ale
persoanelor decorate cu Medalia Meritul Cultural. n acest
caz, n consiliul de onoare sunt cooptai pentru cauza n
spe i doi titulari ai medaliei, care vor avea drept de vot
deliberativ, n conformitate cu art. 55 alin. (1) din Legea
rozetelor, brevetelor i cutiilor decoraiilor Ordinului
Meritul Cultural i ale Medaliei Meritul Cultural vor fi
asigurate din bugetul aprobat anual Administraiei
Prezideniale.
ANEXA Nr. 1
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Ordinului Meritul Cultural*
Art. 1. Ordinul Meritul Cultural se acord pe via.
Art. 2. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural cuprinde 8 categorii
corespunztoare activitilor specifice i conexe domeniului
cultural, dup cum urmeaz:
a) Categoria A Literatura;
b) Categoria B Muzica;
c) Categoria C Artele plastice;
d) Categoria D Arta spectacolului teatru, oper, film,
balet etc.;
e) Categoria E Patrimoniul cultural naional;
f) Categoria F Promovarea culturii;
g) Categoria G Cultele;
h) Categoria H Cercetarea tiinific.
(2) Ordinul Meritul Cultural este limitat la maximum 7.500 de
membri, mprii pe categorii i grade astfel:
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membru din gradele de Cavaler, Ofier i Comandor i
cte doi membri din gradul de Mare Ofier. Preedinte al
consiliului de onoare va fi, de regul, cel mai n vrst
membru din gradul de Mare Ofier.
(2) n cazul n care din consiliul de onoare nu face
parte nici un membru din aceeai categorie cu persoana
nvinuit, n consiliul de onoare vor fi cooptai pentru
cauza n spe i doi Cavaleri ai ordinului din aceeai
categorie, cu drept de vot deliberativ.
(3) Consiliul de onoare se constituie sau se alege cu
prilejul Zilei Ordinului Meritul Cultural, pe termen de
5 ani, de Cavalerii acestui ordin.
(4) Pot fi realei pentru o nou perioad 3 dintre
membrii consiliului de onoare, dintre care cel puin unul
din gradele inferioare.
(5) Ministerul de resort va pune la dispoziie spaii
adecvate desfurrii activitii consiliului de onoare.
Art. 17. (1) Cavalerii Ordinului Meritul Cultural pot
semnala consiliului de onoare fapte comise de ali membri
ai ordinului, considerate c aduc prejudicii morale acestora.
(2) Ca urmare a sesizrii se convoac consiliul de
onoare i persoana nvinuit, n termen de maximum
30 de zile de la sesizare.
(3) Cavalerii ordinului pot semnala i direct Cancelariei
Ordinelor fapte comise de ali membri ai ordinului,
considerate c aduc prejudicii morale acestora. Ca urmare
a sesizrii, Cancelaria Ordinelor convoac consiliul de
onoare i persoana nvinuit, n termen de maximum
45 de zile de la sesizare.
(4) n cazul n care persoana nvinuit nu se prezint
la termenul fixat, consiliul de onoare o convoac la alt
termen, iar n cazul neprezentrii i a doua oar, cazul va
fi judecat n lips.
(5) Consiliul de onoare delibereaz i decide dup
cercetarea cazului, dar nu mai trziu de 60 de zile de la
prima ntrunire pentru cazul respectiv. Dac faptele aduse
la cunotin sunt ntemeiate, consiliul de onoare poate
propune Cancelariei Ordinelor retragerea decoraiei.
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H. Categoria H Cercetarea tiinific 800 de membri,
din care:
a) Cavaler 400;
b) Ofier 250;
c) Comandor 100;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
(3) nsemnele ordinelor fiecrei categorii au panglicile n
culori diferite, dup cum urmeaz:
a) Categoria A alb cu cte o band violet la margini;
b) Categoria B alb cu cte o band portocalie la margini;
c) Categoria C alb cu cte o band roie la margini;
d) Categoria D alb cu cte o band albastr la margini;
e) Categoria E alb cu cte o band galben la margini;
f) Categoria F alb cu cte o band albastr la margini i
una verde pe centru;
g) Categoria G alb cu trei benzi egale, dou roii i una
albastr pe centru;
h) Categoria H alb cu cte o band verde la margini.
(4) Depirea numrului membrilor fiecrui grad i fiecrei
categorii constituie o nclcare a prezentului regulament.
Decoraiile conferite peste numrul limit sunt nule de drept, iar
nsemnele vor fi restituite.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul gradului de Cavaler al Ordinului
Meritul Cultural este o cruce cu brae egale, late de 10 mm,
confecionat din argint cu titlul de 800, emailat albastru-
violet, avnd nlimea i limea de 40 mm; bordura din metal
a nsemnului este lat de 1 mm i este lustruit torsadat, oblic.
(2) Pe avers, central, este aplicat un medalion din argint, cu
diametrul de 18 mm, pe care sunt tanate, central, stema
Romniei, iar pe margine, o cunun din frunze de laur.
(3) Pe revers, central, este aplicat un medalion, cu diametrul
de 18 mm, care are nscri s cu al bastru MERITUL/
CULTURAL, cu litere nalte de 4 mm. Medalionul este mrginit
de un inel, emailat alb, lat de 4 mm, pe care este nscris cu
albastru n partea superioar, deviza ordinului: PRIN CULTUR
LA LIBERTATE, iar n partea inferioar, cu cifre nalte de
1,5 mm, anii: 1931, 1961, 2000, reprezentnd date istorice
privind Ordinul Meritul Cultural. Datele sunt separate prin cte o
stelu.
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A. Categoria A Literatura 850 de membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 450;
b) Ofier 225;
c) Comandor 125;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
B. Categoria B Muzica 700 de membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 350;
b) Ofier 200;
c) Comandor 110;
d) Mare Ofier 40.
C. Categoria C Artele plastice 1.000 de membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 500;
b) Ofier 300;
c) Comandor 150;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
D. Categoria D Arta spectacolului teatru, oper, film,
balet etc. 1.000 de membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 500;
b) Ofier 300;
c) Comandor 150;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
E. Categoria E Patrimoniul cultural naional 1.000 de
membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 500;
b) Ofier 300;
c) Comandor 150;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
F. Categoria F Promovarea culturii 1.150 de membri,
din care:
a) Cavaler 580;
b) Ofier 350;
c) Comandor 170;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
G. Categoria G Cultele 1.000 de membri, din care:
a) Cavaler 500;
b) Ofier 300;
c) Comandor 150;
d) Mare Ofier 50.
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d) literele inscripiei sunt nalte de 5 mm, iar cifrele i literele
devizei sunt nalte de 2 mm;
e) nsemnul este surmontat de un cilindru fix perforat, cu
diametrul de 6 mm i nalt de 7 mm, prin care trece un inel
circular cu diametrul de 15 mm. Un inel plat, nalt de 30 mm i
lat de 4 mm, este petrecut prin inelul circular; pe reversul
inelului sunt poansonate titlul argintului, categoria distinciei cu
liter majuscul i numrul curent al decoraiei din categoria
respectiv.
(3) Panglica este lat de 45 mm i are lungimea reglabil
pentru a fi adaptat la circumferina gtului. Limea fiecrei
benzi colorate este de 7 mm.
(4) Rozeta gradul ui de Comandor este format pri n
suprapunerea rozetei gradului de Ofier peste cea a gradului de
Cavaler.
Art. 6. (1) nsemnul gradului de Mare Ofier al Ordinului
Meritul Cultural este compus din nsemnul propriu-zis i placa
gradului.
(2) nsemnul propriu-zis al gradului de Mare Ofier este
identic cu nsemnul gradului de Comandor.
(3) Placa gradului este o stea bombat cu 4 grupe de raze,
confecionat din argint cu titlul de 925, fiecare grup fiind
format din cte 7 raze, cea central fiind cea mai mare.
Diametrul plcii este de 75 mm. Pe centru, ntre grupele de
raze, este aplicat nsemnul avers al gradului de Comandor. Pe
revers, ntr-un medalion central, sunt poansonate numele firmei
productoare i titlul argintului. Pe spate are un sistem de
prindere.
(4) Rozeta gradului se prezint sub forma unei panglici
dreptunghiulare din rips argintiu, lung de 16 mm i lat de
6 mm, peste care se aplic rozeta gradului de Ofier. Pe spate
are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 7. (1) Cutia n care se pstreaz decoraia este
mbrcat n piele mat albastru-violet i n interior este
cptuit cu plu alb.
denumirea i gradul ordinului, precum i categoria distinciei.
Art. 8. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural se poart, de regul, cu
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(4) nsemnul este surmontat de o semicunun din frunze de
laur cu limea exterioar de 30 mm i nlimea de 20 mm,
avnd capetele semicununii unite printr-o bar prin intermediul
creia se petrece panglica. Pe bar, pe revers, sunt poansonate
titlul argintului, categoria distinciei cu liter majuscul i numrul
curent al decoraiei din categoria respectiv.
(5) Panglica din rips moarat alb este lat de 40 mm i nalt
de 50 mm. Benzile colorate au, ca regul, limea de 6 mm i
sunt plasate la 2 mm de margine, pentru toate panglicile, cu
urmtoarele excepii: categoria F, care are cele trei benzi late
de cte 5 mm; categoria G, care are benzile de cte 5 mm
plasate alturat i pe centru.
(6) Pentru persoanele de sex feminin panglica este pliat
(7) Rozeta se prezint sub forma unei panglici drept-
unghiulare din rips, lung de 16 mm i lat de 6 mm, avnd
dimensiunile benzilor colorate ale panglicii categoriei respective
reduse la 40%. Pe spate are un sistem de prindere.
Art. 4. nsemnul i rozeta gradului de Ofier al Ordinului
Meritul Cultural au caracteristicile generale ale nsemnului i
rozetei gradului de Cavaler, cu urmtoarele particulariti:
a) nsemnul este aurit;
b) panglica primete o rozet cu diametrul de 25 mm;
c) rozeta se prezint sub forma unui tambur din rips cu
diametrul de 10 mm i nlimea de 6 mm, avnd dimensiunile
benzilor colorate ale panglicii categoriei respective reduse la
40%; pe spate are un sistem de prindere;
d) pentru persoanele de sex feminin rozeta se aplic pe
mijlocul fundei.
Art. 5. (1) nsemnul gradului de Comandor al Ordinului
Meritul Cultural este o cruce cu braele egale, late de 12 mm,
confecionat din argint cu titlul de 925, aurit, avnd nlimea
i limea de 50 mm.
(2) Celelalte elemente ale nsemnului au caracteristicile
generale ale gradului de Ofier, cu urmtoarele particulariti:
a) medalionul de pe avers are diametrul de 22 mm;
b) medalionul de pe revers are diametrul de 22 mm;
c) inelul care le nconjoar este lat de 5 mm;
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Art. 10. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite vechimea minim
n grad, prevzut la art. 9 alin. (3), poate fi redus cu
maximum o treime.
Art. 11. (1) Conferirea unui grad superior duce automat la
radierea numelui persoanei respective din evidena gradului
inferior, locul devenind vacant.
(2) nsemnul gradului inferior rmne n posesia celui decorat.
Art. 12. (1) Ordinul Meritul Cultural este o decoraie ce
recompenseaz talentul i serviciile deosebite aduse culturii,
artei, tiinei i promovrii spiritului caritabil, de ctre ceteni
sau instituii i aezminte publice de cultur, prin opere de
creaie, interpretare i sociale, de impact naional.
(2) Prin talent i servicii deosebite, n sensul prezentului
a) crearea de valori culturale i artistice semnificative n
toate domeniile: literatur, eseu, filozofie, tiin, muzic de
toate genurile, arte plastice de toate genurile;
b) interpretarea cu sensibilitate i rafinament a unor opere
literare, muzicale sau coregrafice;
c) descoperirea, conservarea i restaurarea unor importante
bunuri din patrimoniul cultural naional mobil sau imobil i
punerea lor n valoare pentru public, prin expunere permanent
sau prin expoziii temporare n ar sau peste hotare;
d) iniierea i organizarea de aciuni confesionale care s
contribuie la ntrirea spiritului civic i a solidaritii general
umane printre enoriai, precum i de aciuni ndreptate spre
alinarea suferinelor pentru persoane aflate n dificultate;
e) importante aciuni de mecenat pentru susinerea unor
instituii culturale, artistice i tiinifice sau a unor programe i
aciuni culturale, artistice i tiinifice, de nivel naional sau
internaional, a creterii semnificative a patrimoniului naional
cultural, artistic i tiinific, prin donaii directe de piese sau de
sume necesare achiziionrii acestora.
(3) Ordinul Meritul Cultural se poate conferi, n mod
excepional, unor instituii i aezminte publice de cultur de
mare prestigiu.
(4) Ordinul Meritul Cultural se poate conferi i cetenilor i
instituiilor culturale din strintate care s-au impus pe plan
internaional prin importante opere de creaie sau interpretative,
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naionale sau religioase, cu ocazia Zilei Ordinului i la
manifestrile cultural-artistice de importan naional.
(2) Gradele de Cavaler i Ofier ale Ordinului Meritul Cultural
(3) Gradul de Comandor al Ordinului Meritul Cultural se
poart la gt, cu panglica prins sub cravat, nsemnul fiind
vizibil la 50 mm n partea stng, sub nodul cravatei.
(4) Placa gradului de Mare Ofier al Ordinului Meritul Cultural
(5) Se poart ntotdeauna numai gradul cel mai nalt al
Ordinului Meritul Cultural care a fost conferit.
(6) Rozeta se poate purta zilnic, dar numai rozeta gradului
celui mai nalt. Rozeta se poart la butoniera de la reverul
stng al hainei sau al taiorului.
Art. 9. (1) Conferirea Ordinului Meritul Cultural se face
obligatoriu ncepnd cu gradul de Cavaler.
(2) Decorarea anterioar cu Medalia Meritul Cultural este un
factor pozitiv, de care se va ine seama la propunerile de
acordare a Ordinului Meritul Cultural, dar nu este obligatorie
obinerea unei medalii sau parcurgerea ierarhiei medaliei pentru
conferirea ordinului.
(3) Pentru a se conferi un grad superior aceleiai persoane este
necesar efectuarea unui stagiu n gradul imediat inferior, astfel:
a) de la gradul de Cavaler la cel de Ofier 3 ani;
b) de la gradul de Ofier la cel de Comandor 4 ani;
c) de la gradul de Comandor la cel de Mare Ofier 5 ani.
(5) Conferirea direct a gradelor superioare la prima promoie
se face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite deosebite, care ar
fi putut conduce la acordarea de grade succesive.
(6) Pentru merite deosebite, obinute de aceeai persoan n
dou sau mai multe categorii, se poate acorda acelai ordin cu
panglici diferite, specifice categoriilor respective, fr a se ine
cont de stagiul minim prevzut pentru o nou decorare i
pornindu-se, pentru fiecare categorie, de la gradul de Cavaler.
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e) Categoria E Patrimoniul cultural naional 1.000 de
membri;
f) Categoria F Promovarea culturii 600 de membri;
g) Categoria G Cultele 600 de membri;
h) Categoria H Cercetarea tiinific 600 de membri.
(3) nsemnele medaliei fiecrei categorii au panglicile n
culori diferite, dup cum urmeaz:
a) Categoria A alb cu cte o band violet la margini i o
dung violet pe centru;
b) Categoria B alb cu cte o band portocalie la margini
i o dung portocalie pe centru;
c) Categoria C alb cu cte o band roie la margini i o
dung roie pe centru;
d) Categoria D alb cu cte o band albastr la margini i
o dung albastr pe centru;
e) Categoria E alb cu cte o band galben la margini i
o dung galben pe centru;
f) Categoria F alb cu cte o band albastr la margini i
dou dungi verzi pe centru;
g) Categoria G alb cu dou benzi roii i una albastr,
strbtute de o dung alb pe centru;
h) Categoria H alb cu cte o band verde la margini i o
dung verde pe centru.
(4) Depirea numrului membrilor prevzut pentru fiecare
categorie, pentru clasa I, constituie o nclcare a prezentului
regulament. Decoraiile conferite peste numrul limit sunt nule
de drept, iar nsemnele vor fi restituite.
Art. 3. (1) nsemnul Medaliei Meritul Cultural se prezint
sub forma unei piese circulare cu diametrul de 30 mm, are
bordura uor nlat i este confecionat din tombac.
(2) Pe avers este tanat stema Romniei, care are
nlimea de 25 mm. La 1 mm de bordur este tanat un cerc
perlat.
(3) Pe revers, n partea stng, este tanat o ramur de
laur, n partea superioar este nscris deviza: PRIN CULTUR
LA LIBERTATE cu litere nalte de 1,5 mm, iar central este
nscris cu litere nalte de 3 mm: MERITUL/CULTURAL.
(4) Medalia este surmontat de o semicunun din frunze de
laur, cu limea exterioar de 30 mm i nlimea de 20 mm,
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care au sprijinit schimburile culturale cu Romnia i au
promovat n rile lor cultura romneasc.
ministerul de resort, n colaborare cu instituiile i aezmintele
publice de cultur, va elabora, n baza art. 12, reglementri
specifice fiecrei categorii de merite, aprobate prin ordin al
ministrului de resort, n care se vor detalia condiiile n care se
confer Ordinul Meritul Cultural.
ANEXA Nr. 2
R E G U L A M E N T
privind descrierea i acordarea Medaliei Meritul Cultural*
Art. 1. Medalia Meritul Cultural se acord pe via.
Art. 2. (1) Medalia Meritul Cultural cuprinde 8 categorii
corespunztoare activitilor specifice i conexe domeniului
cultural, dup cum urmeaz:
a) Categoria A Literatura;
b) Categoria B Muzica;
c) Categoria C Artele plastice;
d) Categoria D Arta spectacolului teatru, oper, film,
balet etc.;
e) Categoria E Patrimoniul cultural naional;
f) Categoria F Promovarea culturii;
g) Categoria G Cultele;
h) Categoria H Cercetarea tiinific.
(2) Medalia Meritul Cultural este nelimitat ca numr de
membri pentru clasele a III-a i a II-a i este limitat la un
numr de 6.800 de membri pentru clasa I, mprii pe categorii
astfel:
a) Categoria A Literatura 1.000 de membri;
b) Categoria B Muzica 1.000 de membri;
c) Categoria C Artele plastice 1.000 de membri;
d) Cateogria D Arta spectacolului teatru, oper, film,
balet etc. 1.000 de membri;
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inferioare.
decorat.
Art. 11. Medalia Meritul Cultural este o decoraie ce se
acord cetenilor romni i strini, care rspltete meritele,
talentul i serviciile aduse culturii, artei, tiinei i promovrii
operelor sociale, de impact local sau regional.
ministerul de resort, n colaborare cu instituiile i aezmintele
publice de cultur, va elabora, n baza art. 11, reglementri
specifice fiecrei categorii de merite, aprobate prin ordin al
ministrului de resort, n care se vor detalia condiiile n care se
confer Medalia Meritul Cultural.
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avnd capetele semicununii unite printr-o bar prin intermediul
creia se petrece panglica. Pe bar, pe revers, sunt poansonate
categoria distinciei cu liter majuscul i, la clasa I, numrul
curent al decoraiei din categoria respectiv.
(5) Panglica, lat de 35 mm i cu nlimea aparent de
50 mm, este din rips moarat, avnd benzile colorate late de
cte 4 mm, iar dungile colorate sunt late de 1 mm.
(6) Pentru persoanele de sex feminin panglica este pliat
a) clasa a III-a este armit;
b) clasa a II-a este argintat;
c) clasa I este placat cu aur.
carton mbrcat n pergamoid albastru-violet i este cptuit cu
mtase alb.
(2) Pe capacul cutiei sunt imprimate argintiu denumirea,
clasa i categoria medaliei.
Art. 6. (1) Medalia Meritul Cultural se poart, de regul,
cu prilejul Zilei Naionale a Romniei i al celorlalte srbtori
naionale sau religioase, cu ocazia Zilei Ordinului i la
manifestrile cultural-artistice de importan naional.
(2) Medalia Meritul Cultural, indiferent de clas, se poart pe
(3) Se poart ntotdeauna numai nsemnul clasei celei mai
nalte a Medaliei Meritul Cultural care a fost conferit.
Art. 7. Conferirea Medaliei Meritul Cultural se face
obligatoriu ncepnd cu clasa a III-a.
Art. 8. (1) Pentru a se conferi o clas superioar
aceleiai persoane este necesar efectuarea unui stagiu n
clasa imediat inferioar de minimum 2 ani.
(2) Conferirea direct a claselor superioare la prima promoie
se poate face ca urmare a unei nsumri de merite deosebite
care ar fi putut conduce la acordarea de clase succesive.
Art. 9. Pentru merite cu totul deosebite, vechimea minim
n clas, prevzut la art. 8 alin. (1), poate fi redus cu
maximum jumtate.
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Systme national de dcorations de Roumanie
LOI
sur le systme national de dcorations de
Roumanie
*
LOI
sur lOrdre de Michel le Brave
*
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre national de lEtoile
de Roumanie
*
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre, la Croix
et la Mdaille nationaux du Service loyal
*
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre et la Mdaille
nationaux Pour le Mrite
*
ORDONNANCE
sur lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les officiers
*
ORDONNANCE
de lArme pour les matres militaires
et les sous-officiers
Abrviations
MO Moniteur officiel de la Roumanie
OG Ordonnance du Gouvernement
OUG Ordonnance durgence du Gouvernement
LOI
sur le systme national
de dcorations de Roumanie*
CHAPITRE I
er
Dispositions gnrales
Art. 1
er
. Est institu le systme national de dcora-
tions de Roumanie conformment aux dispositions de la
prsente loi.
Art. 2. Le systme national de dcorations comprend:
A. dcorations nationales:
ordres, croix et mdailles;
B. dcorations par domaines dactivit:
a) ordres et mdailles civils;
b) ordres et mdailles militaires:
de paix;
de guerre;
C. insignes honorifiques.
Art. 3. (1) Les dcorations sont confres aux citoyens
roumains pour les services exceptionnels rendus lEtat
et au peuple roumains, pour les actes dhrosme accom-
plis dans le service militaire et pour les mrites parti-
culiers dans leur activit.
(2) Les dcorations peuvent tre confres aux units
militaires pour des faits exceptionnels en temps de paix et
pour les actes dhrosme en temps de guerre.
(3) Les dcorations peuvent tre confres aux citoyens
trangers pour leur contribution mritoire au progrs de
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* La Loi n
o
29/2000 a t publie au MO n
o
146 du 7 avril 2000 et a
t modifie par lOUG n
o
70/2000, publie au MO n
o
267 du 14 juin
2000 (approuve par la Loi n
o
o
716 du
9 novembre 2001) et par la Loi n
o
o
402 du
11 juin 2002.
LOI
sur linstitution de la mdaille
de La Croix commmorative de la
Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 1941-1945
*
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
sur la dcoration de
La Croix commmorative de la
Rsistance anticommuniste
*
LOI
sur linstitution de lOrdre de
La Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine
de Dcembre 1989
*
LOI
rendant hommage aux hros-martyrs
et attribuant des droits leurs
successeurs, aux blesss, ainsi quaux
combattants pour la victoire
de la Rvolution de Dcembre 1989
*
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire de
la naissance de Mihai Eminescu
*
LOI
sur lOrdre du Mrite sportif
et la Mdaille du Mrite sportif
*
LOI
sur lOrdre du Mrite culturel
et la Mdaille du Mrite culturel
B. Croix et mdailles:
I. Croix du Service loyal;
II. Mdaille du Service loyal;
III. Mdaille Pour le Mrite;
C. Croix commmoratives:
I. Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste;
II. Croix commmorative de la Rvolution anticommuniste;
*III. Croix commmorative de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale,
1941-1945.
Art. 7. Les dcorations civiles par domaines dactivit
sont les suivantes:
A. Ordres:
Ordre du Mrite agricole;
Ordre du Mrite culturel;
Ordre du Mrite industriel et commercial;
Ordre du Mrite pour lenseignement;
Ordre du Mrite sanitaire;
Ordre du Mrite sportif;
B. Mdailles:
Mdaille du Mrite agricole;
Mdaille du Mrite culturel;
Mdaille du Mrite industriel et commercial;
Mdaille du Mrite pour lenseignement;
Mdaille du Mrite sanitaire;
Mdaille du Mrite sportif.
Art. 8. Les dcorations militaires en temps de paix
sont les suivantes:
A. Ordres:
Ordre de la Vertu militaire;
Ordre de la Vertu aronautique;
Ordre de la Vertu maritime;
B. Mdailles:
Mdaille de la Vertu militaire;
Mdaille de la Vertu aronautique;
Mdaille de la Vertu maritime;
Mdaille Bravoure et foi.
Loi n
o
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*Lart. 6 lett. C point III a t modifi par la Loi n
o
352/2002.
lhumanit, la promotion de la paix et de la dmocratie
dans le monde, au dveloppement des relations de colla-
boration et damiti avec la Roumanie ou pour des faits et
services remarquables rendus lEtat et au peuple
roumains.
Art. 4. (1) Les dcorations sont confres par le
Prsident de la Roumanie par dcret, sur la base des
propositions de dcoration individuelles.
(2) Les propositions de dcoration sont faites par:
a) le prsident du Snat ou le prsident de la Chambre
des Dputs, pour le Prsident de la Roumanie, le pre-
mier ministre, les snateurs et les dputs;
b) le premier ministre, pour les membres du
Gouvernement;
c) les ministres et les dirigeants des institutions et des
organisations centrales autonomes, pour les personnes de
leur domaine dactivit.
(3) Le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer des
dcorations de sa propre initiative, en proportion de 1%
du nombre total tabli par la loi pour chaque grade ou
classe de chaque dcoration, sauf les grades de Grand
officier, Grand-croix et Collier.
(4) Les citoyens roumains sont dcors une fois par an,
loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie.
(5) En cas spciaux, les dcorations peuvent tre con-
fres au cours de lanne civile.
Art. 5. Les propositions nominales pour les dcora-
tions doivent recevoir lavis de la Chancellerie des Ordres
qui sera constitue dans le cadre de la Prsidence de la
Roumanie.
CHAPITRE II
Systme de dcorations
Art. 6. Les dcorations nationales sont les suivantes:
A. Ordres:
I. Ordre de lEtoile de Roumanie;
II. Ordre du Service loyal;
III. Ordre Pour le Mrite;
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I. Ordres nationaux:
*1. LOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie, institu par
lOrdonnance durgence du Gouvernement n
o
11/1998
rtablissant lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie,
republie, comprend six grades:
a) Collier;
b) Grand-croix;
c) Grand officier;
d) Commandeur;
e) Officier;
f) Chevalier.
2. LOrdre du Service loyal comprend cinq grades:
a) Grand-croix;
b) Grand officier;
c) Commandeur;
d) Officier;
e) Chevalier.
3. LOrdre Pour le Mrite comprend cinq grades:
a) Grand-croix;
b) Grand-officier;
c) Commandeur;
d) Officier;
e) Chevalier.
II. Ordres civils, par domaines dactivit:
1. LOrdre du Mrite agricole comprend quatre grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
2. LOrdre du Mrite culturel comprend quatre grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
3. LOrdre du Mrite industriel et commercial com-
prend quatre grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
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o
29/2000
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* Lart. 11 al. (1) a t modifi par lOUG n
o
70/2000.
Art. 9. Les dcorations militaires en temps de guerre
sont les suivantes:
A. Ordres:
I. Ordre de Michel le Brave;
II. Ordre de lEtoile de Roumanie;
III. Ordre du Service loyal;
IV. Ordre Pour le Mrite;
V. Ordre de la Vertu militaire;
Ordre de la Vertu aronautique;
Ordre de la Vertu maritime;
VI. Ordre du Mrite sanitaire;
B. Mdailles:
I. Mdaille de la Vertu militaire;
Mdaille de la Vertu aronautique;
Mdaille de la Vertu maritime;
II. Croix du Service loyal;
III. Mdaille du Service loyal;
IV. Mdaille Pour le Mrite;
V. Mdaille Bravoure et foi;
VI. Mdaille du Mrite sanitaire.
Art. 10. Les insignes honorifiques sont les suivants:
1. Insigne honorifique de lAigle de Roumanie, qui est
confr aux parlementaires;
2. Insigne honorifique Rcompense du travail au ser-
vice public;
3. Insigne honorifique au service de larme, qui est
confr aux officiers ayant:
a) quinze ans dactivit dans larme;
b) vingt ans dactivit dans larme;
c) vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme;
4. Linsigne honorifique au service de larme, qui est
confr aux matres militaires et aux sous-officiers ayant:
c) vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme.
CHAPITRE III
Hirarchie des dcorations
Art. 11. (1) La hirarchie de chaque dcoration, en
ordre dcroissant, est la suivante:
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(2) Les ordres nationaux et militaires ainsi que lOrdre
du Mrite sanitaire, confrs comme dcorations de
guerre, ont des insignes spciaux et conservent leur pro-
pre hirarchie, lordre hirarchique tant celui prvu
lart. 9 lett. A.
V. Croix et mdailles nationales:
1. La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticom-
muniste comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
2. La Croix commmorative de la Rvolution anticom-
muniste de Dcembre 1989 comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
*3. La Croix commmorative de la Deuxime Guerre
mondiale, 1941-1945, sans classes.
4. La Croix du Service loyal comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
5. La Mdaille du Service loyal comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
6. La Mdaille Pour le Mrite comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
VI. Mdailles civiles, par domaines dactivit:
1. La Mdaille du Mrite agricole comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
2. La Mdaille du Mrite culturel comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
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o
29/2000
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* Lart. 11 al. (2) V.3 a t modifi par la Loi n
o
352/2002.
d) Chevalier.
4. LOrdre du Mrite pour lenseignement comprend
quatre grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
5. LOrdre du Mrite sanitaire comprend quatre grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
6. LOrdre du Mrite sportif comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
III. Ordres militaires en temps de paix:
1. LOrdre de la Vertu militaire comprend quatre
grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
2. LOrdre de la Vertu aronautique comprend quatre
grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
3. LOrdre de la Vertu maritime comprend quatre
grades:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
IV. Ordres militaires de guerre:
LOrdre de Michel le Brave comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
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(3) La Mdaille de la Vertu militaire en temps de
guerre est la plus haute dcoration de guerre qui peut
tre confre aux matres militaires, aux sous-officiers et
la troupe de toutes les armes et les spcialits militaires,
quivalant en importance lOrdre de Michel le Brave pour
les officiers.
(4) Les autres mdailles nationales et militaires, ainsi
que la Mdaille du Mrite sanitaire, confres comme
dcorations de guerre, ont des insignes spciaux et conservent
chacune leur propre hirachie, lordre hirarchique tant
celui prvu lart. 9 lett. B.
IX. Insignes honorifiques:
1. LInsigne honorifique de lAigle de Roumanie, qui
est confr aux parlementaires, comprend cinq grades:
a) Grand-croix;
b) Grand officier;
c) Commandeur;
d) Officier;
e) Chevalier.
2. LInsigne honorifique Rcompense du travail au ser-
vice public est confr pour:
a) vingt ans dactivit;
b) vingt-cinq ans dactivit;
c) trente ans dactivit.
3. LInsigne honorifique pour les officiers est confr
pour:
4. LInsigne honorifique pour les matres militaires et
les sous-officiers comprend trois catgories:
5. Les insignes honorifiques pour les militaires sont
institus la place de lancien Ordre du Mrite militaire.
6. Les officiers, les matres militaires, les sous-officiers
dcors des insignes honorifiques jouissent des dispositions
de la Loi n
o
80/1995 sur le statut des cadres militaires.
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o
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3. La Mdaille du Mrite industriel et commercial com-
prend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
4. La Mdaille du Mrite pour lenseignement com-
prend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
5. La Mdaille du Mrite sanitaire comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
6. La Mdaille du Mrite sportif comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
VII. Mdailles militaires en temps de paix:
1. La Mdaille de la Vertu militaire comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
2. La Mdaille de la Vertu aronautique comprend trois
classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
3. La Mdaille de la Vertu maritime comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
4. La Mdaille Bravoure et foi comprend trois classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
VIII. Mdailles militaires en temps de guerre:
La Mdaille de la Vertu militaire en temps de guerre
comprend deux classes:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe.
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aux dispositions de la Loi n
o
42/1990 sur la considration
due aux hros-martyrs et loctroi de droits leurs suc-
cesseurs, aux blesss, ainsi quaux combattants pour la
victoire de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989.
Art. 18. (1) Les propositions sont faites par les institu-
tions prvues lart. 4 al. (2) pour leurs domaines dacti-
vit, dans les limites des places vacantes, pour chaque
classe de chaque croix ou mdaille tablie pour la promo-
tion annuelle par la Chancellerie des Ordres.
(2) Les propositions de dcoration pour toutes les clas-
ses des croix et des mdailles nationales seront motives,
et lessence de la motivation sera inscrite dans les brevets
accompagnant les insignes.
Art. 19. Effectuer le stage dans les classes infrieures
des croix et des mdailles nationales nentrane pas
automatiquement le droit lattribution de classes
suprieures, mais constitue la limite de temps au-del de
laquelle peut tre faite une nouvelle proposition de dco-
ration, au cas o la personne en question fait preuve de
nouveaux mrites.
Art. 20. Les citoyens trangers auxquels sont con-
fres des croix et mdailles nationales roumaines ne sont
pas sujets aux rgles dattribution tablies pour les
citoyens roumains.
CHAPITRE VI
Attribution des ordres et des mdailles
par domaines dactivit
Art. 21. Lattribution dun ordre ou dune mdaille
aux citoyens roumains pour un domaine dactivit com-
mence avec le plus petit grade ou la plus petite classe.
Art. 22. Lattribution des mdailles civiles par
domaines dactivit constitue un argument en faveur de la
promotion dans lordre respectif, mais il nest pas obliga-
toire que lattribution de lordre soit prcde par lattri-
bution des mdailles.
Art. 23. Effectuer le stage prvu pour chaque grade
ou classe des ordres et mdailles civils, par domaines
dactivit, nentrane pas automatiquement le droit
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CHAPITRE IV
Attribution des ordres nationaux
Art. 12. Les ordres nationaux sont confrs aux citoyens
roumains en commenant avec le grade de chevalier, ce qui
entrane ladmission dans lordre national respectif.
Art. 13. (1) Les grades suprieurs dun ordre national
sont confrs conformment aux rglementations compri-
ses dans leurs lois dinstitution.
(2) Les personnes dcores dun ordre, quel quen soit
le grade, sont chevaliers de lordre respectif.
Art. 14. (1) Les propositions de dcoration des ordres
nationaux doivent tre bien fondes, et lessence de ces motiva-
tions sera inscrite dans les brevets accompagnant les insignes.
(2) Les propositions prvues lal. (1) sont faites par les
autorits mentionnes lart. 4 al. (2), pour les personnes
du domaine respectif dactivit, dans la limite des places
vacantes pour chaque grade de chaque ordre tabli pour
la promotion annuelle par la Chancellerie des Ordres.
Art. 15. Effectuer le stage pour chaque ordre et
chaque grade nentrane pas automatiquement le droit
lattribution dun ordre ou dun grade suprieur, mais con-
stitue la limite de temps au-del de laquelle peuvent tre
faites de nouvelles propositions de dcoration, au cas o la
personne en question fait preuve de nouveaux mrites.
Art. 16. Les citoyens trangers ne sont pas sujets aux
rgles dattribution tablies pour les citoyens roumains.
CHAPITRE V
Attribution des croix et des mdailles nationales
Art. 17. (1) Pour les citoyens roumains, lattribution
dune croix ou dune mdaille nationale commence avec
la plus petite classe.
(2) La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticom-
muniste est confre conformment aux dispositions du
Dcret-loi n
o
118/1990 octroyant des droits aux personnes
perscutes pour des motifs politiques par la dictature
instaure partir du 6 mars 1945, ainsi qu celles
dportes ltranger ou constitues prisonnires.
(3) La Croix commmorative de la Rvolution anticom-
muniste de Dcembre 1989 est attribue conformment
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Art. 29. Le brevet porte deux numros:
a) le numro dordre dans le cadre de la hirarchie de
la dcoration respective;
b) le numro denregistrement dans les situations de la
Chancellerie des Ordres.
Art. 30. En cas de dcs, le brevet ainsi que linsigne
de la dcoration restent dans la possession des suc-
cesseurs lgaux.
CHAPITRE VIII
Port des dcorations
Art. 31. Lordre de prsance pour le port des dcora-
tions roumaines en temps de paix est le suivant:
1. le grade du Collier de lOrdre de lEtoile de
Roumanie;
2. le grade de Grand-croix de lOrdre de lEtoile de
Roumanie;
3. le grade de Grand-croix de lOrdre du Service loyal;
4. le grade de Grand-croix de lOrdre Pour le Mrite est
gal au grade de Grand officier de lOrdre de lEtoile de
Roumanie;
5. le grade de Grand officier de lOrdre du Service
loyal;
6. le grade de Grand officier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite
est gal au grade de Commandeur de lOrdre de lEtoile
de Roumanie, gal au grade de Grand officier des ordres:
Mrite agricole, Mrite culturel, Mrite industriel et com-
mercial, Mrite pour lenseignement, Mrite sanitaire,
Vertu militaire de paix, Vertu aronautique de paix et
Vertu maritime de paix;
7. le grade de Commandeur de lOrdre du Service
loyal;
8. le grade de Commandeur de lOrdre Pour le Mrite
est gal au grade de Commandeur des ordres: Mrite agri-
cole, Mrite culturel, Mrite industriel et commercial,
Mrite pour lenseignement, Mrite sanitaire, Vertu mili-
taire de paix, Vertu aronautique de paix, Vertu maritime
de paix et la I
re
classe de lOrdre du Mrite sportif;
9. le grade dOfficier de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie;
10. le grade dOfficier de lOrdre du Service loyal;
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lattribution de grades ou classes suprieurs, mais con-
stitue la limite de temps au-del de laquelle peuvent tre
faites de nouvelles propositions de dcoration, au cas o
la personne en question fait preuve de nouveaux mrites.
CHAPITRE VII
Brevets
Art. 24. Le brevet reprsente le document officiel par
lequel est atteste lattribution des dcorations.
Art. 25. Sur le brevet est imprim lemblme du pays
et sont inscrites les donnes suivantes: la dnomination
de la dcoration, son grade ou sa classe, le numro et la
date du dcret la confrant, ainsi que les nom et prnom
du possesseur, avec linitiale du pre, et les mrites pour
lesquels est dcerne la dcoration. Pour les militaires et
les units militaires, y est galement inscrite la dnomina-
tion de lunit militaire.
Art. 26. Les brevets sont valids par signature et
sceau, comme suit:
a) pour les ordres nationaux, avec la signature auto-
graphe ou le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le
contreseing du chancelier des ordres;
b) pour les ordres par domaines dactivit, avec la si-
gnature autographe ou le paraphe du Prsident de la
Roumanie, avec les contreseings des ministres de ressort
et du chancelier des ordres;
c) pour linsigne honorique de lAigle de Roumanie, qui
et confr aux parlementaires, avec la signature autographe
ou le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie, avec les contre-
seings du prsident du Snat et, respectivement, du prsi-
dent de la Chambre des Dputs et du chancelier des ordres.
Art. 27. En temps de guerre, les brevets pour lOrdre
de Michel le Brave et la Mdaille de la Vertu militaire
sont signs en autographe par le Prsident de la
Roumanie et contresigns par le ministre de la dfense
nationale et le chancelier des ordres.
Art. 28. Les brevets pour les mdailles et les insignes
honorifiques sont valids par la signature ou le paraphe
du ministre dans le domaine duquel ont t faites les
propositions et du chancelier des ordres.
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24. Mdaille Pour le Mrite III
e
classe;
25. Les mdailles Mrite agricole, Mrite culturel,
Mrite industriel et commercial, Mrite pour lenseigne-
ment, Mrite sanitaire, Mrite sportif, Vertu militaire de
paix, Vertu aronautique de paix et Bravoure et foi
de paix II
e
classe;
26. Linsigne honorifique pour les officiers, pour
quinze, vingt et vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme est
port aprs tous les ordres roumains ou trangers, avant
les croix et les mdailles;
27. Linsigne honorifique de la Rcompense du travail
au service public, ainsi que linsigne honorifique pour les
matres militaires et les sous-officiers pour lactivit dans
larme de quinze, vingt et vingt-cinq ans est port aprs
tous les autres ordres, croix et mdailles;
28. Linsigne honorifique de lAigle de Roumanie, qui
est confr aux parlementaires, est gal, aux grades
gales, lOrdre du Service loyal; au cas o sont dtenus
tant lordre que linsigne honorifique respectif, en grades
gaux, lordre est port avant linsigne honorifique.
Art. 32. Lordre de prsance pour le port des dcora-
tions roumaines de guerre est le suivant:
I. Ordres:
1. Ordre de Michel le Brave I
re
classe;
2. Grand-croix de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie de
guerre;
3. Grand-croix de lOrdre du Service loyal de guerre;
4. La Grand-croix de lOrdre Pour le Mrite de guerre
est gale au grade de Grand officier de lOrdre de lEtoile
de Roumanie de guerre;
5. LOrdre de Michel le Brave II
e
classe est gal au grade
de Grand officier de lOrdre du Service loyal de guerre;
6. Le grade de Grand officier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite
de guerre est gal au grade de Grand officier des ordres:
Vertu militaire, Vertu aronautique et Vertu maritime de
guerre et Mrite sanitaire de guerre;
7. LOrdre de Michel le Brave III
e
classe est gal au
grade de Commandeur de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie
de guerre;
8. Grade de Commandeur de lOrdre du Service loyal;
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11. le grade dOfficier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite est
gal au grade dofficier des ordres: Mrite agricole, Mrite
culturel, Mrite industriel et commercial, Mrite pour
lenseignement, Mrite sanitaire, Vertu militaire de paix,
Vertu aronautique de paix, Vertu maritime de paix et la
II
e
12. le grade de Chevalier de lOrdre de lEtoile de
Roumanie:
13. le grade de Chevalier de lOrdre du Service loyal;
14. le grade de Chevalier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite est
gal au grade de Chevalier des ordres: Mrite agricole,
Mrite culturel, Mrite industriel et commercial, Mrite
pour lenseignement, Mrite sanitaire, Vertu militaire de
paix, Vertu aronautique de paix, Vertu maritime de paix
et la III
e
15. Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommu-
niste;
16. Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommu-
niste de Dcembre 1989;
*17. Croix commmorative de la Deuxime Guerre
mondiale, 1941-1945;
18. Croix du Service loyal I
re
classe;
19. Mdaille du Service loyal I
re
classe;
20. La Croix du Service loyal II
e
classe est gale la
Mdaille Pour le Mrite I
re
classe;
21. La Mdaille du Service loyal II
e
classe est gale aux
mdailles: Mrite agricole, Mrite culturel, Mrite indus-
triel et commercial, Mrite pour lenseignement, Mrite
sanitaire, Mrite sportif, Vertu militaire de paix, Vertu
aronautique de paix et Vertu maritime de paix, Bravoure
et foi de paix I
re
classe;
22. La Croix du Service loyal III
e
classe est gale la
Mdaille Pour le Mrite II
e
classe;
23. La Mdaille du Service loyal III
e
classe est gale aux
mdailles: Mrite agricole, Mrite culturel, Mrite indus-
triel et commercial, Mrite pour lenseignement, Mrite
sanitaire, Mrite sportif, Vertu militaire de paix, Vertu
aronautique de paix et Vertu maritime de paix, Bravoure
et foi de paix II
e
classe;
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* Lart. 31 point 17 a t modifi par la Loi n
o
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Commandeur ou la I
re
classe; avec linsigne au cou et la
plaque sur la poitrine gauche, pour le grade de Grand
officier; le cordon travers le buste de lpaule droite
vers la hanche gauche, o est attach linsigne et la
plaque du grade sur la poitrine gauche, pour le grade de
Grand-croix; le Collier de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie
est port en sautoir.
Art. 35. Toutes les croix et les mdailles, quelle quen
soit la classe, sont portes sur la poitrine gauche.
Art. 36. Les titulaires dune ou deux dcorations
ordres, croix, mdailles ou dinsignes honorifiques les
portent sparment et lune ct de lautre, sur le mme
rang; partir de trois dcorations, elles sont attaches sur
une barrette.
Art. 37. (1) Lordre du port des dcorations est celui
prvu par la hirarchie prcise aux art. 31 36 et aux
rglements des dcorations respectives.
(2) Si une personne est distingue de deux ou plusieurs
dcorations diffrentes, toutefois gales hirarchiquement,
leur succession est donne par lordre chronologique de
leur attribution, en commenant avec la plus ancienne.
Art. 38. (1) Les citoyens roumains distingus des dco-
rations trangres peuvent porter ces dcorations confor-
mment la lgislation de lEtat les ayant confres, avec
laccord du Prsident de la Roumanie.
(2) Lorsque les dcorations trangres sont poses sur bar-
rette, ct des dcorations roumaines, elles sont places
aprs les dcorations roumaines similaires en grade ou classe.
Art. 39. (1) Les dcorations sont portes, de rgle,
loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie et des
autres ftes, nationales ou religieuses, aux festivits ca-
ractre officiel et diverses activits caractre scien-
tifique, anniversaire ou commmoratif.
(2) Le port des dcorations oblige une tenue vesti-
mentaire sobre et dcente.
(3) Les militaires portent les dcorations conformment
aux rglements spcifiques.
(4) Les marques des distinctions confres aux units
militaires sont portes sur leurs drapeaux.
Art. 40. Les ordres nationaux, par domaines dactivit,
et ceux militaires, tous les grades, se prsentent sous trois
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9. Grade de Commandeur de lOrdre Pour le Mrite;
10. Grade dofficier de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie
de guerre;
11. Grade dofficier de lOrdre du Service loyal de
guerre;
12. Le grade dOfficier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite de
guerre est gal au grade dOfficier des ordres: Vertu mili-
taire, Vertu aronautique et Vertu maritime de guerre et
de lOrdre du Mrite sanitaire de guerre;
13. Grade de Chevalier de lOrdre de lEtoile de
Roumanie de guerre;
14. Grade de Chevalier de lOrdre du Service loyal de
guerre;
15. Le grade de Chevalier de lOrdre Pour le Mrite de
guerre est gal au grade de Chevalier des ordres: Vertu
militaire, Vertu aronautique et Vertu maritime de guerre
et Mrite sanitaire de guerre.
II. Croix et mdailles:
1. Mdaille de la Vertu militaire de guerre I
re
classe;
2. Croix du Service loyal de guerre I
re
classe;
3. Mdaille du Service loyal de guerre I
re
classe;
4. Mdaille de la Vertu militaire de guerre II
e
classe;
5. La Mdaille Pour le Mrite de guerre I
re
classe est
gale aux mdailles: Bravoure et foi, Vertu aronautique,
Vertu maritime et Mrite sanitaire de guerre I
re
classe;
6. Croix du Service loyal de guerre II
e
classe;
7. Mdaille du Service loyal de guerre II
e
classe;
8. La Mdaille Pour le Mrite de guerre II
e
classe est
Vertu maritime et Mrite sanitaire de guerre II
e
classe;
9. Croix du Service loyal de guerre III
e
classe;
10. Mdaille du Service loyal de guerre III
e
classe;
11. La Mdaille Pour le Mrite de guerre III
e
classe est
Vertu maritime et Mrite sanitaire de guerre III
e
classe.
Art. 33. Les dcorations de guerre sont portes avant
celles de paix, par catgories de distinctions, quel que soit
lchelon hirarchique ou le grade ou la classe de la dco-
ration de guerre par rapport celles de paix.
Art. 34. Les ordres sont ports comme suit: sur la
poitrine gauche, les grades de Chevalier et Officier, ainsi
que les III
e
et II
e
classes; au cou, les grades de
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b) Ordre du Service loyal:
le grade de Chevalier de lordre est assimil au grade
de lieutenant;
le grade dOfficier de lordre est assimil au grade de
capitaine;
le grade de Commandeur de lordre est assimil au
grade de colonel;
le grade de Grand officier de lordre est assimil au
grade de gnral de brigade, de gnral de flotte arienne
ou contre-amiral;
le grade de Grand-croix de lordre est assimil au
grade de gnral de division, de gnral de division ou de
vice-amiral.
c) Ordre Pour le Mrite:
de sous-lieutenant;
capitaine;
grade de major;
grade de colonel;
grade de gnral de brigade, de gnral de flotte arienne
ou contre-amiral.
Art. 45. Les honneurs militaires sont galement ren-
dues aux membres civils des ordres nationaux, dcds,
conformment aux assimilations aux grades militaires
prvus lart. 44.
Art. 46. (1) Les Chevaliers des ordres seront invits
participer aux manifestations publiques de la Fte
nationale de la Roumanie ou diverses anniversaires et
commmorations, y ayant des places dhonneur.
(2) Les prfectures et les mairies inviteront notamment
les personnes dcores, domicilies dans leur ressort territo-
rial, des manifestations commmoratives, culturelles, scien-
tifiques ou sportives quelles organisent diverses occasions.
Art. 47. (1) Les chevaliers Grands officiers, Grand-
croix et Collier de lOrdre de lEtoile de Roumanie et les
chevaliers Grand-croix des ordres du Service loyal et Pour
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formes de valeur hirarchique gale: linsigne, la rosette
pour les civils et la barrette pour les militaires.
Art. 41. (1) Les rosettes des dcorations peuvent tre
portes tous les jours, par les civils, condition que la
tenue soit adquate au moment et limportance des
dcorations.
(2) Les barrettes des dcorations sont portes par les
cadres militaires luniforme.
CHAPITRE IX
Droits des personnes dcores
Art. 42. Les personnes dcores des ordres nationaux
ou par domaines dactivit, dont le brevet a t sign avec
lautographe du Prsident de la Roumanie, ont le droit
dtre reues en audience pour le remercier personnelle-
ment, dans la situation o la dcoration respective nen a
pas t remise directement.
Art. 43. Les chevaliers des ordres nationaux qui por-
tent vue les insignes de lordre reoivent le salut ou les
honneurs militaires dues.
Art. 44. Les chevaliers des ordres sont assimils aux
grades militaires et bnficient des honneurs militaires,
comme suit:
a) Ordre de lEtoile de Roumanie:
de capitaine;
colonel;
grade de gnral de brigade, de gnral dans la flotte ari-
enne ou contre-amiral;
grade de gnral de division, de gnral de division ari-
enne ou de vice-amiral;
grade de gnral de corps darme, de gnral comman-
deur daviation ou de vice-amiral commandeur;
le grade de Collier de lordre est assimil au grade de
gnral darme, de gnral inspecteur daviation ou
damiral.
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CHAPITRE X
Retrait des dcorations
Art. 52. La qualit de membre dun ordre peut tre
perdue dans les situations suivantes:
a) la condamnation, par jugement demeur dfinitif,
une peine privative de libert;
b) pour des faits dshonorants, autres que ceux prvus
la lett. a), portant prjudice moral aux membres de lordre.
Art. 53. Pour statuer sur les faits dshonorants por-
tant prjudice moral aux membres de lordre, autres que
ceux prvus lart. 52 lett. a), est constitu un conseil
dhonneur pour chaque ordre.
Art. 54. (1) Le conseil dhonneur est compos de sept
membres, pour les ordres nationaux, et de cinq membres
pour les autres ordres.
(2) Les membres des conseils dhonneur sont lus pour
un mandat de cinq ans par les chevaliers de lordre respec-
tif, raison dun pour chacun des grades infrieurs et rai-
son de deux pour les grades de Grand officier et de Grand-
croix. La prsidence du Conseil dhonneur est assure par le
doyen dge du grade ou de la classe suprieure.
Art. 55. (1) Le Conseil dhonneur de chaque ordre
statue galement sur les faits considrs dshonorants
commis par les personnes dcores des mdailles correspon-
dant aux ordres. Dans ce cas, dans le Conseil dhonneur
sont coopts, pour la cause en question, deux titulaires de
la mdaille qui auront droit de vote dlibratif.
(2) Les personnes soumises au jugement seront invites
participer la sance respective du Conseil dhonneur.
Art. 56. Les dcorations confres pour les faits
accomplis au service de la dfense nationale, en temps de
guerre, ne sont retires quen cas de condamnation pour
trahison en temps de guerre.
Art. 57. Les personnes dont la qualit de membre de
lordre a t retire doivent restituer le brevet et linsigne.
Art. 58. (1) Les dcorations confres aux citoyens
trangers peuvent tre retires au cas de la commission
de faits incompatibles avec la qualit de personne la-
quelle a t confre une distinction de Roumanie.
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le Mrite sont invits, par les soins de la Chancellerie des
Ordres, aux rceptions offertes par le Prsident de la
Roumanie l occasion de la Fte nationale de la
Roumanie et de la Nouvelle Anne.
(2) Les chevaliers prvus lal. (1), conjointement avec
les chevaliers dautres grades suprieurs des ordres par
domaines dactivit, peuvent tre invits participer
dautres rceptions ou manifestations organises par le
Prsident et le Parlement, toujours par les soins de la
Chancellerie des Ordres.
Art. 48. Par les lois dinstitution de ordres, sera tabli
un jour propre, li la premire institution de chaque ordre.
Art. 49. A loccasion du jour de chaque ordre natio-
nal, ainsi qu loccasion du Jour de lOrdre militaire
national de Michel le Brave, le Prsident de la Roumanie
organise, par les soins de la Chancellerie des Ordres, un
Te Deum, suivi dune rception laquelle participeront: le
Prsident de la Roumanie, le chancelier des ordres, les
chevaliers de l ordre national respectif en grades
suprieurs (Collier, Grand- croix, Grand officier et
Commandeur), ainsi que les dernires deux promotions
des grades dOfficier et de Chevalier.
Art. 50. A loccasion du jour de chacun des autres
ordres, les ministres et les autres institutions autonomes,
habilites faire de propositions de dcoration dans le
domaine respectif, organisent, avec l appui de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, des runions avec les membres
de lordre, prsides par le ministre de ressort.
Art. 51. (1) Pour honorer la mmoire des chevaliers
des ordres nationaux, dans les cimetires existant dans les
municipalits et les villes, sera rserve, par les soins des
autorits locales, une place spciale pour lenterrement
des personnes dcores de la localit respective.
(2) Le cot des parcelles respectives sera support du
budget des mairies. Les places en question seront mises
la disposition des successeurs lgaux titre gratuit.
(3) A loccasion des ftes nationales et religieuses, par
les soins des autorits locales, seront organises des mani-
festations dhommage aux spultures des chevaliers des
ordres nationaux, dcds.
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f) organiser les festivits pour la remise des dcorations
nationales;
g) vrifier si les propositions de dcoration obissent
aux dispositions rglementaires;
h) autres attributions prvues par la loi.
Art. 64. La Chancellerie des Ordres soccupe de lla-
boration et de la tenue jour des enregistrements suivants:
a) lentre et la sortie de la correspondance, conform-
ment aux dispositions lgales;
b) la base de donnes contenant les personnes
dcores, par distinctions et classes;
c) la situation des insignes et leurs annexes se trouvant
dans le dpt;
d) la situation concernant la vacance des dcorations
(promotions, radiations).
Art. 65. (1) La Chancellerie des Ordres laborera et
transmettra aux autorits prvues lart. 4 al. (2) la
mthodologie ncessaire en vue de llaboration des
propositions de dcoration.
(2) La Chancellerie des Ordres informe jusqu la date
de 1
er
juillet les autorits mentionnes lart. 4 al. (2) sur
les limites des contingents annuels pour chaque grade ou
classe de chaque dcoration.
(3) La Chancellerie des Ordres communique au
Ministre de lIntrieur les donnes didentit des person-
nes dcores; le Ministre de lIntrieur transmettra la
Chancellerie des Ordres les informations sur le dcs des
personnes dcores ou sur les ventuelles condamnations.
Art. 66. (1) Les propositions de dcoration sont trans-
mises la Chancellerie des Ordres dans un dlai de soi-
xante jours compter de la date prvue lart. 65 al. (2).
Pour chaque personne seront prciss: les nom et
prnom, la date et le lieu de naissance, le domicile, lEtat,
la fonction, les dcorations reues antrieurement et la
date de leur attribution, le grade, lanciennet dans le
grade ou dans la classe, la dnomination de la dcoration
et le grade pour lesquels est faite la proposition ainsi que
la justification de la proposition.
(2) Pour les personnes qui ont le droit de recevoir des
distinctions en fonction du nombre des annes dactivit,
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(2) Les dcorations sont retires par dcret, sur proposi-
tion de la Chancellerie des Ordres, sur la base de la sai-
sine du Ministre des Affaires trangres.
Art. 59. La radiation dune personne dcore des
enregistrements sera effectue seulement aprs la signa-
ture par le Prsident de la Roumanie du dcret de retrait
de la dcoration.
Art. 60. (1) La perte ou la destruction des insignes ou
des brevets sera publie au Moniteur officiel de la
Roumanie.
(2) La dlivrance dun duplicata du document dattesta-
tion ou, selon le cas, dun nouvel insigne, sera ralise
la proposition de la Chancellerie des Ordres, sur la base
de la sollicitation du titulaire, aprs la publication prvue
lal. (1).
CHAPITRE XI
Chancellerie des Ordres
Art. 61. Ladministration des dcorations est confie
la Chancellerie des Ordres qui fonctionnera comme un
dpartement dans le cadre de la Prsidence de la
Roumanie.
Art. 62. (1) La Chancellerie des Ordres sera dirige
par un chancelier rang de conseiller dEtat, nomm par
le Prsident de la Roumanie.
(2) La fonction de conseiller dEtat du chancelier des
ordres sera ajoute aux fonctions existant la Prsidence.
Art. 63. La Chancellerie des Ordres a les attributions
suivantes:
a) organiser les activits dattribution des dcorations;
b) tenir jour la situation des personnes dcores et
des radiations qui y sont effectues;
c) soccuper de la confection des insignes, des brevets
et des autres matriels ncessaires lactivit, ainsi que
de leur gestion;
d) tenir jour la situation des personnes ayant reu
des dcorations roumaines;
e) tenir jour la situation des personnes qui ont reu
des dcorations trangres;
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lgaux, sans quils aient le droit de les porter ou de faire
usage, quelles quen soient les modalits, des prrogatives
qui en sont confres.
Art. 75. Dans le cas o une dcoration est confre
titre posthume, ses brevet et insigne sont remis aux suc-
cesseurs lgaux, afin quils en soient gards.
Art. 76. La description, le matriel de confection, les
dimensions, le modle dessin de chaque dcoration, le
nombre maximum pour chaque grade ou classe, ainsi que
les raisons ayant justifi son attribution seront prciss
dans le rglement de la respective distinction.
Art. 77. (1) Les dcorations de guerre peuvent tre
confres en temps de paix des units militaires ou aux
militaires roumains participants aux missions sous la juri-
diction des organismes internationaux auxquels lEtat
roumain est partie. Les faits darmes particuliers de ces
militaires peuvent tre rcompenss dordres et mdailles
militaires, avec insignes de guerre.
(2) En cas exceptionnels, pour des actions de grande
ampleur et haut risque, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut
confrer aux personnes prvues lal. (1) des dcorations
nationales avec insignes de guerre.
Art. 78. Lorsque des sous-units ou des units
roumaines participent des actions militaires interna-
tionales, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer des
dcorations de guerre roumaines aux militaires trangers
qui, par leurs actions, ont aid les troupes roumaines
laccomplissement des missions ou ont sauv la vie des
militaires roumains.
Art. 79. La prsente loi-cadre sera dveloppe par une
loi et un rglement pour chaque dcoration.
Art. 80. Linstitution de toute nouvelle dcoration
sera faite en vertu de la loi, sur proposition dune com-
mission spciale institue conformment aux rglements
parlementaires.
Art. 81. A linstitution du prsent systme de dcora-
tions, peut tre confr tout grade ou toute classe, con-
currence de 15% au maximum du nombre lgal prvu
pour chaque dcoration.
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le temps sera calcul jusqu la date limite de prsenta-
tion des propositions.
Art. 67. Les tableaux comprenant les propositions de
dcoration annuelle sont transmis la Chancellerie des
Ordres jusquau 31 aot de lanne respective, sous la
signature des dirigeants des institutions prvues lart. 4
al. (2).
Art. 68. La radiation des enregistrements suite au
dcs sera effectue sur la base de la communication
transmise la Chancellerie des Ordres par le Ministre de
lIntrieur, par lentremise du Service denregistrement de
la population.
Art. 69. La Chancellerie des Ordres collabore avec les
conseils dhonneur des ordres et transmet au Prsident de
la Roumanie leurs dcisions.
Art. 70. Avec lappui des organes du Ministre de
lIntrieur, la Chancellerie des Ordres rcuprera les
insignes et les brevets des personnes auxquelles a t
retire la dcoration.
Art. 71. La Chancellerie des Ordres fera diter un bul-
letin annuel o seront publies les listes contenant les per-
sonnes dcores, des informations sur les places vacantes, sur
les conseils dhonneur, les dcs des chevaliers des ordres, les
personnes dont la qualit de membre a t retire.
Art. 72. Les sommes ncessaires la confection des
insignes, des brevets, des rosettes, des barrettes et des
botes des dcorations, ainsi que pour toutes les activits de
la Chancellerie des Ordres sont alloues, par un chapitre
distinct, du budget de la Prsidence de la Roumanie.
CHAPITRE XII
Dispositions finales
Art. 73. Avec lautorisation du Prsident de la
Roumanie, la remise des dcorations peut tre faite par le
premier ministre, les ministres ou les dirigeants dautres
organes centraux, les commandants des grandes units
militaires et les chefs des missions diplomatiques de la
Roumanie ltranger.
Art. 74. Les brevets et les insignes des dcorations
restent, aprs le dcs, dans la possession des successeurs
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LOI
sur lOrdre de Michel le Brave*
Art. 1
er
. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave, prvu lart.
9 lett. A point I de la Loi n
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national de dcorations de Roumanie, avec les modifica-
tions ultrieures, fait partie de la catgorie des dcora-
tions militaires de guerre.
(2) LOrdre de Michel le Brave est la plus haute dcora-
tion militaire de guerre confre aux officiers et aux
units militaires, en temps de guerre ou lors des missions
sous la juridiction des organismes internationaux
auxquels lEtat roumain est partie, rcompensant les faits
darmes ou les actions de combat tout fait exceptionnels.
(3) LOrdre de Michel le Brave peut tre confr en
temps de paix aux officiers et aux units militaires qui
participent des missions sous la juridiction des orga-
nismes internationaux auxquels lEtat roumain est partie,
seulement en cas exceptionnels, pour des actions de
grande ampleur, encourant des risques importants.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave comprend trois
classes. En ordre dcroissant, la hirarchie en est la sui-
vante:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
(2) LOrdre de Michel le Brave est confr de manire
successive, la III
e
classe tant celle qui est obligatoirement
confre la premire.
Art. 3. LOrdre de Michel le Brave I
re
classe est la
plus haute dcoration militaire de guerre qui peut tre
confre en temps de guerre.
Art. 4. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave II
e
classe est
assimil dans la hirarchie au grade de Grand officier de
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Art. 82. Par les soins de la Chancellerie des Ordres,
sera remis au Muse national dHistoire et au Muse mili-
taire national un exemplaire de toute dcoration.
Art. 83. La confection, sans en avoir ce droit,
dinsignes de dcorations constitue infraction et sera punie
demprisonnement de trois mois un an ou damende.
Art. 84. La falsification des brevets dattribution ou le
port, sans y avoir droit, des insignes des dcorations est
puni conformment au Code pnal.
Art. 85. A lavers ou au revers des plaques ne peuvent
tre imprims dlments des insignes du systme natio-
nal de dcorations de Roumanie.
Art. 86. Le Gouvernement assurera du budget de
lEtat pour lanne 1999, de la rserve budgtaire sa dis-
position, les fonds ncessaires pour les activits prvues
aux art. 63, 64 et 71.
*Art. 87. A la date dentre en vigueur de la prsente
loi, sont abroges les rglementations antrieures concer-
nant les dcorations et les titres dhonneur, sauf: Dcret-
loi n
o
118/1990 octroyant des droits aux personnes pers-
cutes pour des motifs politiques par la dictature instau-
re partir du 6 mars 1945, ainsi qu celles dportes
ltranger ou constitues prisonnires, republi, avec les
modifications ultrieures; Loi n
o
44/1994 sur les vtrans
de guerre et certains droits des invalides et des veuves de
guerre, avec les modifications ultrieures; Loi n
o
68/1994
sur linstitution de la Mdaille de La Croix commmora-
tive de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 1941 1945,
republie; Loi n
o
1/1996 sur linstitution de lOrdre de La
Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989;
Ordonnance durgence du Gouvernement n
o
11/1998
rtablissant lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie,
republie; Ordonnance durgence du Gouvernement n
o
194/1999 sur linstitution de la mdaille commmorative
du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai
Eminescu.
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* Lart. 87 a t modifi par lOUG n
o
70/2000 et la Loi n
o
612/2001. * La Loi n
o
o
528 du 23 juillet 2003.
Art. 10. (1) Les membres de lOrdre de Michel le
Brave, quelle que soit la classe dtenue, sont nomms
Chevaliers de lOrdre de Michel le Brave.
(2) Les officiers retraits ayant t dcors de lOrdre
de Michel le Brave pendant la Deuxime Guerre mondi-
ale, 1941-1945, conservent et peuvent porter les insignes
originels de la respective dcoration et jouissent de toutes
les honneurs prvues par la prsente loi et des droits
matriels prvus par la Loi n
o
44/1994 sur les vtrans de
guerre, ainsi que sur certains droits des invalides et des
veuves de guerre, republie.
(3) Le prsident actif de lOrdre de Michel le Brave est
lofficier dtenant les plus hauts grade et classe et il est
confirm cette fonction par le Prsident de la Roumanie.
Art. 11. Le Jour de lOrdre de Michel le Brave est
clbr au 8 novembre, la fte des Saints Archanges
Michel et Gabriel, par un crmonial conformment
lart. 49 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
Art. 12. En cas de dcs dun Chevalier de lOrdre de
Michel le Brave, la famille portera ce fait la connaissance
de la Chancellerie des Ordres, des autorits locales et de
lorgane militaire territorial, en vue de lorganisation des
funrailles, conformment lart. 51 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
Art. 13. (1) La qualit de membre de lOrdre de Michel
le Brave peut tre perdue par les officiers roumains dans
le seul cas de la condamnation pour trahision en temps de
guerre, conformement lart. 56 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
(2) Les officiers trangers dcors de lOrdre de Michel
le Brave perdent la qualit de membre de lordre dans le
seul cas de la condamnation pour trahison envers leur
pays en temps de guerre, les dcisions en tant prises con-
formment la loi roumaine.
Art. 14. Les dcorations sont retires par dcret sign
du Prsident de la Roumanie, sur proposition de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, en application des dispositions
de lart. 59 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
insignes, des barrettes, des rosettes, des brevets, des botes
des dcorations, des plerines et des bonnets de lOrdre
de Michel le Brave seront alloues du budget approuv
annuellement lAdministration prsidentielle.
Ordre de Michel le Brave
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lOrdre du Service loyal de guerre, conformment lart.
32 point I.5 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
(2) LOrdre de Michel le Brave III
e
classe est assimil
dans la hirarchie au grade de Commandeur de lOrdre
de lEtoile de Roumanie de guerre, conformment lart.
32 point I.7 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
Art. 5. LOrdre de Michel le Brave peut tre confr
en nombre illimit.
Art. 6. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave se prsente sous
trois formes de valeur hirarchique gale: linsigne de
lordre, la barrette pour les officiers et la rosette pour la
tenue civile.
(2) Linsigne de lOrdre de Michel le Brave est une
croix trfle branches gales, faite en vermeil, maille
de bleu fonc, portant au centre, lavers, une aigle.
(3) Luniforme de lOrdre de Michel le Brave est com-
pos de plerine et de bonnet ou casquette. La plerine
est faite en drap blanc. Sur le ct gauche de la plerine,
la hauteur du cur, est applique la croix de lordre.
Art. 7. Le rglement sur la description et le mode
dattribution de lOrdre de Michel le Brave, pour chaque
classe, ainsi que le modle dessin de lordre et de luni-
forme sont prvus dans les annexes n
os
1 et 2 qui font
partie intgrante de la prsente loi.
Art. 8. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave est confr par
le Prsident de la Roumanie, par dcret, sur la base des
propositions de dcoration individuelles faites, conform-
ment lart. 4 al. (2) lett. c) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, par le
ministre de la dfense nationale.
(2) Les propositions nominales de dcoration de lOrdre
de Michel le Brave doivent recevoir lavis de la Chancellerie
des Ordres, conformment lart. 5 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
Art. 9. (1) Lattribution de lOrdre de Michel le Brave
est atteste par un brevet, conformment lart. 24 de la
Loi n
o
29/2000.
(2) Les brevets pour lOrdre de Michel le Brave portent
la signature autographe du Prsident de la Roumanie et
sont contresigns par le chancelier des ordres, conform-
ment lart. 27 de la Loi n
o
29/2000.
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(7) La rosette se prsente sous la forme dun tambour en
reps, avec le diamtre de 10 mm, haut de 6 mm; les dimen-
sions des bandes colores du ruban de la classe sont rduites
40%. Au dos il y a un systme dattache.
Art. 4. Linsigne de la II
e
classe de lOrdre de Michel le
Brave a les caractristiques gnrales de linsigne de la III
e
classe, avec les particularits suivantes:
a) le diamtre de la croix est de 60 mm et les branches de
la croix sont larges de 10,5 mm;
b) au revers, les chiffres inscrits sur les branches de la croix
sont hauts de 5 mm, et ceux qui sont inscrits au centre ont la
hauteur de 7 mm;
c) linsigne est surmont dune demi-couronne ouverte, forme
de feuilles de chne et de laurier entrecroises, la demi-
couronne tant haute de 20 mm et large de 29 mm. Les
extrmits ouvertes de la demi-couronne sont unies par une
barre transversale par laquelle passe un anneau plat, large de
4 mm et haut de 30 mm. Lanneau et la barre sont en vermeil.
Au revers de lanneau est poinonn le titre de largent;
d) le ruban est large de 45 mm et sa longueur est rglable
pour tre adapte la circonfrence du cou; les bandes dores
sont larges de 5 mm et sont places 1 mm des bords;
e) la barrette se prsente sous la forme dun ruban rectan-
gulaire en reps, appliqu sur un support mtallique, long de
23 mm, large de 10 mm; les dimensions des bandes colores
du ruban sont rduites 50%. Au centre de la barrette est
attach un disque en argent, ayant le diamtre de 5 mm. Au
dos, il y un systme dattache;
f) la rosette est forme dun ruban long de 16 mm et large
de 6 mm, les dimensions des bandes colores tant rduites
40%. Sur le ruban est applique la rosette de la III
e
classe. Au
dos il y a un systme dattache.
Art. 5. Linsigne de la I
re
Brave est compos de linsigne proprement-dit et de la plaque
de la I
re
classe.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne proprement-dit et le ruban de la I
re
classe de lOrdre de Michel le Brave sont identiques avec
linsigne et le ruban de la II
e
classe.
(2) La barrette se prsente sous la forme dun ruban rectan-
gulaire en reps, appliqu sur un support mtallique, long de
25 mm et large de 10 mm, les dimensions des bandes colores
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ANNEXE n 1
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et le mode dattribution
de lOrdre de Michel le Brave *
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre de Michel le Brave est attribu vie.
Art. 2. LOrdre de Michel le Brave est confr en nombre
illimit et partag en classes, comme suit:
a) III
e
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) I
re
classe.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne de la III
e
classe de lOrdre de Michel
le Brave est une croix trfle branches gales, ayant le
diamtre de 44 mm et les branches larges de 9 mm, faite en
argent (titre 800) dor, maille de bleu fonc.
(2) A lavers, au centre, est applique une aigle dore, te-
nant au bec une croix orthodoxe, la griffe droite un sabre, et
la gauche une masse darmes; sur la poitrine, elle a les
armoiries de la Roumanie.
(3) Au revers, aux extrmits des branches horizontales, sont
inscrites en chiffres dors les annes: 1916 et 2000
reprsentant les dates historiques relatives lOrdre de Michel
le Brave. La hauteur des chiffres inscrits sur les branches de la
croix est de 4 mm.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune demi-couronne forme de
feuilles de chne et de laurier entrecroises, la demi-couronne
tant haute de 15 mm et large de 20 mm. Les extrmits
ouvertes de la demi-couronne sont unies par une barre
transversale en vermeil, par o est pass le ruban. Sur la
barre, au revers, est poinonn le titre de largent.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir, rouge violac, ayant
1 mm de chaque bord une bande dore, large de 4 mm; la
hauteur apparente du ruban est de 50 mm et la largeur est de
40 mm. Au dos il y a un systme dattache.
(6) La barrette se prsente sous la forme dun ruban rectan-
gulaire en reps, appliqu sur un support mtallique, le ruban
tant long de 20 mm, large de 10 mm; les dimensions des
bandes colores du ruban sont rduites 50%. Au dos il y a
un systme dattache.
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*
Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 463466.
pointe penche vers la droite, laquelle est attache laide
dune agrafe 60 mm de la partie infrieure du bonnet;
b) lagrafe se prsente sous la forme dun losange ayant
chaque diagonale de 50 mm, et est ralise dans une lacerie
de ganse bordeaux et de ganse dore;
c) dans la partie avant du bonnet est attache une cocarde
tricolore ayant le diamtre de 45 mm.
(3) La casquette pour les officiers actifs est spcifique la
tenue de service ou de gala correspondant larme ou la
catgorie de forces armes dont lofficier fait partie.
Art. 11. (1) La bote contenant la dcoration est revtue
lextrieur de cuir mat bleu fonc, et lintrieur de peluche
blanche.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprims, dors,
lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et la classe de
lOrdre de Michel le Brave.
Art. 12. (1) La barrette est porte seulement luniforme
militaire, sur la poitrine gauche du veston.
(2) A luniforme militaire, sont portes lune ct de lautre
les barrettes de toutes les classes, dans leur ordre dcroissant,
la premire tant celle de la plus haute classe.
(3) Les officiers en tenue civile peuvent porter seule la
rosette de la plus haute classe.
Art. 13. (1) A loccasion de la Fte nationale de la
Roumanie, du Jour de lOrdre de Michel le Brave et des autres
ftes nationales ou religieuses, lOrdre de Michel le Brave est
port en forme complte luniforme de gala, avec la plerine
et la coiffure de larme ou de la catgorie de forces armes
respective.
(2) Lorsque lofficier participe des runions ou manifesta-
tions militaires ou culturelles, peuvent tre ports les insignes
de lOrdre de Michel le Brave en forme complte, la tenue de
service, avec la plerine et la coiffure de larme ou de la cat-
gorie de forces armes respective.
Art. 14. Les officiers portent lOrdre de Michel le Brave
comme suit:
a) la III
e
classe est porte sur le ct gauche de la poitrine;
b) la II
e
classe est porte au cou, le ruban tant attach
sous la cravate et linsigne tant visible 50 mm gauche,
sous le nud de la cravate;
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du ruban tant rduites 50%. Au centre de la barrette est
attach un losange en vermeil ayant la petite diagonale de
5 mm et la grande diagonale de 7 mm. Au dos il y a un sys-
tme dattache.
(3) La rosette se prsente sous la forme dun ruban rectan-
gulaire en reps argent, long de 20 mm et large de 8 mm, sur
lequel est applique la rosette de la III
e
classe. Au dos il y a
un systme dattache.
Art. 7. La plaque de la I
re
Brave est une toile avec quatre groupes de rayons diamants,
faite en argent (titre 925 ), chaque groupe tant form de
douze rayons, dont celui central est le plus grand. La plaque
est large de 70 mm et haute de 75 mm. Sur la plaque est
appliqu linsigne proprement-dit, avers, de la III
e
classe. Au
revers, dans un mdaillon central, sont poinonns le nom de
la firme productrice et le titre de largent. Au dos il y a un sys-
tme dattache.
Art. 8. Tous les insignes auront la marque du titre du
mtal dont ils sont faits et le numro dordre pour chaque
classe.
Art. 9 Luniforme de lOrdre de Michel le Brave est compos
dune plerine et dun bonnet ou dune casquette.
Art. 10. (1) La plerine a les caractristiques suivantes:
a) elle est ample, faite en drap blanc, tombant en plis, sans
poches. La partie infrieure de la plerine est 250 mm du
niveau du sol;
b) sur le ct gauche de la plerine, la hauteur du cur,
est applique la croix de lOrdre de Michel le Brave, ayant
25 mm, faite en velours bleu-violet et borde dune ganse
troite, en or;
c) elle est boutonne, au-dessous du col, par une boucle
mtallique, dore;
d) le col de la plerine est rabattu, la coupe en est droite,
et il est fait du mme drap que la plerine. Aux coins du col,
suivant ses cts, sont cousus des parements angulaires, longs
de 80 mm, provenant du ruban de la III
e
classe de lordre;
e) elle est double, partir du col vers le bas, sur les deux
cts, dune bande large de 300 mm, faite en soie bordeaux.
(2) Le bonnet a les caractristiques suivantes:
a) il est fait en fourrure blanche dagneau et doubl de soie
blanche, tant haut de 350 mm. Le bonnet se porte avec la
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b) des faits de commandement des officiers des tats-majors
ou des commandants des units et des grandes units en com-
bat, stant distingus par leurs initiative, courage et dcision ou
ayant dcisivement influenc, par leurs actes de commandement
dordre tactique ou stratgique, les oprations de combat dans
leur ensemble.
(3) LOrdre de Michel le Brave peut tre confr aux units
militaires ayant directement particip aux oprations militaires et
stant particulirement distingues pendant les combats, rem-
portant des victoires dordre tactique ou stratgique ou ayant
substantiellement amlior la situation militaire dans la zone o
elles agissaient.
Art. 20. LOrdre de Michel le Brave peut tre confr en
temps de paix aux units militaires ou aux officiers roumains
participant aux missions sous la juridiction des organismes inter-
nationaux auxquels lEtat roumain est partie, seulement en cas
tout fait exceptionnels, pour des actions de grande ampleur et
encourant des risques importants.
Art. 21. (1) Les officiers des units militaires des troupes
allies la Roumanie peuvent tre dcors de lOrdre de
Michel le Brave comme suit:
a) en cas de coopration directe des troupes roumaines
ct des troupes allies, les propositions de dcoration des
officiers allis seront faites par le commandant de lunit
roumaine avec laquelle ceux-ci cooprent, proposition assume
et prsente au Prsident de la Roumanie par le ministre de la
dfense nationale;
b) pour les officiers allis nayant pas agi en coopration
directe avec les troupes roumaines, les propositions de dcora-
tion seront faites par le chef du Grand quartier gnral, proposi-
tions assumes et prsentes au Prsident de la Roumanie par
le ministre de la dfense nationale.
(2) Les units militaires des troupes allies la Roumanie
peuvent tre dcores de lOrdre de Michel le Brave sur la base
des propositions faites au Prsident de la Roumanie par le mi-
nistre de la dfense nationale.
Art. 22. En cas dactions militaires internationales droules
sous la juridiction des organismes internationaux, auxquelles
participent des units ou sous-units roumaines, lOrdre de
Michel le Brave peut tre confr aux officiers ou aux units
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c) la I
re
classe est porte avec linsigne proprement-dit, iden-
tique celui de la II
e
classe, et la plaque sur la gauche de la
poitrine.
Art. 15. Les units et les grandes units militaires peuvent
tre dcores de lOrdre de Michel le Brave de toutes les clas-
ses. Linsigne de la dcoration est attach au drapeau de com-
bat de lunit, comme suit:
a) un bout du ruban est attach lordre, et lautre bout il
y a un gland dor; le ruban a la largeur spcifique la classe
et il est long de 2.000 mm;
b) le ruban pli moiti est attach la hampe, sous
laigle;
c) la plaque de la I
re
classe est attache sur la toile, au
coin suprieur de la bande bleue, 100 mm de la hampe et
du ct suprieur de la toile.
Art. 16. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave est obligatoirement
confr partir de la III
e
classe.
(2) Une classe suprieure de lOrdre de Michel le Brave sera
obligatoirement confre aprs la dcoration dune classe
infrieure.
Art. 17. Les dcorations sont confres sans quil soit tenu
compte du temps de service dans larme.
Art. 18. (1) Lattribution dune classe suprieure entrane
automatiquement la radiation de la personne respective des
enregistrements de la classe infrieure.
(2) Linsigne de la classe infrieure reste dans la possession
de la personne dcore.
Art. 19. (1) LOrdre de Michel le Brave est la plus haute
dcoration qui rcompense les rsultats tout fait exceptionnels
obtenus en temps de guerre, tant par les officiers roumains ou
ceux des armes allies que par les units militaires roumaines
ou trangres, ayant directement particip aux oprations de
combat et sy tant distingus de manire exceptionnelle.
(2) Au sens du prsent rglement, les rsultats tout fait
exceptionnels sentendent:
a) des faits de bravoure et dhrosme accomplis par les
officiers commandants de sous-units et units en combat, soit
pour leur exemple personnel de prouesse, soit pour les actes
dinitiative ayant significativement influenc le droulement des
actions de combat;
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militaires trangers ayant appuy, grce leurs actions, les
troupes roumaines dans laccomplissement des missions de ces
dernires ou ayant sauv la vie des officiers roumains.
Art. 23. Dans un dlai de trente jours compter de la
publication de la prsente loi au Moniteur officiel de la
Roumanie, I
re
Partie, le Ministre de la Dfense nationale la-
borera, en application des art. 19 22, les rglementations
spcifiques, approuves par ordre du ministre de la dfense
nationale, o seront dtailles les conditions dans lesquelles est
confr lOrdre de Michel le Brave.
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ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre national
de lEtoile de Roumanie*
CHAPITRE I
er
Dispositions gnrales
Art. 1
er
. (1) Est rtabli lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie, le plus haut ordre roumain, rcompensant les
services exceptionnels, civils et militaires, rendus lEtat
et au peuple roumains.
(2) Peut tre confr lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie aux units militaires pour des faits particuliers
accomplis en temps de paix ou pour des actes dhrosme
en temps de guerre.
(3) LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie peut tre
confr aux citoyens trangers pour leur contribution parti-
culire au dveloppement des relations de collaboration et
damiti avec la Roumanie ou pour des faits et services
exceptionnels rendus lEtat roumain et au peuple roumain.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie
peut avoir au maximum 3.650 membres groups en six
grades, avec des insignes diffrents pour les civils, les mi-
litaires et de guerre. En ordre croissant, les grades sont:
a) Chevalier;
b) Officier;
c) Commandeur;
d) Grand officier;
e) Grand-croix;
f) Collier.
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*
LOUG n
o
o
236 du 29 juin 1998 et a
t republie au MO n
o
271 du 14 juin 1999.
Republie en vertu de lart. III de la Loi n
o
77/1999, publie au MO
n
o
200 du 10 mai 1999, en donnant aux textes une nouvelle numrota-
tion.
(2) A lavers du mdaillon est appliqu lemblme de la
Roumanie, poinonn dans le mtal du grade, et un listel
bleu sur lequel est crit IN FIDE SALUS. Au revers est
inscrite la date 1877, anne de linstitution de lordre.
(3) Linsigne est surmont dune couronne ovale en
branches de chne et de laurier.
(4) Le ruban de lordre est en reps moir rouge, ayant
deux bandes bleues en lisr.
(5) Lordre se prsente sous trois formes de valeur
gale: linsigne proprement-dit, la rosette pour les civils
ou la barrette pour les militaires.
(6) Le Jour de lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie
est le 10 mai, date de la cration de lordre.
Art. 7. Pour les citoyens roumains, les dcorations
sont faites, de rgle, une fois par an, loccasion de la
Fte nationale de la Roumanie.
CHAPITRE II
Attribution de lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie
est confr aux citoyens roumains partir du grade de
Chevalier, ce qui entrane ladmission dans lordre.
(2) Les grades suprieurs sont confrs d de nou-
veaux mrites des personnes dcores, conformment aux
dispositions du rglement de mise en application de la
prsente ordonnance durgence.
(3) Les propositions de dcoration doivent tre bien
fondes, la justification tant inscrite dans le brevet
dattribution de lordre.
(4) Les citoyens trangers peuvent tre dcors de tout
grade, sans remplir les rgles dattribution prvues pour
les citoyens roumains.
CHAPITRE III
Brevet
Art. 9. Le brevet reprsente le document officiel
attestant lattribution de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie.
Ordre national de lEtoile de Roumanie
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(2) LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie avec
insignes de guerre nest pas compris dans la limite lgale
dattribution.
Art. 3. Les citoyens trangers, dcors de lOrdre
national de lEtoile de Roumanie ne sont pas sujets aux
dispositions de lart. 2 al. (1).
Art. 4. Le Prsident de la Roumanie est le chef de
lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie. Dans cette qua-
lit, il reoit, pour la dure du mandat, le Collier de
lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie, commande sp-
ciale, et le porte des occasions festives, ainsi quaux
crmonies de remise de lordre.
est confr par dcret par le Prsident de la Roumanie.
(2) Les propositions de dcoration sont faites par:
a) le prsident du Snat, le prsident de la Chambre
des Dputs ou le premier ministre, pour le Prsident de
la Roumanie;
b) le Prsident de la Roumanie, les snateurs ou les
dputs, pour les prsidents des Chambres du Parlement
et le premier ministre;
c) le prsident du Snat ou le prsident de la Chambre
des Dputs, pour les snateurs et les dputs, ainsi que
pour les dirigeants des autorits sous contrle parlemen-
taire ou des institutions non gouvernementales;
d) le premier ministre, pour les membres du
Gouvernement;
e) les ministres et les dirigeants des autorits, des insti-
tutions et des organismes centraux autonomes, pour les
personnes de leur domaine dactivit;
f) le Prsident de la Roumanie, le prsident du Snat,
le prsident de la Chambre des Dputs, le premier mi-
nistre ou le ministre des affaires trangres, pour les
citoyens trangers.
(3) Le prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer lordre
de sa propre initiative, concurrence de 1% au maximum
du nombre total tabli pour chaque grade.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne de la dcoration est compos
dune croix recroisete, faite en argent, maille de bleu,
ayant entre les branches une aigle aux ailes dployes, et
au centre, un mdaillon maill de rouge, entour dune
couronne.
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aux manifestations publiques loccasion de la Fte
nationale de la Roumanie ou divers anniversaires et
commmorations, y ayant des places dhonneur.
(2) Les prfectures et les mairies inviteront les person-
nes dcores, domicilies dans leur ressort, diverses
manifestations commmoratives, culturelles, scientifiques
ou sportives, quelles organisent diverses occasions.
Art. 16. (1) Les personnes dcores de lOrdre natio-
nal de lEtoile de Roumanie, grade de Grand officier,
Grand-croix ou Collier, sont invites, par les soins de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, aux rceptions offertes par le
Prsident de la Roumanie loccasion de la Fte nationale
de la Roumanie et de la Nouvelle Anne.
(2) Les personnes prvues lal. (1) peuvent tre gale-
ment invites participer, par les soins de la Chancellerie
des Ordres, dautres rceptions et manifestations, orga-
nises par le Prsident et le Parlement.
CHAPITRE V
Retrait de lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie
Art. 17. La qualit de membre de lOrdre national de
lEtoile de Roumanie peut tre perdue dans les situations
suivantes:
a) la condamnation, par jugement demeur dfinitif,
une peine privative de libert;
b) pour des faits incompatibles avec la qualit de mem-
bre de lordre, autres que ceux prvus la lett. a), portant
prjudice moral aux membres de lordre.
Art. 18. Pour statuer sur les faits incompatibles avec
la qualit de membre de lordre, portant prjudice moral
aux membres de lordre, est constitu un conseil dhon-
neur compos de sept membres.
Art. 19. Les ordres sont retirs par le Prsident de la
Roumanie par dcret, sur proposition de la Chancellerie des
Ordres, sur la base de la dcision du Conseil dhonneur.
Art. 20. Les ordres confrs pour les faits accomplis
au service de la dfense nationale, en temps de guerre, ne
sont retirs quau cas dune condamnation pour trahison
en temps de guerre.
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Art. 10. Sur la surface du brevet est imprim
lemblme du pays et il comprend des donnes concer-
nant la dnomination de lordre, son grade, le numro et
la date du dcret lattribuant, ainsi que les nom et
prnom du possesseur, avec linitiale du pre, et les
mrites pour lesquels est confre la dcoration. Pour les
militaires et les units militaires, y sera galement inscrite
la dnomination de lunit militaire.
Art. 11. (1) Les brevets sont valids par la signature
autographe du Prsident de la Roumanie, ainsi que par le
sceau et sont contresigns du chancelier des ordres.
(2) Lorsque lordre est confr au Prsident de la
Roumanie, conformment lart. 5 al. (2) lett. a), le brevet
est valid par la signature du prsident du Snat et du
prsident de la Chambre des Dputs, ainsi que par le
sceau et il est contresign du chancelier des ordres.
(3) Pour le Collier de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie, qui est attribu au Prsident de la Roumanie
en qualit de chef de cet ordre, nest pas dlivr un brevet.
Art. 12. Le brevet porte le numro dordre dans le cadre
de la hirarchie du grade de lordre et le numro denre-
gistrement dans les crits de la Chancellerie des Ordres.
CHAPITRE IV
Droits des personnes dcores
Art. 13. Les personnes dcores de lOrdre national
de lEtoile de Roumanie, dont le brevet a t sign avec
lautographe du Prsident de la Roumanie, ont le droit
dtre reues en audience, pour le remercier personnelle-
ment, lorsque la dcoration respective ne leur a pas t
remise directement par le Prsident.
Art. 14. (1) Les Chevaliers de lOrdre national de
lEtoile de Roumanie jouissent des honneurs militaires
rendues aux officiers de lArme roumaine.
(2) Lquivalence des grades de lordre avec ceux des
officiers est prcise par le rglement, conformment la
grille prvue dans la loi sur le systme national de dcora-
tions de Roumanie.
Art. 15. (1) Les personnes dcores de lOrdre natio-
nal de lEtoile de Roumanie seront invites participer
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mier ministre, les ministres, les commandants des
grandes units militaires et les chefs des missions diplo-
matiques de Roumanie ltranger.
Art. 28. Les brevets et les insignes des ordres devien-
nent, aprs le dcs du titulaire, la proprit des suc-
cesseurs lgaux, sans quils aient le droit de les porter ou
de faire usage, quelle quen soit la modalit, des prroga-
tives confres par la loi.
Art. 29. Lorsquun ordre est confr titre posthume,
le brevet et linsigne en sont remis aux successeurs lgaux.
Art. 30. Les citoyens roumains dcors des insignes
civils ou militaires de paix de lOrdre national de lEtoile
de Roumanie jusqu la date de son abrogation en 1948
sont rputs, de droit, chevaliers de lOrdre national de
lEtoile de Roumanie, recevant automatiquement un grade
en plus par rapport celui dtenu.
Art. 31. Les dispositions de la prsente ordonnance
durgence seront compltes avec les rglementations
lgales sur le systme national de dcorations de
Roumanie.
ANNEXE
R G L E M E N T
de lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie*
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie est la
plus haute dcoration de Roumanie. Il est attribu tant aux
citoyens roumains qu ceux trangers, pour rcompenser les
services exceptionnels, civils ou militaires, rendus lEtat et au
peuple roumains, en temps de paix ou de guerre.
Au sens de la prsente ordonnance durgence, les services
exceptionnels, civils ou militaires concernent les faits de concep-
tion, organisation et coordination, comme suit:
a) les ralisations de grande importance dans la dfense des
intrts suprmes de lEtat roumain: indpendance, sou-
verainet, unit et intgrit territoriale;
b) les grandes contributions au dveloppement de lconomie
nationale et des services publics;
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*
Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 467478.
Art. 21. Les personnes dont la qualit de membre de
lordre a t retire sont tenues de restituer le brevet et
linsigne.
Art. 22. (1) Les ordres confrs aux citoyens trangers
peuvent tre retirs au cas de la commission des faits
incompatibles avec la qualit de membre de lordre.
(2) Lordre sera retir par le Prsident de la Roumanie
par dcret, sur proposition de la Chancellerie des Ordres,
sur la base de la saisine faite par le Ministre des Affaires
trangres.
Art. 23. Une personne dcore sera radie des enre-
gistrements seulement aprs la signature du dcret de
retrait de lordre par le Prsident de la Roumanie.
Art. 24. (1) La perte ou la destruction des insignes ou
des brevets sera publie par le dtenteur au Moniteur offi-
ciel de la Roumanie.
(2) La dlivrance dun duplicata du document dattestation
ou, selon le cas, dun nouvel insigne sera faite sur proposition
de la Chancellerie des Ordres, sur la base de la sollicitation
du titulaire, aprs la publication prvue lal. (1).
Art. 25. (1) Ladministration des dcorations est confie
la Chancellerie des Ordres qui fonctionne comme dparte-
ment dans le cadre de la Prsidence de la Roumanie.
(2) Les propositions de dcoration sont transmises la
Chancellerie des Ordres conformment la loi.
CHAPITRE VI
Dispositions finales
Art. 26. (1) Au rtablissement de lOrdre national de
lEtoile de Roumanie, peut tre confre toute classe de
lordre, sauf le grade de Collier, concurrence de 15% au
maximum du nombre prvu pour chaque grade, le
Prsident de la Roumanie en pouvant confrer, de sa pro-
pre initiative, 1% du total des dcorations.
(2) Jusqu linstitution par la loi du systme national
de dcorations, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer
lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie un nombre
maximum de dix citoyens roumains.
Art. 27. Par le mandat donn par le Prsident de la
Roumanie, la remise des ordres peut tre faite par le pre-
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La situation des units militaires roumaines dcores, ainsi
que des personnes ayant reu les insignes de guerre est tenue
sparment de celle des personnes dcores dans les limites
tablies par la prsente ordonnance durgence.
Le Prsident de la Roumanie reoit, pour la dure du man-
dat, le Collier de lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie, com-
mande spciale, fait en or. Ce collier nest pas inclus dans le
nombre prvu lart. 1
er
al. 5 du prsent rglement.
L i nsi gne de l a dcorati on est compos d une croi x
recroisete, maille de bleu, ayant entre les branches quatre
aigles en mtal, les ailes dployes, et au centre, un mdaillon
maill de rouge, entour dune couronne de feuilles de chne
en mail vert.
A lavers du mdaillon est appliqu lemblme de la
Roumanie, en mtal, et sur le listel bleu est inscrite la devise
IN FIDE SALUS. Au revers est inscrite la date 1877, anne de
linstitution de lordre.
Linsigne est surmont dune couronne ovale, en feuilles de
chne et de laurier entrecroises.
Le mtal de linsigne de lordre est largent (titre 750) et le
mtal des plaques, largent (titre 900).
Art. 2. Linsigne du grade de Chevalier a un diamtre de
40 mm et la couleur naturelle de largent. Le mdaillon central
a un diamtre de 11 mm, et le listel de 2 mm. Les lettres de
la devise sont dores et sont hautes de 1,5 mm. Lemblme de
la Roumanie, matric en mtal, est haut de 8 mm. Au revers
du mdaillon les chiffres de lanne 1877 sont dors et sont
hauts de 2,5 mm.
La couronne ovale en feuilles de laurier et de chne, mail-
le de vert, a les diamtres extrieurs de 23 et 13 mm, et les
diamtres intrieurs de 10 x 7 mm. Lanneau circulaire par
lequel est pass le ruban a un diamtre extrieur de 15 mm.
Le modle pour les militaires reoit deux pes croises,
longues de 28 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne de feuilles de
laurier et de chne.
Le modle de guerre reoit deux pes croises, longues de
45 mm, entre les branches de la croix.
Le ruban du grade est de 40 mm, et les raies en lisr sont
bleu fonc, larges de 3 mm celles intrieures, et de 2 mm,
celles extrieures; dans sa partie apparente, ce ruban est haut
de 50 mm.
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c) les crations scientifiques, artistiques et culturelles de
grande valeur nationale et internationale;
d) les grands mrites dans le dveloppement et la promotion
de la collaboration entre la Roumanie et dautres Etats ou
organismes internationaux;
e) les grands mrites dans la conception, lorganisation et la
conduite des oprations militaires;
f) les faits darmes de grande bravoure accomplis sur le
champ de combat, dans les conflits militaires.
LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie comprend six
grades. Ils sont, en ordre croissant, les suivants: Chevalier,
Officier, Commandeur, Grand officier, Grand-croix, Collier.
Les membres de lordre sont nomms vie et, quel que soit
le grade reu, ils portent le titre gnrique de chevalier de
lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie.
Lordre a des insignes distinctifs pour les civils, les militaires
et de guerre, et le nombre des membres, citoyens roumains, est
fix 3.650, comme suit:
a) Chevalier: 2.000 membres, dont 1.700 pour les civils et
300 pour les militaires;
b) Officier: 1.000 membres, dont 850 pour les civils et 150
pour les militaires;
c) Commandeur: 400 membres, dont 325 pour les civils et
d) Grand officier: 160 membres, dont 130 pour les civils et
trente pour les militaires;
e) Grand-croix: 80 membres, dont 65 pour les civils et
f) Collier: 10 membres, sans insignes distinctifs pour les
civils et les militaires.
Dpasser le nombre de membres pour chaque grade con-
stitue transgression du prsent rglement.
Cet ordre peut tre confr aux units militaires roumaines,
en temps de paix ainsi que pour des faits darmes, en temps
de guerre, et les insignes sont ports sur le drapeau. Il peut
tre galement confr aux units militaires trangres, des
Etats allis, mais seulement sil sagit des faits darmes accom-
plis au cours dune guerre laquelle la Roumanie participe
directement. Les dcorations confres aux units militaires
roumaines ou trangres ne sont pas comprises dans le nom-
bre limite de 3.650 dcorations, conformment lal. 5.
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Le mdaillon central, le listel et les inscriptions ont les
mmes dimensions quau grade de Commandeur.
Le modle pour les femmes est identique.
Au modle pour les militaires et de guerre, est applique la
croix maille de lordre, avers, ayant un diamtre de 50 mm, et
deux pes croises, longues de 55 mm, entre les branches.
La plaque du grade est porte sur la gauche de la poitrine.
Au cas o la personne porte galement une barrette avec les
dcorations, la plaque est porte au-dessous delle.
Art. 6. Le grade de Grand-croix est compos de linsigne
de lordre et de la plaque du grade.
Linsigne a un diamtre de 60 mm et est dor. Le mdaillon
central a un diamtre de 16 mm et le listel est large de 3 mm.
Les lettres de la devise sunt dores et hautes de 3 mm. Au
revers du mdaillon, les chiffres de lanne 1877 sont hauts de
5 mm. Lemblme de la Roumanie, matric, est haut de 12 mm.
La couronne ovale en feuilles de chne et de laurier, mail-
le de vert, a les diamtres extrieurs de 35 et 25 mm, et
ceux intrieurs de 21 et 15 mm; lanneau dattache est circu-
laire, gros de 2 mm, ayant un diamtre extrieur de 18 mm.
Le modle pour les militaires reoit deux pes, longues de
48 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne en feuilles de chne et de
laurier.
Le modle de guerre reoit deux pes, longues de 75 mm,
entre les branches de la croix.
Le cordon (ruban) de linsigne est large de 100 mm et a la
longueur gale la circonfrence du buste. Les raies marginales
bleu fonc sont larges de 8 mm, celles intrieures, et de 5 mm,
celles extrieures. A la partie infrieure est attache une rosette
avec le diamtre de 75 mm; sous la rosette est attach un meril-
lon.
Pour le modle de guerre le cordon reoit une bande dore
chaque bord, large de 4 mm.
Le cordon est pass obliquement de lpaule droite la
hanche gauche, o est attach linsigne du grade.
La plaque est en forme dtoile avec huit groupes de rayons
diamants, ayant un diamtre de 85 mm. Sur la plaque est
applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, avec un diamtre
de 60 mm. Le mdaillon central, le listel et les inscriptions ont
les mmes dimensions que linsigne du grade de Grand-croix.
Le modle pour les femmes est identique.
Au modle pour les militaires et de guerre, sur la plaque est
applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, avec un diamtre
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A linsigne attribu aux femmes, le ruban est pli sous forme de
nud de ruban horizontal (papillon) et a une longueur de 120 mm.
Au modle de guerre, le ruban a galement chaque bord
une raie large de 2 mm, en fil dor.
Linsigne du grade est port sur la gauche de la poitrine.
Art. 3. Linsigne du grade dOfficier est le mme que celui
du grade de Chevalier, avec les distinctions suivantes:
linsigne est dor;
le ruban reoit une rosette avec un diamtre de 25 mm;
pour les femmes, la rosette est applique au centre du
nud de ruban.
Art. 4. Linsigne du grade de Commandeur a un diamtre
de 50 mm et est dor. Le mdaillon central a un diamtre de
14 mm, et le listel est large de 2,5 mm. Les lettres de la
devise sont dores et sont hautes de 2 mm. Lemblme de
Roumanie, matric, est haut de 10 mm. Au revers du mdaillon
les chiffres de lanne 1877 sont hauts de 3 mm.
La couronne ovale en feuilles de chne et de laurier, mail-
le de vert, a les dimensions extrieures de 31 et 21 mm, et
celles intrieures de 19 et 13 mm; lanneau pour le ruban est
allong, haut de 21 mm et large de 4 mm.
Le modle pour les militaires reoit deux pes croises,
longues de 35 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne en feuilles de
chne et de laurier.
Le modle de guerre reoit deux pes croises, longues de
57 mm, entre les branches de la croix.
Le ruban du grade est large de 45 mm, avec les raies
marginales intrieures bleu fonc, larges de 4 mm, et de 3 mm
celles extrieures; sa longueur est gale la circonfrence du
cou. A linsigne attribu aux femmes le ruban est le mme.
Le ruban du modle de guerre reoit chaque bord une raie
large de 3 mm, en fil dor.
Linsigne du grade est port au cou. Les hommes portent le
ruban pass sous le nud de la cravate, avec linsigne visible
sur la droite de celle-ci.
Art. 5. Le grade de Grand officier est compos de
linsigne du grade de Commandeur et de la plaque du grade.
La plaque du grade est en forme dtoile, avec huit groupes
de rayons diamants, ayant un diamtre de 75 mm. A lavers
de la plaque est applique la croix maille de lordre, ayant un
diamtre de 50 mm.
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b) Officier
pour les civils, rosette en reps dans les couleurs du
ruban de lordre rduites 40%, ayant le diamtre de 10 mm
et la hauteur de 4 mm;
pour les militaires, sur le ruban du grade de Chevalier
est attache une rosette ayant un diamtre de 10 mm.
c) Commandeur
pour les civils, sur le ruban rectangulaire spcifique au
grade de Chevalier est attache la rosette du grade dOfficier;
pour les militaires, le ruban rectangulaire en reps dans
les couleurs du ruban de lordre est long de 24 mm et haut de
10 mm et au centre est attach un disque dargent avec un
diamtre de 5 mm.
d) Grand officier
pour les civils, ruban rectangulaire en reps dor, long de
16 mm et haut de 6 mm, avec au centre la rosette du grade
dOfficier;
pour les militaires, le ruban du grade de Commandeur,
avec au centre un losange dargent, haut de 6 mm et large de
5 mm.
e) Grand-croix
pour les civils, ruban rectangulaire en reps dor, long de
16 mm et haut de 6 mm, avec au centre la rosette du grade
dOfficier;
pour les militaires, le ruban du grade de Commandeur,
avec au centre une toile huit rayons, en argent, ayant un
diamtre de 8 mm.
f) Collier
un disque dor (titre 785), ayant un diamtre de 16 mm,
stri sous forme de rayons, avec au centre la rosette du grade
dOfficier.
Au dos de la rosette il y a un systme dattache et elle
peut tre porte quotidiennement la boutonnire du revers
gauche du veston/tailleur.
Est porte seule la rosette du grade le plus haut dtenu par
la personne.
Les barrettes des diffrents grades peuvent tre portes
lune cot de lautre sur la gauche de la poitrine de luni-
forme, la premire tant celle du plus haut grade.
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de 60 mm, ayant entre les branches deux pes croises,
longues de 70 mm.
La plaque du grade est porte sur la gauche de la poitrine,
attache au cordon.
Art. 7. Le grade de Collier est compos dune chane
longue de 840 mm et de linsigne du grade. La chane com-
prend six cartouches, reprsentant chacun lemblme matric de
la Roumanie, et six insignes de lordre, maills de bleu,
attachs les uns aux autres par des chanes doubles, aux mail-
lons rectangulaires. Lemblme de la Roumanie, matric, est
haut de 25 mm, et la croix de lordre a un diamtre de
25 mm. Le Collier est ferm laide dun merillon, form de
deux moitis daigle aux ailes dployes.
Linsigne du grade est identique linsigne du grade de
Grand-croix. Le modle pour les femmes est identique. Il ny a
pas de modles distincts pour les civils, les militaires et de
guerre.
Le Collier est fait en argent (titre 900) et il est dor.
Le Collier est port au cou, au-dessus de lhabit.
Art. 8. Le Collier, commande spciale, qui est confr au
Prsident de la Roumanie, est fait en or (titre 785).
Art. 9. A tous les grades sont accordes, en mme
temps que linsigne, la rosette et la barrette de la dcoration,
ayant les couleurs de base du ruban de lordre rduites 40%
et, respectivement, 50%, et des formes spcifiques pour chaque
grade; la rosette est porte par les civils la boutonnire du
revers gauche du veston/tailleur, et la barrette est porte, par
les militaires en uniforme, sur la partie gauche de la poitrine.
Les diffrences, en fonction du grade, sont les suivantes:
a) Chevalier
pour les civils, ruban rectangulaire en reps, ayant les
couleurs du ruban de lordre rduites 40%, long de 16 mm et
large de 6 mm;
pour les militaires, ruban rectagulaire en reps, attach sur
un support mtallique, ayant les couleurs du ruban de lordre
rduites de 50%, long de 20 mm et haut de 10 mm.
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promotion. Les grades suprieurs sont directement attribus lors
de la premire promotion pour des mrites exceptionnels.
Effectuer le stage au grade ne conduit pas automatiquement
lattribution dun grade suprieur, mais constitue la limite de
temps au-del de laquelle peuvent tre faites de nouvelles
propositions de dcoration, au cas o la personne en question
justifie de nouveaux mrites.
Art. 13. LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie ne peut
tre confr que trois ans aprs la dcoration antrieure de
lordre du Service loyal ou cinq ans aprs lattribution de lordre
Pour le mrite.
Art. 14. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, le dlai de trois
ans, ainsi que lanciennet peuvent tre rduits dun tiers au
maximum.
Art. 15. Lattribution dun grade suprieur entrane automa-
tiquement la radiation de la personne respective des enre-
gistrements du grade infrieur, la place devenant de ce fait
vacante.
Linsigne du grade infrieur reste dans la possession de la
personne dcore.
Les civils ne portent que linsigne du grade le plus haut
quils possdent; les cadres militaires peuvent porter aux festi-
vits les grades de Chevalier et dOfficier sur une barrette, ainsi
que linsigne du plus haut grade possd.
Art. 16. Dans le systme national de dcorations, dans
lordre de prsance, la place de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie est celle fixe par la loi spciale relative au systme
national de dcorations.
Art. 17. Les Chevaliers de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie sont assimils aux grades militaires et jouissent
dhonneurs militaires, comme suit:
a) le grade de Chevalier de lordre est assimil au grade de
capitaine;
b) le grade dOfficier de lordre est assimil au grade de
colonel;
c) le grade de Grand officier de lordre est assimil au grade
de gnral de division, gnral de division arienne ou vice-
amiral;
d) le grade de Grand-croix de lordre est assimil au grade
de gnral de corps darme, gnral commandeur daviation ou
vice-amiral commandeur;
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Lordre confr avec insigne de guerre a sur la barrette deux
pes croises, longues de 15 mm chacune, faites dans le
mtal du grade.
Lorsquun militaire a t galement dcor dune dcoration
insignes de guerre, la barrette de cette dernire a priorit
mme si lordre ou le grade est hirarchiquement infrieur aux
autres dcorations quil possde.
Les militaires en uniforme portent la rosette du grade de
Collier 20 mm au-dessus du rang suprieur de barrettes.
Lorsquun militaire est en tenue civile, il doit se conformer
aux rgles prvues pour les civils.
Art. 10. Les units militaires peuvent tre dcores de
lOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie seulement aux grades
de Chevalier, Officier et Commandeur.
Linsigne de la dcoration a un ruban de la mme largeur
que le grade, long de 2.000 mm. A un bout du ruban est
attache la dcoration et lautre bout il y a un gland dor.
Le ruban, pli moiti, est attach la hampe, au-dessous
de laigle.
Art. 11. Lcrin (la bote) contenant la dcoration est rev-
tu lextrieur de cuir mat, rouge fonc, et lintrieur de
peluche gris clair. Sur la couverture de la bote sunt imprims,
dors, lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et le grade
de lordre.
Art. 12. LOrdre national de lEtoile de Roumanie est con-
fr en commenant obl i gatoi rement avec l e grade de
Chevalier.
Pour recevoir un grade suprieur, une personne doit
effectuer un stage au grade immdiatement infrieur, comme
suit:
a) du grade de Chevalier celui dOfficier, trois ans;
b) du grade dOfficier celui de Commandeur, quatre ans;
c) du grade de Commandeur celui de Grand officier, cinq
ans;
d) du grade de Grand officier celui de Grand-croix, six
ans;
e) du grade de Grand-croix celui de Collier, huit ans.
Les propositions dattribution doivent tenir compte des critres
dadmission et promotion tablis par le prsent rglement, y
compris pour la premire promotion de dcoration, sauf le
grade de Collier, qui ne peut tre attribu lors de la premire
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sariat militaire territorial, en vue de lorganisation des obsques.
Y participeront:
a) les reprsentants des autorits locales;
b) les chevaliers de lordre de la localit respective;
c) la garde militaire dhonneur, conformment au grade du
dcd;
d) pour le grade de Grand officier un reprsentant du
Prsident de la Roumanie et le chancelier des ordres;
e) pour les grades de Grand-croix et Collier le Prsident
de la Roumanie et le chancelier des ordres.
Art. 24. Dans un dlai de six mois compter de lentre
en vigueur de la prsente ordonnance durgence, les personnes
dcores jusquen 1947 de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie, insignes pour les civils ou les militaires en temps
de paix, quel quen soit le grade, peuvent dposer auprs de la
Chancellerie des Ordres une sollicitation et des copies des
crits brevets ou extraits du Moniteur officiel avec le dcret
de dcoration , attestant la qualit de chevalier de lordre et
le grade dtenu.
Dans un dlai de soixante jours suivant la rception des sol-
licitations, la Chancellerie des Ordres aprs avoir vrifi
lauthenticit des donnes reues, prsentera au Prsident de la
Roumanie la proposition de dcret sur la nomination des per-
sonnes respectives au grade immdiatement suivant.
Art. 25. Linsigne de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie est fait par la Rgie autonome de La Fabrication de
la monnaie de lEtat.
La Banque nationale de Roumanie, la sollicitation de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, mettra la disposition de la Rgie
autonome de La Fabrication de la monnaie de lEtat les
quantits de mtaux prcieux et les autres mtaux ncessaires
pour la confection de linsigne prvu lal. 1.
Les dpenses ncessaires en vue de la confection des
insignes et des brevets de lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie pour lanne 1999 sont alloues du Fonds de
rserve budgtaire la disposition du Gouvernement.
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e) le grade de Collier de lordre est assimil au grade de
gnral darme, gnral inspecteur daviation ou amiral.
Art. 18. Les brevets pour lOrdre national de lEtoile de
Roumanie sont valids par la signature autographe du Prsident
de la Roumanie et le contreseing autographe du chancelier des
ordres.
Art. 19. A loccasion du jour de lOrdre national de lEtoile
de Roumanie, la Chancellerie des Ordres organise la runion
des chevaliers de cet ordre, conformment aux dispositions de
la loi spciale relative au systme national de dcorations de
Roumanie.
Art. 20. Le Conseil dhonneur de lOrdre national de
lEtoile de Roumanie est compos de sept membres, comme
suit: un pour chacun des trois grades infrieurs et deux pour
chacun des grades de Grand officier et Grand-croix. Le prsi-
dent du Conseil dhonneur sera le doyen dge des membres
des grades suprieurs.
Art. 21. Les Chevaliers de lordre peuvent signaler la
Chancellerie des Ordres les attitudes et faits commis par
dautres membres de lordre, considrs susceptibles de leur
porter prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la Chancellerie des
Ordres convoque le Conseil dhonneur et la personne mise en
examen, dans un dlai maximum de quarante-cinq jours
compter de la saisine.
Le Conseil dhonneur dlibre et peut statuer sur le lieu ou
aprs avoir enqut le cas, sans dpasser un dlai de soixante
jours compter de sa runion.
Lorsque la personne mise en examen ne se prsente pas
au terme fix par la Chancellerie des Ordres, le Conseil dhon-
neur peut solliciter la Chancellerie des Ordres sa convocation
un autre terme; si la personne en question ne sy prsente
non plus, le cas est jug en son absence.
Art. 22. A chaque promotion annuelle et loccasion de
chaque attribution, la Chancellerie des Ordres informera le
Ministre de lIntrieur sur les personnes dcores, avances en
grade ou exclues. Le Ministre de lIntrieur est tenu dannon-
cer la Chancellerie des Ordres du dcs de chaque chevalier
de lordre ou des ventuelles condamnations.
Art. 23. En cas de dcs dun chevalier de lOrdre natio-
nal de lEtoile de Roumanie, la famille portera le fait la con-
naissance de la Chancellerie des Ordres, ainsi que du commis-
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Art. 6. La Croix et la Mdaille du Service loyal ont
chacune trois classes. Le nombre total des croix est de
8.400, et celui des mdailles des deux premires classes
est de 5.400; pour la III
e
classe le nombre est illimit. Les
dcorations ont des insignes diffrents pour les civils, les
militaires et de guerre.
Art. 7. (1) Linsigne de lOrdre national du Service
loyal est compos dune croix patte maille de bleu ciel;
entre les branches de la croix il y a une couronne de
feuilles de laurier dans le mtal du grade et, au centre de
la croix, un mdaillon dans le mtal du grade.
(2) A lavers, lemblme de la Roumanie est matric sur
le mdaillon.
(3) Au revers, il y a linscription SERVICE/LOYAL.
feuilles de chne et dun anneau auquel sattache le
ruban.
(5) Le ruban de lordre est en reps moir, bleu, avec
une raie blanche au milieu.
Art. 8. Le jour de lOrdre national du Service loyal
est ft au 28 avril, la date de la cration de lordre.
Art. 9. Lordre, la croix et la mdaille se prsentent
sous trois formes de valeur gale: linsigne proprement
dit, la rosette pour les civils et la barrette pour les mili-
taires.
Art. 10. Les citoyens roumains dcors de lOrdre du
Service loyal jusqu la date de son abrogation, en 1948,
sont considrs de droit chevaliers de lOrdre national du
Service loyal et reoivent automatiquement un grade en
plus par rapport celui dtenu.
Art. 11. (1) Linsigne de la Croix nationale du Service
loyal est similaire celui de lordre, mais nest pas maill.
(2) Linsigne de la Mdaille nationale du Service loyal
est une pice circulaire, avec le listel lgrement saillant,
lavers tant matric lemblme de la Roumanie et, au
revers, linscription SERVICE/LOYAL.
(3) Le ruban de la croix et de la mdaille est en reps
moir, bleu, avec des bandes blanches aux bords et au
centre.
Ordre, Croix et Mdaille nationaux du Service loyal
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ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre, la Croix et
la Mdaille nationaux du Service loyal*
Art. 1
er
. Est rtabli lOrdre national du Service loyal,
prvu lart. 6 lett. A point II et lart. 9 lett. A point III
de la Loi n
o
29/2000, tant la deuxime dcoration dans
la hirarchie, en temps de paix, et la troisime dans la
hirarchie des dcorations militaires de guerre.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre national du Service loyal peut
avoir au maximum 5.500 membres groups en cinq
grades, avec des insignes diffrents pour les civils et pour
les militaires.
(2) LOrdre national du Service loyal insignes de
guerre na pas de limite lgale dattribution.
Art. 3. Les citoyens trangers dcors de lOrdre
national du Service loyal ne sont pas compris dans le
chiffre prvu lart. 2 al. (1) de la prsente ordonnance
durgence.
lOrdre national du Service loyal. Dans cette qualit, le
Prsident de la Roumanie reoit, pour la dure du man-
dat, le grade de Grand-croix de lordre, commande sp-
ciale, quil porte aux occasions festives ainsi quaux cr-
monies dattribution de lordre.
Art. 5. LOrdre national du Service loyal est complt
de la Croix et de la Mdaille du Service loyal prvues
lart. 6 lett. B points I et II et lart. 9 lett. B points II et
III de la Loi n
o
29/2000, qui sont les plus hautes distinc-
tions nationales pouvant tre attribues aux personnes
sans tudes suprieures.
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*LOUG n
o
o
319 du 10 juillet 2000 et
approuve par la Loi n
o
o
658 du 19 octobre
2001 et modifie par lOUG n
o
o
489 du
6 octobre 2000 (approuve par la Loi n
o
o
658
du 19 octobre 2001).
c) Commandeur;
d) Grand officier;
e) Grand-croix.
Art. 4. (1) Les membres de lordre sont nomms vie.
Quel que soit le grade reu, ils portent le nom de Chevalier
de lOrdre du Service loyal. Lordre a des insignes distinctifs
pour les civils, les militaires et de guerre.
(2) Le nombre des membres est fix 5.500, rparti comme
suit:
Chevalier 3.000, dont:
2.400 pour les civils; et
Officier 1.500, dont:
1.200 pour les civils; et
Commandeur 600 dont:
480 pour les civils; et
Grand officier 300, dont:
Grand-croix 150, dont:
30 pour les militaires.
(3) Dpasser le nombre de chaque grade constitue trans-
gression du prsent rglement. Les dcorations confres en
plus du nombre limite sont nulles de droit, et les insignes
seront restitus.
(4) Lordre peut galement tre confr aux units militaires
roumaines pour les faits particuliers accomplis en temps de paix
ou pour des actes dhrosme accomplis en temps de guerre;
peuvent tre dcores, en outre, les units militaires trangres
appartenant aux Etats allis de la Roumanie. Les ordres con-
frs aux units militaires ne sont pas compris dans la limite
prvue pour les militaires dans le prsent rglement.
(5) Lordre insignes du guerre na de limites lgales pour
aucun grade et les personnes qui en sont dcores sont enre-
gistres part.
Art. 5. Le Prsident de la Roumanie reoit pour la dure
du mandat les insignes du grade de Grand-croix, commande
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Art. 12. La description de la forme, les dimensions et
le modle dessin de lordre, de la croix et de la mdaille,
pour chaque grade au classe, les motifs dterminant leur
attribution, la rpartition du nombre des insignes par
grades et classes, leur port, ainsi que dautres donnes
concernant les dcorations sont prvus par les rglements
compris dans les annexes n
os
1 et 2 qui font partie int-
grante de la prsente ordonnance durgence.
ANNEXE n 1
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de lOrdre
national du Service loyal*
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre national du Service loyal est la deuxime
dcoration dans la hirarchie, en temps de paix, et la troisime
dans la hirarchie des dcorations militaires de guerre. Il est
attribu tant aux citoyens roumains qu ceux trangers ayant
des tudes suprieures, pour rcompenser les services parti-
culiers, civils et militaires, rendus lEtat roumain en temps de
paix ou en temps de guerre.
Art. 2. Les services particuliers sentendent des faits de
conception dorganisation et de coordination, comme suit:
a) la dfense des intrts suprmes de lEtat roumain:
lindpendance, la souverainet, lunit et lintgrit territoriale;
b) l es mri tes l i s au dvel oppement de l conomi e
nationale;
c) les rsultats obtenus dans les domaines de la science,
des arts et de la culture;
d) les contributions la collaboration entre la Roumanie et
autres Etats ou organismes internationaux;
e) les conceptions avances concernant lorganisation et la
direction des oprations militaires;
f) les faits accomplis sur le champ de combat ou dans les
conflits militaires.
Art. 3. LOrdre national du Service loyal comprend cinq
grades. Ils sont, en ordre croissant:
a) Chevalier;
b) Officier;
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* Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 479489.
Roumanie est haut de 12 mm. Linscription au revers du
mdaillon a les lettres hautes de 1,5 mm.
(2) La couronne entre les branches de la croix est large de
4 mm et se trouve 7 mm du mdaillon.
(3) La couronne en feuilles de chne a les diamtres
extrieurs de 20 mm et, respectivement, 18 mm, et ceux
intrieurs de 18 mm et, respectivement, 6 mm. Lanneau par
lequel passe le ruban est circulaire et a le diamtre extrieur
de 15 mm; sur lanneau est frapp le titre de largent.
(4) Le modle pour les militaires reoit deux pes croises,
longues de 25 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne en feuilles de
chne.
(5) Le modle de guerre reoit deux pes croises, longues
de 41 mm, entre les branches de la croix.
(6) Le ruban du grade est large de 40 mm, et la bande
mdiane est large de 12 mm; dans sa partie apparente, le
ruban est long de 50 mm.
(7) Au modle de guerre le ruban a sur les bords une raie
large de 2 mm en fil dor, et la bande blanche est large de
10 mm.
(8) A linsigne attribu aux femmes, le ruban est pli sous
forme de nud de ruban horizontal (papillon) et il est long de
120 mm.
(9) La rosette se prsente sous forme de ruban rectangulaire
en reps, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm.
(10) La barrette se prsente sous forme de ruban rectangu-
laire en reps, long de 20 mm et haut de 10 mm; pour la dco-
ration insignes de guerre, sur la barrette sont attaches deux
pes croises, en argent, longues de 18 mm chacune.
Art. 9. Linsigne du grade dOfficier est le mme que celui
de Chevalier, ayant toutefois les diffrences suivantes:
linsigne est dor;
le ruban reoit une rosette ayant le diamtre de 25 mm;
pour les femmes, la rosette est applique au centre du
nud de ruban;
la rosette se prsente sous la forme dun tambour de
reps, ayant le diamtre de 10 mm et la hauteur de 4 mm;
la barrette est similaire au grade de Chevalier; y est
attache une rosette avec le diamtre de 10 mm; pour la dco-
ration insigne de guerre, les deux pes croises sont
attaches sous la rosette.
Art. 10. (1) Linsigne du grade de Commandeur a le
diamtre de 50 mm et il est dor. Le mdaillon central a le
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spciale, fait en or. Celui-ci nest pas inclus dans le nombre
prvu lart. 4 du prsent rglement.
Art. 6. (1) Les citoyens trangers dcors de cet ordre ne
sont pas compris dans le nombre prvu lart. 4 du prsent
rglement.
(2) Les chefs dEtats qui rencontrent pour la deuxime fois
le Prsident de la Roumanie, dans le cadre des visites offi-
cielles ou dEtat, peuvent tre dcors du grade de Grand-croix,
commande spciale.
(3) Lordre est confr aux citoyens trangers seulement
aprs avis favorable rendu par les gouvernements des pays
respectifs.
(4) Les membres du corps diplomatique et consulaire
accrdits en Roumanie peuvent tre dcors de cet ordre
seulement aprs avoir accompli un stage minimum de deux
annes dans le pays.
Art. 7. (1) Linsigne de lOrdre du Service loyal est une
croix pate, maille de bleu ciel. Entre les branches de la
croix il y a une couronne en feuilles de laurier avec, au centre,
un mdaillon, tous les deux dans le mtal du grade.
(2) A lavers, est matric sur le mdaillon lemblme de la
Roumanie.
(3) Au revers il y linscription SERVICE LOYAL, inscrite
dans une couronne ouverte en feuilles de laurier.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune couronne ovale, en feuilles
de chne, de laquelle est attach un anneau par lequel est
pass le ruban.
(5) Les insignes de lordre sont faits en argent (titre 800)
et les plaques, en argent (titre 925).
(6) Le ruban est en reps moir, bleu, avec une raie blanche
au centre.
(7) A tous les grades, en mme temps que linsigne est
attribue, pour les civils, la rosette, et pour les militaires la bar-
rette et la rosette de la dcoration; celles-ci ont les couleurs de
base du ruban de lordre, rduites 40% et, respectivement,
50%, et ont des formes spcifiques pour chaque grade. La
rosette est porte au revers gauche du veston/tailleur, et la bar-
rette est porte luniforme, sur la poitrine gauche.
Art. 8. (1) Linsigne du grade de Chevalier a le diamtre
de 40 mm et la couleur naturelle de largent. Le mdaillon cen-
tral a le diamtre de 14 mm, et lemblme matric de la
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(3) Aux modles pour les militaires et de guerre, sur la
plaque est applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, avec un
diamtre de 40 mm, ayant entre les branches deux pes
croises, longues de 41 mm.
(4) Le modle pour les femmes est identique.
(5) La rosette du grade est un ruban rectangulaire en reps
argent, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm, au centre tant
attache la rosette du grade dOfficier.
(6) La barrette du grade est celle du grade de Commandeur,
au centre tant attach un losange bomb, en argent, haut de
7 mm et large de 5 mm; pour la dcoration insignes de
guerre, sous le losange il y a deux pes croises en argent,
longues de 20 mm.
Art. 12. (1) Le grade de Grand-croix est compos de
linsigne et de la plaque du grade.
(2) Linsigne a le diamtre de 60 mm et est dor. Le
mdaillon central a le diamtre de 20 mm, et lemblme matric
de la Roumanie est haut de 18 mm. Linscription au revers du
mdaillon a les lettres hautes de 3 mm. La couronne place
entre les branches de la croix est large de 6 mm et se trouve
10 mm du mdaillon central.
extrieurs de 30 mm et, respectivement, 20 mm, et ceux
intrieurs de 13 mm et, respectivement, 11 mm.
longues de 48 mm, entre linsigne et lanneau dattache du
ruban.
(6) Lanneau dattache est circulaire, gros de 2 mm, et a le
diamtre extrieur de 18 mm, sur lequel sont frapps le titre de
largent et le nombre dordre du grade.
(7) Le cordon de linsigne est large de 100 mm et sa
longueur est gale la priphrie du buste; la raie blanche
mdiane est large de 32 mm. A la partie infrieure, est
attache une rosette circulaire avec le diamtre de 75 mm;
sous la rosette est attach un merillon.
(8) Au modle de guerre, le cordon a sur les bords une raie
large de 7 mm en fil dor, et la bande blanche est large
de 28 mm.
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diamtre de 18 mm, et lemblme matric de la Roumanie est
haut de 16 mm. Linscription au revers du mdaillon a les let-
tres hautes de 2 mm. La couronne entre les branches de la
croix est large de 5 mm et est dispose 9 mm du mdaillon
central.
longues de 37 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne ovale en
feuilles de chne.
extrieurs de 25 mm et, respectivement, 17 mm et ceux
intrieurs de 10 mm et, respectivement, de 8 mm.
(5) Lanneau dattache du ruban est allong, haut de 25 mm
et large de 4 mm; au revers de lanneau est matric le titre de
largent et le numro dordre du grade.
(6) Le ruban du grade est large de 45 mm, et la raie
blanche mdiane est large de 14 mm.
(7) La longueur du ruban est gale la circonfrence du
cou.
(8) Pour le modle de guerre, le ruban reoit, sur les bords,
une raie large de 3 mm, en fil dor.
(9) A la rosette du grade, sur le ruban rectangulaire de
16/6 mm du grade de Chevalier est attach le tambour du
grade dOfficier, avec le diamtre de 10 mm.
(10) La barrette du grade a un ruban rectangulaire en reps,
long de 24 mm et haut de 10 mm, ayant attach au centre un
disque dargent, avec le diamtre de 5 mm; pour la dcoration
insignes de guerre, sous le disque il y a deux pes dargent
Art. 11. (1) Le grade de Grand officier est compos de
(2) La plaque du grade est en forme dtoile carre
rayons saillants et a le diamtre de 75 mm. Sur la plaque, est
applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, ayant un diamtre
de 40 mm. Le mdaillon central, linscription, lemblme matric
de la Roumanie et la couronne ont les mmes dimensions que
le grade dOfficier. Au revers, dans un mdaillon central, est
inscrite le firme productrice et sont poinonns le titre de
largent et le numero dordre du grade.
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lordre ou le grade est hirarchiquement infrieur dautres
dcorations quil possde.
(5) Lorsquun militaire est en tenue civile, il doit se con-
former aux rgles qui en sont prvues.
Art. 15. (1) Les units militaires peuvent tre dcores de
lOrdre du Service loyal, seulement aux grades de Chevalier,
Officier et Commandeur.
(2) Linsigne de la dcoration a le ruban avec une largeur
correspondant au grade et une longueur de 2.000 mm; un
bout du ruban est attache la dcoration et, lautre bout, un
gland dor. Le ruban pli moiti est attach la hampe,
sous laigle.
Art. 16. La bote (lcrin) contenant la dcoration est
revtue lextrieur de cuir mat, bleu ciel, et lintrieur de
peluche blanche. Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprims,
dors, lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et le grade
de lordre.
Art. 17. Ladmission dans lOrdre national du Service loyal
requiert laccomplissement, avec des rsultats particuliers, des
fonctions civiles ou militaires durant au moins huit annes.
Art. 18. (1) Nul ne peut tre admis dans lordre qu par-
tir du grade de Chevalier, sauf la premire promotion de lordre.
(2) A linstitution de lordre, le Prsident de la Roumanie
peut confrer de sa propre initiative quinze ordres du Service
loyal, en tout grade. Ceux-ci ne sont pas inclus dans le nombre
prvu lart. 4 du prsent rglement.
(3) Pour tre promu un grade suprieur, il est ncessaire
deffectuer un stage dans le grade immdiatement infrieur,
comme suit:
du grade de Chevalier celui dOfficier, deux ans;
du grade dOfficier celui de Commandeur, trois ans;
du grade de Commandeur celui de Grand officier, qua-
tre ans;
du grade de Grand officier celui de Grand-croix, cinq ans.
(4) La dcoration lors de la premire promotion, concur-
rence de 15% au maximum du nombre de chaque grade, sera
faite dans les conditions prvues par le prsent rglement. Les
grades suprieurs seront attribus seulement ceux ayant des
mrites particuliers, qui auraient pu conduire lattribution de
grades successifs.
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(9) La plaque du grade est en forme dtoile carre
rayons saillants, dore, et a le diamtre de 85 mm. Sur la
plaque est applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, avec le
di amtre de 50 mm. Le mdai l l on central , l i nscri pti on,
lemblme matric de la Roumanie et la couronne ont les
mmes dimensions qu linsigne du grade de Commandeur. Au
revers, dans un mdaillon central, est inscrite la firme produc-
trice et sont frapps le titre de largent et le numro dordre du
grade.
(10) Aux modles pour les militaires et de guerre, sur la
plaque est applique la croix maille de lordre, avers, avec un
diamtre de 50 mm, ayant entre les branches deux pes
(11) Le modle pour les femmes est identique.
dor, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm, au centre tant
attache la rosette du grade dOfficier.
(13) La barrette du grade a l e ruban du grade de
Commandeur et, au centre, est attache une toile lgrement
saillante, huit rayons, en argent, avec le diamtre de 8 mm;
pour la dcoration insignes de guerre, sous ltoile il y a
deux pes croises, en argent, longues de 20 mm.
Art. 13. (1) Le grade de Grand-croix, commande spciale,
qui est attribu au Prsident de la Roumanie, a linsigne et la
plaque en or (titre 583).
(2) La dcoration attribue des chefs dEtats trangers a
linsigne en or (titre 583) et la plaque en argent (titre 925),
plaqu dor; le numro dordre des grades de Grand-croix,
attribus aux chefs dEtats, est diffrent et est inscrit en chiffres
romains.
Art. 14. (1) Les rosettes ont sur le dos un systme
dattache compos dune vis et dun disque filet. Est porte
toujours seule la rosette du plus haut grade dtenu par une
personne.
(2) Les barrettes sont attaches sur un support mtallique et
ont sur le dos une agrafe dattache.
(3) Les barrettes sont portes lune ct de lautre, la pre-
mire tant celle du plus haut grade.
(4) Lorsquun officier a t galement dcor dun ordre
insignes de guerre, la barrette respective a priorit, mme si
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(2) Les invitations seront envoyes ceux de droit trente
jours avant la fte, et les personnes en question sont tenues
de confirmer la participation dans un dlai de quinze jours.
(3) A la crmonie, les chevaliers doivent porter les insignes
de lordre.
Art. 26. Pour tablir et entretenir les relations de cama-
raderie, les chevaliers de lordre peuvent organiser des clubs au
niveau territorial.
Art. 27. (1) Pour juger les faits dshonorants portant
prjudice moral aux membres de lordre, autres que ceux
prvus lart. 52 lett. a) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, est constitu le
Conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Service loyal.
(2) Le Conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Service loyal est
compos de sept membres, comme suit: un pour chacun des
trois grades infrieurs et deux pour chacun des grades de
Grand officier et Grand-croix. Le prsident du Conseil dhonneur
sera le doyen dge des membres des grades suprieurs.
(3) Le Conseil dhonneur est lu pour un mandat de cinq
ans. Llection a lieu le jour de lordre.
(4) Peuvent tre rlus pour une nouvelle priode trois des
membres du Conseil dhonneur, dont au moins un des grades
infrieurs.
Art. 28. (1) Les Chevaliers de lOrdre peuvent signaler
la Chancellerie des Ordres les attitudes et faits commis par
dautres membres de lordre, considrs comme susceptibles de
leur porter prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la Chancellerie
des Ordres convoque le Conseil dhonneur et la personne mise
en examen, dans un dlai maximum de quarante-cinq jours
suivant la saisine.
(2) Le Conseil dhonneur dlibre et peut statuer sur le lieu
ou aprs avoir enqut le cas, sans dpasser un dlai de soi-
xante jours compter de sa runion.
(3) Lorsque la personne mise en examen ne se prsente
pas au terme fix par la Chancellerie des Ordres, le Conseil
dhonneur peut solliciter cette dernire la convocation un
autre terme; si la personne en question ne se prsente ni au
second terme, le cas est jug en son absence.
Art. 29. A chaque promotion annuelle et loccasion de
chaque dcoration, la Chancellerie des Ordres informera le
Ministre de lIntrieur au sujet des personnes dcores,
avances en grade ou exclues. Le Ministre de lIntrieur est
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Art. 19. De rgle, lOrdre national du Service loyal ne peut
tre attribu que deux ans aprs une dcoration antrieure de
lordre Pour le Mrite.
*(2) Pour des faits brillants et mritoires au service de lEtat
roumain, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer lOrdre
national du Service loyal sans que les conditions prvues aux
art. 1
er
, 2 et 17 soient remplies.
Art. 20. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, le dlai de huit
ans, ainsi que lanciennet prvue lart. 18 peuvent tre
rduits dun tiers au maximum.
Art. 21. (1) La promotion un grade suprieur entrane
enregistrements du grade infrieur, la place devenant vacante.
Linsigne du grade infrieur reste dans la possession de la per-
sonne dcore.
(2) Les civils portent seulement linsigne du plus haut grade
quils possdent; les officiers peuvent porter des occasions
festives les grades de Chevalier et Officier attachs une
barrette, ainsi que linsigne du plus haut grade dtenu.
Art. 22. Le port de la Dcoration du Service loyal est
rglement aux art. 31 et 32 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le sys-
tme national de dcorations de Roumanie.
Art. 23. Les Chevaliers de lOrdre national du Service
loyal jouissent dhonneurs militaires conformment aux art. 43 et
44 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcorations
de Roumanie.
Art. 24. Les brevets pour lOrdre national du Service loyal
sont valids, pour les grades de Chevalier et Officier, par le
paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing de la
Chancellerie des Ordres; pour le reste, les deux signatures sont
autographes.
Art. 25. (1) A loccasion de jour de lOrdre national du
Service loyal (le 8 avril), la Chancellerie des Ordres organise la
runion des chevaliers de lordre respectif conformment lart.
49 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcorations
de Roumanie.
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*Lart. 19 a t complt avec lal. (2), conformment lOUG n
o
151/2000.
mmes mrites exceptionnels pour lesquels est confr lOrdre
du Service loyal aux personnes ayant des tudes suprieures.
Art. 2. La Croix du Service loyal a trois classes; en ordre
croissant, elles sont:
la III
e
classe;
la II
e
classe;
la I
re
classe.
Art. 3. (1) La Croix est confre vie. La Croix a des
insignes distinctifs pour les civils, les militaires et de guerre. Le
nombre des possesseurs des insignes pour les civils et les mili-
taires est limit 8.400, dont pour:
la III
e
classe 4.800, dont 4.000 pour les civils et 800
la II
e
la I
re
pour les militaires.
(2) Dpasser le nombre prvu constitue transgression du
prsent rglement. Les dcorations attribues en plus du nom-
bre limite sont nulles de droit et les insignes seront restitus.
Art. 4. (1) Les citoyens trangers dcors de la Croix du
Service loyal ne sont pas compris dans le nombre mentionn
lart. 3 du prsent rglement.
(2) La Croix est confre aux citoyens trangers seulement
aprs avis favorable des gouvernements des pays respectifs.
Art. 5. La Croix du Service loyal confre aux militaires
roumains et trangers insignes du guerre nest pas comprise
dans le nombre prvu lart. 3 du prsent rglement.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne de la Croix du Service loyal est iden-
tique celui de lordre ce nom en grade de Chevalier, sauf
quil est en mtal, non maill. La distinction entre les classes
est la suivante:
la croix de la III
e
classe est en tombac, couleur du
bronze;
la croix de la II
e
classe est en argent (titre 800) et a la
couleur naturelle du mtal;
la croix de la I
re
classe est en argent (titre 800) et est
plaque dor.
(2) Le ruban de la croix, large de 35 mm et ayant la hau-
teur apparente de 50 mm, est en reps moir bleu, ayant sur
les bords et au centre une raie blanche, large de 4 mm.
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tenu dannoncer la Chancellerie des Ordres du dcs de
chaque chevalier de lordre ou des ventuelles condamnations.
Art. 30. Dans le cas du dcs dun chevalier de lOrdre
du Service loyal, la famille en informera la Chancellerie des
Ordres, ainsi que le commissariat militaire territorial, en vue de
lorganisation des funrailles. Y participeront:
c) la garde militaire dhonneur, conforme au grade du
dcd;
d) un reprsentant du Prsident de la Roumanie et le
chancelier des ordres pour les grades de Grand officier et
Grand-croix.
Art. 31. (1) Dans un dlai de six mois compter de la
publication du prsent rglement au Moniteur officiel de la
Roumanie, I
re
Partie, les personnes dcores jusquen 1947 de
lOrdre du Service loyal, quel quen soit le grade, peuvent
dposer auprs de la Chancellerie des Ordres une sollicitation
et des copies des crits brevets ou extraits du Moniteur offi-
ciel de la Roumanie avec le dcret de dcoration , attestant
la qualit de Chevalier de lordre et le grade dtenu.
(2) Dans le dlai de soixante jours suivant la rception des
sollicitations, la Chancellerie des Ordres, aprs avoir vrifi
lauthenticit des donnes reues, prsentera au Prsident de la
Roumanie la proposition de dcret sur la nomination des per-
sonnes respectives au grade immdiatement suprieur.
ANNEXE n 2
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de la Croix et de la Mdaille
nationales du Service loyal*
Art. 1
er
. La Croix et la Mdaille nationales du Service loyal
sont des dcorations mineures pouvant tre attribues aux
citoyens roumains et trangers sans tudes suprieures, pour
rcompenser les services exceptionnels, civils et militaires, ren-
dus lEtat roumain en temps de paix ou en temps de guerre.
La croix quivaut en importance et est attribue pour les
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(3) Pour tre avanc une classe suprieure, est ncessaire
un stage dans la classe immdiatement infrieure, comme suit:
de la III
e
classe la II
e
classe trois ans;
de la II
e
classe la I
re
classe cinq ans.
(4) Y compris la premire promotion de dcoration, concur-
rence de 15 % au maximum du nombre de chaque classe, les
propositions de dcoration doivent tenir compte des critres
dadmission et de promotion tablis par le prsent rglement.
Lattribution des classes suprieures se ralise d des mrites
exceptionnels qui auraient pu dterminer des dcorations suc-
cessives.
Art. 13. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, lanciennet et les
stages prvus aux art. 11 et 12 du prsent rglement peuvent
tre rduits dun tiers au maximum.
Art. 14. (1) La promotion une classe suprieure conduit
enregistrements de la classe infrieure, la place devenant ainsi
vacante.
(3) Les civils portent linsigne de la classe la plus haute; les
militaires portent, aux occasions festives, toutes les classes
attaches une barrette, conformment la hirarchie tablie
par lart. 32 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de
dcorations de Roumanie.
Art. 15. Les brevets pour la Croix du Service loyal sont
valids comme suit: pour la I
re
classe par la signature auto-
graphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing auto-
graphe du chancelier des ordres, pour la II
e
classe par le para-
phe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing du chance-
lier des ordres, et pour la III
e
classe par le paraphe du
Prsident de la Roumanie et celui du chancelier des ordres.
Art. 16. La Mdaille nationale du Service loyal est hirar-
chiquement la deuxime distinction mineure qui peut tre
attribue aux citoyens roumains et trangers sans tudes
suprieures, pour rcompenser les services particuliers, civils ou
militaires, rendus lEtat roumain en temps de paix ou en
temps de guerre. La mdaille quivaut en importance et est
confre pour les mmes mrites pour lesquels est attribu
lOrdre du Service loyal aux personnes avec tudes suprieures.
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Art. 7. Le modle pour les militaires a entre linsigne et la
couronne deux pes croises, longues de 28 mm.
Art. 8. Le modle de guerre a entre les branches de la
croix deux pes croises, longues de 43 mm, et le ruban a
une bande dore, large de 2 mm, sur les bords.
Art. 9. (1) A toutes les classes, en mme temps que
linsigne, sont attribues la rosette et les barrettes de la dcora-
tion.
(2) La rosette, qui est porte par les civils au revers gauche
du veston/tailleur, a la forme dun triangle quilatral avec les
cts de 16 mm, fait en reps bleu, avec au centre et aux coins
une bande blanche de 2 mm. Sur le dos il y a un systme
dattache.
(3) La barrette est longue de 18 mm et haute de 10 mm,
en reps, et a les couleurs de base du ruban rduites de 50 %;
le ruban est attach sur un support mtallique ayant sur le dos
une agrafe dattache.
(4) La barrette est porte luniforme tenue quotidienne,
sur la poitrine gauche.
(5) Lorsquun militaire a t dcor de deux au trois classes
de la croix, les barrettes en seront portes lune ct de
lautre.
(6) La barrette de linsigne de guerre reoit deux pes
croises, longues de 15 mm chacune, brodes en soie jaune.
(7) Pour les femmes, le ruban est pli sous forme de nud
de ruban (papillon), ayant une longueur de 120 mm.
revtue lextrieur de cuir mat, bleu ciel, et lintrieur de
soie blanche. Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprims,
dors, lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et la classe
de la croix.
Art. 11. La dcoration de la Croix du Service loyal peut
tre faite seulement aprs laccomplissement avec des rsultats
exceptionnels de fonctions civiles ou militaires pendant sept ans.
Art. 12. (1) Nul ne peut tre distingu de la Croix du
Service loyal qu partir de la III
e
classe, sauf la premire pro-
motion de dcoration.
(2) A linstitution de la croix, le Prsident de la Roumanie
peut confrer de sa propre initiative vingt croix, en toute classe.
Ce nombre nest pas inclus dans le nombre prvu lart. 3 du
prsent rglement.
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linsigne de la II
e
classe est en tombac argent;
linsigne de la I
re
classe est en argent (titre 800), plaqu
dor.
Art. 23. Le modle pour les militaires a entre les insignes
et la couronne deux pes croises, longues de 32 mm.
Art. 24. Le modle de guerre est identique celui pour
les militaires, mais le ruban a sur les bords une raie dore,
large de 2 mm, sur laquelle sont appliques deux pes
Art. 25. Linsigne pour les femmes est identique, mais le
ruban est pli sous forme de nud de ruban (papillon), long de
100 mm.
Art. 26. (1) A toutes les classes, en mme temps que
linsigne, sont attribues la rosette et les barrettes de la dcora-
tion.
(2) La rosette, qui est porte par les civils au revers gauche
du veston/tailleur, a la forme dun triangle quilatral avec les
cts de 16 mm, fait en reps bleu, avec au centre et aux coins
une bande blanche de 1 mm. Sur le dos il y a un systme
dattache.
(3) La barrette est longue de 18 mm et haute de 10 mm et
a les couleurs de base du ruban rduites de 50%; le ruban est
attach sur un support mtallique avec sur le dos un systme
dattache.
(5) Lorsquun militaire a t dcor de deux ou trois classes
de la mdaille, les barrettes respectives sont portes lune
ct de lautre.
(6) La barrette de linsigne de guerre reoit deux pes
croises, longues de 15 mm, brodes en soie jaune.
Art. 27. (1) La bote (lcrin) contenant la dcoration est
en bois, revtue lextrieur de cuir mat, bleu ciel, et
lintrieur de soie blanche.
lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et la classe de la
mdaille.
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Art. 17. La Mdaille du Service loyal a trois classes; en
ordre croissant, elles sont:
la III
e
classe;
la II
e
classe.
la I
re
classe.
Art. 18. (1) La mdaille est confre vie. La mdaille a
des insignes distinctifs pour les civils, les militaires et de
guerre.
(2) Le nombre des possesseurs de la III
e
classe est illimit.
(3) Le nombre des possesseurs des deux autres classes est
limit 5.400, comme suit:
pour la II
e
classe 3.600, dont 3.000 pour les civils et
la I
re
pour les militaires.
Art. 19. (1) Les citoyens trangers dcors de la Mdaille
du Service loyal ne sont pas compris dans le nombre prvu
(2) La mdaille est confre aux citoyens trangers seule-
ment aprs avis favorable des gouvernements de pays respec-
tifs.
Art. 20. La Mdaille du Service loyal confre aux militaires
roumains insignes de guerre nest pas comprise dans le nom-
bre prvu lart. 18 du prsent rglement.
Art. 21. (1) Linsigne de la Mdaille du Service loyal est
une pice circulaire ayant le diamtre de 35 mm, grosse de
2 mm, avec le listel gros de 3,5 mm.
(2) A lavers est matric au centre lemblme de la
Roumanie, haut de 25 mm, et sur les bords il y a une
couronne en feuilles de laurier, large de 2 mm.
(3) Au revers, dans une couronne forme de deux branches,
l auri er ( gauche) et chne ( droi te) est cri t
SERVICE/LOYAL avec les lettres hautes de 1,5 mm.
(4) La mdaille est surmonte dune couronne ovale en
feuilles de chne et dun anneau duquel est attach le ruban.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir bleu, large de 35 mm, avec
une raie blanche sur les bords et au milieu, large de 2 mm.
Art. 22. La diffrence entre les classes est la suivante:
linsigne de la III
e
classe est en tombac, couleur du
bronze;
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Roumanie et le contreseing autographe du chancelier des
ordres.
*Art. 32
1
. Pour des faits brillants et mritoires dans le
service de lEtat roumain, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut
confrer la Croix et la Mdaille nationales du Service loyal sans
que les conditions prvues aux art. 1
er
, 11, 12, 16, 28 et 29
soient remplies.
Art. 33. Les personnes dcores de la Croix et de la
Mdaille du Service loyal I
re
classe, lorsque linsigne ne leur est
pas directement remis par le chef de lEtat, peuvent solliciter,
par lintermdiaire de la Chancellerie des Ordres, le droit dtre
reues en audience chez le Prsident de la Roumanie, pour le
remercier personnellement. En fonction du programme du
Prsident de la Roumanie, la Chancellerie des Ordres organi-
sera des audiences personnelles ou en groupe pour les person-
nes dcores.
Art. 34. (1) Dans un dlai de six mois compter de la
date de publication du prsent rglement au Moniteur officiel de
la Roumanie, les personnes dcores jusquen 1947 de la Croix
et de la Mdaille du Service loyal pour les civils peuvent dposer
auprs de la Chancellerie des Ordres une sollicitation et des
copies des crits brevets ou extraits du Moniteur officiel, com-
prenant le dcret dattribution qui attestent la qualit et la
classe dtenues.
(2) Dans un dlai de soixante jours compter de la rcep-
tion des sollicitations, la Chancellerie des Ordres, aprs avoir
vrifi lauthenticit des donnes reues, prsentera au
Prsident de la Roumanie la proposition de dcret sur la no-
mination des personnes respectives la classe immdiatement
suprieure.
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Art. 28. La dcoration de la Mdaille du Service loyal sera
faite seulement aprs laccomplissement, avec des rsultats par-
ticuliers, de fonctions civiles ou militaires pendant cinq ans.
Art. 29. (1) Nul ne peut tre distingu de la Mdaille du
Service loyal qu partir de la III
e
classe.
(2) A linstitution de la mdaille, le Prsident de la Roumanie
peut confrer de sa propre initiative un nombre de quinze
mdailles, II
e
et I
re
classes. Celles-ci ne sont pas comprises
dans le nombre prvu lart. 18 du prsent rglement. Pour la
III
e
classe, le nombre nest pas limit.
(3) Pour tre promu une classe suprieure, est ncessaire
un stage dans la classe immdiatement infrieure, comme suit:
de la III
e
classe la II
e
classe trois ans;
de la II
e
classe la I
re
classe quatre ans.
(4) Y compris la premire promotion de dcoration, les
propositions dattribution doivent tenir compte des critres
dadmission tablis par le prsent rglement.
(5) Les classes suprieures sont attribues aprs avoir justi-
fi de mrites particuliers qui auraient pu conduire aux dcora-
tions successives.
Art. 30. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, lanciennet et les
stages prvus aux art. 28 et 29 du prsent rglement peuvent
tre rduits dun tiers au maximum.
Art. 31. (1) La promotion une classe suprieure conduit
enregistrements de la classe infrieure, la place devenant ainsi
vacante.
(3) Les civils portent seulement linsigne de la plus haute
classe; les militaires portent, aux occasions festives, toutes les
classes attaches sur une barrette, conformment la hirar-
chie tablie aux art. 31 et 32 de la Loi n 29/2000.
Art. 32. Les brevets pour la Mdaille du Service loyal sont
valids comme suit: pour la III
e
classe par les paraphes du
Prsident de la Roumanie et du chancelier des ordres, pour la
II
e
classe, par le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le
contreseing autographe du chancelier des ordres, et pour la I
re
cl asse par l a si gnature autographe du Prsi dent de l a
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* Aprs lart. 32 a t introduit lart. 32
1
conformment lOUG n
o
151/2000.
n
o
29/2000, qui est la troisime mdaille nationale, en
ordre hirarchique, en temps de paix et la quatrime dans
la hirarchie des dcorations militaires de guerre, et peut
tre attribue aux personnes sans tudes suprieures.
Art. 6. La Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite a trois
classes, 7.200 membres pour les deux classes suprieures,
et un nombre illimit pour la III
e
classe. Les insignes de
la mdaille diffrent pour les civils, les militaires et ceux
de guerre.
Art. 7. (1) Linsigne de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite
est form de deux croix de Malte superposes. La croix
suprieure est maille de blanc, avec les bords dans le
mtal du grade; la croix infrieure est en argent stri. Au
centre de la croix il y a un mdaillon blanc entour dun
listel dans le mtal du grade.
(2) A lavers, au centre du mdaillon, est appliqu lcu
avec lemblme du pays, en mtal.
(3) Au revers, au centre, est inscrite lanne de linstitu-
tion; sur le listel est inscrite en blanc la dnomination
POUR LE MERITE et sont reprsentes trois toiles.
feuilles de laurier et dun anneau auquel est attach le
ruban.
(5) Le ruban de lordre est en reps blanc argent, avec
deux bandes noires en lisr.
Art. 8. Le Jour de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite est
ft le 5 juin, date de linstitution de linsigne.
Art. 9. Lordre et la mdaille se prsentent sous trois
formes gales du point de vue de la valeur: linsigne pro-
prement dit, la rosette pour les civils et la barrette pour
les militaires.
Art. 10. (1) Linsigne de la Mdaille nationale Pour le
Mrite est une pice circulaire avec un listel, lavers
tant frapp linsigne de lordre cette dnomination, et
au revers, est crit POUR LE MERITE.
feuilles de laurier stylises.
(3) Le ruban est en reps moir blanc argent, avec des
bandes noires au centre et en lisr.
Ordre et Mdaille nationaux Pour le Mrite
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ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
rtablissant lOrdre et la Mdaille nationaux
Pour le Mrite*
Art. 1
er
. Est rtabli lOrdre national Pour le Mrite,
prvu lart. 6 lett. A point III et lart. 9 lett. A point IV
de la Loi n
o
29/2000, qui est, en ordre hirarchique, la
troisime dcoration en temps de paix et la quatrime
dans la hirarchie des dcorations militaires en temps de
guerre.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre national Pour le Mrite peut avoir
7.500 membres au maximum, groups en cinq grades, les
insignes tant diffrents pour les civils et pour les mili-
taires.
(2) LOrdre national Pour le Mrite avec insignes de
guerre na pas de limite lgale dattribution.
Art. 3. Les citoyens trangers dcors de lOrdre
national Pour le Mrite ne sont pas compris dans le
chiffre prvu lart. 2 al. (1) de la prsente ordonnance
durgence.
lOrdre national Pour le Mrite. Dans cette qualit, le
Prsident de la Roumanie reoit, pour la priode du man-
dat, le grade de Grand-croix de lordre, commande
spciale, quil porte des occasions festives ainsi quaux
crmonies dattribution de lordre.
Art. 5. LOrdre national Pour le Mrite est complt
avec la Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite, prvue lart. 6
lett. B point III et lart. 9 lett. B point IV de la Loi
226
*LOUG n
o
o
320 du 10 juillet 2000
et a t approuve par la Loi n
o
o
658 du
19 octobre 2001, et a t modifie par lOUG n
o
151/2000, publie au
MO n
o
489 du 6 octobre 2001 (approuve par la Loi n
o
537/2001, publie
au MO n
o
658 du 19 octobre 2001).
Art. 4. (1) Les membres de lordre sont nomms vie.
Quel que soit le grade attribu, ils portent le nom de chevalier
de lOrdre Pour le Mrite. Lordre a des insignes distinctifs pour
les civils, pour les militaires et de guerre.
(2) Le nombre des membres de lordre est fix 7.500,
partag comme suit:
Chevalier 4000, dont:
pour les civils 3000;
pour les militaires 1000;
Officier 2000, dont:
Commandeur 900, dont:
Grand officier 400, dont:
Grand-croix 200, dont:
pour les militaires 50.
(3) Dpasser le nombre de chaque grade constitue une
transgression du prsent rglement. Les dcorations confres
en dessus du nombre limite sont nulles de droit et les insignes
seront restitus.
(4) Lordre peut tre confr aux units militaires roumaines
pour des faits importants et laccomplissement exemplaire des
missions en temps de paix ou pour les actes de bravoure
accomplis en temps de guerre; peuvent galement tre
dcores les units militaires trangres des Etats allis de la
Roumanie. Les ordres attribus aux units militaires ne sont
pas compris dans le nombre limite de ceux prvus pour les mi-
litaires dans le prsent rglement.
(5) LOrdre national Pour le Mrite insignes de guerre na
de limites lgales pour aucun grade, la situation des personnes
qui reoivent cette dcoration tant tenue sparment.
Art. 5. Au Prsident de la Roumanie est attribu pour la
dure du mandat linsigne du grade de Grand-croix, commande
spciale, confectionn en or. Celui-ci ne fait pas partie du nom-
bre prvu lart. 3 du prsent rglement.
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Art. 11. La description de la forme, les dimensions et
le modle dessin de lordre et de la mdaille, pour
chaque grade ou classe, les raisons ayant conduit leur
attribution, la rpartition du nombre des insignes par
grades et classes, leur port, ainsi que dautres donnes sur
les dcorations sont prvus par les rglements compris
dans les annexes n
os
1 et 2 qui font partie intgrante de
la prsente ordonnance durgence.
ANNEXE n
o
1
R G L E M E N T
concernant la description et lattribution de lOrdre national
Pour le Mrite*
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre national Pour le Mrite est le troisime
ordre national dans la hirarchie des dcorations, en temps de
paix, et le quatrime dans la hirarchie des dcorations mili-
taires de guerre. Il est attribu aux citoyens roumains ainsi
quaux citoyens trangers ayant des tudes suprieures, pour
rcompenser des services importants, civils et militaires, rendus
lEtat roumain en temps de paix ou de guerre.
Art. 2. Les services importants sentendent:
a) de la dfense des intrts suprmes de lEtat roumain:
indpendance, souverainet, unit et intgrit territoriale;
b) des mrites lis au dveloppement de lconomie nationale;
c) des rsultats dans les domaines de la science, de lart et
de la culture;
d) des contributions au dveloppement de la collaboration
entre la Roumanie et dautres Etats ou organismes internationaux;
e) des conceptions avances relatives lorganisation et la
direction des oprations militaires;
f) des faits accomplis sur le champ de combat ou dans les
conflits militaires.
Art. 3. LOrdre national Pour le Mrite comprend cinq
grades qui sont, en ordre croissant, les suivants:
a) Chevalier;
b) Officier;
c) Commandeur;
d) Grand officier;
e) Grand-croix.
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*Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 496506.
(4) Les branches de la croix, en mtal stri, sont distances,
au niveau du mdaillon, de 2 mm, et aux pointes de 4 mm; le
diamtre de cette croix est de 35 mm.
(5) La couronne de laurier stylise a les dimensions de
24 mm/18 mm, et la largeur de 4 mm. A cette couronne est
attach un anneau ayant le diamtre de 15 mm, sur lequel est
frapp le titre de largent.
longues de 28 mm, entre linsigne et la couronne.
(8) Le ruban du grade, ayant une largeur de 40 mm, a des
bandes noires, larges de 5 mm, places 2 mm de la bor-
dure. Sa hauteur apparente est de 50 mm.
(9) Au modle de guerre, le ruban a galement en lisr
une raie de 2 mm, en fil dor, chaque bord.
(10) A linsigne attribu aux femmes, le ruban est pli sous
forme de nud de ruban horizontal (papillon) et il est long de
120 mm.
(11) La rosette se prsente sous forme de ruban rectangu-
laire en reps, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm.
(12) La barrette se prsente sous forme de ruban rectangu-
laire en reps, long de 20 mm et haut de 10 mm; pour la dco-
ration insignes de guerre, sur la barrette sont attaches deux
pes croises en argent, longues de 18 mm.
Art. 9. Linsigne du grade dOfficier est le mme que pour
le grade de Chevalier, ayant toutefois les distinctions suivantes:
linsigne est dor, sauf la croix dargent stri;
le ruban reoit une rosette avec le diamtre de 25 mm;
pour les dames, la rosette sapplique au centre du nud
de ruban;
la rosette se prsente sous forme de tambour de reps,
ayant le diamtre de 10 mm et la hauteur de 4 mm;
la barrette est similaire au grade de Chevalier, y tant
attache une rosette dont le diamtre est de 10 mm; pour la
dcoration insignes de guerre, les deux pes croises sont
attaches sous la rosette.
Art. 10. (1) Linsigne du grade de Commandeur est dor
et a un diamtre de 50 mm. Les bords, dans la couleur du
mtal du grade, tant de la croix que du mdaillon, sont larges
de 3 mm. Le diamtre du mdaillon central est de 19 mm.
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Art. 6. (1) Les citoyens trangers dcors de cet ordre ne
sont pas compris dans le nombre prvu lart. 4 du prsent
rglement.
(2) Lordre nest confr aux citoyens trangers quaprs avis
favorable exprim par les gouvernements des pays respectifs.
(3) Les membres du corps diplomatique et consulaire
accrdits en Roumanie peuvent tre dcors de cet ordre
seulement aprs avoir accompli un stage minimum dune anne
dans le pays.
Art 7. (1) Linsigne de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite est
compos de deux croix de Malte superposes. La croix
suprieure est maille de blanc, ses bords ayant la couleur du
mtal du grade. La croix infrieure est en mtal stri.
(2) A lavers du mdaillon, au centre, est appliqu lcu avec
lemblme du pays, en mtal.
(3) Au revers, au centre, est inscrite lanne de linstitution;
sur le listel est inscrite la dnomination POUR LE MERITE et
sont reprsentes trois toiles.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune couronne ovale en feuilles
de laurier stylises, en mtal; un anneau est attach cette
couronne, servant au ruban.
(5) Le mtal de lordre est largent (titre 800), et celui des
plaques est largent (titre 925).
(6) Le ruban est en reps argent, avec deux bandes noires
en lisr.
(7) A tous les grades, est attribue, en mme temps que
linsigne, pour les civils la rosette, et pour les militaires la
barrette et la rosette de la dcoration; celles-ci ont les couleurs
de base du ruban de lordre rduites 40% et, respectivement,
50%, et ont des formes spcifiques pour chaque grade. La
rosette est porte au revers gauche du veston/tailleur, et la bar-
rette est porte par les militaires sur la poitrine gauche de luni-
forme.
Art. 8. (1) Linsigne du grade de Chevalier a la couleur
naturelle de largent et le diamtre de 40 mm. Les bords ont la
couleur du mtal du grade, tant ceux de la croix que du
mdaillon, et une largeur de 2,5 mm. Le diamtre du mdaillon
central est de 16 mm.
(2) Lcu avec lemblme du pays a une hauteur de 9 mm.
(3) Les chiffres de la date, inscrits au revers, sont hauts de
2,5 mm, et les lettres du listel de 1,5 mm.
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(4) Le modle pour les dames est identique.
argent, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm, au centre duquel
est attache la rosette du grade dOfficier.
(6) La barrette du grade est celle du grade de Commandeur;
au centre est attach un losange bomb, en argent, haut de
7 mm et large de 5 mm; pour la dcoration insignes de
guerre, sous le losange il y a deux pes croises, en argent,
longues de 20 mm.
Art. 12. (1) Le grade de Grand-croix est compos de
linsigne et de la plaque du grade.
(2) Linsigne est dor et a un diamtre de 60 mm. Le listel,
dans la couleur du mtal du grade, tant de la croix que du
mdaillon, est large de 5 mm. Le diamtre du mdaillon central
est de 19 mm.
(3) Lcu avec lemblme du pays est haut de 12 mm.
(4) Les chiffres de la date inscrits sur le mdaillon revers
sont hauts de 5 mm, et les lettres du listel, de 3,5 mm.
(5) Les branches de la croix en argent stris sont distances,
au niveau du mdaillon, de 3,1 mm, et aux pointes, de
6,1 mm; le diamtre de cette croix est de 45 mm.
(6) La couronne de laurier stylise a les dimensions de
32,5 mm/23 mm et la hauteur de 7 mm. Y est attach un
anneau ayant 2 mm en grosseur et un diamtre de 18 mm, sur
lequel sont poinonns le titre de largent et le numro dordre
du grade.
(9) Le cordon de linsigne est large de 100 mm et a une
longueur gale la priphrie du buste du corps. Les raies
noires, places 7 mm des bords, sont larges de 14 mm. A la
partie infrieure est attache une rosette dont le diamtre est
de 75 mm, et le nud de ruban dpasse les bords du cordon
de 40 mm; sous la rosette est attach un merillon.
(10) Au modle de guerre, les raies dores en lisr sont
larges de 7 mm, et les bandes noires ont une largeur de 12 mm.
(11) La plaque du grade, ayant un diamtre de 75 mm,
ressemble celle du grade de Grand officier.
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(2) Lcu avec lemblme du pays a une hauteur de 11 mm.
(3) Les chiffres de la date du mdaillon, au revers, ont une
hauteur de 3 mm, et les lettres du listel, de 2 mm.
(4) Les branches de la croix, en argent stri, sont distances
au niveau du mdaillon, de 2 mm, et aux pointes, de 5 mm; le
diamtre de cette croix est de 43 mm.
(5) La couronne de laurier stylise a 29 mm/21,5 mm, la
hauteur est de 5 mm. Un anneau allong en est attach, ayant
3 mm en largeur et 25 mm en hauteur; son revers sont
poinonns le titre de largent et le numro dordre du grade.
de 57 mm, entre les branches des croix superposes.
(8) Le ruban est large de 45 mm, et les bandes noires,
places 3 mm de la bordure, sont larges de 6 mm. La
longueur du ruban est gale la circonfrence du cou.
(9) Au modle de guerre, les bandes dores sont larges de
3 mm.
(10) Au modle confr aux dames le ruban est identique.
(11) La rosette du grade a, attach sur le ruban rectangu-
laire de 16 mm/6 mm du grade de Chevalier, le tambour du
grade dOfficier dont le diamtre est de 10 mm.
(12) Le ruban rectangulaire de la barrette du grade est en
reps, est long de 24 mm et haut de 10 mm; au centre est
attach un disque en argent dont le diamtre est de 5 mm;
pour la dcoration insignes de guerre, sous le disque il y a
deux pes croises, en argent, longues de 20 mm.
Art. 11. (1) Le grade de Grand officier est compos de
(2) La plaque en argent a un diamtre de 65 mm; sur elle
est appliqu linsigne avers du grade de Commandeur. Entre
les branches de la croix, la plaque a un faisceau de 7 rayons
diamants, de longueurs diffrentes, et de louverture des
branches de la croix part un faisceau de 9 rayons lisses, paral-
lles. Au revers, dans un mdaillon central, est inscrite la firme
productrice, est poinonn le titre de largent et est inscrit le
numro dordre du grade.
(3) Au modle pour les militaires et de guerre, sur la plaque
est appliqu linsigne avers de lordre de guerre en grade de
Commandeur.
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Art. 18. (1) Nul ne peut tre admis dans lordre quau
grade de Chevalier, except la premire promotion de lordre.
(2) A linstitution de lordre, le Prsident de la Roumanie
peut confrer, de sa propre initiative, vingt ordres Pour le Mrite
en tout grade. Ceux-ci ne font pas partie du nombre prvu
(3) Pour la promotion un grade suprieur, est ncessaire
un stage dans les grades immdiatement infrieurs, comme suit:
du grade de Chevalier celui dOfficier un an et
demi;
du grade dOfficier celui de Commandeur deux ans;
du grade de Commandeur au grade de Grand officier
deux ans et demi;
du grade de Grand officier au grade de Grand-croix
trois ans.
(4) La dcoration la premire promotion, concurrence de
15% au maximum du nombre de chaque grade, sera faite dans
les conditions prvues par le prsent rglement. Les grades
suprieurs sont confrs seulement ceux justifiant des mrites
particuliers qui auraient pu conduire lattribution de grades
successifs.
Art. 19. Pour des mrites tout fait particuliers, les ter-
mes ainsi que lanciennet prvus lart. 17 du prsent rgle-
ment peuvent tre diminus dun tiers au plus.
*(2) Pour des faits distingus et mritoires dans le service
de lEtat roumain, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer
lOrdre national Pour le Mrite sans que les conditions prvues
aux art. 1
er
Art. 20. (1) La promotion un grade suprieur entrane
enregistrements du grade infrieur, la place devenant vacante.
(2) Les civils ne portent que linsigne du plus haut grade
dtenu. Les officiers peuvent porter, aux occasions festives, les
grades de Chevalier et Officier attachs une barrette, ainsi
que linsigne du plus haut grade dtenu.
Art. 21. Le port de la dcoration Pour le Mrite est rgle-
ment aux art. 31 et 32 de la Loi n
o
national de dcorations de Roumanie.
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* Lart. 19 a t complt avec lal. (2) conformment lOUG
n
o
151/2000.
dor, long de 16 mm et haut de 6 mm, au centre duquel est
attache la rosette de grade dOfficier.
(13) La barrette du grade est cel l e du grade de
Commandeur, ayant au centre une toile bombe, avec
8 rayons, en argent, dont le diamtre est de 8 mm; pour la
dcoration insignes de guerre, sous ltoile il y a deux pes
croises, en argent, longues de 20 mm.
Art. 13. Le grade de Grand-croix, commande spciale, qui
est attribu au Prsident de la Roumanie, a un insigne fait en
or (titre 583), et la plaque, en argent (titre 925).
Art. 14. (1) La rosette a sur le dos un systme dattache.
Elle est porte quotidiennement la boutonnire du revers
gauche du veston/tailleur. Seule la rosette du plus haut grade
dtenu par la personne est porte.
(2) Les barrettes ont le reps attach sur un support
mtallique, avec au dos, une agrafe dattache.
(3) Les barrettes des divers grades peuvent tre portes
lune ct de lautre, sur la poitrine gauche de luniforme, la
premire tant celle du plus haut grade.
(4) Si le militaire a t galement dcor dune dcoration
insignes de guerre, sa barrette a priorit, mme si lordre ou
le grade est hirarchiquement infrieur aux autres dcorations
quil possde.
(5) Si le militaire est en tenue civile, il doit se conformer aux
rgles pour les civils.
Art. 15. (1) Les units militaires peuvent tre dcores de
lOrdre national Pour le Mrite des seuls grades de Chevalier,
Officier et Commandeur.
(2) Linsigne de la dcoration a un ruban dont la largeur cor-
respond au grade, long de 2.000 mm; lun des bouts du
ruban est attache la dcoration, et lautre, un gland dor. Le
ruban, pli moiti, est attach la hampe, sous laigle.
revtue de cuir noir lextrieur, et de peluche rouge
lintrieur. Sur la couverture sont imprims, dors, lemblme du
pays, la dnomination et le grade de la dcoration.
Art. 17. Ladmission dans lOrdre national Pour le Mrite
ne peut tre faite quaprs laccomplissement, avec rsultats
particuliers, de fonctions civiles ou militaires pendant six ans au
moins.
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(2) Le Conseil dhonneur dlibre et peut dcider sur le
champ ou aprs avoir investigu le cas, sans pouvoir excder
soixante jours suivant sa runion.
(3) Lorsque la personne accuse ne se prsente pas dans
le dlai fix par la Chancellerie des Ordres, le Conseil dhon-
neur peut solliciter la chancellerie la convocation un autre
terme; si la personne en question ne se prsente ni cette se-
conde fois, le cas sera jug en son absence.
Art. 27. A chaque promotion et loccasion de chaque
attribution, la Chancellerie des Ordres portera la connaissance
du Ministre de lIntrieur les personnes dcores, avances au
grade ou exclues. Le Ministre de lIntrieur est tenu dannon-
cer la Chancellerie des Ordres du dcs de chaque chevalier
de lordre ou des ventuelles condamnations.
Art. 28. Au dcs dun chevalier de lOrdre national Pour
le Mrite, la famille en annoncera la Chancellerie des Ordres,
ainsi que le commissariat militaire territorial, en vue de lorgani-
sation des funrailles. Y participeront:
c) la garde militaire dhonneur, conformment au grade du
dcd;
d) pour les grades de Grand officier et Grand-croix, par-
ticiperont un reprsentant du Prsident de la Roumanie et le
chancelier des ordres.
ANNEXE n
o
2
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de la Mdaille nationale
Pour le Mrite*
Art. 1
er
. La Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite est la
troisime mdaille nationale dans la hirarchie des dcorations,
en temps de paix, et la quatrime dans la hirarchie des dco-
rations militaires de guerre, qui peut tre accorde aux citoyens
roumains et trangers sans tudes suprieures, pour rcom-
penser les services importants civils et militaires rendus lEtat
roumain en temps de paix ou de guerre. Elle est quivalente
en importance et est confre pour les mmes mrites pour
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Art. 22. Les brevets de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite sont
valids, pour les grades de Chevalier, Officier et Commandeur,
par le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing
du chancelier des ordres; pour le restant des grades, les deux
signatures seront autographes.
Art. 23. (1) A loccasion du jour de lOrdre national Pour
le Mrite (5 juin), la Chancellerie des Ordres organise la runion
des chevaliers de lordre respectif, conformment lart. 49 de
la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcorations de
Roumanie.
(2) Les invitations seront envoyes ceux y ayant droit,
trente jours avant la fte, et ils devront confirmer la participation
dans un dlai de quinze jours.
(3) A la crmonie, les chevaliers sont tenus de porter les
insignes de lordre.
Art. 24. Pour tablir et entretenir des relations de cama-
raderie, les chevaliers de lordre peuvent organiser des clubs
dans leur ressort territorial.
Art. 25. (1) Pour le jugement des faits dshonorants por-
tant prjudice moral aux membres de lordre, autres que ceux
prvus lart. 52 lett. a) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, est constitu le
Conseil dhonneur de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite.
(2) Le Conseil dhonneur de lOrdre national Pour le Mrite
est compos de sept membres, comme suit: un pour chacun
des trois grades infrieurs et deux pour chacun des grades de
Grand officier et Grand-croix. Le prsident du Conseil dhonneur
sera le plus g membre des grades suprieurs.
(3) Le Conseil dhonneur est lu pour un mandat de cinq
ans. Llection a lieu loccasion du jour de lordre.
(4) Peuvent tre rlus pour un nouveau mandat trois des
membres du Conseil dhonneur, dont au moins un des grades
infrieurs.
Art. 26. (1) Les chevaliers de lordre peuvent signaler la
Chancellerie des Ordres les attitudes et faits commis par
dautres membres de lordre, considrs comme pouvant leur
porter prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la Chancellerie des
Ordres convoque le Conseil dhonneur et la personne mise en
examen, dans un dlai maximum de quarante-cinq jours
compter de la saisine.
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(3) Le ruban est en reps moir blanc, large de 35 mm,
ayant, 2 mm des bords et au centre, des bandes noires
larges de 3 mm.
(4) Pour les dames, le ruban est pli sous forme de nud
de ruban (papillon) ayant une longueur de 100 mm.
Art. 7. La distinction entre les classes est la suivante:
linsigne de la III
e
classe est en tombac couleur du
bronze;
la II
e
classe est en tombac argent;
la I
re
classe est en argent (titre 800) dor.
Art. 8. Au modle pour les militaires, entre la pice circu-
laire et la couronne il y a deux pes croises, longues de
32 mm.
Art. 9. Le modle de guerre est identique celui des
militaires en temps de paix, et le ruban a en lisr une raie
dore, large de 2 mm, sur ce ruban tant appliques deux
pes croises, longues de 25 mm.
Art. 10. (1) A toutes les classes, sont attribues, en
mme temps que linsigne, la rosette et la barrette de la dco-
ration.
(2) La rosette, qui est porte par les civils la boutonnire
du revers gauche du veston/tailleur, a la forme dun triangle
quilatral avec les cts de 16 mm, confectionn en reps
blanc, ayant au centre et aux coins une raie noire de 1,5 mm.
Sur son dos il y a un systme dattache.
(3) La barrette, en reps, est longue de 18 mm et haute de
10 mm et les couleurs de base du ruban sont rduites de
50%; le ruban est attach sur un support mtallique ayant au
dos une agrafe dattache.
(5) Lorsquun militaire a t dcor de deux ou trois classes
de la mdaille, leurs barrettes sont portes lune ct des
autres.
(6) La barrette de linsigne de guerre reoit galement deux
pes croises, longues de 15 mm, brodes en soie jaune.
Art. 11. (1) La bote (lcrin) contenant la dcoration est
revtue lextrieur de cuir mat, noir, et lintrieur de soie
rouge.
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lesquels est confr aux personnes avec tudes suprieures
lOrdre national Pour le Mrite.
Art. 2. La Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite a trois classes;
elles sont, en ordre croissant:
a) III
e
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) I
re
classe.
Art. 3. (1) La mdaille est confre vie. La mdaille a
des insignes pour les civils, les militaires et de guerre. Le nom-
bre des possesseurs des grades suprieurs, tant civils que mili-
taires, est limit 7.200 personnes, comme suit:
III
e
classe: illimit;
II
e
classe: 4.800, dont:
4.000 pour les civils;
I
re
classe: 2.400, dont:
2.000 pour les civils;
400 pour les militaires.
(2) Dpasser le nombre prvu constitue transgression du
prsent rglement. Les dcorations confres en plus du nom-
bre limite sont nulles de droit et les insignes seront restitus.
Art. 4. (1) Les citoyens trangers dcors de la Mdaille
nationale Pour le Mrite ne sont pas compris dans le nombre
mentionn lart. 3 du prsent rglement.
(2) La mdaille est confre aux citoyens trangers seule-
ment aprs avis favorable des gouvernements des pays respec-
tifs.
Art. 5. Les mdailles nationales Pour le Mrite, confres
aux militaires roumains, avec insignes de guerre, ne sont pas
comprises dans le nombre prvu lart. 3 du prsent rgle-
ment.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne de la Mdaille Pour le Mrite est une
pice circulaire ayant le diamtre de 35 mm et une grosseur de
2 mm, avec le listel saillant, gros de 3,5 mm. A lavers est
frapp lavers de lordre cette dnomination; au revers est
crit POUR LE MERITE, ces lettres tant hautes de 2,5 mm.
feuilles de laurier stylises et dun anneau duquel est attach le
ruban.
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la plus haute classe; les militaires portent, des occasions fes-
tives, toutes les classes, attaches une barrette, conform-
ment la hirarchie tablie aux art. 31 et 32 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcorations de Roumanie.
Art. 16. Les brevets de la Mdaille nationale Pour le
Mrite sont valids comme suit: pour la I
re
classe, par la signa-
ture autographe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing
autographe du chancelier des ordres; pour la II
e
classe, par le
paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le contreseing auto-
graphe du chancelier des ordres; pour la III
e
classe, par le
paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et le paraphe du chance-
lier des ordres.
Art. 17. Les personnes dcores de la Mdaille nationale
Pour le Mrite I
re
classe, peuvent solliciter, par lintermdiaire de
la Chancellerie des Ordres, si linsigne na pas t directement
dcern par le chef de lEtat, le droit dtre reues en audience
chez le Prsident de la Roumanie pour le remercier person-
nellement. En fonction du programme du Prsident de la
Roumanie, la Chancellerie des Ordres organisera laudience per-
sonnelle ou en groupe pour les personnes dcores.
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(2) Sur la couverture de la bote, sont imprims, dors,
lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et la classe de la
mdaille.
Art. 12. La dcoration de la Mdaille nationale Pour le
Mrite sera faite seulement aprs laccomplissement, avec des
rsultats particuliers, de fonctions civiles et militaires pendant
cinq ans au moins.
Art. 13. (1) Nul ne peut tre dcor de la Mdaille
nationale Pour le Mrite qu partir de la III
e
classe.
(2) A linstitution de la Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite, le
Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer, de sa propre initiative,
vingt-cinq mdailles, II
e
et I
re
classes. Celles-ci ne sont pas
comprises dans le nombre prvu lart. 3 du prsent rgle-
ment. Pour la III
e
classe le nombre nest pas limit.
(3) Pour la promotion une classe suprieure, est nces-
saire un stage dans la classe immdiatement infrieure, comme
suit:
de la III
e
classe la II
e
classe 2 ans;
de la II
e
classe la I
re
classe 3 ans.
(4) La dcoration lors de la premire promotion, concur-
rence de 15% au plus du nombre de chaque classe, est faite
dans les conditions prvues par le prsent rglement. Les
classes suprieures sont confres seulement aux personnes
cumulant des mrites particuliers qui auraient pu conduire des
dcorations successives.
Art. 14. Pour des mrites tout fait particuliers, lancien-
net et les stages prvus lart. 12 du prsent rglement peu-
vent tre rduits dun tiers au maximum.
*(2) Pour des faits distingus et mritoires dans le service
de lEtat roumain, le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer la
Mdaille nationale Pour le Mrite, sans que les conditions
prvues aux art. 1
er
Art. 15. (1) La promotion une classe suprieure
entrane automatiquement la radiation de la personne respective
des enregistrements de la classe infrieure, la place devenant
ainsi vacante.
de la personne dcore. Les civils ne portent que linsigne de
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* Lart. 14 a t complt avec lal. (2) conformment lOUG
n
o
151/2000.
(2) A lavers est appliqu le numro en chiffres romains
XV, XX ou XXV, en fonction du nombre dans dacti-
vit pour lesquelles il est confr.
(3) Au revers est applique laigle croise tenant aux
griffes lpe et le sceptre et ayant les armoiries de
Roumanie sur la poitrine.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune demi-couronne com-
pose de deux branches de laurier.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir jaune, avec cinq bandes
bleues.
Art. 4. Les marques de lInsigne honorifique Au
Service de lArme pour les officiers sont ports luni-
forme, de rgle, loccasion de la Fte nationale de
Roumanie et des autres ftes nationales ou religieuses,
aux festivits caractre officiel et diverses activits
caractre scientifique, anniversaire ou commmoratif.
Art. 5. Les marques de linsigne honorifique sont
ports par les officiers sur la gauche de la poitrine, dans
lordre hirarchique prvu aux art. 31 36 de la Loi n
o
Roumanie.
Art. 6. Les barrettes de linsigne honorifique sont
portes par les officiers luniforme militaire, seulement
au veston, sur la partie gauche de la poitrine, sur le
mme rang, assises partir de la gauche, dans lordre
chronologique de leur attribution.
Art. 7. LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les officiers est une distinction qui ne peut tre
attribue quaux citoyens roumains.
Art. 8. (1) Les officiers qui remplissent les conditions
dattribution de la dcoration en 2000 recevront les
brevets et leur seront remises seulement les barrettes cor-
respondantes.
*(2) Les officiers prvus lal. (1) recevront les
insignes de la dcoration; pour les autres officiers en
activit, les insignes de lancien Ordre du Mrite militaire
seront changs, conformment aux dispositions de lart. 9,
Insigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les officiers
243
* Lart. 8 al. (2) a t modifi par la Loi n
o
650/2001.
ORDONNANCE
de lArme pour les officiers*
Art. 1
er
. (1) La dcoration lInsigne dhonneur Au ser-
vice de lArme pour les officiers, prvue lart. 10 point
3 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcora-
tions de Roumanie, fait partie de la catgorie des insignes
honorifiques.
(2) LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme, prvu
lal. (1), est confr aux officiers du Ministre de la Dfense
nationale, du Ministre de lIntrieur, du Ministre de la
Justice, du Service roumain de Renseignements, du Service
de Renseignements extrieurs, du Service de Protection et
de Garde et du Service de Tlcommunications spciales
ayant quinze, vingt et vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme.
Art. 2. (1) LInsigne honorifique Au Service de
lArme pour les officiers est confr vie. Le nombre des
possesseurs en est illimit pour toutes les catgories.
(2) Aux officiers en rserve ou la retraite lencontre
desquels ont t prononces des dcisions dfinitives de
condamnation des peines privatives de librt peuvent
tre retirs les insignes honorifiques Au Service de
lArme, sur proposition faite la Chancellerie des Ordres
par le ministre ou le dirigeant de linstitution dont ceux-ci
ont fait partie. Le retrait sera fait en vertu dun dcret
sign du Prsident de la Roumanie.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne honorifique est une pice ovale
ayant la champ finement granul, bord par une
couronne en feuilles de laurier gauche et en feuilles de
chne droite, attaches en bas par un nud de ruban.
242
* LOG n
o
o
436 du 3 septembre 2000
et a t approuve et modifie par la Loi n
o
o
752 du 26 novembre 2001.
Art. 2. LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les
officiers est confr par le Prsident de la Roumanie, par
dcret, sur la base des propositions individuelles des ministres
et des dirigeants des institutions mentionnes lart. 1
er
.
officiers est confr une fois par an, loccasion de la Fte
nationale de la Roumanie.
Art. 4. (1) Conformment aux dispositions de lart. 10
point 3 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dco-
rations de Roumanie, lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les officiers est confr pour:
(2) Au sens du prsent rglement, lactivit dans larme
sentend de lanciennet comme officier en activit, dans les
conditions prvues par la Loi n
o
80/1995 sur le statut des
cadres militaires.
Art. 5. Les officiers qui sont proposs pour tre dcors
de linsigne honorifique doivent remplir les conditions suivantes:
a) avoir lanciennet en qualit dofficier en activit, prvue
lart. 10 point 3 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national
de dcorations de Roumanie;
b) avoir des rsultats mritoires dans laccomplissement des
attributions et dans la formation professionnelle, mis en vidence
par les qualificatifs minimaux de Bien dans les apprciations
professionnelles les dernires quatre annes prcdant lanne
dans laquelle la dcoration leur sera confre. Si les personnes
en question ont obtenu, durant cette priode, un qualificatif
annuel infrieur au qualificatif Bien, lanne respective nest
pas prise en compte au calcul.
Art. 6. Le temps pour lequel les officiers en activit ont
t condamns avec suspension conditionne de lexcution de
la peine ou ont t condamns lexcution de la peine, mais
ont t amnistis ou la grce leur a t octroye avant de
commencer lexcution, nest pas pris en compte au calcul de
lanciennet dans lactivit dans larme pour lattribution de
linsigne honorifique, sauf les cas o, suite au rejugement de la
cause, linstance comptente a prononc lacquittement.
Art. 7. Les ministres, respectivement les dirigeants des
institutions mentionnes lart. 1
er
, porteront la connaissance
245
au fur et mesure que les ressources budgtaires nces-
saires seront alloues.
Art. 9. LOrdre du Mrite militaire, institu en 1954,
confr aux officiers avant lentre en vigueur de la Loi
n
o
Roumanie, est substitu avec les insignes honorifiques
suivants:
a) lOrdre du Mrite militaire III
e
classe, avec lInsigne
honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les officiers ayant
quinze ans dactivit dans larme;
b) lOrdre du Mrite militaire II
e
vingt ans dactivit dans larme;
c) lOrdre du Mrite militaire I
re
vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme.
Art. 10. La description de lInsigne honorifique Au
Service de lArme pour les officiers, le matriel dans
lequel il est ralis, les dimensions, le modle dessin de
la dcoration, ainsi que les raisons justifiant son attribu-
tion sont prvus dans le rglement compris dans lannexe
qui fait partie intgrante de la prsente ordonnance.
ANNEXE
R G L E M E N T
sur lattribution et la description de lInsigne honorifique
Au Service de lArme pour les officiers*
CHAPITRE I
er
Attribution de lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les officiers
Art. 1
er
. LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour
les officiers est confr aux officiers du Ministre de la Dfense
nationale, du Ministre de lIntrieur, du Ministre de la Justice,
du Service roumain de Renseignements, du Service de
Renseignements extrieurs, du Service de Protection et de
Garde et du Service des Tlcommunications spciales.
244
* Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent la page 510.
des attestations sur lattribution de lInsigne honorifique Au
Service de lArme pour les officiers.
Art. 12. Le brevet pour lInsigne honorifique Au Service de
lArme pour les officiers a sur sa surface lemblme du pays et
y sont galement inscrits des donnes sur la dnomination de
linsigne, le numro et la date du dcret le confrant, les nom et
prnom du possesseur, avec linitiale du pre, lindicatif de lunit
militaire dont il fait partie, les mrites pour lesquels est confr
linsigne honorifique: pour quinze ans, vingt ans ou vingt-cinq ans
dactivit dans larme, les rsultats mritoires dans laccomplisse-
ment des attributions et dans la formation professionnelle.
Art. 13. Les brevets pour lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les officiers sont valids par la signature ou le
paraphe des ministres, respectivement des dirigeants des institu-
titons mentionnes lart. 1
er
, et du chancelier des ordres.
de lArme pour les officiers ont deux numros, comme suit:
a) le numro IX.3 et les lettres: a) pour quinze ans
dactivit dans larme, b) pour vingt ans dactivit dans
larme ou c) pour vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme, qui
correspond au numro dordre dans la hirarchie des dcora-
tions, prvu lart. 11 de la Loi n
o
national de dcorations de Roumanie;
b) le numro denregistrement la Chancellerie des Ordres.
CHAPITRE III
Linsigne et la description de lInsigne honorifique
Au Service de lArme pour les officiers
Art. 15. (1) Linsigne pour lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les officiers est une pice ovale, lgrement
bombe, haute de 35 mm et large de 31 mm, ayant le champ
finement granul. Sur les bords est applique lavers ainsi
quau revers une couronne dore, ouverte, en relief, ayant des
feuilles de laurier gauche et des feuilles de chne droite,
lies en bas par un nud de ruban; la feuille est large de 6 mm.
(2) A lavers est appliqu le numro en chiffres romains,
dors: XV, XX ou XXV; les chiffres sont hauts de 8 mm.
(3) Au revers est applique laigle croise tenant aux griffes
lpe et le sceptre et ayant sur la poitrine les armes de
Roumanie, dores; laigle est haute de 12 mm.
247
de la Chancellerie des Ordres annuellement, par crit, jusqu
la date de 1
er
juin, le nombre des officiers qui seront dcors
de linsigne honorifique.
Art. 8. Pour les officiers ayant le droit de recevoir
linsigne honorifique, la dure de lactivit en arme est calcule
jusqu la date de 31 aot de lanne o ils sont proposs
pour tre dcors.
Art. 9. (1) Les tableaux contenant les propositions des per-
sonnes recevoir lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour
les officiers sont envoys par les ministres, respectivement les
dirigeants des institutions mentionnes lart. 1
er
, la
Chancellerie des Ordres jusqu la date de 31 aot de chaque
anne.
(2) Font lobjet des propositions dattribution de linsigne hono-
rifique inclusivement les officiers ayant rempli les conditions de
dcoration et ayant t passs la rserve ou directement la
retraite, pour des raisons qui ne leur sont pas imputables, jusqu
la date o est rendu le dcret leur confrant les dcorations.
Art. 10. (1) Les officiers sanctionns pour avoir commis
des fautes graves par rapport aux dispositions des rglements
militaires ou dautres dispositions lgales, pendant la priode
comprise entre la dernire apprciation professionnelle et
jusqu la date de 31 aot de lanne o est confr linsigne
honorifique, ne seront plus proposs; si les fautes ont t com-
mises entre le 31 aot et le 1
er
dcembre, le ministre, respec-
tivement le dirigeant de linstitution mentionne lart. 1
er
, sol-
licite la Chancellerie des Ordres la radiation des personnes
en cause des tableaux comprenant les propositions.
(2) Les dispositions de lal. (1) sappliquent seulement dans
la situation o la faute grave commise entranerait galement
un qualificatif infrieur au qualificatif Bien dans lapprciation
professionnelle pour lanne en cours.
CHAPITRE II
Brevets de lInsigne honorifique
Art. 11. Le brevet reprsente le document officiel par
lequel est atteste lattribution des dcorations. Jusqu lmission
du brevet, les institutions prvues lart. 1
er
peuvent dlivrer
aux titulaires, sur la base du dcret confrant la dcoration,
246
ORDONNANCE
sur lInsigne honorifique
Au Service de lArme pour les matres
militaires et les sous-officiers*
Art. 1
er
. (1) La dcoration lInsigne honorifique Au
service de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-
officiers, prvue lart. 10 point 4 de la Loi n
o
29/2000
sur le systme national de dcorations de Roumanie, fait
partie de la catgorie des insignes honorifiques.
(2) Linsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme, prvu
lal. (1), est confr aux matres militaires et aux sous-
officiers du Ministre de la Dfense nationale, du
Ministre de lIntrieur, du Ministre de la Justice, du
Service roumain de Renseignements, du Service de
Garde et du Service de Tlcommunications spciales
ayant quinze, vingt et vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans
larme.
Art. 2. (1) LInsigne honorifique Au Service de
lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers est
confr vie. Le nombre des possesseurs en est illimit
pour toutes les catgories.
(2) Les insignes honorifiques Au Service de lArme
peuvent tre retires aux matres militaires et aux sous-
officiers en rserve ou la retraite si, lencontre deux,
ont t prononces des jugements dfinitifs les con-
damnant des peines privatives de librt, sur proposi-
tion faite la Chancellerie des Ordres par le ministre ou
249
* LOG n
o
o
436 du 3 septembre
2000, approuve et modifie par la Loi n
o
n
o
752 du 26 novembre 2001.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dun anneau duquel est attache
une demi-couronne forme de deux branches des laurier lies
en haut avec une barre; la demi-couronne est large de 31 mm
et haute de 14 mm.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir jaune, travers par cinq ban-
des bleues, chacune tant large de 2 mm; le ruban est large
de 35 mm et sa hauteur apparente est de 50 mm.
Art. 16. (1) La diffrence entre les catgories est la suivante:
a) pour quinze ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est en
tombac argent, et la couronne en feuilles de laurier et de
chne, le numro en chiffres romains XV et laigle croise,
en tombac dor;
b) pour vingt ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est en argent
(titre 800), et la couronne en feuilles de laurier et de chne, le
numro en chiffres romains XX et laigle croise sont dors;
c) pour vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est en
argent (titre 800), et la couronne en feuilles de laurier et de
chne, le numro en chiffres romains XXV et laigle croise
sont en argent (titre 925) dor;
(2) Les insignes pour XX et XXV ans auront un poinon
avec le titre du mtal dont ils sont confectionns.
Art. 17. (1) Lcrin (la bote) contenant la distinction est
revtu de cuir jaune lextrieur et de peluche bleue
lintrieur.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprims, en bleu,
lemblme de la Roumanie et la titulature de la dcoration.
Art. 18. Le modle dessin de lInsigne honorifique Au
Service de lArme pour les officiers est reprsent graphiquement
dans lannexe qui fait partie intgrante du prsent rglement.
CHAPITRE IV
Barrettes de lInsigne honorifique
Art. 19. (1) En mme temps que linsigne honorifique est
attribue la barrette.
(2) La barrette, longue de 18 mm et large de 10 mm, a les
couleurs du ruban rduites de 50%; au centre est appliqu le
numro en chiffres romains XV, XX ou XXV, fait en
argent (titre 800), haut de 8 mm. Le ruban est attach sur
un support mtallique ayant, au dos, une agrafe dattache.
248
Art. 7. LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers est une dis-
tinction qui nest confre quaux citoyens roumains.
Art. 8. (1) Les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
remplissant les conditions dattribution de la dcoration
en 2000 recevront les brevets et leur seront remises seule-
ment les barrettes correspondantes.
*(2) Les matres militaires et les sous-officiers prvus
lal. (1) recevront les insignes de la dcoration; pour les
autres matres militaires et les sous-officiers en activit,
les insignes de lancien Ordre du Mrite militaire seront
changs, conformment aux dispositions de lart. 9, au fur
et mesure de lallocation des ressources budgtaires
ncessaires.
Art. 9. LOrdre du Mrite militaire, institu en 1954,
confr aux matres militaires et aux sous-officiers
antrieurement lentre en vigueur de la Loi n
o
29/2000
sur le systme national de dcorations de Roumanie, est
remplac avec les insignes honorifiques suivants:
a) lOrdre du Mrite militaire III
e
honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les matres mili-
taires et les sous-officiers justifiant de quinze ans dacti-
vit dans larme;
b) lOrdre du Mrite militaire II
e
taires et les sous-officiers justifiant de vingt ans dactivit
dans larme;
c) lOrdre du Mrite militaire I
re
taires et les sous-officiers justifiant de vingt-cinq ans
dactivit dans larme.
Art. 10. La description de lInsigne honorifique Au
Service de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-
officiers, le matriel dont il est fait, ses dimensions, le
modle dessin de la dcoration, ainsi que les raisons con-
duisant son attribution sont prvus dans le rglement
contenu dans lannexe qui fait partie intgrante de la
prsente ordonnance.
Insigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les matres militaires et
les sous-officiers
251
* Lart. 8 al. (2) a t modifi par la Loi n
o
651/2001.
le dirigeant de linstitution o ils ont exerc leurs fonc-
tions. Le retrait sera fait sur la base dun dcret sign du
Prsident de la Roumanie.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne de la dcoration est une pice
ovale, faite en tombac, avec le listel lgrement saillant;
sur les bords, est matrice, lgrement en relief, une
couronne de feuilles de laurier gauche, et de feuilles de
chne droite, attaches en bas par un nud de ruban.
(2) A lavers, est reprsent, partiellement superpos
sur la couronne, le contour dune croix de Malte avec au
centre un mdaillon circulaire o est inscrit le numro en
chiffres romains XV, XX ou XXV, en fonction du nom-
bre dannes dactivit pour lesquels il est confr.
(3) Au revers, dans la moiti suprieure, est applique
laigle croise tenant aux griffes lpe et le sceptre et
ayant sur la poitrine les armoiries de Roumanie; sur la
partie infrieure du champ est crit: RECOMPENSE/DU
SERVICE/MILITAIRE.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune demi-couronne forme
de deux branches de laurier.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir jaune, avec six bandes
bleues.
Art. 4. Les marques de lInsigne honorifique Au
officiers sont ports luniforme, de rgle, loccasion de
la Fte nationale de Roumanie et des autres ftes
nationales ou religieuses, des festivits caractre offi-
ciel et diverses activits scientifiques, anniversaires ou
commmoratives.
Art. 5. Les marques de lInsigne honorifique sont
portes par les matres militaires et les sous-officiers sur
la gauche de la poitrine, dans lordre hirarchique prvu
aux art. 31 36 de la Loi n
o
national de dcorations de Roumanie.
Art. 6. Les barrettes de linsigne honorifique sont
portes par les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
luniforme militaire, seulement sur le veston, sur la gauche
de la poitrine, sur le mme rang, commenant de la partie
gauche, dans lordre chronologique de leur attribution.
250
Art. 5. Les matres militaires et les sous-officiers proposs
pour tre dcors de linsigne honorifique doivent remplir les
conditions suivantes:
a) avoir lanciennet en qualit de matre militaire ou de
sous-officier en activit prvue lart. 10 point 4 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dcorations de Roumanie;
b) avoir des rsultats mritoires dans laccomplissement des
attributions et la formation professionnelle, mis en vidence par
les qualificatifs de Bien au moins, dans les apprciations pro-
fessionnelles les dernires quatre annes prcdant lanne
dans laquelle la dcoration leur est confre. Si, durant cette
priode, le personnes en question ont obtenu un qualificatif
infrieur au qualificatif Bien, lanne respective se sera pas
prise en considration au calcul.
Art. 6. La priode pour laquelle les matres militaires et
les sous-officiers en activit ont t condamns avec suspen-
sion conditionne de lexcution de la peine ou ont t con-
damns lexcuter mais ont t amnistis ou ont bnfici
dune grce avant de commencer lexcution, nest pas prise en
considration au calcul de lanciennet dans lactivit en arme
pour lattribution de linsigne honorifique, sauf les cas dans
lesquels, suite au rejugement de la cause, linstance comptente
a prononc lacquittement.
Art. 7. Les ministres, respectivement les dirigeants des
institutions mentionnes lart. 1
er
, doivent communiquer la
Chancellerie des Ordres annuellement, par crit, jusquau 1
er
juin, le nombre des matres militaires et des sous-officiers qui
seront dcors de linsigne honorifique.
Art. 8. Pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
ayant le droit dtre dcors de linsigne honorifique, la dure
de lactivit dans arme est calcule jusquau 31 aot de
lanne o ils sont proposs pour cette dcoration.
Art. 9. (1) Les tableaux des propositions nominales pour
lattribution de lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour
les matres militaires et les sous-officiers seront envoys par les
ministres, respectivement les dirigeants des institutions mention-
nes lart. 1
er
, la Chancellerie des Ordres jusquau 31 aot
de chaque anne.
(2) Font lobjet des propositions dattribution de linsigne
honorifique y compris les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
ayant rempli les conditions de dcoration et ayant t passs
les sous-officiers
253
ANNEXE
R G L E M E N T
sur lattribution et la description de lInsigne honorifique
Au Service de lArme pour les matres militaires
et les sous-officiers*
CHAPITRE I
er
Attribution de lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
Art. 1
er
. LInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour
les matres militaires et les sous-officiers est confr aux
matres militaires et aux sous-officiers du Ministre de la
Dfense nationale, du Ministre de lIntrieur, du Ministre de la
Justice, du Service roumain de Renseignements, du Service de
Garde et du Service des Tlcommunications spciales.
matres militaires et les sous-officiers est confr par le
Prsident de la Roumanie, par dcret, sur la base des proposi-
tions individuelles faites par les ministres, respectivement les
dirigeants des institutions mentionnes lart. 1
er
.
matres militaires et les sous-officiers est confr une fois par
an, loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie.
Art. 4. (1) Conformment aux dispositions de lart. 10
point 4 de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national de dco-
rations de Roumanie, lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers est confr pour:
(2) Au sens du prsent rglement, lactivit dans larme
sentend de lanciennet en tant que matre militaire ou sous-
officier en activit, dans les conditions prvues par la Loi n
o
80/1995 sur le statut des cadres militaires.
252
de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers por-
tent deux numros, comme suit:
a) le numro IX.4 et les lettres: a) pour quinze ans
dactivit dans larme, b) pour vingt ans dactivit dans
larme ou c) pour vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme, qui
correspond au numro dordre dans la hirarchie des dcora-
tions, prvu lart. 11 de la Loi n
o
national de dcorations de Roumanie;
b) le numro denregistrement la Chancellerie des Ordres.
CHAPITRE III
Insigne et description de lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
Art. 15. (1) Linsigne pour lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers est
une pice ovale, faite en tombac, haute de 35 mm et large de
31 mm, avec un listel lgrement saillant; sur les bords est
poinonne, lgrement saillante, une couronne ouverte, en
feuilles de laurier gauche et en feuilles de chne droite,
attaches en bas avec un nud de ruban, la couronne tant
large de 4 mm.
(2) A lavers, partiellement superpose sur la couronne, dans
la partie suprieure du champ, est reprsente une croix de
Malte, ses branches ayant 24 mm, avec au centre un mdaillon
dont le diamtre est de 12 mm; dans le mdaillon est inscrit en
chiffres romains dors le numro: XV, XX ou XXV, haut
de 7 mm.
(3) Au revers, dans la moiti suprieure, se trouve laigle
croise, haute de 15 mm, tentant aux griffes lpe et le scep-
tre et ayant sur la poitrine les armes de Roumanie; dans la
partie infrieure du champ il y a linscription RECOMPENSE/DU
SERVICE/MILITAIRE en lettres hautes de 3 mm.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dun anneau duquel est attache
une demi-couronne forme de deux branches de laurier
attaches en haut avec une barre; la demi-couronne est large
de 31 mm et haute de 14 mm.
(5) Le ruban est en reps moir jaune, travers par six ban-
des bleues larges de 1,5 mm chacune; le ruban est large de
35 mm et sa hauteur apparente est de 50 mm.
les sous-officiers
255
en rserve ou directement la retraite, pour des motifs qui ne
leur sont pas imputables, jusqu la date de lmission du
dcret leur confrant les dcorations.
Art. 10. (1) Les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
sanctionns pour avoir commis des fautes graves par rapport
aux dispositions des rglements militaires ou dautres disposi-
tions lgales, durant la priode allant de la dernire apprciation
professionnelle et jusqu la date de 31 aot de lanne o est
confr linsigne honorifique, ne seront plus proposs; si les
fautes ont t commises du 31 aot au 1
er
dcembre, le mi-
nistre, respectivement le dirigeant de linstitution mentionne
lart. 1
er
, sollicite la Chancellerie des Ordres quils soient
radis des tableaux de propositions.
(2) Les dispositions de lal. (1) sappliquent seulement lorsque
la faute grave commise entrane un qualificatif infrieur Bien
pour lapprciation professionnelle de lanne en cours.
CHAPITRE II
Brevets de lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme pour les
matres militaires et les sous-officiers
Art. 11. Le brevet reprsente le document officiel attestant
lattribution des dcorations. Jusqu lmission du brevet, les
institutions prvues lart. 1
er
peuvent dlivrer aux titulaires, sur
la base du dcret confrant la dcoration, des attestations
dattribution de la dcoration de lInsigne honorifique Au Service
de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers.
Art. 12. Le brevet pour lInsigne honorifique Au Service de
lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers a sur la
surface lemblme de la Roumanie et y sont inscrites des don-
nes sur la dnomination de linsigne, le numro et la date du
dcret dattribution, les nom et prnom du possesseur, avec
linitiale du pre, lindicatif de lunit militaire dont il fait partie,
les mrites justifiant de lattribution de linsigne honorifique: pour
quinze ans, pour vingt ans ou vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans
larme et pour les rsultats mritoires obtenus dans laccom-
plissement des attributions et dans la formation professionnelle.
de lArme pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers sont
valids par la signature ou le paraphe des ministres, respective-
ment des dirigeants des institutions prvues lart. 1
er
, et du
chancelier des ordres.
254
LOI
de La Croix commmorative
de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 19411945*
Art. 1
er
. La mdaille de La Croix commmorative de
la Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 19411945 est institue
pour commmorer les services militaires rendus lEtat
roumain au cours de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale.
Art. 2. (1) La mdaille est confre tous les mili-
taires, aux assimils de tout grade et au personnel civil
employ dans les units militaires ayant particip aux
campagnes de larme roumaine de 1941 1945 et ayant
la qualit de vtran de larme roumaine, conformment
la Loi n
o
44/1994 sur les vtrans de guerre et dautres
droits des invalides et des veuves de guerre.
(2) Bnficient galement des dispositions de lal. (1) les
citoyens dautres Etats ayant particip la Deuxime
Guerre mondiale dans larme roumaine et stant trouvs
dans lune des situations prvues aux art. 1
er
et 2 de la
Loi n
o
44/1994 sur les vtrans de guerre et dautres
droits des invalides et des veuves de guerre.
Art. 3. La mdaille est confre galement aux fonc-
tionnaires civils ou aux personnes qui, sans appartenir
larme, ont excut un service effectif et permanent
auprs de celle-ci et ont la qualit de vtran de guerre.
257
*La Loi n
o
o
207 du 10 aot 1994,
republie au MO n
o
14 du 17 janvier 2000, a t modifie par la Loi n
o
35/1995 modifiant lart. 8 de la Loi n
o
68/1994 sur linstitution de la
mdaille de la Croix commmorative de la Deuxime guerre mondiale,
19411945, publie au MO n
o
84 du 4 mai 1995.
Republie en vertu de lart. II de la Loi n
o
194/1999 compltant la
Loi n
o
68/1994 sur linstitution de la mdaille de la Croix commmora-
tive de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 19411945, publie au MO n
o
628
du 23 dcembre 1999, en donnant aux textes une nouvelle numrotation.
Voir aussi la Loi n
o
29/2000 qui se trouve la page 153.
Art. 16. La diffrence entre les catgories est la suivante:
a) pour quinze ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est
brunie;
b) pour vingt ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est argente;
c) pour vingt-cinq ans dactivit dans larme, la pice est
dore.
Art. 17. (1) Lcrin (la bote) contenant la distinction est
revtu lextrieur de similicuir jaune et lintrieur, de soie
bleue.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote est imprime en bleu la ti-
tulature de la dcoration.
Art. 18. Le modle dessin de lInsigne honorifique Au
officiers est reprsent graphiquement dans lannexe qui fait
partie intgrante du prsent rglement.
CHAPITRE IV
Barrettes de lInsigne honorifique Au Service de lArme
pour les matres militaires et les sous-officiers
Art. 19. (1) En mme temps que linsigne honorifique, est
attribue la barrette.
(2) La barrette, longue de 18 mm et large de 10 mm, a les
couleurs du ruban rduites de 50%; au centre est appliqu le
numro en chiffres romains XV, XX ou XXV, fait en
tombac bruni, haut de 8 mm. Le ruban est attach sur un sup-
port mtallique ayant, au dos, une agrafe dattache.
256
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
sur la dcoration
de La Croix commmorative
de la Rsistance anticommuniste*
Art. 1
er
. (1) La dcoration de La Croix commmora-
tive de la Rsistance anticommuniste, prvue lart. 6
lett. C point I de la Loi n
o
29/2000 sur le systme national
de dcorations de Roumanie, fait partie de la catgorie
des dcorations nationales.
(2) La dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la
Rsistance anticommuniste peut tre confre aux
citoyens roumains ayant lutt contre le rgime commu-
niste, qui ont t privs de libert ou dports pour des
motifs ethniques ou religieux.
Art. 2. Exceptionnellement, la dcoration de La
Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste
peut tre confre aux citoyens trangers appartenant aux
Etats de lancien bloc socialiste, aux anciens dtenus poli-
tiques dont les actions publiques ont contribu sub-
stantiellement lrosion de la crdibilit des rgimes
communistes.
Art. 3. (1) La dcoration de La Croix commmorative
de la Rsistance anticommuniste a trois classes. En ordre
croissant, elles sont:
la III
e
classe;
la II
e
classe;
la I
re
classe.
(2) La dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la
Rsistance anticommuniste peut tre confre en nombre
259
*LOUG n
o
o
317 du 7 juillet 2000,
approuve et modifie par la Loi n
o
o
33 du
18 janvier 2002.
Art. 4. La mdaille est confre par le Prsident de la
Roumanie.
Art. 5. Le droit de porter la mdaille est personnel et
non transmissible.
Art. 6. La constatation du droit dobtenir la mdaille
incombe lAssociation nationale des Vtrans de Guerre
qui transmet des propositions dattribution des dcora-
tions.
Art. 7. Les brevets sont dlivrs par le Ministre de la
Dfense nationale.
Art. 8. La mdaille peut tre retire dans les situa-
tions suivantes:
a) si la personne a subi une condamnation, par juge-
ment demeur dfinitif, une peine privative de libert;
b) si la personne a fait partie des organes de rpression
de rgimes totalitaires.
Art. 9. (1) La mdaille de La Croix commmorative
de la Deuxime Guerre mondiale, 19411945 est une
croix de Malte, en alliage non ferreux (tombac), noir
points, ayant le diamtre de 40 mm. La croix a les bords
lisses, lgrement saillants, gros de 1,3 mm.
(2) Au milieu il y a un mdaillon avec le diamtre de
13 mm, entour d un cercle d acier. A l avers est
applique laigle croise, et au revers sont poinonnes les
annes 19411945.
(3) Le ruban de la mdaille est large de 35 mm et a des
raies alternatives noires et bleu ciel.*
Art. 10. La mdaille est porte sur la gauche de la
poitrine.
Art. 11. Le Ministre de la Dfense nationale organise
la tenue jour des personnes dcores.
Art. 12. Les dpenses de ralisation seront supportes
par le Gouvernement de la Roumanie, par le truchement
du Ministre de la Dfense nationale.
258
*Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent la page 512.
a) la III
e
classe peut tre attribue aux personnes forces
quitter leurs habitations et dportes dans le pays ainsi que
dans lancienne Union des Rpubliques sovitiques socialistes;
b) la II
e
classe peut tre attribue aux personnes ayant t
prives de libert pour une priode de dix ans au plus;
c) la I
re
classe peut tre attribue aux personnes ayant t
prives de libert pour une priode suprieure dix ans, ainsi
quaux personnes ayant fait partie des organisations qui ont agi
voie arme contre le rgime dictatorial.
(2) La priode de dtention prise en calcul est celle totale,
pour les personnes stant trouves en dtention politique
plusieurs reprises; toutes les propositions seront soumises au
contrle du Conseil national pour lexamen des archives de la
Securitate, et les personnes ayant t dtenues et proposes
pour tre dcores devront prsenter des copies du dossier
conserv la Direction gnrale des Pnitenciers.
(3) La I
re
classe est attribue titre posthume toutes les per-
sonnes ayant particip la lutte arme, ayant t excutes ou
ayant dcd durant la priode de dtention ou aprs avoir t
mises en libert.
(4) Les personnes qui, durant la dtention ou aprs avoir t
mises en libert, ont activement aid les organes de lancienne
Securitate, contribuant maltraiter les dtenus ou arrter
dautres personnes suite aux dnonciations quelles ont faites,
ne peuvent tre dcores de La Croix commmorative de la
Rsistance anticommuniste.
*(5) Les personnes qui, aprs avoir t libres de la
dtention, ont exerc des fonctions de direction dans les struc-
tures du parti et de lEtat communiste et ont t dcores,
aprs 1975, de mdailles et dordres ne peuvent pas tre
dcores de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anti-
communiste.
*(6) Les personnes qui, aprs avoir t libres, sont de-
venues membres du Parti communiste roumain ne peuvent tre
dcores de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticom-
muniste.
**Art. 3. Excepti onnel l ement, l a II
e
cl asse de l a
Dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anti-
Dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste
261
*Les al. (5) et (6) de lart. 2 ont t introduits par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
**Lart. 3 a t modifi par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
illimit, toutes les personnes ayant le droit de la porter,
conformment la prsente ordonnance durgence.
* Art. 4. Ltablissement des listes comprenant les
personnes qui peuvent recevoir la dcoration de La Croix
commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste, ainsi
que ses classes sera ralis par lAssociation des anciens
dtenus politiques de Roumanie, la Fdration roumaine
des anciens dtenus politiques et combattants anticommu-
nistes et la Fondation des combattants de la rsistance
arme anticommuniste de Roumanie, en collaboration
avec les organes du Ministre de lIntrieur et du
Ministre de la Justice.
Art. 5. La description de la dcoration de La Croix
commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste, le
matriel dont elle est faite, les dimensions, le modle
dessin de la dcoration, les raisons justifiant son attribu-
tion, ainsi que toutes autres donnes sont prvus au rgle-
ment compris dans lannexe qui fait partie intgrante de
ANNEXE
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de la dcoration de
La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste**
Art. 1
er
. (1) La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance
anticommuniste est une dcoration nationale qui peut tre con-
fre aux citoyens roumains ayant agi divers moyens, y com-
pris la lutte arme, contre le rgime de la dictature communiste
ou ceux ayant t privs de la libert pour des motifs poli-
tiques, dorigine sociale, de confession religieuse ou dethnie,
suite des procs ou sans aucune forme juridique, ainsi quaux
personnes ayant t dportes dans le pays ou lextrieur du
pays pour les mmes motifs.
(2) La dcoration est galement attribue aux citoyens des
autres Etats qui, la date de la privation de libert ou de la
dportation, taient citoyens roumains.
***Art. 2. (1) La dcoration de La Croix commmorative
de la Rsistance anticommuniste est attribue pour les raisons
mentionnes lart. 1
er
al. (1) et a trois classes, chacune en
tant attribue certaines catgories, comme suit:
260
*** Lart. 4 t modifi par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
***Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent la page 513.
*** Lart. 2 al. (1) et (2) a t modifi par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
des bords latraux, du-dessus de la croix est figure, en relief,
une clture en fer barbel. Le nom de la dcoration est crit
en lettres en relief, hautes de 3 mm, comme suit: au-dessus de
la croix, LA CROIX, et au-dessous delle, COMMEMORA-
TIVE/DE LA RESISTANCE/ANTICOMMUNISTE.
*(3) Au revers, la croix est enchsse au mme niveau et
delle partent des rayons en relief; au-dessous de la croix est
crite, en relief, en lettres hautes de 3 mm, la devise: JAI
RESISTE/PAR LA FOI ET LA LUTTE.
(4) A la partie suprieure de linsigne il y a un arc de cercle
haut de 6 mm, perfor, par lequel passe lanneau dattache du
ruban, ayant un diamtre de 20 mm.
(5) Le ruban, en reps moir gris, est large de 40 mm et
haut, dans sa partie apparente, de 50 mm; les bandes bleue,
jaune et rouge, places au centre du ruban, sont larges de
4 mm chacune.
*Art. 7. Linsigne de la II
e
classe ressemble celui de
la classe prvue lart. 6, la diffrence que le mtal dont est
faite la croix enchsse est largent (titre 800).
*Art. 8. (1) Linsigne de la I
re
classe ressemble celui
de la classe prvue lart. 6, la diffrence que le mtal dont
est faite la croix enchsse est lor de 14 carats.
(2) Les dcorations confres pour la participation la lutte
arme contre la dictature communiste ont la couleur de base
du ruban le vert et sur lui sont attaches deux pes croises,
longues de 36 mm, faites en argent (titre 750).
Art. 9. (1) Pour rendre hommage et perptuer la tradition
de la lutte contre lidologie totalitaire-communiste, les suc-
cesseurs directs des anciens dtenus politiques peuvent recevoir
la dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance
anticommuniste sur le ruban de laquelle est attache une bar-
rette mtallique; sur cette barrette est crit, en lettres hautes de
4 mm, le mot TRADITION.
*(2) Les successeurs directs des anciens dtenus politiques
peuvent solliciter aux comits territoriaux de lAssociation des
anciens dtenus politiques de Roumanie, de la Fdration
roumaine des anciens dtenus politiques et combattants anti-
communistes et de la Fondation des combattants de la
Rsistance arme anticommuniste de Roumanie, dsigns pour
263
* Les art. 6 al. (3), 7, 8 al. (1) et 9 al. (2) ont t modifis par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
communiste peut tre confre aux citoyens trangers ayant
substantiellement contribu la connaissance des ralits sur la
socit communiste.
*Art. 4. (1) Ltablissement des personnes ayant le droit
dtre dcores de La Croix commmorative de la Rsistance
anticommuniste, ainsi que de la classe de la distinction
incombe aux reprsentants de lAssociation des anciens dtenus
politiques de Roumanie, de la Fdration roumaine des anciens
dtenus politiques et des combattants anticommunistes et de la
Fondation des Combattants de la Rsistance arme anticommu-
niste de Roumanie, en collaboration avec le Ministre de
lIntrieur et le Ministre de la Justice.
(2) Les listes de propositions seront prsentes la
Chancellerie des Ordres, en vue de la rdaction du dcret
dattribution.
Art. 5. (1) Linsigne de la dcoration est une plaque rec-
tangulaire aux coins courbs, haute de 50 mm, large de 40
mm et grosse de 5 mm. A lintrieur de la plaque est
enchsse une croix branches gales, maille de blanc,
ayant un diamtre de 25 mm et les branches larges de 5 mm.
(2) Lavers a le bord lgrement saillant et la croix
enchsse au-dessous du niveau de la pice rectangulaire;
partir des bords, sur la croix est figure, en relief, une clture
en fer barbel. La dnomination de la dcoration est crite au-
dessus et au-dessous de la croix, en lettres en relief.
*(3) Au revers, de la croix enchsse au mme niveau par-
tent des rayons dors; sous la croix est crite la devise: JAI
RESISTE/PAR LA FOI ET LA LUTTE.
(4) Le ruban, en reps moir gris, a au centre des bandes
de couleur bleue, jaune et rouge, larges de 4 mm chacune.
e
classe est fait en acier,
ayant la forme dun rectangle aux coins arrondis, haut de
50 mm, large de 40 mm et gros de 5 mm. A lintrieur de la
plaque est enchsse une croix branches gales, en argent
(titre 800), ayant le diamtre de 25 mm, les branches de la
croix larges de 5 mm et grosse de 3 mm; le centre de la croix
est plac 20 mm de la limite suprieure de linsigne.
(2) Lavers a le bord lgrement saillant et la croix est
enchsse sous la niveau de la pice rectangulaire; partir
262
* Les art. 4 et 5 al. (3) ont t modifis par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
(3) Le prsident du Conseil dhonneur est le plus g mem-
bre de la I
re
classe.
(4) Le Conseil dhonneur est lu pour un mandat de trois
ans; peuvent tre rlus pour une nouvelle priode de trois ans
quatre des membres du Conseil dhonneur, raison dun pour
chaque classe et catgorie.
Art. 14. (1) Les porteurs de la dcoration de La Croix
commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste peuvent si-
gnaler au Conseil dhonneur les attitudes et faits commis par
dautres porteurs de cette dcoration, considrs susceptibles de
leur porter prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la Chancellerie
des Ordres convoque le Conseil dhonneur et la personne
accuse, dans un dlai maximum de quinze jours compter de
la saisine.
(2) Le Conseil dhonneur dlibre et peut dcider sur le lieu
ou aprs lenqute du cas, sans dpasser un dlai de soixante
jours compter de sa runion.
(3) Lorsque la personne mise en examen ne se prsente
pas au terme fix par la Chancellerie des Ordres, le Conseil
dhonneur peut solliciter la Chancellerie des Ordres sa convo-
cation un autre terme; si la personne accuse ne sy
prsente non plus, le cas est jug en son absence.
*Art. 15. (1) Les directions de lAssociation des anciens
dtenus politiques de Roumanie, de la Fdration roumaine des
anciens dtenus politiques et des combattants anticommunistes
et de la Fondation des combattants dans la rsistance arme
anticommuniste de Roumanie prsenteront la Chancellerie des
Ordres, au fur et mesure quelles sont ralises, les listes
avec les propositions dattribution de la dcoration de La Croix
commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste, afin que le
Prsident de la Roumanie signe les dcrets de dcoration.
(2) Dans un dlai dun an compter de la publication au
Moniteur officiel de la Roumanie, I
re
Partie, de la loi approuvant
le prsent rglement, les commissions de lAssociation des
anciens dtenus politiques de Roumanie, de la Fdration
roumaine des anciens dtenus politiques et des combattants
anticommunistes et de la Fondation des combattants dans la
Rsistance arme anticommuniste de Roumanie doivent finaliser
toutes les propositions de dcoration de La Croix commmora-
tive de la Rsistance anticommuniste la distinction tant consi-
dre close aprs ce dlai.
265
* Lart. 15 a t modifi par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
raliser les listes avec les personnes ayant le droit de recevoir
la dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la rsistance anti-
communiste, dtre inscrits sur les listes afin de recevoir la
dcoration avec la barrette: TRADITION. Ceux-ci doivent join-
dre la sollicitation:
a) une copie du jugement de condamnation de son parent
ou, dfaut, les dclarations de deux personnes qui confirment
lemprisonnement de la personne en question pour des motifs
politiques;
b) une copie de lacte de naissance attestant la filiation;
c) une dclaration, en assumant la responsabilit que
jusquen 1989 il na pas t membre du Parti communiste
roumain et quil na pas fait partie des organes de rpression du
rgime communiste ou des indicateurs de lancienne Securitate.
(3) Quelle que soit la classe dtenue ou que les parents
auraient eu le droit de dtenir, les descendants directs peuvent
recevoir seule la dcoration de La Croix commmorative de la
Rsistance anticommuniste avec la barrette TRADITION, III
e
classe.
Art. 10. A toutes les classes, en mme temps que
linsigne, est attribue la rosette de la dcoration, ayant la
forme dun triangle quilatral avec les cts de 16 mm, fait en
reps gris, bandes verticales, larges de 1 mm, en bleu, jaune
et rouge, au centre et sur les bords en fil argent.
Art. 11. Lcrin (la bote) contenant la dcoration est rev-
tu lextrieur de cuir mat, gris, et lintrieur de peluche
blanche. Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprims, argents,
la dnomination et le grade de la dcoration.
*Art. 12. Les brevets pour la dcoration de La Croix
commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste sont valids
par le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et celui du
chancelier des ordres pour les II
e
et III
e
classes, et par les si-
gnatures autographes de ceux-ci, pour la I
re
classe.
Art. 13. (1) Pour connatre des faits dshonorants, portant
prjudices moraux aux membres de la dcoration, autres que
ceux prvus lart. 52 lett. a) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, est consti-
tu le Conseil dhonneur de la dcoration de La Croix comm-
morative de la Rsistance anticommuniste.
(2) Le Conseil dhonneur est compos de sept membres,
raison de deux pour chaque classe et un de la catgorie
TRADITION.
264
* Lart. 12 a t modifi par la Loi n
o
767/2001.
Art. 6. Linsigne de lOrdre de La Victoire de la
Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989 a la forme
dune toile huit branches gales, qui sinscrit dans un
cercle avec un diamtre de 40 mm, ayant au milieu un
mdaillon rond, avec le diamtre de 15 mm, la lettre V
au centre, et est fait en tombac (cuivre 90% et zinc 10%),
conformment lannexe qui fait partie intgrante de la
prsente loi.*
Linsigne de lordre est confectionn par la Rgie
autonome de La Fabrication de la monnaie de lEtat.
Art. 7. Les dpenses ncessaires la confection de
linsigne de lOrdre de La Victoire de la Rvolution
roumaine de Dcembre 1989, de son crin et du brevet
attestant son attribution seront supportes du budget du
Secrtariat de lEtat pour les Problmes des rvolution-
naires de Dcembre 1989.
Ordre de La Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989
267
LOI
sur linstitution de lOrdre de
La Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine
de Dcembre 1989*
Art. 1
er
. Pour rendre hommage aux hros-martyrs,
ainsi quaux personnes stant remarques par des faits
particuliers dans le combat pour la victoire de la
Rvolution, est institu lOrdre de La Victoire de la
Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989.
Art. 2. Lordre est confr titre posthume aux
hros-martyrs et aux personnes prvues lart. 2 de la Loi
n
o
42/1990, republie, ainsi qu dautres personnes
stant remarques par des faits particuliers dans le com-
bat pour la victoire de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989.
LOrdre de La Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de
Dcembre 1989 est une dcoration caractre honori-
fique.
Art. 3. Les critres dattribution de lOrdre de La
Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989,
ainsi que la description et le mode de port de linsigne de
l ordre sont tablis par rglement labor par le
Gouvernement et approuv par dcision du Parlement de
la Roumanie.
Art. 4. Lattribution de lordre est atteste par le
brevet dont le modle sera tabli par le rglement prvu
lart. 3.
Art. 5. Lordre prvu lart. 1
er
est confr, confor-
mment la loi, assorti du brevet, par le Prsident de la
Roumanie, sur proposition de la commission prvue
lart. 4 de la Loi n
o
42/1990, republie.
266
*La Loi n
o
o
6 du 15 janvier 1996.
Voir aussi la Loi n
o
29/2000, page 153.
Le titre de Combattant pour la Victoire de la
Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989 est galement
confr ceux qui ont t retenus suite leur participa-
tion aux actions pour la victoire de la rvolution, ainsi
qu ceux qui, les 1625 dcembre 1989, se sont remar-
qus par des faits particuliers dans la lutte pour la vic-
toire de la rvolution.
Les personnes prvues lal. 2 doivent justifier des
faits particuliers accomplis dans les combats pour la vic-
toire de la rvolution et tre recommandes par une associ-
ation, un club, une fondation ou une ligue des combat-
tants, lgalement constitus jusqu la date de 30 dcem-
bre 1992.
Pour la reconnaissance de la qualit prvue par la
prsente loi, la dlivrance des attestations et de la proposi-
tion des distinctions prvues aux art. 1
er
, 2, 3 et 4 de la
prsente loi, est institue la Commission pour lhommage
et lappui des hros de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989.
La composition de la commission, dont les membres sont
nomms par arrt gouvernemental, est la suivante:
un reprsentant du Ministre du Travail et de la
Protection sociale;
un reprsentant du Ministre de la Sant;
un reprsentant du Ministre des Finances;
un reprsentant du Ministre de la Dfense nationale;
un reprsentant du Ministre de lIntrieur;
un reprsentant du Ministre de la Justice;
un reprsentant du Ministre public;
un reprsentant du Secrtariat gnral du
Gouvernement;
un reprsentant du Secrtariat dEtat pour les
problmes des rvolutionnaires de dcembre 1989;
8 reprsentants des associations de rvolutionnaires
lgalement constitues jusquau 30 dcembre 1992, par
rotation, dans les conditions prvues par le Rglement
dorganisation et fonctionnement de la commission. Le
prsident de la commission est nomm la proposition
des associations des rvolutionnaires lgalement consti-
tues jusquau 30 avril 1991, par le Gouvernement, et sera
engag du Gouvernement. Le Secrtariat dEtat pour les
problmes des rvolutionnaires de dcembre 1989 veille
la mise en uvre des dispositions de la prsente loi et
Hommage aux hros-martyrs de la Rvolution de Dcembre 1989
269
LOI
rendant hommage aux hrosmartyrs
et attribuant des droits leurs
successeurs, aux blesss, ainsi quaux
combattants pour la victoire de la Rvolution
de Dcembre 1989*
(extrait)
Art. 1
er
. Pour rendre hommage et terniser la
mmoire de ceux qui ont sacrifi leur vie pour la victoire
de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989, est institu le titre de
Hros-martyr de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre
1989.
Le titre de Hrosmartyr de la Rvolution roumaine de
Dcembre 1989 est confr titre posthume: le brevet
dattestation et linsigne du titre seront remis, en vue dy
tre conservs, la famille de la personne dcore ou aux
parents, selon le cas.
Art. 2. En signe de considration et reconnaissance
pour ceux qui ont t blesss dans les combats pour la
victoire de la Rvolution de Dcembre 1989, est institu le
titre de Combattant pour la Victoire de la Rvolution
roumaine de Dcembre 1989.
268
*La Loi n
o
o
147 du 19 dcembre 1990,
a t republie au MO n
o
146 din 13 juillet 1991, au MO n
o
204 du 21
aot 1992, au MO n
o
198 du 23 aot 1996 et a t modifie par lOG n
o
o
186 du 17 aot 1995 (approuve et modifie
par la Loi n
o
o
293 du 19 dcembre 1995) par
la Loi n
o
30/1996, publie, au MO n
o
96 du 13 mai 1996 et par lOUG n
o
o
562 du 17 novembre 1999 (approuve par la
Loi n
o
o
380 du 12 juillet 2001).
o
n
o
147 du 12 juillet 1996, en donnant aux articles et alinas une nou-
velle numrotation.
prvus aux annexes n
os
1 et 2 qui font partie intgrante
de la prsente loi.
Les titres qui nont pas t confrs dans les conditions
tablies lal. 1 ou dont le bnficiaire na pas eu de
mrites particuliers sont nuls.
La nullit des titres peut tre constate, doffice ou sur
demande de toute personne intresse, par la Commission
pour lhommage et lappui des hros de la Rvolution de
Dcembre 1989, prvue par la prsente loi, par dcision
de constatation de la nullit. Les dcisions de constatation
de la nullit des attestations pourront tre contestes,
dans un dlai de trente jours, auprs de la commission
parlementaire spciale prvue lart. 7.
La vrification des dossiers des persoannes ayant
acquis les titres prvus lal. 1 sera faite doffice ou sur
demande de toute personne intresse, dans un dlai dun
an compter de lentre en vigueur de la prsente loi,
par la Commission pour lhommage et lappui des hros
de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989.
*Dans le cas o la commission prvue lart. 2 al. 4
nachve pas les travaux pour lesquels elle a t institue,
le Gouvernement, par lintermdiaire du Secrtariat dEtat
pour les problmes des rvolutionnaires de dcembre
1989, est autoris faire des propositions au Prsident de
la Roumanie, en vue de la dlivrance des titres prvus
aux art. 1
er
, 2 et 3, en utilisant les listes transmises au
Gouvernement par les organisations rvolutionnaires
lgalement constitues jusquau 31 dcembre 1992.
Les listes comprenant les propositions seront publies
au Moniteur officiel de la Roumanie, par les soins du
Secrtariat dEtat pour les problmes des rvolutionnaires
de dcembre 1989, et les ventuelles contestations pour-
ront tre prsentes la commission parlementaire
prvue lart. 7, dans un dlai de trente jours compter
de la publication.
La solution des contestations sera donne dans les dix
jours suivant leur rception, et les dcisions seront com-
muniques par crit au Prsident de la Roumanie et aux
contestataires.
271
*Lart. 5 a t modifi par lOUG n
o
184/1999.
lexcution des travaux de secrtariat et darchives de la
commission. Le Secrtariat gnral du Gouvernement
devra assurer le local et les fonds ncessaires au droule-
ment des travaux de la commission.
Le dlai de dpt des dossiers en vue de la reconnais-
sance de la qualit de combattant pour la victoire de la
Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989 ou de participant
la victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989
est de quatre-vingt-dix jours compter de lentre en
vigueur de la prsente loi.
La dlivrance des attestations sera effectue conform-
ment la mthodologie tablie par le Rglement dorgani-
sation et fonctionnement de la Commission pour lhom-
mage et lappui des hros de la Rvolution de Dcembre
1989, approuv par arrt gouvernemental
*
, dans un dlai
de trente jours compter de lentre en vigueur de la
prsente loi.
Art. 3. Est institu le titre de Participant la Victoire
de la Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre 1989 pour ceux
ayant particip aux actions de la Rvolution de Dcembre
1989, autres que ceux prvus lart. 2 al. 2.
Les personnes prvues lal. 1 doivent justifier de leur
participation aux actions de la rvolution et tre recom-
mandes par une association ou une ligue des combat-
tants dans la rvolution, lgalement constitue jusquau
30 dcembre 1992.
Le titre de Participant la Victoire de la Rvolution
roumaine de Dcembre 1989 est un titre honorifique. Les
bnficiaires de ce titre recevront un brevet distinct, dans
les conditions prvues lart. 5 de la prsente loi.
Art. 4. En signe de considration envers les partici-
pants aux actions pour la victoire de la rvolution, est insti-
tue la mdaille de La Rvolution roumaine de Dcembre
1989, dans les conditions prvues par la prsente loi.
Art. 5. Les titres prvus aux art. 1
er
, 2 et 3, ainsi que
les mdailles prvues pour chaque titre sont confrs par
le Prsident de la Roumanie, sur proposition de la com-
mission prvue lart. 2 al. 4; la comptence de la com-
mission, ainsi que les critres dattribution des titres sont
270
*Voir lArrt du Gouvernement n
o
566 du 15 juillet 1996, publi au
MO n
o
167 du 29 juillet 1996.
ANNEXE n 1
C O M P T E N C E
de la Commission pour lhommage et lappui des hros
de la Rvolution de Dcembre 1989
La Commission pour lhommage et lappui des hros de la
Rvolution de dcembre 1989 constate, doffice ou la
demande de ceux intresss, la qualit de hros-martyr, de
combattant pour la victoire de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989,
de dcd ou bless en situations ayant rapport aux vne-
ments rvolutionnaires de dcembre 1989, ainsi que celle
prvue lart. 4, dlivre les attestations ceux y ayant lgale-
ment le droit et propose lattribution des distinctions prvues
aux art. 1
er
, 2, 3 et 4 de la prsente loi.
La comptence de la Commission pour lhommage et lappui
des hros de la Rvolution de dcembre 1989 est celle prvue
par la prsente loi et le Rglement dorganisation et fonction-
nement de la commission, approuv par un arrt gouverne-
mental.
Les documents ncessaires ltablissement de la qualit en
vue de la dlivrance des attestations se constituent en archives
de la Commission pour lhommage et lappui des hros de la
Rvolution de dcembre 1989.
La qualit de hros-martyr ou bless prvue lalina prc-
dent est reconnue ceux ayant dcd ou ayant t blesss
entre le 16 dcembre 1989 et le 10 janvier 1990, y compris
ceux qui, tant blesss dans cet intervalle, ont dcd
ultrieurement cause des blessures subies. Sont considrs
blesss ceux ayant subi dans cet intervalle des blessures cor-
porelles qui ont ncessit des soins mdicaux ou ont conduit
lune des consquences suivantes: la perte dun sens ou dun
organe, la cessation de leur fonction, une infirmit permanente
physique ou psychique, la mutilation, lavortement ou la mise en
danger de la vie dune personne. Au sens de la prsente loi,
sont considrs gards vue ceux qui, d leur participation
aux combats pour la victoire de la rvolution, ont t trans-
ports ou gards au sige des organes de lancien Ministre de
lIntrieur, remplissant ou non les formalits prvues par la loi.
Pour remplir ces attributions, la commission est habilite de
solliciter des renseignements tout organe de lEtat, ainsi
quaux personnes physiques et morales.
273
Art. 6. La description, le mode dattribution et le port
des insignes sont tablis par un rglement, approuv par
dcision du Parlement de la Roumanie
*
.
La description du contenu des attestations dlivres par
la Commission pour lhommage et lappui des hros de la
Rvolution de Dcembre 1989 est tablie par un rgle-
ment approuv par dcret du Gouvernement.
Les attestations seront dlivres par la Commission
pour lhommage et lappui des hros de la Rvolution de
Dcembre 1989 aux personnes prvues aux art. 1
er
et 2,
sur la seule base des pices justificatives prvues lart. 2.
Dans lattestation seront expressment inscrits les
droits dont jouit le titulaire; les attestations seront signes
par le prsident et le secrtaire de la Commission pour
lhommage et lappui des hros de la Rvolution de
Dcembre 1989.
Les attestations existantes seront changes aprs la vri-
fication des dossiers, dans un dlai de soixante jours.
Par le mme rglement sera institu, pour les parents
des hros-martyrs, un insigne rendant hommage, distinc-
tif, quils auront le droit de porter.
Lattribution des distinctions prvues par la prsente
loi est atteste par le brevet.
Art. 7. Est institue la Commission parlementaire
pour le contrle de la mise en uvre de la prsente loi,
par dcision du Parlement de la Roumanie.
La commission sera compose de cinq snateurs et six
dputs, conformment la configuration politique du
Parlement de la Roumanie.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
272
*Voir galement la Dcision du Parlement de la Roumanie n
o
o
210 du 15 octobre 1991.
ORDONNANCE DURGENCE
commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire
de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1
er
. Est institue la mdaille commmorative du
150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu
pour marquer limportance exceptionnelle qua eue pour
la civilisation et la langue roumaines le pote national
Mihai Eminescu.
Art. 2. (1) La mdaille commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est con-
fre, loccasion du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance du
pote Mihai Eminescu, aux citoyens roumains ou
trangers ayant des contributions importantes la promo-
tion, au soutien et la diffusion de luvre eminescienne.
(2) La mdaille commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire
de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est confre par
dcret rendu par le Prsident de la Roumanie.
(3) Le droit de porter la mdaille est personnel et
intransmissible.
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est une
pice circulaire avec le listel lgrement saillant, surmon-
te de lanneau circulaire par lequel est attach le ruban.
(2) A lavers il y a le portrait dor du pote Mihai
Eminescu jeune. Vers les bords, spar du reste du champ
par un cercle dtoiles, il y a la lgende circulaire 1850
15 janvier 2000.
275
*LOUG n
o
194/1999 t publie au MO n
o
612 du 15 dcembre 1999
et republie au MO n
o
45 du 26 janvier 2001.
o
n
o
362 du 3 aot 2000, en donnant aux textes une nouvelle numrotation.
ANNEXE n 2
G R I L L E
pour la rpartition des solliciteurs conformment aux
dispositions des art. 1
er
, 2 et 3 de la prsente loi
Le ti tre de Hros-martyr de l a Rvol uti on roumai ne de
Dcembre 1989 est confr ceux ayant sacrifi leur vie pour
la libert du peuple roumain entre le 16 dcembre 1989
jusquau 10 janvier 1990, ainsi qu ceux ayant dcd suite
aux blessures subies pendant la mme priode.
Le titre de Combattant pour la Victoire de la Rvolution
roumaine de Dcembre 1989 est attribu:
aux blesss avec ou sans degr dinvalidit, sils ont par-
ticip activement la victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de
Dcembre 1989;
ceux gards vue du 16 au 21 dcembre 1989, sil
rsulte quils ont t arrts loccasion des manifestations
dans la rue lies aux activits rvolutionnaires et non pas pour
avoir commis des faits pnaux, de droit commun;
aux personnes ayant effectivement particip aux activits
rvolutionnaires du 16 au 25 dcembre 1989 et stant remar-
ques par des faits particuliers.
La preuve de lactivit des combattants et de leurs mrites
sera atteste laide des documents obligatoires, comme suit:
les procs-verbaux dresss par les organisations consti-
tues;
lattestation ou dautres crits;
les dclarations des personnes ayant particip la
Rvolution de Dcembre 1989, reconnues par les combattants,
mais corrobores galement avec dautres pices justificatives.
Le titre de Participant la Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine de
Dcembre 1989 est confr aux personnes ayant contribu,
directement ou indirectement, la victoire de la Rvolution de
Dcembre 1989.
274
f) autres formes de mise en valeur artistique de la cration
eminescienne;
g) lappui par tous moyens de la promotion en Roumanie et
letranger de luvre eminescien.
e
anniver-
saire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est confre sur la
base des propositions reues et assumes par le Ministre de
la Culture* du 15 janvier 2000 au 15 janvier 2001.
(2) Le nombre des mdailles confres est gal aux proposi-
tions assumes par le Ministre de la Culture durant la priode
prcise lalina prcdent.
e
anniver-
saire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est une pice circu-
laire ayant le diamtre de 35 mm, le listel lgrement saillant,
surmonte dun anneau circulaire avec le diamtre de 20 mm,
par lequel est pass le ruban; sur lanneau est poinonn, com-
menant avec le chiffre 1, le numro dordre de la mdaille.
(2) A lavers, au centre et en bas, est reprsente leffigie du
pote, jeune; vers le bord, en haut, spar du reste du champ,
avec un cercle form dtoiles, il y a la lgende 1850
15 JANVIER 2000 dont les chiffres et lettres sont hauts de
3 mm, conformment la reprsentation graphique prvue dans
lannexe n
o
1 qui fait partie intgrante du prsent rglement.
(3) Au revers il y a la lgende 150
e
ANNIVERSAIRE DE
LA NAISSANCE DE LETOILE DE LA POESIE ROUMAINE.
En bas, vers le bord, se croisent une branche de laurier et un
porte-plume plume doie, conformment la reprsentation
graphique prvue dans lannexe n
o
2 qui fait partie intgrante
du prsent rglement.
(4) Le ruban est en reps moir bleu clair, large de 35 mm
et ayant une hauteur apparente de 50 mm; au centre, le trico-
lore bleu, jaune, rouge dont les fils de couleur ont 1 mm cha-
cun, et 3 mm du tricolore, il y a des bandes blanches, larges
de 3 mm.
(5) Le mtal dont est faite la mdaille est largent (titre
925), et leffigie du pote est dore.
Art. 5. (1) La bote o est conserve la mdaille est en
carton revtu lexterieur de similicuir bleu clair, et lintrieur
de peluche et de soie bleu fonc.
Mdaille commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu
277
*Voir lArrt du Gouvernement n
o
28/2001, publi au MO n
o
35 du
19 janvier 2001.
(3) Au revers il y a la lgende LE 150
e
ANNIVERSAIRE
DE LA NAISSANCE DE LETOILE DE LA POESIE
ROUMAINE. Dans la partie infrieure, on voit une branche
de laurier et un porte-plume plume doie croises.
(4) Le ruban est en reps bleu clair, avec au centre le tri-
colore bleu, jaune, rouge et deux bandes blanches.
Art. 4. La prsentation dtaille de la forme, le
matriel dont elle est faite, les catgories de citoyens qui
recevront la distinctioin, son port, ainsi que dautres don-
nes sont prvus au rglement faisant partie intgrante de
ANNEXE
R G L E M E N T
pour lapplication de lOrdonnance durgence du Gouvernement
sur linstitution de la mdaille commmorative
du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1
er
. La mdaille commmorative du 150
e
anniver-
saire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est une distinction
culturelle voue marquer le 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance
du pote Mihai Eminescu et honorer la mmoire du plus
important pote national.
Art. 2. La mdaille commmorative du 150
e
anniversaire
de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est confre aux citoyens
roumains ainsi quaux trangers ayant justifi de mrites parti-
culiers dans ltude, ldition, la promotion ou linterprtation de
luvre eminescien par:
a) lexgse et la critique littraire concernant luvre de
Mihai Eminescu;
b) ldition dans le pays ou ltranger de luvre emines-
cien;
c) les traductions de luvre de Mihai Eminescu;
d) des interprtations remarquables des posies emines-
ciennes;
e) la collection, la conservation et la restauration des
matriels documentaires lis luvre de Mihai Eminescu;
276
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote est imprime, en lettres
argentes, la dnomination de la mdaille.
Art. 6. Les brevets pour la mdaille commmorative du
150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu sont
valids par le paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie et les si-
gnatures autographes du ministre de la culture et du chancelier
des ordres.
Art. 7. (1) Les propositions pour lattribution des mdailles
peuvent tre faites et prsentes au Ministre de la Culture par
lAcadmie roumaine, le Ministre des affaires trangres, le
Ministre de lEducation nationale*, le Ministre de la Culture,
les unions de crateurs, les maisons ddition, les organisations
non gouvernementales culturelles-scientifiques ou les personnes
physiques.
(2) Sur la base des propositions reues, le Ministre de la
Culture dressera les listes avec les propositions de dcoration,
quil transmettra la Chancellerie des Ordres, afin que les
dcrets dattribution puissent tre faits.
e
anniver-
saire de la naissance de Mihai Eminescu est place hirar-
chiquement aprs les dcorations nationales et aprs celles
confres par domaines.
(2) La mdaille est porte sur la gauche de la poitrine.
Art. 9. (1) Ne peuvent tre dcores les personnes ayant
t juges et condamnes dfinitivement en procs pnaux
des peines privatives de libert, autres que celles politiques.
(2) La condamnation, par jugement demeur dfinitif, des
peines privatives de libert des titulaires de la mdaille entrane
le retrait de cette dernire.
(3) Le retrait sera fait, sur proposition de la Chancellerie des
Ordres ou, selon le cas, du Ministre de la Culture, par dcret
sign du Prsident de la Roumanie.
(4) Les personnes dont la mdaille a t retire doivent la
restituer ainsi que le brevet.
Art. 10. (1) Les mdailles seront ralises par la Rgie
autonome de La Fabrication de la monnaie de lEtat, sur
commande de la Chancellerie des Ordres.
(2) Les dpenses ncessaires la confection des mdailles,
ainsi que des brevets, seront supportes des fonds du Ministre
de la Culture, destins aux festivits de lAnne Eminescu.
278
* Voir lArrt du Gouvernement n
o
23/2001, publi au MO n
o
18 du
11 janvier 2001.
LOI
sur lOrdre du Mrite sportif
et la Mdaille du Mrite sportif*
Art. 1
er
. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif et la Mdaille
du Mrite sportif, prvus lart. 7 lett. A et B de la Loi n
o
Roumanie, avec les modifications ultrieures, font partie
de la catgorie des dcorations civiles par domaines
dactivit.
(2) LOrdre du Mrite sportif est une dcoration qui est
attribue aux citoyens roumains trangers, sportifs ama-
teurs ou professionnels, ainsi quaux clubs roumains et
trangers ayant obtenu des rsultats particuliers dans les
comptitions sportives au niveau international et national.
(3) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est une dcoration qui
est attribue aux citoyens roumains et trangers, sportifs
amateurs ou professionnels, ayant obtenu des rsultats
particuliers dans les comptitions sportives de niveaux
national et local.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif se prsente sous
deux formes ayant valeur hirarchique gale: linsigne et
la rosette.
(2) Linsigne de lOrdre du Mrite sportif se prsente
sous la forme dune plaque ronde, avec un dcoupage
central o se trouve la rplique en miniature de la statue
antique du discobole.
Art. 3. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif se prsente
sous une seule forme: linsigne.
(2) Linsigne de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif est une
pice circulaire, faite en tombac, sur laquelle est reprsen-
te, en bas-relief, la rplique en miniature de la statue du
discobole.
279
* La Loi n
o
o
74 du 5 fvrier 2003.
conformment lart. 24 de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les
modifications ultrieures.
(2) Les brevets pour lOrdre du Mrite sportif sont
valids, pour la III
e
et la II
e
classes, par le paraphe du
Prsident de la Roumanie, et pour la I
re
classe, par la si-
gnature autographe du Prsident de la Roumanie. Les
brevets pour toutes les classes sont contresigns en auto-
graphe par le ministre de ressort et le chancelier des
ordres, en conformit avec lart. 26 lett. b) de Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les modifications ultrieures.
(3) Les brevets pour la Mdaille du Mrite sportif sont
valids, pour la III
e
et la II
e
classes, par le paraphe du
ministre de ressort et la signature du chancelier des
ordres, et pour la I
re
classe, par la signature du ministre
de ressort et la signature du chancelier des ordres, en
conformit avec lart. 28 de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les
Art. 11. Les membres de lOrdre du Mrite sportif,
quelle que soit la classe dtenue, sont nomms
Chevaliers de lOrdre du Mrite sportif.
Art. 12. (1) Le jour de lOrdre du Mrite sportif est
ft le 2 mai.
(2) A loccasion du jour de lOrdre du Mrite sportif, le
ministre de ressort et les autres institutions autonomes
habilites faire des propositions de dcoration orga-
nisent, avec lappui de la Chancellerie des Ordres, la ru-
nion des Chevaliers de lOrdre du Mrite sportif.
Art. 13. Les personnes dcores de lOrdre du Mrite
sportif I
re
classe, dans le cas o la dcoration na pas t
faite directement par le chef de lEtat, peuvent solliciter,
par lentremise de la Chancellerie des Ordres, le droit
dtre reues en audience chez le Prsident de la
Roumanie pour le remercier personnellement. En fonc-
tion du programme du Prsident de la Roumanie, la
Chancellerie des Ordres organisera laudience personnelle
ou en groupes pour les dcors.
Art. 14. (1) La qualit de membre de lOrdre du
Mrite sportif peut tre perdue dans les conditions prvues
lart. 52 de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les modifications
ultrieures.
Ordre et Mdaille du Mrite sportif
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Art. 4. Les rglements concernant la description et la
modalit dattribution de lOrdre du Mrite sportif et de
la Mdaille du Mrite sportif, pour chaque classe, ainsi
que le modle dessin sont prvus dans les annexes n
os
14 qui font partie intgrante de la prsente loi.
Art. 5. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif et la Mdaille du
Mrite sportif sont confrs par le Prsident de la
Roumanie par dcret, sur la base des propositions de
dcoration individuelles faites, conformment lart. 4 al.
(2) lett. c) de la Loi n
o
ultrieures, par le ministre de ressort pour les personnes
de son domaine dactivit.
(2) Les propositions nominales pour lattribution de
lOrdre du Mrite sportif et de la Mdaille du Mrite
sportif reoivent lavis de la Chancellerie des Ordres, con-
formment lart. 5 de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les modifi-
cations ultrieures.
(3) Le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer lOrdre
du Mrite sportif et la Mdaille du Mrite sportif de sa
propre initiative, sauf la I
re
classe, conformment lart.
4 al. (3) de la Loi n
o
ultrieures.
Art. 6. LOrdre du Mrite sportif peut tre attribu en
nombre illimit pour toutes les classes.
Art. 7. LOrdre du Mrite sportif comprend trois
classes. La hirarchie, en ordre dcroissant, est la sui-
vante:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
Art. 8. La Mdaille du Mrite sportif comprend trois
classes. La hirarchie, en ordre dcroissant, est la sui-
vante:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
Art. 9. La Mdaille du Mrite sportif peut tre
attribue en nombre illimit pour toutes les classes.
Art. 10. (1) Lattestation de lOrdre du Mrite sportif
et de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif est faite par un brevet,
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mire runion pour le cas en question. Si les faits ports
sa connaissance sont fonds, le conseil dhonneur peut
proposer la Chancellerie des Ordres le retrait de la dco-
ration.
(6) Les dcorations sont retires par dcret sign du
Prsident de la Roumanie, sur proposition de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, en application de lart. 59 de la
Loi n
o
Art. 17. Le conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Mrite
sportif statue galement sur les faits considrs dshono-
rants commis par les personnes dcores de la Mdaille
du Mrite sportif. Dans ce cas, dans le conseil dhonneur
sont coopts pour la cause en espce deux titulaires de la
mdaille, qui auront droit de vote dlibratif, conform-
ment lart. 55 al. (1) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les modi-
fications ultrieures.
insignes, des rosettes, des brevets et des botes des dcora-
tions de lOrdre du Mrite sportif et de la Mdaille du
Mrite sportif seront alloues du budget approuv
ANNEXE n 1
R G L E M E N T
concernant la description et lattribution
de lOrdre du Mrite sportif *
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre du Mrite sportif est confr vie.
Art. 2. LOrdre du Mrite sportif est attribu en nombre
illimit et rparti en classes, comme suit:
a) III
e
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) I
re
classe.
e
classe de lOrdre du Mrite
sportif se prsente sous la forme dune plaque ronde ayant le
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(2) Pour le jugement des faits dshonorants, portant
prjudices moraux aux membres de lordre, autres que
ceux ayant entran la condamnation des membres de
lOrdre du Mrite sportif une peine privative de libert
par jugement demeur dfinitif, est constitu un conseil
dhonneur, en conformit avec lart. 53 de la Loi n
o
Art. 15. (1) Le conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Mrite
sportif est compos de cinq membres, comme suit: un
membre de la III
e
classe, deux membres pour la II
e
classe
et deux pour la I
re
classe. Le prsident du conseil dhon-
neur sera, de rgle, le plus g membre de la I
re
classe.
(2) Le conseil dhonneur est constitu ou lu locca-
sion du Jour de lOrdre du Mrite sportif, pour un man-
dat de cinq ans, par les chevaliers de cet ordre.
(3) Peuvent tre rlus pour une nouvelle priode trois
des membres du conseil dhonneur, dont au moins un des
classes infrieures.
(4) Le ministre de ressort mettra la disposition les
locaux ncessaires au droulement de lactivit du conseil
dhonneur.
Art. 16. (1) Les chevaliers de lOrdre du Mrite sportif
peuvent signaler au conseil dhonneur les faits commis
par dautres membres de lordre, susceptibles de leur
porter prjudice moral.
(2) Suite la saisine, sont convoqus le conseil dhon-
neur et la personne mise en examen, dans un dlai maxi-
mum de trente jours compter de la saisine.
(3) Les chevaliers de lordre peuvent signaler directe-
ment la Chancellerie des Ordres les faits commis par
dautres membres de lordre, susceptibles de leur porter
prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la Chancellerie des
Ordres convoque le conseil dhonneur et la personne
accuse, dans un dlai maximum de quarante-cinq jours
suivant la saisine.
(4) Lorsque la personne accuse ne se prsente pas au
terme fix, le conseil dhonneur la convoque pour un
autre terme et, si elle ne sy prsente non plus, le cas est
jug en son absence.
(5) Le conseil dhonneur dlibre et dcide aprs avoir
enqut le cas, sans dpasser soixante jours suivant la pre-
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a) le diamtre de linsigne est de 56 mm, gros de 5 mm; il
est fait en argent (titre 800), dor;
b) la rplique en miniature de la statue antique du discobole
est haute de 34 mm et grosse de 7 mm;
c) au revers, les lettres et les chiffres de la partie suprieure
de la plaque sont hauts de 6 mm, et ceux de la partie
infrieure sont hauts de 5 mm;
d) linsigne est surmont dun cylindre avec le diamtre de
6 mm et long de 7 mm, par lequel passe un anneau circulaire
avec le diamtre de 10 mm, duquel est attach un anneau oval
haut de 30 mm et large de 4 mm; au revers du cylindre est
poinonn le titre de largent;
e) le ruban est large de 45 mm et la longueur en est
rgable, afin quelle puisse tre adapte la circonfrence du
cou; la bande jaune est large de 12 mm, et les fils bleu, jaune
et rouge sont larges de 1 mm chacun;
f) la rosette est compose de la rosette de la III
e
classe,
sur laquelle est appliqu un tambour un reps ayant le diamtre
de 10 mm, haut de 6 mm; les dimensions des bandes colores
du ruban sont rduites 40%; au dos, il y a un systme
dattache.
Art. 5. Linsigne de la I
re
sportif est compos de linsigne proprement-dit et de la plaque
de la I
re
classe.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne proprement-dit de la I
re
classe de
lOrdre du Mrite sportif est identique linsigne de la II
e
classe
de lOrdre du Mrite sportif et est fait en argent (titre 925),
dor.
(2) La rosette de la I
re
classe est forme en superposant le
tambour de la rosette de la II
e
classe sur un ruban rectangu-
laire long de 16 mm et large de 6 mm, en fil argent.
Art. 7. La plaque de linsigne de la I
re
classe de lOrdre
du Mrite sportif a la forme dune toile rhombodale avec les
rayons saillants, haute de 80 mm et large de 72 mm, et est
faite en argent (titre 925). Au centre de la plaque est
appliqu linsigne proprement-dit, avers, de la I
re
classe. Au
revers, dans un mdaillon central, sont poinonns le nom de
la firme productrice et le titre de largent. Au dos, la plaque a
un systme dattache.
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diamtre de 45 mm, grosse de 4 mm; il est fait en argent (titre
800) et a au centre un dcoupage circulaire dont le diamtre
est de 27 mm.
(2) A lavers, dans le dcoupage central, est fixe la rplique
en miniature de la statue antique du discobole, haute de
27 mm et grosse de 6 mm. Sur le bord de la plaque, sous
forme danneau, est figure, en bas-relief, une couronne de
feuilles de laurier mailles de vert et les fruits maills de
rouge, large de 7 mm, de laquelle est attach, crois, un ruban
large de 6 mm, maill des couleurs du tricolore: bleu, jaune,
rouge.
(3) Au revers, dans le dcoupage central, est reprsente la
face oppose de la rplique en miniature de la statue antique
du discobole. Dans la partie suprieure de la plaque, sous
forme circulaire, est crit: 1966 MERITE SPORTIF 2000,
reprsentant les dates historiques lies lOrdre du Mrite
sportif. Dans la partie infrieure de la plaque, est crit, en let-
tres italiques: MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO. Les lettres
et les chiffres sont maills de bleu; ceux de la partie
suprieure de la plaque sont hauts de 5 mm, et celles italiques
de la partie infrieure sont hautes de 4 mm; le texte de la par-
tie suprieure est spar de celui de la partie infrieure par
une petite toile bleue.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune sphre perfore avec le
diamtre de 6 mm, de laquelle est attach un anneau ayant un
diamtre de 20 mm duquel est attach le ruban. Au revers de
la sphre, est poinonn le titre de largent.
(5) Le ruban en reps moir bleu clair est large de 40 mm et
haut de 50 mm, avec au centre une bande jaune, large de
10 mm, et, aux bords, trois raies de 1 mm chacune, dans les
couleurs du tricolore: bleu, jaune, rouge.
(6) Pour les femmes, le ruban est pli sous forme de nud
de ruban, long de 120 mm.
(7) La rosette a la forme dun ruban rectangulaire, en reps,
long de 16 mm et large de 6 mm, ayant les dimensions des
bandes colores du ruban rduites 40%. Au dos, il y a un
systme dattache.
Art. 4. Linsigne de la II
e
sportif a les caractristiques gnrales de linsigne de la III
e
classe de lOrdre du Mrite sportif, avec les particularits sui-
vantes:
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toire lobtention dune mdaille ou au parcours de la hirar-
chie de la mdaille pour lattribution de lordre.
(4) Les propositions de dcoration doivent tenir compte des
critres tablis par le prsent rglement, y compris la premire
promotion de dcoration.
(5) Lattribution directe des classes suprieures et des bar-
rettes lors de la premire promotion est jusitifie par des
mrites particuliers qui auraient pu entraner lattribution de
classes successives.
Art. 11. (1) La barrette pour les III
e
et II
e
classes de
lOrdre du Mrite sportif, attribue la II
e
et la III
e
dcora-
tions, se prsente sous la forme dune branche de palmier,
longue de 33 mm et large de 7 mm, et est faite en argent
(titre 925).
(2) Les III
e
et II
e
classes de lOrdre du Mrite sportif peu-
vent tre attribues trois fois au plus, respectivement une fois
lordre proprement-dit et deux fois une barrette.
Art. 12. (1) La bote o est conserve la barrette est
revtue lextrieur de cuir mat bleu clair et lintrieur de
peluche jaune.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote est imprim, dor, le mot
BARRETTE.
Art. 13. Les sportifs mdaills dune mdaille olympique
seront dcors comme suit:
a) pour une mdaille olympique de bronze de la III
e
classe et deux barrettes;
b) pour une mdaille olympique dargent de la II
e
classe
et dune barrette;
c) pour une mdaille olympique dor de la I
re
classe.
automatiquement la radiation du nom de la personne respective
des enregistrements de la classe infrieure, la place devenant
vacante.
Art. 15. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif est une dcoration
qui est attribue aux citoyens roumains, sportifs amateurs ou
professionnels, entraneurs, managers des clubs sportifs ou
organisateurs de comptitions sportives, ainsi qu dautres sp-
cialistes, ayant des mrites particuliers en diverses disciplines
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lextrieur de cuir mat bleu clair et, lintrieur, elle est revtue
de peluche jaune.
lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et la classe de
lordre.
Art. 9. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif est port, de rgle,
loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie et des autres
ftes nationales ou religieuses, loccasion du Jour de lOrdre
et diverses manifestations sportives auxquelles les dcors
prennent part comme invits dhonneur.
(2) La III
e
classe de lOrdre du Mrite sportif est porte sur
la partie gauche de la poitrine.
(3) Linsigne de la II
e
classe et linsigne proprement-dit de la
I
re
classe de lOrdre du Mrite sportif est port au cou, le ruban
attach sous la cravate, linsigne tant visible 50 mm
gauche, sous le nud de la cravate.
(4) La plaque de la I
re
classe est porte sur la gauche de
la poitrine.
(5) Est port toujours seul linsigne de la classe la plus
haute de lOrdre du Mrite sportif qui a t confre.
(6) La rosette de lOrdre du Mrite sportif est port quotidien-
nement, mais seule la rosette de la classe la plus haute. La
rosette est porte la boutonnire du revers gauche du veston
ou du tailleur.
(7) A la III
e
classe, la barrette est attache sur le ruban de
la dcoration, et la II
e
classe la barrette est attache immdi-
atement au-dessus de lanneau de linsigne.
Art. 10. (1) LOrdre du Mrite sportif est attribu partir
de la III
e
classe, sauf la premire promotion de lOrdre du
Mrite sportif et les sportifs qui remportent une mdaille
olympique.
(2) Des rsultats identiques ou semblables ceux ayant
conduit la dcoration des III
e
ou II
e
classes peuvent tre re-
compenss par lattribution dune ou deux dcorations suppl-
mentaires, de la mme classe, dans ce cas tant confre
seule la barrette correspondant linsigne de la classe reue
antrieurement, qui est attache sur le ruban.
(3) La dcoration antrieure de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif
est un facteur positif pris en considration aux propositions
dattribution de lOrdre du Mrite sportif, mais nest pas obliga-
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gouvernementaux de spcialit, laboreront, en vertu des art. 13
et 15, les rglementations spcifiques, approuves par ordre du
ministre de ressort, o seront dtailles les conditions dans
lesquelles est confr lOrdre du Mrite sportif.
ANNEXE n 2
R G L E M E N T
concernant la description et lattribution
de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif *
Art. 1
er
. La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est confre vie.
Art. 2. La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est attribue en nom-
bre illimit et est divise en classes, comme suit:
a) III
e
classe;
b) la II
e
classe;
c) I
re
classe.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif se
prsente sous la forme dune pice circulaire avec le diamtre
de 38 mm, faite en tombac.
(2) A lavers, au centre, est reprsente en bas-relief la
rplique en miniature de la statue antique du discobole, vue de
face, haute de 30,5 mm, entoure dune couronne de feuilles
de laurier, large de 6 mm. La couronne est lie, quatre fois,
avec un ruban crois, dans les couleurs du tricolore roumain.
(3) Au revers, la mdaille est lisse. Dans la partie suprieure
de la plaque, est crit: 1966 MERITE SPORTIF 2000,
reprsentant les dates historiques lies la Mdaille du Mrite
sportif. Dans la partie infrieure, gauche, est reprsente en
bas-relief une branche de laurier et est crit en lettres italiques:
MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO. Les lettres et les chiffres
de la partie suprieure sont hautes de 4 mm, et celles de la
partie infrieure sont hautes de 3 mm.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune sphre fixe avec le diamtre
de 5 mm, laquelle est attach un anneau ayant le diamtre
de 18 mm, par lequel est pass le ruban.
(5) Le ruban en reps moir bleu clair est large de 35 mm,
haut de 50 mm et a au centre deux bandes jaunes, larges de
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sportives, pour avoir encourag le sport ou pour avoir assur
des conditions optimales de droulement des comptitions
sportives aux niveaux international et national.
(2) Les mrites sportifs particuliers, au sens du prsent rgle-
ment, sont:
a) le fait de remporter, individuellement ou dans le cadre
dquipes reprsentatives roumaines, de club ou nationales, des
concours participation internationale rgionale, continentale,
mondiale ou olympique;
b) le fait dobtenir, individuellement ou dans le cadre
dquipes, des rsultats tout fait particuliers au niveau natio-
nal;
c) lentranement des sportifs ayant remport des concours
internationaux ou ayant obtenu des rsultats exceptionnels aux
concours nationaux;
d) lencouragement de diverses disciplines sportives, en atti-
rant un nombre de jeunes autant grand que possible;
e) lorganisation en Roumanie de concours sportifs prestigieux;
f) laffirmation sur les plans interne et international par les
mesures spciales de prvention et lutte contre le dopage et
dautres pratiques non rglementaires;
g) lencouragement des mesures spciales dans la prvention
et la lutte contre la violence dans le domaine du sport et lexer-
cice de lautorit disciplinaire.
(3) LOrdre du Mrite sportif peut tre attribu des person-
nes physiques ou morales constitues en structures sportives,
savoir: associations sportives, clubs sportifs de droit public et
priv, y compris ceux organiss comme socits commerciales,
les fdrations sportives nationales et le Comit olympique
roumain, ayant obtenu des rsultats sportifs exceptionnels.
(4) LOrdre du Mrite sportif peut tre attribu des citoyens
trangers ou des clubs sportifs de ltranger, ayant des rsultats
sportifs particuliers et ayant contribu au dveloppement de
lactivit sportive en Roumanie.
Roumanie, I
re
Partie, le ministre de ressort, en collaboration
avec les autres autorits de ladministration publique locale,
avec les tablissements de recherche et ceux denseignement
et sanitaires spcialiss, ainsi quavec les organismes non
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(4) Lattribution directe des classes suprieures et des bar-
rettes lors de la premire promotion est faite d des mrites
particuliers qui auraient pu conduire lattribution des classes
successives.
Art. 8. (1) La barrette la II
e
et la III
e
dcorations de
la mme classe de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif se prsente
sous la forme dune branche de palmier, longue de 29 mm et
large de 6 mm, et est faite en tombac dans les couleurs de la
classe respective.
(2) Chaque classe de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif peut tre
attribue trois fois au plus, savoir une fois la mdaille propre-
ment-dite et deux fois une barrette.
Art. 9. (1) La bote dans laquelle est conserve la bar-
rette est en carton, revtue lextrieur de similicuir bleu clair
et lintrieur de soie jaune.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote est imprim, argent, le
mot BARRETTE.
des enregistrements de la classe infrieure.
Art. 11. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est une dcora-
tion rcompensant les citoyens roumains, sportifs amateurs ou
professionnels, les entraneurs, les managers de clubs sportifs
ou les organisateurs de comptitions sportives, ainsi que
dautres spcialistes avec des mrites sportifs particuliers en dif-
frentes disciplines sportives, dans lencouragement du sport ou
dans lactivit tendant assurer des conditions optima pour le
droulement des comptitions sportives aux niveaux national et
local.
(2) Au sens du prsent rglement, les mrites sportifs parti-
culiers sont:
a) les I
re
, II
e
et III
e
places remportes, individuellement ou
dans le cadre des quipes, aux concours nationaux;
b) lentranement des sportifs ou des quipes ayant remport
les concours mentionns la lett. a);
c) lorganisation de jeux et concours sportifs en y attirant un
nombre important de personnes;
d) lappui, par tous moyens, des activits sportives.
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4,5 mm chacune, spares par une raie bleue, une raie jaune
et une rouge, larges de 1 mm chacune.
(6) Pour les personnes de sexe fminin, le ruban est pli
sous forme de nud de ruban et est long de 100 mm.
(7) La barrette pour la deuxime ou la troisime dcoration
dans la mme classe a la forme dune branche de palmier,
longue de 29 mm et large de 6 mm, est faite en tombac dans
les couleurs de la classe respective.
a) la III
e
classe est cuivre;
b) la II
e
classe est argente;
c) la I
re
classe est plaque dor.
Art. 5. (1) La bote o est conserve la mdaille est en
carton revtu lextrieur de similicuir bleu clair, et lintrieur
elle est revtue de soie jaune.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote sont imprimes, argentes,
la dnomination et la classe de la mdaille.
Art. 6. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est porte, de
rgle, loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie et des
autres ftes nationales ou religieuses, loccasion du Jour de
lOrdre et diverses manifestations sportives auxquelles les
dcors prennent part comme invits dhonneur.
(2) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif, quelle quen soit la classe,
est porte sur la gauche de la poitrine.
(3) Est toujours port seul linsigne de la classe la plus
haute de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif confre.
Art. 7. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif est confre
partir de la III
e
classe, sauf la premire promotion de la
Mdaille du Mrite sportif qui peut tre attribue en toutes les
classes, sur la base des rsultats sportifs particuliers obtenus.
(2) Les rsultats indentiques ou semblables ceux ayant
entran la dcoration dune classe de la Mdaille du Mrite
sportif peuvent tre rcompenss par lattribution dune ou deux
dcorations de la mme classe, dans ce cas seule la barrette
correspondant linsigne de la classe attribue antrieurement
tant confre, barrette qui est attache sur le ruban.
critres tablis par le prsent rglement, y compris la premire
promotion de dcoration.
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LOI
sur lOrdre du Mrite culturel
et la Mdaille du Mrite culturel*
Art. 1
er
. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel et la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel, prvus lart. 7 lett. A et B de la Loi
n
o
Roumanie, avec les modifications ultrieures, font partie
de la catgorie des dcorations civiles par domaines
dactivit.
(2) LOrdre du Mrite culturel est une dcoration qui
est attribue tant aux citoyens roumains et trangers
quaux institutions et tablissements de culture de
Roumanie et de ltranger, pour le talent et les services
particuliers rendus la culture, aux arts, la science et
lencouragement de lesprit charitable, au moyen des
uvres de cration, interprtation et sociales, impact
national.
(3) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est une dcoration
qui est attribue aux citoyens roumains et trangers,
rcompensant les mrites, le talent et les services rendus
la culture, aux arts, la science et lencouragement
des uvres sociales, impact local ou rgional.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel se prsente sous
deux formes de valeur hirarchique gale: linsigne et la
rosette.
(2) LOrdre du Mrite culturel comprend huit catgories
correspondant aux activits spcifiques et connexes au
domaine culturel. Linsigne de lordre est identique pour
toutes les catgories, les rubans tant toutefois spcifiques
chaque catgorie.
(3) Linsigne de lOrdre du Mrite culturel est une croix
branches gales, faite en argent, maille de bleu-violet,
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o
o
77 du 6 fvrier 2003.
(3) La Mdaille du Mrite sportif peut tre attribue aux
citoyens trangers ayant obtenu des rsultats sportifs particuliers
ou ayant contribu au dveloppement des activits sportives de
Roumanie.
publication de la loi au Moniteur officiel de la Roumanie, I
re
Partie, le ministre de ressort, en collaboration avec les autres
autorits de ladministration publique locale, avec les institutions
de recherche et celles denseignement et sanitaires spcialises,
ainsi quavec les organismes non gouvernementaux laboreront,
en vertu de lart. 11, les rglementations spcifiques, approu-
ves par ordre de ministre de ressort, o seront dtailles les
conditions dattribution de la Mdaille du Mrite sportif.
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ralise par la Chancellerie des Ordres, dans la limite des
places vacantes.
(2) Pour la premire anne suivant lentre en vigueur
de la prsente loi, peut tre confr 15% au maximum du
nombre des dcorations de chaque grade et classe.
Art. 7. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel est limit
7.500 membres au maximum.
(2) Les institutions et les tablissements publics de cul-
ture, auxquels a t confr lOrdre du Mrite culturel, ne
sont pas compris dans le nombre prvu lal. (1).
(3) Les citoyens trangers ou les institutions et les ta-
blissements publics de culture de ltranger auxquels a t
confr lOrdre du Mrite culturel ne sont pas inclus dans
le nombre prvu lal. (1).
Art. 8. LOrdre du Mrite culturel comprend quatre
grades. En ordre dcroissant, la hirarchie en est la sui-
vante:
a) Grand officier;
b) Commandeur;
c) Officier;
d) Chevalier.
Art. 9. La Mdaille du Mrite culturel comprend trois
classes. En ordre dcroissant, la hirarchie est la suivante:
a) I
re
classe;
b) II
e
classe;
c) III
e
classe.
Art. 10. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel peut tre
attribue en nombre illimit pour les III
e
et II
e
classes;
pour la I
re
classe le nombre est limit 6.800 membres.
(2) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel I
re
classe, confre
aux citoyens trangers, nest pas comprise dans le nombre
prvu lal. (1).
Art. 11. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel et la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel sont attests par un brevet, conform-
o
29/2000, avec les modifica-
tions ultrieures.
(2) Les brevets pour lOrdre du Mrite culturel sont
valids, pour les grades de Chevalier et Officier, par le
paraphe du Prsident de la Roumanie, et pour les grades
de Commandeur et Grand officier, par la signature
Ordre et Mdaille du Mrite culturel
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ayant lavers un mdaillon circulaire sur lequel est
poinonn lemblme de la Roumanie.
Art. 3. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel se prsente
sous une seule forme: linsigne.
(2) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel comprend huit cat-
gories correspondant aux activits spcifiques et connexes
au domaine culturel. Linsigne de la mdaille est iden-
tique pour toutes les catgories de mrites, les rubans
tant toutefois spcifiques chaque catgorie.
(3) Linsigne de la Mdaille du Mrite culturel est une
pice circulaire, faite en tombac, lavers tant poinonn
lemblme de la Roumanie.
Art. 4. Les rglements sur la description et le mode
dattribution de lOrdre du Mrite culturel et de la
Mdaille du Mrite culturel, pour chaque grade ou classe,
ainsi que le modle dessin et les rubans spcifiques
chaque catgorie sont prvus dans les annexes n
os
1 4
qui font partie intgrante de la prsente loi.
Art. 5. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel et la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel sont confrs par le Prsident de la
Roumanie par dcret, sur la base des propositions de
dcoration individuelles faites, conformment lart. 4 al.
(2) lett. c) de la Loi n
o
ultrieures, par le ministre de ressort pour les personnes
de son domaine dactivit.
(2) Les propositions nominales pour lattribution de
lOrdre du Mrite culturel et de la Mdaille du Mrite cul-
turel sont soumises lavis de la Chancellerie des Ordres,
conformment lart. 5 de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les
(3) Le Prsident de la Roumanie peut confrer lOrdre
du Mrite culturel et la Mdaille du Mrite culturel de sa
propre initiative, en proportion de 1% de nombre total
tabli par la loi, pour chaque grade ou classe de chaque
dcoration, sauf le grade de Grand officier, conformment
lart. 4 al. (3) de la Loi n
o
tions ultrieures.
Art. 6. (1) La rpartition du nombre maximum de
dcorations de lOrdre du Mrite culturel et de la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel, qui sont attribus annuellement, est
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du Mrite culturel une peine privative de libert par
dcision judiciaire demeure dfinitive, est constitu un
conseil dhonneur, conformment lart. 53 de la Loi n
o
Art. 16. (1) Le conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Mrite
culturel est compos de cinq membres, comme suit: un
membre pour chacun des grades de Chevalier, Officier et
Commandeur et deux membres pour le grade de Grand
officier. Le prsident du conseil dhonneur sera, de rgle,
le plus g membre du grade de Grand officier.
(2) Lorsque dans le conseil dhonneur il ny a aucun
membre de la mme catgorie avec la personne mise en
examen, dans le conseil dhonneur seront coopts pour la
cause en espce deux Chevaliers de lordre de la mme
catgorie, droit de vote dlibratif.
(3) Le conseil dhonneur se constitue ou est lu locca-
sion du Jour de lOrdre du Mrite culturel, pour un man-
dat de cinq ans, par les Chevaliers de cet ordre.
(4) Peuvent tre rlus pour une nouvelle priode trois
des membres du conseil dhonneur, dont au moins un des
grades infrieurs.
(5) Le ministre de ressort mettra leur disposition les
locaux adquats pour le droulement de lactivit du con-
seil dhonneur.
Art. 17. (1) Les Chevaliers de lOrdre du Mrite cul-
turel peuvent signaler au conseil dhonneur les faits com-
mis par dautres membres de lordre, considrs suscepti-
bles de leur porter prjudice moral.
(2) Suite la saisine, est convoqu le conseil dhonneur
et la personne mise en examen, dans un dlai maximum
de trente jours compter de la saisine.
(3) Les Chevaliers de lordre peuvent signaler directe-
ment la Chancellerie des Ordres les faits commis par
dautres membres de lordre, considrs susceptibles de
leur porter prjudice moral. Suite la saisine, la
Chancellerie des Ordres convoque le conseil dhonneur et
la personne mise en examen, dans un dlai maximum de
quarante-cinq jours compter de la saisine.
(4) Si la personne mise en examen ne se prsente pas
au terme fix, le conseil dhonneur la convoque pour une
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autographe du Prsident de la Roumanie. Les brevets
pour tous les grades sont contresigns par lautographe du
ministre de ressort et du chancelier des ordres, conform-
ment lart. 26 lett. b) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les mo-
difications ultrieures.
(3) Les brevets pour la Mdaille du Mrite culturel sont
valids, pour les III
e
et II
e
classes, par le paraphe du mi-
nistre de ressort et la signature du chancelier des ordres,
et pour la I
re
classe, par la signature du ministre de
ressort et la signature du chancelier des ordres, conform-
o
tions ultrieures.
Art. 12. Les membres de lOrdre du Mrite culturel,
quel que soit le grade dtenu, sont nomms Chevaliers
de lOrdre du Mrite culturel.
Art. 13. (1) Le jour lOrdre du Mrite culturel est ft
le 19 juillet, la date de la premire institution de lordre,
en 1931.
(2) A loccasion du Jour de lOrdre du Mrite culturel,
le ministre de ressort et les autres institutions
autonomes habilites faire des propositions de dcora-
tion organisent, avec lappui de la Chancellerie des
Ordres, la runion des Chevaliers de lOrdre du Mrite
culturel.
Art. 14. Les personnes dcores de lOrdre du Mrite
culturel en grade de Commandeur et Grand officier, au
cas o la dcoration nest pas directement faite par le
chef de lEtat, peuvent solliciter, par lentremise de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, le droit dtre reues en audience
chez le Prsident de la Roumanie pour le remercier per-
sonnellement. En fonction du programme du Prsident de
la Roumanie, la Chancellerie des Ordres organisera laudi-
ence personnelle ou en groupe pour les personnes
dcores.
Art. 15. (1) La qualit de membre de lOrdre du
Mrite culturel peut tre perdue dans les conditions
prvues lart. 52 de la Loi n
o
tions ultrieures.
(2) Pour statuer sur les faits dshonorants portant
prjudice moral aux membres de lordre, autres que ceux
ayant conduit la condamnation des membres de lOrdre
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d) Catgorie D Art du spectacle thtre, opra, film,
ballet etc.;
e) Catgorie E Patrimoine culturel national;
f) Catgorie F Promotion de la culture;
g) Catgorie G Cultes;
h) Catgorie H Recherche scientifique.
(2) LOrdre du Mrite culturel est limit un nombre maxi-
mum de 7.500 membres, rpartis par catgories et grades,
comme suit:
A. Catgorie A Littrature 850 membres, dont:
a) Chevalier 450;
b) Officier 225;
c) Commandeur 125;
d) Grand officier 50;
B. Catgorie B Musique 700 membres, dont:
a) Chevalier 350;
b) Officier 200;
c) Commandeur 110;
d) Grand officier 40.
C. Catgorie C Arts plastiques 1.000 membres, dont:
a) Chevalier 500;
b) Officier 300;
c) Commandeur 150;
D. Catgorie D Art du spectacle thtre, opra, film,
ballet etc. 1.000 membres, dont:
a) Chevalier 500;
b) Officier 300;
c) Commandeur 150;
E. Catgorie E Patrimoine culturel national 1.000 mem-
bres, dont:
a) Chevalier 500;
b) Officier 300;
c) Commandeur 150;
F. Catgorie F Promotion de la culture 1.150 mem-
bres, dont:
a) Chevalier 580;
b) Officier 350;
c) Commandeur 170;
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autre date; si elle ne sy prsente pas, le cas est jug en
son absence.
(5) Le conseil dhonneur dlibre et statue aprs avoir
enqut le cas, sans dpasser un dlai de soixante jours
suivant la premire runion pour le cas en question. Si
les faits ports sa connaissance sont fonds, le conseil
dhonneur peut proposer la Chancellerie des Ordres le
retrait de la dcoration respective.
(6) Les dcorations sont retires par dcret sign du
Prsident de la Roumanie, sur proposition de la
Chancellerie des Ordres, en application de lart. 59 de la
Loi n
o
Art. 18. Le conseil dhonneur de lOrdre du Mrite
culturel statue galement sur les faits considrs dshono-
rants commis par les personnes dcores de la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel. Dans ce cas, dans le conseil dhonneur
sont coopts pour la cause en espce deux titulaires de la
mdaille, qui auront droit de vote dlibratif, conform-
ment lart. 55 al. (1) de la Loi n
o
29/2000, avec les modi-
fications ultrieures.
insignes, des rosettes, des brevets et des crins des dcora-
tions de lOrdre du Mrite culturel et de la Mdaille du
Mrite culturel seront assures du budget approuv
ANNEXE n 1
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de lOrdre du Mrite culturel *
Art. 1
er
. LOrdre du Mrite culturel est confr vie.
Art. 2. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel comprend huit cat-
gories correspondant aux activits spcifiques et connexes au
domaine culturel, comme suit:
a) Catgorie A Littrature;
b) Catgorie B Musique;
c) Catgorie C Arts plastiques;
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*Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 520-523.
inscrite en bleu, la partie suprieure, la devise de lordre:
PAR LA CULTURE VERS LA LIBERTE; la partie infrieure,
sont inscrites, en chiffres hauts de 1,5 mm, les annes:
1931, 1961, 2000, reprsentant les dates historiques
lies lOrdre du Mrite culturel. Les dates sont spares par
une petite toile.
(4) Linsigne est surmont dune demi-couronne en feuilles
de laurier, ayant la largeur extrieure de 30 mm et la hauteur
de 20 mm; les bouts de la demi-couronne sont unis par une
barre par laquelle est pass le ruban. Sur la barre, au revers,
sont poinonns le titre de largent, la catgorie de la distinction
lettre majuscule et le numro courant de la dcoration de la
catgorie respective.
(5) Le ruban en reps moir blanc est large de 40 mm et
haut de 50 mm. Les bandes colores sont, de rgle, larges de
6 mm et sont places 2 mm des bords, pour tous les
rubans, sauf ce qui suit: la catgorie F qui a les trois bandes
larges de 5 mm; la catgorie G qui a les bandes larges de
5 mm, places lune ct de lautre et au centre.
sous forme de nud de ruban et est long de 120 mm.
(7) La rosette se prsente sous la forme dun ruban rectan-
gulaire en reps, long de 16 mm et large de 6 mm, ayant les
dimensions des bandes colores du ruban de la catgorie
respective rduites 40%. Au dos il y a un systme dattache.
Art. 4. Linsigne et la rosette du grade dOfficier de
lOrdre du Mrite culturel ont les caractristiques gnrales de
linsigne et de la rosette du grade de Chevalier, prsentant les
particularits suivantes:
a) linsigne est dor;
b) le ruban reoit une rosette avec le diamtre de 25 mm;
c) la rosette se prsente sous la forme dun tambour en
reps avec le diamtre de 10 mm et la hauteur de 6 mm, ayant
les dimensions des bandes colores du ruban de la catgorie
respective rduites 40%; au dos il y a un systme dattache;
d) pour les personnes de sexe fminin, la rosette est
applique au milieu du nud de ruban.
Art. 5. (1) Linsigne du grade de Commandeur de lOrdre
du Mrite culturel est une croix branches gales, larges de
12 mm, faite en argent (titre 925) dor, large et haut de 50 mm.
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G. Catgorie G Cultes 1.000 membres, dont:
a) Chevalier 500;
b) Officier 300;
c) Commandeur 150;
H) Catgorie H Recherche scientifique 800 mem-
bres, dont:
a) Chevalier 400;
b) Officier 250;
c) Commandeur 100;
(3) Les insignes des ordres de chaque catgorie ont les
rubans en couleurs diffrentes, comme suit:
a) Catgorie A blanc lisr de violet;
b) Catgorie B blanc lisr dorange;
c) Catgorie C blanc lisr de rouge;
d) Catgorie D blanc lisr de bleu;
e) Catgorie E blanc lisr de jaune;
f) Catgorie F blanc lisr de bleu et une bande centrale
verte;
g) Catgorie G blanc, travers de trois bandes gales,
deux rouges et une bande bleue centrale;
h) Catgorie H blanc lisr de vert.
(4) Dpasser le nombre des membres de chaque grade et
de chaque catgorie constitue transgression du prsent rgle-
ment. Les dcorations dcernes en plus du nombre limite sont
nulles de droit et les insignes seront restitus.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne du grade de Chevalier de lOrdre du
Mrite culturel est une croix branches gales, larges de
10 mm, faite en argent (titre 800), maille bleu-violet, large
et haute de 40 mm; le listel en mtal de linsigne est large de
1 mm et est poli en torsade, obliquement.
(2) A lavers, est appliqu un mdaillon central, en argent,
ayant le diamtre de 18 mm, sur lequel sont poinonns, au
centre, lemblme de la Roumanie et, sur les bords, une
couronne en feuilles de laurier.
(3) Au revers, est appliqu un mdaillon central, ayant le
diamtre de 18 mm, et y est inscrit en bleu MERITE/CUL-
TUREL en lettres hautes de 4 mm. Le mdaillon est bord
par un anneau, maill de blanc, large de 4 mm, sur lequel est
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lemblme de la Roumanie, la dnomination et le grade de
lordre, ansi que la catgorie de la distinction.
Art. 8. (1) LOrdre du Mrite culturel est port, de rgle,
loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie et des autres
ftes nationales ou religieuses, loccasion du Jour de lOrdre
et aux manifestations culturellesartistiques dimportance
nationale.
(2) Les grades de Chevalier et Officier de lOrdre du Mrite
culturel sont ports sur la gauche de la poitrine.
(3) Le grade de Commandeur de lOrdre du Mrite culturel
est port au cou, le ruban attach sous la cravate, linsigne
tant visible 50 mm, la partie gauche, sous le nud de la
cravate.
(4) La plaque du grade de Grand officier de lOrdre du
Mrite culturel est port sur la partie gauche de la poitrine.
(5) Est toujours port seul le grade le plus haut de lOrdre
du Mrite culturel qui a t confr.
(6) La rosette est porte quotidiennement, mais seule la
rosette du grade le plus haut. La rosette est porte la bou-
tonnire du revers gauche du veston ou du tailleur.
Art. 9. (1) Lattribution de lOrdre du Mrite culturel com-
mence obligatoirement avec le grade de Chevalier.
(2) Etre antrieurement dcor de la Mdaille du Mrite cul-
turel reprsente un facteur positif, dont il sera tenu compte aux
propositions de dcoration de lOrdre du Mrite culturel, sans
tre obligatoire dobtenir une mdaille ou de parcourir la hirar-
chie de la mdaille en vue de lattribution de lordre.
(3) Pour confrer un grade suprieur une mme personne,
est ncessaire un stage dans le grade immdiatement infrieur,
comme suit:
a) du grade de Chevalier celui dOfficier trois ans;
b) du grade dOfficier celui de Commandeur quatre ans;
c) du grade de Commandeur celui de Grand officier cinq
ans.
critres tablis par le prsent rglement, y compris pour la pre-
mire promotion de dcoration.
(5) Lattribution directe des grades suprieurs lors de la pre-
mire promotion sera faite d des mrites particuliers qui
auraient pu conduire lattribution de grades successifs.
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(2) Les autres lments de linsigne ont les caractristiques
gnrales du grade dOfficier, avec les particularits suivantes:
a) le mdaillon de lavers a le diamtre de 22 mm;
b) le mdaillon du revers a le diamtre de 22 mm;
c) lanneau qui les entoure est large de 5 mm;
d) les lettres de linscription sont hautes de 5 mm, et les
chiffres et les lettres de la devise sont hauts de 2 mm;
e) linsigne est surmont dun cylindre fixe perfor, avec le
diamtre de 6 mm et haut de 7 mm, par lequel passe un
anneau circulaire ayant le diamtre de 15 mm. Un anneau plat,
haut de 30 mm et large de 4 mm, est pass par lanneau cir-
culaire; au revers de lanneau, sont poinonns le titre de
largent, la catgorie de la distinction lettre majuscule et le
numro courant de la catgorie respective.
(3) Le ruban est large de 45 mm et sa longueur est rgable
afin quil puisse tre adapt la circonfrence du cou. Chaque
bande colore est large de 7 mm.
(4) La rosette du grade de Commandeur est forme par la
rosette du grade dOfficier sur celle du grade de Chevalier.
Art. 6. (1) Linsigne du grade de Grand officier de lOrdre
du Mrite culturel est compos de linsigne proprement-dit et de
la plaque du grade.
(2) Linsigne proprement-dit du grade de Grand Officier est
identique au grade de Commandeur.
(3) La plaque du grade est une toile bombe quatre
groupes de rayons, faite en argent (titre 925), chaque groupe
tant form de sept rayons, dont celui central est le plus grand.
Le diamtre de la plaque est de 75 mm. Au centre, entre les
groupes de rayons, est appliqu linsigne avers du grade de
Commandeur. Au revers, dans un mdaillon central, sont
poinonns le nom de la firme productrice et le titre de largent.
Au dos il y a un systme dattache.
(4) La rosette du grade se prsente sous la forme dun
ruban rectangulaire en reps argent, long de 16 mm et large
de 6 mm, sur lequel est applique la rosette du grade
dOfficier. Au dos il y a un systme dattache.
lextrieur de cuir mat bleu-violet et lintrieur de peluche
blanche.
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niveau national ou international, de la croissance significative du
patrimoine national culturel, artistique et scientifique, au moyen
de donations directes de pices ou sommes ncessaires leur
acquisition.
(3) LOrdre du Mrite culturel peut tre confr, exception-
nellement, des institutions ou tablissements publics de cul-
ture de grand prestige.
(4) LOrdre du Mrite culturel peut tre galement confr
aux citoyens et institutions culturelles de ltranger stant
imposs sur le plan international par dimportantes uvres de
cration ou interprtatives qui ont promu les changes culturels
avec la Roumanie et la culture roumaine dans leurs pays.
Roumanie, I
re
avec les institutions et les tablissements publics de culture,
laborera, sur la base de lart. 12, les rglementations spci-
fiques chaque catgorie de mrites, approuves par ordre du
ministre de ressort, o seront dtailles les conditions dattribu-
tion de lOrdre de Mrite culturel.
ANNEXE n 2
R G L E M E N T
sur la description et lattribution de la Mdaille
du Mrite culturel*
Art. 1
er
. La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est attribue vie.
Art. 2. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel comprend huit
catgories correspondant aux activits spcifiques et connexes
au domaine culturel, comme suit:
a) Catgorie A Littrature;
b) Catgorie B Musique;
c) Catgorie C Arts plastiques;
ballet, etc.;
e) Catgorie E Patrimoine culturel national;
f) Catgorie F Promotion de la culture;
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* Les modles dessins des dcorations se trouvent aux pages 524-525.
(6) Pour des mrites particuliers, obtenus par la mme per-
sonne en deux ou plusieurs catgories, peut tre confr le
mme ordre rubans diffrents, spcifiques aux catgories
respectives, sans tenir compte du stage minimum prvu pour
une nouvelle dcoration et commenant, pour chaque catgorie,
avec le grade de Chevalier.
Art. 10. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, lanciennet mini-
mum dans le grade, prvue lart. 9 al. (3), peut tre rduite
dun tiers au maximum.
Art. 11. (1) Lattribution dun grade suprieur entrane
enregistrements du grade infrieur, la place devenant ainsi
vacante.
(2) Linsigne du grade infrieur reste dans la possession de
la personne dcore.
Art. 12. (1) Lordre du Mrite culturel est une dcoration
qui rcompense le talent et les services rendus la culture,
aux arts, la science et lencouragement de lesprit charita-
ble, par les citoyens ou les institutions et tablissements publics
de culture, au moyen duvres de cration, dinterprtation et
sociales, impact national.
(2) Le talent et les services particuliers, au sens du prsent
rglement, sentendent:
a) de la cration de valeurs culturelles et artistiques significa-
tives dans tous les domaines: littrature, essai, philosophie, sci-
ence, musique de tous genres, arts plastiques de tous genres;
b) de linterprtation sensible et raffine duvres littraires,
musicales ou chorgrafiques;
c) de la dcouverte, de la conservation et de la restauration
de biens importants du patrimoine culturel national meuble ou
immeuble et de leur mise en valeur pour le public, par lexposi-
tion permanente ou par des expositions temporaires dans le
pays ou ltranger;
d) de la proposition et de lorganisation dactions confession-
nelles contribuant la consolidation de lesprit civique et de la
solidarit gnralement humaine parmi les paroissiens, ainsi
que des actions voues allger les souffrances pour les per-
sonnes en difficult;
e) des importantes actions de mcnat destines appuyer
les institutions culturelles, artistiques et scientifiques ou des pro-
grammes et actions culturels, artistiques et scientifiques, de
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(2) A lavers est poinonn lemblme de la Roumanie, haut
de 25 mm. A 1 mm du listel est poinonn un cercle perl.
(3) Au revers, gauche, est poinonne une branche de
laurier, dans la partie suprieure tant inscrite la devise: PAR
LA CULTURE VERS LA LIBERTE, avec les lettres hautes de
1,5 mm; au centre, est crit en lettres hautes de 3 mm:
MERITE/CULTUREL.
(4) La mdaille est surmonte dune demi-couronne en
feuilles de laurier, ayant la largeur extrieure de 30 mm et la
hauteur de 20 mm, avec les bouts de la demi-couronne unis
par une barre, par lintermdiaire de laquelle est pass le
ruban. Sur la barre, au revers, sont poinonns la catgorie de
la distinction lettre majuscule et, pour la I
re
classe, le numro
courant de la dcoration de la catgorie respective.
(5) Le ruban, large de 35 mm et avec la hauteur apparente
de 50 mm, est en reps moir, avec les bandes colores larges
de 4 mm chacune, et les raies colores, larges de 1 mm.
sous forme de nud de ruban, long de 100 mm.
a) la III
e
classe est cuivre;
b) la II
e
classe est argente;
c) la I
re
classe est plaque or.
Art. 5. (1) La bote contenant la mdaille est en carton
revtu lextrieur de similicuir bleu-violet et, lintrieur, de
soie blanche.
(2) Sur la couverture de la bote, sont imprimes, argentes,
la dnomination, la classe et la catgorie de la mdaille.
Art. 6. (1) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est porte, de
rgle, loccasion de la Fte nationale de la Roumanie et des
autres ftes nationales ou religieuses, loccasion du Jour de
lOrdre et aux manifestations culturelles-artistiques dimportance
nationale.
(2) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel, quelle quen soit la classe,
est porte sur la gauche de la poitrine.
(3) Est toujours port seul linsigne de la classe la plus
haute de la Mdaille du Mrite culturel qui a t confre.
Art. 7. La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est confre obliga-
toirement partir de la III
e
classe.
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g) Catgorie G Cultes;
h) Catgorie H Recherche scientifique.
(2) La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est illimite pour ce qui est
du nombre des membres pour les III
e
et II
e
classes et limite
un nombre de 6.800 membres pour la I
re
classe, rpartis par
catgories, comme suit:
a) Catgorie A Littrature 1.000 membres;
b) Catgorie B Musique 1.000 membres;
c) Catgorie C Arts plastiques 1.000 membres;
ballet, etc. 1.000 membres;
e) Catgorie E Patrimoine culturel national 1.000
membres;
f) Catgorie F Promotion de la culture 600 membres;
g) Catgorie G Cultes 600 membres;
h) Catgorie H Recherche scientifique 600 membres.
(3) Les insignes de la mdaille de chaque catgorie ont les
rubans en couleurs diffrentes, comme suit:
a) Catgorie A blanc, avec une bande violette aux bords
et une raie violette au centre;
b) Catgorie B blanc, avec une bande orange aux bords
et une raie orange au centre;
c) Catgorie C blanc, avec une bande rouge aux bords
et une raie rouge centrale;
d) Catgorie D blanc, avec une bande bleue aux bords
et une raie bleue centrale;
e) Catgorie E blanc, avec une bande jaune aux bords et
une raie jaune centrale;
f) Catgorie F blanc, avec une bande bleue aux bords et
deux raies vertes au centre;
g) Catgorie G blanc, avec deux bandes rouges et une
bande bleue, traverses par une raie blanche au centre;
h) Catgorie H blanc, avec une bande verte aux bords et
une raie verte au centre.
(4) Dpasser le nombre des membres prvu pour chaque
catgorie, pour la I
re
classe, constitue transgression du prsent
rglement. Les dcorations confres en plus du nombre limite
sont nulles de droit, et les insignes seront restitus.
Art. 3. (1) Linsigne de la Mdaille du Mrite culturel se
prsente sous la forme dune pice circulaire avec le diamtre
de 30 mm, a le listel lgrement saillant et est fait en tombac.
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Art. 8. (1) Pour confrer une classe suprieure une
mme personne, celle-ci est tenue deffectuer un stage dans la
classe immdiatement infrieure de deux ans au minimum.
(2) Lattribution directe des classes suprieures lors de la
premire promotion peut tre faite sil y a des mrites parti-
culiers qui auraient pu conduire lattribution de classes suc-
cessives.
Art. 9. Pour des mrites exceptionnels, lanciennet mini-
male dans la classe, prvue lart. 8 al. (1), peut tre rduite
dune moiti au maximum.
des enregistrements de la classe infrieure.
Art. 11. La Mdaille du Mrite culturel est une dcoration
qui est confre aux citoyens roumains et trangers, rcompen-
sant les mrites, le talent et les services rendus la culture,
aux arts, la science et la promotion des uvres sociales,
impact local ou rgional.
Roumanie, I
re
avec les institutions et les tablissements publics de culture,
laborera, sur la base de lart. 11, les rglementations spci-
fiques chaque catgorie de mrites, approuves par ordre du
ministre de ressort, o seront dtailles les conditions dattribu-
tion de la Mdaille du Mrite culturel.
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Romanias national system of decorations
LAW
on Romanias national system of decorations
*
LAW
on Mihai Viteazul Order
*
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
for re-instituting the Star of Romania
National Order
*
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on re-instituting the Faithful Service
National Order, Cross and Medal
*
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on re-instituting the National Order
and Medal For Merit
*
ORDINANCE
on the Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for officers
*
ORDINANCE
on the Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for military masters and NCOS
*
LAW
on establishing the Commemorative
Cross of World War II, 1941-1945 Medal
*
LAW
on Romanias national system
of decorations *
CHAPTER I
General provisions
Art. 1. Romanias national system of decorations shall
be instituted in accordance with the provisions of the
present law.
Art. 2. The national system of decorations shall
include:
A. national decorations:
orders, crosses and medals;
B. decorations per fields of activity;
a) civil orders and medals;
b) military orders and medals:
in peacetime;
in wartime.
C. honorary signs.
Art. 3. (1) The decorations shall be conferred to
Romanian citizens for exceptional services brought to the
Romanian state and people, for deeds of heroism
performed in the military service and for outstanding
merits in activity.
(2) The decorations may also be conferred to military
units for special deeds performed during peacetime and
for feats of heroism during the war.
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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on the Commemorative Cross
of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration
*
LAW
on instituting the Victory
of the Romanian Revolution
of December 1989 Order
*
LAW
for honouring the martyr - heroes
and granting certain rights to their
inheritors, to the wounded,
as well as to the fighters for the victory
of the December 1989 Revolution
*
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on instituting the Commemorative Medal
150 Years since the Birth of Mihai
Eminescu
*
LAW
on the Sports Merit Order and the Sports
Merit Medal
*
LAW
on the Cultural Merit Order
and the Cultural Merit Medal
List of abbreviations
GD Government Decision
GEO Government Emergency Ordinance
GO Government Ordinance
OG Official Gazette
Art. Article
*
Law No. 29/2000 was published in OG No. 146 of 7 April 2000 and
modified by GEO No. 70/2000, published in OG. No. 267 of 14 June 2000
(approved by Law No. 612/2001, published in OG No. 716 of 9 November
2001), and by Law No. 352/2002, published in OG No. 402 of 11 June
2002.
B. Crosses and Medals:
I. The Faithful Service Cross;
II. The Faithful Service Medal;
III. The Medal For Merit;
C. Commemorative Crosses:
I. The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance;
II. The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Revolution;
*
III. The Commemorative Cross of World War II,
1941-1945
Art. 7. The civil decorations per fields of activity are
the following:
A. Orders:
Agricultural Merit Order;
Cultural Merit Order;
Industrial and Commercial Merit Order;
Educational Merit Order;
Medical Merit Order;
Sports Merit Order.
B. Medals:
Agricultural Merit Medal;
Cultural Merit Medal;
Industrial and Commercial Merit Medal;
Medical Merit Medal;
Sports Merit Medal.
Art. 8. The military decorations in peacetime are the
following:
A. Orders:
Military Virtue Order;
Aeronautical Virtue Order;
Maritime Virtue Order;
B. Medals:
Military Virtue Medal;
Aeronautical Virtue Medal;
Maritime Virtue Medal;
Valour and Faith Medal.
Art. 9. The military decorations in wartime are the
following:
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(3) The decorations may also be conferred to foreign
citizens for their outstanding contribution to the progress
of humanity, to the promotion of peace and democracy in
the world, to the development of the relations of
collaboration and friendship with Romania or for
remarkable deeds and services brought to the Romanian
state and people.
Art. 4. (1) The decorations shall be conferred by the
President of Romania, by decree, on the basis of individual
awarding proposals.
(2) The awarding proposals shall be made by:
a) the president of the Senate or by the president of the
Chamber of Deputies, for the President of Romania, the
Prime Minister, senators and deputies;
b) the Prime Minister, for the members of the
Government;
c) the ministers and managers of autonomous central
institutions and organizations, for persons in their field of
activity.
(3) The President of Romania may also confer
decorations on his own initiative, at a ratio of 1% of the
total number established by law for each rank or class of
each decoration, with the exception of ranks of Grand
Officer, Grand Cross and Collar.
(4) For Romanian citizens the awarding shall be once a
year, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania.
(5) In special cases, the decorations may also be
conferred during the calendar year.
Art. 5. The nominal proposals for the conferring of
decorations shall be endorsed by the Chancery of Orders,
which shall be established within the Presidency of
Romania.
CHAPTER II
The system of decorations
Art. 6. The national decorations are the following:
A. Orders:
I. The Star of Romania Order;
II. The Faithful Service Order;
III. The Order For Merit.
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* Art. 6 C III was modified by Law No. 352/2002.
I. National orders:
*
1. The Star of Romania Order instituted by
Government Emergency Ordinance No. 11/1998 for the re-
institution of the Star of Romania National Order,
republished, includes 6 decorations:
a) Collar;
b) Grand Cross;
c) Grand Officer;
d) Commander;
e) Officer;
f) Knight.
2. The Faithful Service Order includes 5 ranks:
a) Grand Cross;
b) Grand Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Officer;
e) Knight.
3. The Order For Merit includes 5 ranks:
a) Grand Cross;
b) Grand Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Officer;
e) Knight.
II. Civil orders, per fields of activity:
1. The Agricultural Merit Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
2. The Cultural Merit Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
3. The Industrial and Commercial Merit Order includes
4 ranks:
a) Grand Cross;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
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A. Orders:
I. Mihai Viteazul Order;
II. The Star of Romania Order;
III. Faithful Service Order;
IV. For Merit Order;
V. Military Virtue Order;
Aeronautical Virtue Order;
Maritime Virtue Order;
VI. Medical Merit Order.
B. Medals:
I. Military Virtue Medal;
Aeronautical Virtue Medal;
Maritime Virtue Medal;
II. The Faithful Service Cross;
III. The Faithful Service Medal;
IV. For Merit Medal;
V. Valour and Faith Medal;
VI. Medical Merit Medal.
Art. 10. The honorary insignia are the following:
1. The honorary sign The Eagle of Romania, that is
conferred to parliamentarians;
2. The honorary sign The Reward for Work in Public
Service;
3. The honorary sign In the Armys Service, that is
conferred to officers who have:
a) 15 years of activity in the army;
b) 20 years of activity in the army;
c) 25 years of activity in the army;
4. The honorary sign In the Armys Service that is
conferred to military masters and to NCOs who have:
c) 25 years of activity in the army.
CHAPTER III
Hierarchy of decorations
Art. 11. (1) The hierarchy of each decoration, in
decreasing order, is the following:
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* Art. 11 (1) I. 1 was modified by GEO No. 70/2000.
V. National crosses and medals:
1. The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
2. The Commemorative Cross of the Anti-Communist
Revolution of December 1989 includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
*
3. The Commemorative Cross of World War II, 1941-
1945, includes no classes.
4. The Faithful Service Cross includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
5. The Faithful Service Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
6. The Medal For Merit includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
VI. Civil medals, per fields of activity:
1. The Agricultural Merit Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
2. The Cultural Merit Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
3. The Industrial and Commercial Merit Medal includes
3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
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4. The Educational Merit Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
5. The Medical Merit Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
6. The Sports Merit Order includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
III. Military orders in peacetime:
1. The Military Virtue Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
2. The Aeronautical Virtue Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
3. The Maritime Virtue Order includes 4 ranks:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
IV. Military orders in wartime:
Mihai Viteazul Order includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
(2) The national and military orders, as well as the
Medical Merit Order, conferred as wartime decorations,
bear special marks and each of them maintains its own
hierarchy, their hierarchical order being the one stipulated
in art. 9 A.
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* Art. 11 (2) V 3 was modified by Law No.352/2002.
(4) The other national and military medals, as well as
the Medical Merit Medal, conferred as wartime
decorations, bear special marks and each of them
maintains its own hierarchy, their hierarchical order being
stipulated in art. 9 B.
IX. Honorary signs:
1. The Eagle of Romania honorary sign, which is
conferred to parliamentarians, includes 5 ranks:
a) Grand Cross;
b) Grand Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Officer;
e) Knight.
2. The honorary sign the Reward for Work in Public
Service shall be conferred for:
a) 20 years of activity;
b) 25 years of activity;
c) 30 years of activity.
3. The honorary sign for officers shall be conferred for:
4. The honorary sign for military masters and NCOs
includes 3 categories:
5. The honorary signs for the military shall be instituted
in replacement for the old Military Merit Order.
6. The officers, the military masters, the NCOs awarded
the honorary signs shall benefit from the provisions of
Law No. 80/1995 on the statute of the military cadres.
CHAPTER IV
Conferring national orders
Art. 12. (1) The conferring of national orders to
Romanian citizens is made starting with the rank of
Knight, that determines the admission to the respective
national order.
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4. The Educational Merit Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
5. The Medical Merit Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
6. The Sports Merit Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
VII. Military medals in peacetime:
1. The Military Virtue Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
2. The Aeronautical Virtue Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
3. The Maritime Virtue Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
4. The Valour and Faith Medal includes 3 classes:
a) class I;
b) class II.
c) class III.
VIII. Military medals in wartime:
The Military Virtue Medal in wartime includes 2
classes:
a) class I;
b) class II.
(3) The Military Virtue Medal in wartime is the highest
decoration that can be conferred to military masters, to
NCOs and to troops in all military branches and
specialities, equal in importance with Mihai Viteazul Order
for officers.
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as to the fighters for the victory of the Revolution of
December 1989.
Art. 18. (1) The proposals shall be made by the
institutions stipulated in art. 4, (2) for their fields of
activity, within the limits of vacancies, for each class of
each cross or medal established for the annual series by
the Chancery of Orders.
(2) The proposals for awarding in all national classes of
the crosses and medals shall be motivated, and the essence
of motivation must be mentioned in the certificates
accompanying the insignia.
Art. 19. The carrying out of the period of probation in
the lower classes of the national crosses and medals does
not give automatically the right to the conferring of higher
classes, as it only constitutes the time limit after which the
new awarding proposal can be made, in case new merits
exist.
Art. 20. The foreign citizens that are awarded
Romanian national crosses and medals shall not be
subjected to the rules established for the Romanian
citizens.
CHAPTER VI
Conferring orders and medals per fields of activity
Art. 21. Romanian citizens shall be conferred an
order or a medal for a field of activity, starting with the
lowest rank or class.
Art. 22. The conferring of civil medals per fields of
activity constitutes a factor in favour of the promotion to
the respective order, but it is not compulsory that the
granting of order be preceded by the granting of medals.
Art. 23. The carrying out of the period of probation
stipulated for each rank or class of the civil orders and
medals, per fields of activity, does not give automatically
the right to conferring higher ranks or classes, as it only
constitutes the time limit after which new awarding
proposals can be made, if new merits of the same person
exist.
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321
Art. 13. (1) The conferring of higher ranks within a
national order is made in accordance with the settlements
stipulated in the laws on their institution.
(2) Persons awarded an order, irrespective of the rank
they have, are knights of the respective order.
Art. 14. (1) The proposals for awarding national
orders have to be thoroughly motivated, and the essence
of this motivation shall be mentioned in the certificate
accompanying the signs.
(2) The proposals stipulated in paragraph (1) shall be
made by the authorities mentioned in art. 4 (2), for
persons in that field of activity, within the limits of the
vacancies for each rank of each order established for the
annual series by the Chancery of Orders.
Art. 15. The carrying out of the period of probation
for each order and rank does not automatically give the
right to conferring an order or a higher rank, as it
constitutes only the time limit after which new proposals
of awarding can be made, if new merits of the same
person exist.
Art. 16. The foreign citizens are not subjected to the
rules of awarding established for the Romanian citizens.
CHAPTER V
Conferring national crosses and medals
Art. 17. (1) The Romanian citizens are conferred a
national cross or medal starting with the lowest class.
(2) The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance shall be granted in accordance with the
provisions of Decree-law No. 118/1990 on the granting of
certain rights to the persons persecuted for political
reasons by the dictatorship set up starting from March 6,
1945, as well as to those deported abroad or constituted as
prisoners.
(3) The Commemorative Cross of the Anti-Communist
Revolution of December 1989 shall be granted in
accordance with the provisions of Law No. 42/1990 on the
honouring of the martyr-heroes and the granting of
certains rights to their followers, to the wounded, as well
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a) the number of order within the hierarchy of the
respective decoration;
b) the registration number in the record of the
Chancery of Orders.
Art. 30. In case of demise, the certificate, together
with the sign of the decoration shall remain with the legal
inheritors.
CHAPTER VIII
The way of wearing the decorations
Art. 31. (1) The wearing of the Romanian decorations
in peacetime, in hierarchical importance, is the following:
1. the rank of Collar of the Star of Romania Order;
2. the rank of Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Order;
3. the rank of Grand Cross of the Faithful Service
Order;
4. the rank of Grand Cross of the Order For Merit is
equal to the rank of Grand Officer of the Star of Romania
Order;
5. the rank of Grand Officer of the Faithful Service
Order;
6. the rank of Grand Officer of the Order For Merit is
equal to the rank of Commander of the Star of Romania
Order, equal to the rank of Grand Officer of the Orders:
Agricultural Merit, Cultural Merit, Industrial and
Commercial Merit, Educational Merit, Medical Merit,
Military Virtue in peacetime, Aeronautical Virtue in
peacetime and Maritime Virtue in peacetime;
7. the rank of Commander of the Order of Faithful
Service;
8. the rank of Commander of the Order For Merit is
equal to the rank of Commander of the Orders:
Agricultural Merit, Cultural Merit, Industrial and
Military Virtue in peacetime, Aeronautical Virtue in
peacetime, Maritime Virtue in peacetime and class I of the
Sports Merit Order;
9. the rank of Officer of the Star of Romania Order;
10. the rank of Officer of the Faithful Service Order;
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CHAPTER VII
Certificates
Art. 24. The certificate represents the official
document by which the conferring of decorations is
attested.
Art. 25. The certificate bears the states coat of arms
and includes data regarding: denomination of the
decoration, its rank or class, the number and date of the
conferring decree, as well as the name and surname of the
possessor, with fathers initial, and the merits for which
the decoration is conferred. For the military and the
military units, the name of the military unit is also
included.
Art. 26. Signature and seal shall validate the
certificates, as follows:
a) for national orders, with autographic signature or
initials of the President of Romania and with the counter-
signature of the chancellor of orders;
b) for orders per fields of activity, with autographic
signature or initials of the President of Romania, with the
countersignature of the ministers of the sector and of the
chancellor of orders;
c) for the honorary sign The Eagle of Romania, which is
conferred to parliamentarians, with the autographic
signature or the initials of the President of Romania, with
the countersignatures of the president of the Senate and,
of the president of the Chamber of Deputies and of the
chancellor of orders, respectively.
Art. 27. In wartime, the certificates for Mihai Viteazul
Order and the Military Virtue Medal shall be
autographically signed by the President of Romania and
countersigned by the minister of national defence and the
chancellor of orders.
Art. 28. The certificates for medals and honorary
signs shall be validated by the signature or initials of the
minister in the sector of whom the proposals had been
made and of the chancellor of orders.
Art. 29. The certificate bears two numbers:
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25. The Medals Agricultural Merit, Cultural Merit,
Industrial and Commercial Merit, Educational Merit,
Medical Merit, Sports Merit, Military Virtue in peacetime,
Aeronautical Virtue in peacetime and Valour and Faith in
peacetime class II;
26. The honorary sign for officers, for 15, 20 and 25
years of activity in the army shall be worn after all the
Romanian or foreign orders, before the crosses and
medals;
27. The honorary sign the Reward for Work in Public
Service, as well as the honorary sign for military masters
and NCOs, for 15, 20 and 25 years of activity in the army,
shall be worn after all the other orders, crosses and
medals;
28. The honorary sign the Eagle of Romania, which is
conferred to parliamentarians, is equal, at equal ranks, to
the Faithful Service Order; in case of holding both the
order and the respective honorary sign, of equal ranks, the
order is worn before the honorary sign.
Art. 32. The wearing of Romanian decorations in
wartime, in hierarchical order, is the following:
I. Orders:
1. Mihai Viteazul Order class I;
2. Grand Cross of the Star of Romania Order in
wartime;
3. Grand Cross of the Faithful Service Order in wartime;
4. Grand Cross of the Order For Merit in wartime is
equal to the rank of Grand Officer of the Star of Romania
Order in wartime;
5. Mihai Viteazul Order class II is equal to the rank of
Grand Officer of the Faithful Service Order in wartime;
6. the rank of Grand Officer of the Order For Merit in
wartime is equal to the rank of Grand Officer of the
Orders of: Military Virtue, Aeronautical Virtue and
Maritime Virtue in wartime and Medical Merit in wartime;
7. Mihai Viteazul Order class III is equal to the rank of
Commander of the Star of Romania Order in wartime;
8. the rank of Commander of the Faithful Service
Order;
9. the rank of Commander of the Order For Merit;
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11. the rank of Officer of the Order For Merit is equal
to the rank of officer of the Orders of: Agricultural Merit,
Cultural Merit, Industrial and Commercial Merit,
Educational Merit, Medical Merit, Military Virtue in
peacetime, Aeronautical Virtue in peacetime, Maritime
Virtue in peacetime class II of the Sports Merit Order;
12. the rank of Knight of the Star of Romania Order;
13. the rank of Knight of the Faithful Service Order;
14. the rank of Knight of the Order For Merit is equal
to the rank of Knight of the Orders: Agricultural Merit,
Cultural Merit, Industrial and Commercial Merit,
Educational Merit, Medical Merit, Military Virtue in
peacetime, Aeronautical Virtue in peacetime and Maritime
Virtue in peacetime and class III of the Sports Merit Order;
15. The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance;
16. The Commemorative Cross of the Anti-Communist
Revolution of December 1989;
*17. The Commemorative Cross of World War II,
19411945;
18. The Faithful Service Cross class I;
19. The Faithful Service Medal class I;
20. The Faithful Service Cross class II is equal to the
Medal For Merit class I;
21. The Faithful Service Medal class II is equal to the
Medals: Agricultural Merit, Cultural Merit, Industrial and
Sports Merit, Military Virtue in peacetime, Aeronautical
Virtue in peacetime and Maritime Virtue in peacetime,
Valour and Faith in peacetime class I;
22. The Faithful Service Cross class III is equal to the
Medal For Merit class II;
23. The Faithful Service Medal class III is equal to the
Medals: Agricultural Merit, Cultural Merit, Industrial and
Sports Merit, Military Virtue in peacetime, Aeronautical
Virtue in peacetime and Maritime Virtue in peacetime,
Valour and Faith in peacetime class II;
24. The Medal For Merit class III;
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of Commander or of class I; with the sign around the neck
and the plate of the rank on the left side of the chest, for
the rank of Grand Officer; with the sash over the bust
from the right shoulder towards the left hip, where the
sign is fixed and with the plate of the rank on the right
side of the chest, for the rank of Grand Cross; the Collar of
the Star of Romania Order shall be worn with the chain
around the neck.
Art. 35. All crosses and medals, irrespective of class,
shall be worn on the left side of the chest.
Art. 36. The holders of one or two decorations
orders, crosses, medals or honorary insignia shall wear
them separately and one near the other, in the same line;
starting from three decorations, these shall be attached on
a bar.
Art. 37. (1) The order in which the decorations shall
be worn is that given by the hierarchy stipulated in arts.
3136 and in the respective regulation of the decorations.
(2) If a person is conferred two or more different
decorations, but hierarchically equal, the sequence is given
by the chronological order in which they were granted, the
oldest one having priority.
Art. 38. (1) The Romanian citizens honoured with
foreign decorations may wear them according to the
legislation of the state that conferred them, with the
consent of the President of Romania.
(2) When foreign decorations are set on a bar, next to
the Romanian decorations, these shall be placed after the
Romanian decorations similar in rank or class.
Art. 39. (1) The decorations shall be worn, as a rule,
on the occasion of the National Day of Romania and of the
other national or religious holidays, on festivals of official
character and on various activities of scientific,
anniversary or commemorative character.
(2) The wearing of the decorations compels to a sober
and decent attire.
(3) The military shall wear the decorations in
accordance with the specific regulation.
(4) The insignia of the distinctions conferred to military
units shall be worn on their flags.
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10. the rank of Officer of the Star of Romania Order in
wartime;
11. the rank of Officer of the Faithful Service Order in
wartime;
12. the rank of Officer of the Order For Merit in
wartime is equal to the rank of Officer of the Orders:
Military Virtue, Aeronautical Virtue and Military Virtue in
wartime and of the Medical Merit Order in wartime;
13. the rank of Knight of the Star of Romania Order in
wartime;
14. the rank of Knight of the Faithful Service Order in
wartime;
15. the rank of Knight of the Order For Merit in
wartime is equal to the rank of Knight of the Orders:
Military Virtue, Aeronautical Virtue in wartime and of
Medical Merit in wartime.
II. Crosses and medals:
1. The Military Virtue Medal in wartime, class I;
2. The Faithful Service Cross in wartime, class I;
3. The Faithful Service Medal in wartime, class I;
4. The Military Virtue Medal in wartime, class II;
5. The Medal For Merit in wartime, class I, is equal to
the Medals of Valour and Faith, Aeronautical Virtue,
Maritime Virtue and Medical Merit, in wartime, class I;
6. The Faithful Service Cross in wartime, class II;
7. The Faithful Service Medal in wartime, class II;
8. The Medal For Merit in wartime, class II, is equal to
the medals: Valour and Faith, Aeronautical Virtue,
Maritime Virtue and Medical Merit in wartime, class II;
9. The Faithful Service Cross in wartime, class III;
10. The Faithful Service Medal in wartime, class III;
11. The Medal For Merit in wartime, class III is equal to
the medals: Valour and Faith, Aeronautical Virtue,
Maritime Virtue and Medical Merit in wartime, class III.
Art. 33. The wartime decorations shall be worn before
those of peacetime, per categories of distinctions,
irrespective of the hierarchical level or the rank or class of
the wartime decoration as compared to those of peacetime.
Art. 34. The orders shall be worn as follows: on the
left side of the chest, for the ranks of Knight and Officer,
as well as classes III and II; around the neck for the ranks
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the rank of Collar of the order shall be assimilated to
the rank of General of the Army, Air Chief Marshal or
Admiral.
b) The Faithful Service Order:
the rank of Knight of the order shall be assimilated to
the rank of Lieutenant;
the rank of Officer of the order shall be assimilated to
the rank of Captain;
the rank of Commander of the order shall be
assimilated to the rank of Colonel;
the rank of Grand Officer of the order shall be
assimilated to the rank of Brigadier General, General of
the Airforce or Rear Admiral;
the rank of Grand Cross of the order shall be
assimilated to the rank of Division General, Air Division
General or Vice Admiral.
c) The Order For Merit:
the rank of Second Lieutenant;
assimilated to the rank of Major;
assimilated to the rank of Colonel;
the Airforce or Rear Admiral.
Art. 45. Military honours are also given to the
deceased civil members of the national orders, in
accordance with the assimilation to military ranks
stipulated in art. 44.
Art. 46. (1) The Knights of the orders shall be invited
to participate in the public manifestations occasioned by
the National Day of Romania or in different other
anniversaries and commemorations, seats of honour being
ensured to them by the organizers.
(2) The county and town councils shall pay attention to
inviting first and foremost the awarded persons, domiciled
within their radius of competence, to various
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Art. 40. The national orders per fields of activity and
the military ones, of all ranks, shall be presented under
three forms of equal hierarchical value: the sign, the
rosette for civilians and the bar for the military.
Art. 41. (1) The rosettes of the decorations may be
worn daily by civilians, only with an attire adequate to the
moment and importance of the decorations.
(2) The military cadres shall wear the bars of the
decorations on the uniform.
CHAPTER IX
Rights of the awarded persons
Art. 42. The persons awarded national orders or per
fields of activity, the certificate of whom had been
autographically signed by the President of Romania, have
the right to be granted an audience in order to personally
thank him, in case the respective decoration had not been
directly handed over by the President.
Art. 43. The Knights of the national orders who
visibly wear the insignia of the order shall receive the
proper salute or military honour.
Art. 44. The Knights of the orders are assimilated to
military ranks and shall benefit from military honours, as
follows:
a) The Star of Romania Order:
the rank of Colonel;
the Airforce or Rear Admiral;
assimilated tot the rank of Division General, Air Division
General or Vice Admiral;
assimilated to the rank of Army Corps General, Air
Commodore General or Vice Admiral;
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(2) The costs of the respective plots shall be borne from
the budgets of the town councils. The plots shall be put at
the disposal of the legal inheritors, free of charge.
(3) On the occasion of certain national and religious
holidays, through the offices of local authorities,
manifestations of homage shall be organized at the graves
of the deceased knights of national orders.
CHAPTER X
Withdrawal of the decorations
Art. 52. The capacity as member of an order may be
lost under the following circumstances:
a) the sentencing, by judicial final decision, to a
punishment deprived of liberty;
b) for dishonourable deeds, others than those stipulated
in point a), do damage to the members of the order.
Art. 53. For the judging of dishonourable deeds that
do damage to the members of the order, others than those
stipulated in art. 52 a), a council of honour shall be set up
for each order.
Art. 54. (1) The Council of honour shall be made of 7
members, in the case of national orders, and of 5
members in the case of the other orders.
(2) The members of the councils of honour shall be
elected for a term of 5 years by the knights of the
respective order, one each from the three lower ranks and
two each from the rank of Grand Officer and Grand Cross.
The oldest member of the rank or higher class shall
ensure the Chairmanship of the Council.
Art. 55. (1) The Council of honour of each order shall
also judge the deeds considered as dishonourable of the
persons awarded medals corresponding to the orders. In
that case in the Council of honour shall also be included,
for the specific case, two holders of the medal, who shall
have deliberative voting right.
(2) The persons subjected to judgement shall be invited
to participate in the judgement of the Council of honour.
Art. 56. The decorations conferred for deeds during
the national defence service, in wartime, shall not be
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commemorative, cultural, scientific or sports
manifestations, organized by them on various occasions.
Art. 47. (1) The Knights in ranks of Grand Officer,
Grand Cross and Collar of the Star of Romania Order and
the Knights of the Grand Cross of the orders Faithful
Service and For Merit shall be invited, through the offices
of the Chancery of Orders, to the receptions offered by the
President of Romania on the occasion of the National Day
of Romania and the New Year.
(2) The knights mentioned in paragraph (1), together
with the knights of other superior ranks of the orders per
fields of activity, may be invited to participate also in
other receptions or manifestations organized by the
Presidency and by the Parliament, again through the
offices of the Chancery of Orders.
Art. 48. Through the laws of instituting the orders a
certain day shall be established, connected to the date of
the first institution of each order.
Art. 49. On the occasion of the day of each national
order, as well as on the occasion of the day of Mihai
Viteazul military order, the President of Romania shall
organize, through the offices of the Chancery of Orders, a
Te Deum, followed by a reception; there shall participate:
the President of Romania, the chancellor of orders, the
Knights of the respective national order in higher ranks
(Collar, Grand Cross, Grand Officer and Commander), as
well as the latest two series of the ranks of Officer and
Knight.
Art. 50. On the occasion of the day of the other
orders, the ministries and the other autonomous
institutions, authorized to make proposals of awarding in
the respective field, shall organize, with the assistance of
the Chancery of Orders, meetings with the members of the
order, presided by the competent minister.
Art. 51. (1) To honour the memory of the knights of
national orders, in the cemeteries existing in
municipalities and towns, a special place shall be reserved
through the offices of the local authorities, for the burial
of those awarded in the respective locality.
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c) take care of the manufacturing of the insignia, of the
certificates and of the other materials necessary for the
activity, as well as of their management;
d) keep record of the foreign persons who were
conferred Romanian decorations;
e) keep record of the Romanian citizens who were
awarded foreign decorations;
f) organize the festivities for conferring the national
decorations;
g) verify the correct complying with the prescribed
provisions of the proposals for the decoration;
h) other duties stipulated by law.
Art. 64. The Chancery of Orders shall draw up and
keep up to date the following records:
a) filing correspondence, according to the legal
provisions;
b) database comprising the awarded persons, per
decorations and classes;
c) the situation regarding the insignia and their annexes
existing in stock;
d) the situation regarding the vacancy of the
decorations (promotions, wiping out).
Art. 65. (1) The Chancery of Orders shall prepare and
transmit to the authorities mentioned in art. 4 (2) the
methodology necessary for submitting the proposals for
decoration.
(2) The Chancery of Orders shall inform, until the date
of July 1, the competent authorities mentioned in art. 4 (2)
about the limits of the annual contingents for each rank or
class of each decoration.
(3) The Chancery of Orders shall communicate to the
Ministry of the Interior the identity data of the awarded
persons; The Ministry of the Interior shall transmit to the
Chancery of Orders the information regarding the demise
of those awarded or any possible sentence.
Art. 66. (1) The proposals for decoration shall be
transmitted to the Chancery of Orders within 60 days of
the date stipulated in art. 65 (2). For each person there
shall be mentioned: name and surname, date and place of
birth, address, state, position, previously received
decorations and the date of their conferring, rank,
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withdrawn except for the case of a sentencing for treason
during wartime.
Art. 57. The persons who are withdrawn the capacity
as member of the order shall be obliged to return the
certificate and the sign.
Art. 58. (1) The decorations conferred to foreign
citizens may be withdrawn in the case of committing
deeds that are incompatible with the status of a person
that had been conferred a decoration of Romania.
(2) The withdrawal of the decoration shall be made by
decree, upon the proposal of the Chancery for Orders, on the
basis of the notification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Art. 59. Wiping out of the records of an awarded
person shall only be made after the President of Romania
has signed the decree for the withdrawal of the decoration.
Art. 60. (1) The loss or destruction of the insignia
shall be published by the holder in the Official Gazette of
Romania.
(2) The issuing of a duplicate of the attesting document
or, as the case may be, of a new sign shall be made upon
the proposal of the Chancery of Orders, on the basis of the
holders request, after the publishing stipulated in
paragraph (1).
CHAPTER XI
The Chancery of Orders
Art. 61. The administration of decorations shall be
entrusted to the Chancery of Orders, which shall function
as a department within the Presidency of Romania.
Art. 62. (1) The Chancery of Orders shall be managed
by a chancellor similar to the rank of counselor of state,
appointed by the President of Romania.
(2) The position of counselor of state to the chancellor
of orders shall be added to the existing positions at the
Presidency.
Art. 63. The Chancery of Orders shall have the
following duties:
a) organize the activity of conferring decorations;
b) keep records of the awarded persons and of their
wiping out;
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central organs, commanders of big military units and by
the heads of Romanias diplomatic missions abroad.
Art. 74. The certificates and the insignia of the
decorations shall remain, after demise, in possession of
the legal inheritors, but without the right to wear them or
make use, in any way, of the prerogatives conferred
through them.
Art. 75. In the case of conferring a post-mortem
decoration its certificate and sign shall be handed over for
keeping to the legal inheritors.
Art. 76. The description, the material it is made of,
the dimensions, the graphic pattent of each decoration, the
maximum number for each rank or class, as well as the
grounds that determine its conferring shall be stipulated
in the regulation of the respective distinction.
Art. 77. (1) The wartime decorations may be conferred
also in peacetime to certain military units or to the
Romanian military who participate in missions under the
jurisdiction of certain international bodies the Romanian
state is a part of. The special army deeds of the military
may be rewarded with military orders and medals bearing
wartime insignia.
(2) In exceptional cases, for actions of large amplitude
and with high-risk level, the President of Romania may
also confer to the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)
national decorations with wartime insignia.
Art. 78. In the case of certain international military
actions, in which Romanian sub-units or units participate
as well, the President of Romania may confer Romanian
wartime decorations to the certain foreign military, who,
by their actions, have assisted the Romanian troops in
carrying out their missions or have saved the life of the
Romanian military.
Art. 79. This framework-law shall be developed
through a law and regulation for each decoration.
Art. 80. The instituting of any new decoration shall be
made by law, upon the proposal of a special committee
instituted according to the parliamentarian regulation.
Art. 81. On instituting the present decoration system,
any rank or class may be conferred, within the maximum
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seniority in rank or class, denomination of decoration and
rank for which it is proposed as well as the grounds of the
proposal.
(2) For the persons entitled to receive decorations,
according to the number of years served, the calculation of
the time shall be made up to the limit of forwarding the
proposals.
Art. 67. The lists containing the annual proposals for
decorations shall be forwarded to the Chancery of Orders
until the date of August 31 of the respective year, under
the signature of the managers of the institutions stipulated
in art. 4 (2).
Art. 68. The wiping out of the records, following the
demise, shall be made on the basis of the notification
transmitted to the Chancery of Orders by the Ministry of
the Interior, through the population record service.
Art. 69. The Chancery of Orders works together with
the councils of honour of the orders and forwards their
decisions to the President of Romania.
Art. 70. The Chancery of Orders, with the support of
the organs of the Ministry of the Interior, shall recover the
insignia and certificates from the persons who were
withdrawn the decoration.
Art. 71. The Chancery of Orders shall publish an
annual bulletin in which the lists of awarded persons, data
about vacancies, information about the councils of honour,
death of the knights of the orders, the persons that were
withdrawn the capacity as member shall be printed.
Art. 72. The amounts necessary for the manufacturing
of the insignia, certificates, rosettes, bars and boxes for
the decorations, as well as for all the activities of the
Chancery of Orders shall be allocated, by a special chapter,
in the budget of the Presidency of Romania.
CHAPTER XII
Final provisions
Art. 73. By the authorization of the President of
Romania, the conferring of the decorations may be made
by the Prime Minister, by ministers or managers of other
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LAW
on Mihai Viteazul Order*
Art. 1. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order, stipulated in art. 9 A
I in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of
decorations with the subsequent modifications, is part of
the category of wartime military decorations.
(2) Mihai Viteazul Order is the highest wartime military
decoration that is granted to officers and military units,
during wartime or in missions under the jurisdiction of
certain international bodies the Romanian state is a party
to, for absolutely outstanding deeds of arms or fighting
actions.
(3) Mihai Viteazul Order may be conferred in peacetime
to officers and military units that participate in missions
under the jurisdiction of certain international bodies the
Romanian state is a party to, only in exceptional cases, for
actions of great amplitude and with a high degree of risk.
Art. 2. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order includes 3 classes. The
hierarchy in decreasing order is the following:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
(2) The conferring of Mihai Viteazul Order shall be
made successively, compulsorily starting with class III.
Art. 3. Mihai Viteazul Order class I is the highest
military decoration that can be granted in wartime.
Art. 4. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order class II is assimilated
in hierarchy to the rank of Grand Officer of the Faithful
Service Order in wartime, in accordance with art. 32 I.5 in
Law No. 29/2000.
(2) Mihai Viteazul Order class II is assimilated in
hierarchy to the rank of Commander of the Star of
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limit of 15% of the legal number provided for each
decoration.
Art. 82. Through the offices of the Chancery of
Orders, a copy of each decoration shall be sent to the
National Museum of History and to the National Military
Museum.
Art. 83. The manufacturing, without right, of
decoration insignia without being entitled to shall
constitute crime and shall be punished by prison from 3
months to 1 year or by fine.
Art. 84. The forgery of the certificates of conferring or
the wearing of decoration insignia without being entitled
to shall be punished according to the Penal Code.
Art. 85. On the obverse or on the reverse of the
plaquettes, elements of the insignia in the national system
of decorations of Romania may be imprinted.
Art. 86. The Government shall ensure, from the funds
of the state budget for the year 1999, from the budgetary
reserve at its disposal, the necessary funds for the
activities stipulated in arts. 63, 64 and 71.
*Art. 87. (1) All previous settlements regarding
decorations and titles of honour shall be repealed on the
date of coming into force of the present law, except for:
Decree-law No. 118/1990 on granting certain rights to the
persons persecuted from political reasons by the
dictatorship established starting from March 6, 1945, as
well as to those deported abroad or constituted as
prisoners, republished, with the subsequent modifications;
Law No. 44/1994 on war veterans, as well as certain rights
of war invalids and widows, with subsequent
modifications; Law No. 68/1994 on the setting up of the
Commemorative Cross of World War II, 19411945,
republished; Law No. 1/1996 on instituting the Order
Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989;
Government Emergency Ordinance No. 11/1998 for re-
instituting the Star of Romania National Order,
republished; Government Emergency Ordinance No.
194/1999 on instituting the Commemorative Medal 150
Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu.
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*Art. 87 was modified by GEO No. 70/2000 and Law No. 612/2001.
*
Law No. 327/2003 was published in the Official Gazette No. 528 of
23 July 2003.
shall enjoy all the honours stipulated in the present law
and the material rights stipulated in Law No. 44/1994 on
war veterans, as well as certain rights of the disabled and
war widows, republished.
(3) The active president of Mihai Viteazul Order is the
officer highest in rank and class, being confirmed in that
position by the President of Romania.
Art. 11. The Day of Mihai Viteazul Order is celebrated
on the date of 8 November, the Synod of the Holy
Archangels Michael and Gabriel, through a ceremonial
according to art. 49 in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 12. In the case of decease of any Knight of Mihai
Viteazul Order, the family shall notify the Chancery of
Orders, the local authorities and the territorial military
organ, in view of supporting the funeral preparations, in
accordance with art. 51 in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 13. (1) The capacity as member of Mihai Viteazul
Order could be lost for the Romanian officers, only in case
of sentencing for treason during wartime, in accordance
with art. 56 in Law No. 29/2000.
(2) The foreign officers awarded Mihai Viteazul Order
shall lose the capacity as member of the order only in the
case of sentencing for treason during wartime against
their country, the decisions being taken in accordance
with the Romanian law.
Art. 14. The withdrawal of the decoration shall be
made by decree signed by the President of Romania, upon
the proposal of the Chancery of Orders, by applying the
provisions of art. 59 in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 15. The amounts necessary for manufacturing the
insignia, bars, rosettes, certificates, decoration boxes, capes
and fur-caps of the uniform of Mihai Viteazul Order shall
be ensured from the budget annually approved for the
Presidential Administration.
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Romania Order in wartime, in accordance with art. 32 I.7
in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 5. Mihai Viteazul Order may be conferred
without limit.
Art. 6. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order is presented in three
shapes of equal hierarchical value: the sign of the order,
the bar for officers and the rosette for the civil attire.
(2) The sign of Mihai Viteazul Order is a clubbed cross
with equal arms, made of gold plated silver, dark blue
enamelled, having an eagle applied in the centre on the
obverse.
(3) The uniform of Mihai Viteazul Order consists of a
cape and a fur-cap or a peaked cap. The cape is made of
white cloth. On the left side of the cape, corresponding to
the heart, the cross of the order is applied.
Art. 7. The regulation regarding the description and
the mode of granting Mihai Viteazul Order, for each class
and the graphic pattern stipulated in annexes 1 and 2
which are part and parcel of the present law.
Art. 8. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order shall be conferred by
the President of Romania, by decree, on the basis of the
proposals of individual awarding made, according to art. 4
(2) c) in Law No. 29/2000, by the minister of national
defence.
(2) The nominal proposals for conferring Mihai Viteazul
Order are advised by the Chancery of Orders, in
accordance with art. 5 in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 9. (1) The authentication of conferring Mihai
Viteazul Order is made by a certificate, in accordance with
art. 24 in Law No. 29/2000.
(2) The certificates for Mihai Viteazul Order are
autographically signed by the President of Romania and
countersigned by the minister of national defence and by
the chancellor of orders, in accordance with art. 27 in Law
No. 29/2000.
Art. 10. (1) The members of Mihai Viteazul Order,
irrespective of the class possessed, shall be called Knights
of Mihai Viteazul Order.
(2) The retired officers who were awarded Mihai
Viteazul Order during World War II, 1941-1945, shall keep
and may wear the original insignia of that decoration and
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Art. 4. The sign of class II of Mihai Viteazul Order has the
general characteristics of the sign of class III, with the following
peculiarities:
a) the diameter of the cross is of 60 mm and the width of
the cross arms is of 10.5 mm;
b) on the reverse, the figures written on the cross arms are 5
mm high, and those written centrally are 7 mm high;
c) the sign is surmounted by an open half-wreath made of
woven oak and laurel leaves, having the height of the half-
wreath of 20 mm and the width of 29 mm. The open ends of
the half-wreath are linked through a transverse bar through which
a flat ring, 4 mm wide and 30 mm high, is introduced. The ring
and the bar are of gold plated silver. On the reverse of the ring
the title of the silver is punched;
d) the ribbon is 45 mm wide and has the length adjustable,
in order to be adapted to the neck circumference; the golden
stripes have a width of 5 mm and are placed 1 mm from the
borders;
e) the bar is in the shape of a rectangular ribbon of reps,
applied on a metal stand, 23 mm long, 10 mm wide and having
the dimensions of the coloured stripes of the ribbon reduced to
50%. In the centre of the bar a disc is fixed with the diameter of
5 mm. On the back there is a fixing system;
f) The rosette is made of a ribbon 16 mm long and 6 mm
wide, having the dimensions of the coloured bands of the ribbon
reduced to 40%. The rosette of class III is applied on the ribbon.
On the back there is a fixing system.
Art. 5. The sign of class I of Mihai Viteazul Order is made
of the actual sign and the plate of class I.
Art. 6. (1) The actual sign and the ribbon of class I of
Mihai Viteazul Order are identical with the sign and the ribbon of
class II.
(2) The bar is in the shape of a rectangular ribbon of reps,
applied on a metal stand, 25 mm long and 10 mm wide and
having the dimensions of the coloured stripes of the ribbon
reduced to 50%. In the centre of the bar a rhombus of gold
plated silver with the small diagonal of 5 mm and the big
diagonal of 7 mm is fixed. On the back there is a fixing system.
(3) The rosette is in the shape of a rectangular ribbon of
silver coloured reps, 20 mm long and 8 mm wide, on which the
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ANNEX No. 1
R E G U L A T I O N
regarding the description
and granting of Mihai Viteazul Order
Art. 1. Mihai Viteazul Order is granted for life.
Art. 2. Mihai Viteazul Order is granted without limit and is
divided in classes as follows:
a) class III;
b) class II;
c) class I.
Art. 3. (1) The sign of class III of Mihai Viteazul Order is a
clubbed cross with equal arms, with the diameter of 44 mm and
with the width of the cross arms of 9 mm, made of silver with
title 800 per mil, gold plated, dark blue enamelled.
(2) On the obverse, in the centre, a gold plated eagle is
applied, holding in its beak an Orthodox cross, a sword in the
right claw and a mace in the left claw and having on the chest
the coat of arms of Romania.
(3) On the reverse, at the ends of the horizontal arms there
are written in golden figures the years; 1916 and 2000,
representing historic data regarding Mihai Viteazul Order. The
height of the figures written on the arms of the cross is of 4 mm.
(4) The sign is surmounted by a half-wreath made of woven
oak and laurel leaves, having the height of the half-wreath of 15
mm and the width of 20 mm. The open ends of the half-wreath
are linked through a transverse bar of gold plated silver, through
which the ribbon is introduced. On the bar, on the reverse, the
title of the silver is punched.
(5) The ribbon is of red-cherry coloured moir reps, having at
1 mm from the borders a golden band each, 4 mm wide; the
visible height of the ribbon is 50 mm, and the width is 40 mm.
(6) The bar is presented as a rectangular ribbon of reps, laid
on a metal stand, 20 mm long, 10 mm wide and the dimensions
of the coloured stripes of the ribbon being reduced to 50%. On
the back there is a fixing system.
(7) The rosette is presented under the shape of a reel of
reps with the diameter of 10 mm and the height of 6 mm,
having the dimensions of the coloured stripes of the ribbon of
the class reduced to 40%. On the back there is a fixing system.
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(3) The peaked cap for the officers in active service is
specific to the service or the full dress of the arm or the
category of armed forces, to which the officer belongs.
Art. 11. (1) The box containing the decoration is covered
in dull dark blue leather and lined on the inside with white
velvet.
(2) On the lid of the box, Romanias coat of arms, the
denomination and the class of Mihai Viteazul Order are imprinted
in golden colour.
Art. 12. (1) The bar shall be worn only on the military
uniform, on the left breast of the jacket.
(2) The bars of all classes shall be worn one next to the
other on the military uniform, in their decreasing order, the first
being that of the highest class.
(3) The officers in civil dress may wear only the rosette of
the highest class.
Art. 13. (1) On the occasion of the National Day of
Romania, of the Day of Mihai Viteazul Order and of the other
national or religious holidays, Mihai Viteazul Order shall be worn
in complete form on the full dress uniform, with the cape and
the head dress of the respective arm or category of armed
forces.
(2) In the case of the officers participation in meetings or
military, or cultural manifestations the insignia of Mihai Viteazul
Order may be worn in complete form, on the service dress, with
the cape and head dress of the respective arm or category of
armed forces.
Art. 14. The officers shall wear Mihai Viteazul Order as
follows:
a) class III shall be worn on the left side of the breast;
b) class II shall be worn on the neck, with the ribbon fixed
under the knot of the tie, the sign being visible at 50 mm on the
left side, under the knot of the tie;
c) class I shall be worn with the actual sign, the same as in
class II, and with the plate on the left side of the breast.
Art. 15. The units and big military units may be awarded
Mihai Viteazul Order in all classes. The sign of the decoration
shall be attached to the battle flag of the unit, as follows:
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rosette of class III is applied. On the back there is a fixing
system.
Art. 7 The plate of class I of Mihai Viteazul Order is a star
with 4 groups of diamond-like rays, made of silver with the title
925 per mil, each group being made of 12 rays, the central one
being the biggest. The plate is 70 mm wide and 75 mm high.
The actual sign of class III is applied on the obverse. On the
reverse, in a central medallion, the name of the manufacturing
factory and the title of the silver are punched. On the back there
is a fixing system.
Art. 8. All the insignia shall be marked with the title of the
metal they are manufactured of and the order number for each
class.
Art. 9. The uniform of Mihai Viteazul Order consists of a
cape and a fur-cap or a peaked cap.
Art. 10. (1) The cape has the following characteristics:
a) it is ample, made of white cloth, falling freely in folds,
without pockets. The lower border of the cape is 250 mm above
ground;
b) on the left side of the cape, corresponding to the heart,
the cross of Mihai Viteazul Order is applied, in size of 250 mm,
made of blue-violet velvet and bordered with a thin string of
gold;
c) it is buttoned under the collar by a golden metal buckle;
d) the collar of the cape is turned up, with straight cutting
and is made of the same cloth as the cape. In the corners of
the collar, following its sides, braids with a length of 80 mm, of
the ribbon of class III of the order are sewn in angle;
e) it is lined from the collar down, on both borders with a
band 300 mm wide, made of cherry coloured silk;
(2) The fur-cap has the following characteristics:
a) it is made of white lamb fur and lined with white silk and
is 350 mm high. The fur-cap shall be worn with the top inclined
to the right; this is fixed with a pin at 60 mm to the lower part
of the fur-cap;
b) the pin is shaped like a rhombus having each diagonal of
50 mm and is made of a braid of cherry-coloured and golden
threads;
c) in the front part of the fur-cap a tricolour cockade with the
diameter of 45 mm is fixed.
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Art. 20. Mihai Viteazul Order may be conferred in
peacetime to military units or to Romanian officers participating
in missions under the jurisdiction of certain international bodies
the Romanian state is a party to, only in absolutely exceptional
cases, for actions of great amplitude and with a high level of
risk.
Art. 21. (1) The officers of military units in the troops allied
to Romania may be awarded Mihai Viteazul Order as follows:
a) in case of direct cooperation of Romanian troops together
with allied troops, the proposals for awarding the allied officers
shall be made by the commander of the Romanian unit with
which they cooperate, proposal accepted and forwarded to the
President of Romania by the minister of national defence;
b) for the allied officers who did not act in direct cooperation
with the Romanian troops, the awarding proposals shall be made
by the chief of the Great General Staff, proposals accepted and
forwarded to the President of Romania by the minister of
national defence.
(2) The military units of the troops allied to Romania may be
awarded Mihai Viteazul Order on the basis of the proposals
made to the President of Romania by the minister of national
defence.
Art. 22. In case of certain international military actions
carried on under the jurisdiction of certain international bodies, in
which Romanian units or sub-units participate too, Mihai Viteazul
Order may be conferred to certain foreign officers or military
units which, by their actions, have supported the Romanian
troops in carrying out their missions or have saved the lives of
Romanian officers.
Art. 23. Within 30 days of the publishing of the present
law in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, the Ministry of
National Defence shall elaborate, in the implementation of arts.
19-22, specific settlements, approved by order of the minister of
national defence, in which are described in detail the conditions
of conferring Mihai Viteazul Order.
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a) on one end of the ribbon is attached the order, and on the
other there is a golden tassel; the ribbon has the width specific
to the class, having 2,000 mm in length;
b) the ribbon folded in the middle shall be fixed on the flag
pole under the eagle;
c) the class I plate shall be fixed on the cloth, in the upper
corner of the blue band, 100 mm from the flag pole and from
the upper side of the cloth.
Art. 16. (1) The conferring of Mihai Viteazul Order shall be
compulsorily made starting with class III.
(2) The conferring of a higher class of Mihai Viteazul Order
shall be compulsorily made after awarding a lower class.
Art. 17. The decorations are conferred without taking into
account the time served in the army.
Art. 18. (1) The conferring of a higher class automatically
leads to the wiping out of the respective person from the record
of the lower class.
(2) The sign of the lower class shall remain in the possession
of the awarded person.
Art. 19. (1) Mihai Viteazul Order is the highest decoration
that compensates the absolutely exceptional results obtained in
wartime, both by the Romanian officers or by those of an allied
army, and by the Romanian and foreign units, which directly
participated in battle operations and distinguished themselves
exceptionally.
(2) By exceptional results obtained by the officers, within the
meaning of the present regulation, there shall be understood:
a) deeds of bravery and heroi sm commi tted by the
commanding officers of sub-units and units in battle, either by
personal example of bravery, or by acts of initiative that
significantly influenced the development of the battle actions;
b) deeds of commandment of the officers in the general staff
or of the commanders of the units and big units found in battle,
that distinguished themselves by initiative, courage and decision
or if, by their deeds of commandment of tactical or strategic
order, they decisively influenced the overall battle operations.
(3) Mihai Viteazul Order may be conferred to the military units
which directly participated in military operations and which
distinguished themselves exceptionally during the battles,
obtaining victories of tactical or strategic order, or have
substantially improved the military situation in the area of action.
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(2) The National Star of Romania Order with wartime
insignia shall not be included in the legal limit of
conferring.
Art. 3. The provisions of art. 2 (1) shall not apply to the
foreign citizens who were awarded the Star of Romania
Order.
Art. 4. The President of Romania shall be the head of
the Star of Romania National Order. In this capacity, the
President of Romania is conferred, for the period of the
mandate, the Collar of the Star of Romania National
Order, especially ordered, which he shall wear on festive
occasions, as well as on the ceremonies of conferring the
order.
Art. 5. (1) The Star of Romania National Order shall
be conferred by decree by the President of Romania.
(2) The proposals for awarding shall be made by:
a) the president of the Senate, the president of the
Chamber of Deputies or by the Prime Minister, for the
President of Romania;
b) the President of Romania, senators or deputies, for
the presidents of the Chambers of Parliament and for the
Prime Minister;
c) the president of the Senate or the president of the
Chamber of Deputies, for senators and deputies, as well as
for the leaders of authorities under parliamentary control
or of non-governmental institutions;
d) the Prime Minister, for the members of the
Government;
e) the ministers and leaders of authorities, institutions
and of central autonomous bodies, for persons in their
field of activity;
f) the President of Romania, the president of the Senate,
the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the Prime Minister
or the minister of foreign affairs, for foreign citizens.
(3) The President of Romania may confer the order on
his own initiative to maximum 1 % of the total number
established for each rank.
Art. 6. (1) The sign of the decoration consists of the
repeated symbol of the cross, made of silver, enamelled in
Star of Romania National Order
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EMERGENGY ORDINANCE
for re-instituting
the Star of Romania National Order*
CHAPTER 1
General provisions
be re-instituted, in order to reward the exceptional
services, civil and military, brought to the Romanian state
and people.
(2) Military units may be conferred the Star of Romania
National Order for outstanding deeds carried out in
peacetime or for deeds of heroism in wartime.
(3) The Star of Romania National Order may also be
conferred to foreign citizens for their outstanding
contribution to the development of the relations of
collaboration and friendship with Romania or for
exceptional deeds and services brought to the Romanian
state and people.
Art. 2. (1) The Star of Romania National Order can
have maximum 3,650 members, grouped in 6 ranks, with
different insignia for civilians, military and for wartime.
In increasing order, the 6 ranks shall be:
a) Knight;
b) Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Grand Officer;
e) Grand Cross;
f) Collar;
*GEO No. 11/1998 was published in OG No. 236 of 29 June 1998 and
republished in OG No. 271 of 14 June 1999.
Republished on the grounds of art. III of Law No. 77/1999, published
in OG No. 200 of 10 May 1999, the texts being given a new numbering.
CHAPTER III
The certificate
Art. 9. The certificate represents the official
document, which attests the conferring of the Star of
Romania National Order.
Art. 10. The certificate has on its surface, imprinted,
the coat of arms of the country and includes data
regarding the denomination of the order, its rank, the
number and date of the conferring decree, as well as the
name and surname of the possessor, with fathers initial
and the merits for which the decoration is granted. For the
military and the military units, the denomination of the
military unit shall be mentioned.
Art. 11. (1) The certificates shall be validated under
autographic signature of the President of Romania, as well
as by seal and shall be countersigned by the chancellor of
orders.
(2) In case the order is conferred to the President of
Romania, according to art. 5 (2) a), the certificate shall be
validated under the signature of the president of the
Senate and of the president of the Chamber of Deputies,
as well as by seal and shall be countersigned by the
chancellor of the orders.
(3) For the Collar of the Star of Romania National Order
that is granted to the President of Romania in his capacity
as head of this order no certificate shall be issued.
Art. 12 The certificate shall bear the number of order
within the rank hierarchy of the order and the registration
number in the records of the Chancery of Orders.
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Rights of the awarded persons
Art. 13. The persons who are awarded the Star of
Romania National Order whose certificate was
autographically signed by the President of Romania, have
the right to be granted an audience, in order to personally
thank him, if the respective decoration had not been
conferred directly by the President.
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blue, each having, between the arms, an eagle in flight,
and in the centre, a red enamelled medallion, surrounded
by a wreath.
(2) On the obverse of the medallion, the coat of arms of
Romania is applied, marked, made of the metal of the
rank, and a blue rim, on which IN FIDE SALUS is written.
On the reverse, the date of 1877 is written, the year of
instituting the order.
(3) An oval wreath of oak and laurel leaves surmounts
the sign.
(4) The ribbon of the order is of red moir reps, having
to the edges two blue bands each.
(5) The Order is presented in three forms of equal
value: the actual sign, the rosette for civilians, or the bar
for the military.
(6) The Day of the Star of Romania Order is celebrated
on May 10, the date of instituting the order.
Art. 7. For the Romanian citizens the awarding is
made, as a rule, once a year, on the occasion of the
National Day of Romania.
CHAPTER II
Conferring the Star of Romania National Order
be conferred to Romanian citizens, starting with the rank
of Knight, which determines the admission to the order.
(2) The conferring of the higher ranks shall be made as
a result of the existence of new merits of the awarded
persons, in keeping with the provisions of the regulation
for the enforcement of the present emergency ordinance.
(3) The proposals for awarding have to be well-
grounded and the essence of the grounds shall be
inscribed in the certificate of conferring the order.
(4) Foreign citizens may be awarded any rank, without
the observance of the conferring rules stipulated for
Romanian citizens.
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Art. 18. To judge the deeds incompatible with the
capacity as member of the order, which do damage to the
members of the order, a Council of honour made of 7
members shall be set up.
Art. 19. The President of Romania shall make the
withdrawal of the orders by decree, upon the proposal of
the Chancery of Orders, on the basis of the decision of the
Council of honour.
Art. 20. The orders conferred for deeds committed in
the service of national defence, in wartime, shall not be
withdrawn except for the case of a sentencing for treason
in wartime.
Art. 21. The persons who were withdrawn the
capacity as member of the order shall be obliged to return
the certificate and the sign.
Art. 22. (1) The orders conferred to foreign citizens
may be withdrawn in the case of committing certain deeds
incompatible with the capacity as member of the order.
(2) The withdrawal of the order shall be made by the
President of Romania by decree, upon the proposal of the
Chancery of Orders, on the basis of the notification of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Art. 23. The wiping out from the records of an
awarded person shall be made only after the President of
Romania has signed the decree of withdrawal of the order.
Art. 24. (1) The loss or destruction of the insignia or
of the certificates shall be published by the holder in the
Official Gazette of Romania.
(2) The issuing of a duplicate of the attesting document
or, as the case may be, of a new sign, shall be made upon
the proposal of the Chancery of Orders, on the basis of the
holders request, after the publishing stipulated in
paragraph (1).
Art. 25. (1) The administration of decorations shall be
entrusted to the Chancery of Orders, which functions as a
department within the Presidency of Romania.
(2) The proposals for decorations shall be transmitted to
the Chancery of Orders, according to the law.
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Art. 14. (1) The Knights of the Star of Romania
National Order shall benefit from the military honours
granted to the officers of the Romanian army.
(2) The equation of the orders ranks with those of the
officers shall be specified by regulation, in accordance
with the provisions of the law on Romanias national
system of decorations.
Art. 15. (1) The persons who have been conferred the
Star of Romania National Order shall be invited to
participate in the public manifestations occasioned by the
National Day of Romania or in different other
anniversaries and commemorations, having reserved
honorary seats by the organizers.
(2) The county and the town councils shall consider the
invitation of the awarded persons, domiciled within their
radius of competence, to various commemorative, cultural,
scientific or sports manifestations, organized on different
occasions.
Art. 16. (1) The persons who were conferred the Star
of Romania National Order in rank of Grand Officer,
Grand Cross or Collar, shall be invited, through the offices
of the Chancery of Orders, to the receptions offered by the
President of Romania on the occasion of the National Day
of Romania and of the New Year.
(2) Likewise, the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)
may also be invited to participate, through the offices of the
Chancery of Orders, in other receptions or manifestations,
organized by the Presidential Administration and the
Parliament.
CHAPTER V
Withdrawal of the Star of Romania National Order
Art. 17. The capacity as member of the Star of
Romania National Order may be lost under the following
circumstances:
a) the sentencing, by final judicial decision, to a
punishment by prison;
b) for deeds incompatible with the capacity as member
of the order, others than those stipulated at point a), which
do damage to the members of the order.
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and to foreign ones, in order to reward the exceptional services,
civil or military, brought to the Romanian State and people, in
peacetime or wartime.
Within the meaning of the present emergency ordinance, the
exceptional services, civil or military, regard deeds of strategy,
organization and coordination, as follows:
a) achievements of great importance in defending the
supreme interests of the Romanian State: independence,
sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity;
b) great contributions to the development of national economy
and of public services;
c) scientific, artistic and cultural creations of high national and
international value;
d) great merits in the development and the promotion of
collaboration between Romania and other states or international
organisms;
e) great merits in the strategy, organization and management
of military operations;
f) deeds of arms of great valour carried out on the battlefield,
in military conflicts.
The Star of Romania National Order includes 6 ranks. These
are, i n i ncreasi ng order, the fol l owi ng: Kni ght, Offi cer,
Commander, Grand Officer, Grand Cross, Collar.
The members of the order are appointed for life and,
irrespective of the rank granted, they carry the generic title of
Knight of the Star of Romania National Order.
The order has different insignia for civilians, for the military
and for wartime, and the number of members, Romanian
citizens, is fixed to 3,650, as follows:
a) Knight: 2,000 members, of which 1,700 for civilians and
300 for the military;
b) Officer: 1,000 members, of which 850 for civilians and 150
for the military;
c) Commander: 400 members, of which 325 for civilians and
d) Grand Officer: 160 members, of which 130 for civilians and
e) Grand Cross: 80 members, of which 65 for civilians and
f) Collar: 10 members, without different insignia for civilians
and the military.
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CHAPTER VI
Final provisions
Art. 26. (1) Upon the re-institution of the Star of
Romania National Order any class of the order may be
conferred, except for the rank of Collar, within maximum
15% of the number established for each rank, of which the
President of Romania may confer, on his own initiative, 1%
of the total number of decorations.
(2) Until the instituting by law of the national system of
decorations, the President of Romania may confer the Star
of Romania National Order to a maximum number of 10
Romanian citizens.
Art. 27. Upon the authorization of the President of
Romania, the conferring of the orders may be made by the
Prime Minister, ministers, commanders of big military
units and heads of the diplomatic missions of Romania
abroad.
Art. 28. The certificates and the insignia of the orders
shall become, after the holders demise, the property of the
legal inheritors, but without the right to wear them or make
use, in any way, of the prerogatives conferred by them.
Art. 29. In case of conferring an order post-mortem,
its certificate and sign shall be handed over to the legal
inheritors.
Art. 30. The Romanian citizens awarded with the civil
or military insignia of the Star of Romania National Order
before the date of its repeal, in 1948, shall be considered
rightfully as Knights of the Star of Romania National
Order, which confers them, automatically, an additional
rank as compared to the one they had.
Art. 31. The provisions of the present emergency
ordinance shall be completed with the legal settlements
regarding Romanias national system of decorations.
ANNEX
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Star of Romania National Order*
Art. 1. The Star of Romania National Order is the highest
decoration of Romania. It is granted both to Romanian citizens
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*See the graphic pattern of the decoration on pages 467478.
diameters of 10 x 7 mm. The circular ring in which the ribbon
is introduced has an outer diameter of 15 mm.
The model for the military includes two crossed swords,
28 mm long, between the sign and the wreath of oak and laurel
leaves.
The wartime model includes two crossed swords 45 mm long,
between the arms of the cross.
The ribbon of the rank is of 40 mm, and the dark blue stripes
along the edge are 3 mm wide, the inner ones, and 2 mm the
outer ones; in its visible part the ribbon is 50 mm high.
With the sign granted to women the ribbon is folded in the
form of a horizontal bow (butterfly bow) and has a length of
120 mm.
With the wartime sign the ribbon has a stripe on each end,
2 mm wide, of gold plated thread.
The sign of the rank shall be worn on the left side of the
chest.
Art. 3. The sign of the rank of Officer is the same as for
the rank of Knight, with the following differences:
the sign is gold plated;
the ribbon includes a rosette with a diameter of 25 mm;
for ladies, the rosette is applied in the centre of the
ribbon.
Art. 4. The sign for the rank of Commander has a
diameter of 50 mm and is gold plated. The central medallion has
a diameter of 14 mm, and the border is 2.5 mm wide. The
letters with which the motto is inscribed are golden coloured and
2 mm high. The coat of arms of Romania, marked in metal, has
a height of 10 mm. On the reverse of the medallion the figures
of the year 1877 have a height of 3 mm.
The oval wreath of oak and laurel leaves, green enamelled,
has the outer dimensions of 31 and 21 mm and the inner ones
of 19 and 13 mm; the ring for the ribbon is oblong and
12 mm high and 4 mm wide.
leaves.
The wartime model includes two crossed swords, 57 mm
long, between the arms of the cross.
The ribbon of the sign is 45 mm wide, with dark blue inner
stripes along the edges, 4 mm, and the outer ones 3 mm wide;
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The exceeding of the number of members for each rank
constitutes an infringement of the present regulation.
This order may also be conferred to Romanian military units,
both in peacetime, and for army deeds, in wartime, and the
insignia shall be worn on the banner. It may also be conferred
to foreign military units of allied states, but only for army deeds
committed during a war in which Romania directly participates.
The decorations conferred to military units, Romanian or foreign,
shall not be included within the limits of the 3,650 decorations,
according to paragraph 5.
The record of the awarded Romanian military units, as well
as of the persons that received the wartime insignia shall be
kept separately from that of the awarded persons within the
limits of the present emergency ordinance.
The President of Romania shall be awarded, for the period of
the mandate, the Collar of the Star of Romania National Order,
especially ordered, made of gold. This Collar is not included in
the number stipulated in art. 1 (5) of the present regulation.
The sign of the decoration consists of a repeated blue
enamelled cross, having between the arms four metal eagles
with spread wings and, in the centre, a red enamelled medallion,
surrounded by a green enamelled wreath of oak leaves.
On the obverse of the medallion the metal coat of arms of
Romania is applied and on the blue border the motto IN FIDE
SALUS is inscribed. On the reverse, the date of 1877, the year
of instituting the order, is inscribed.
A woven oval wreath of oak and laurel leaves surmounts the
sign.
The metal that the sign of the order is manufactured of is
silver with title 750 per mil, and the metal that the plates are
manufactured of is silver with title 900 per mil.
Art. 2. The sign of the rank of Knight has a diameter of
40 mm and the natural colour of silver. The central medallion
has the diameter of 11 mm, and the border of 2 mm. The letters
with which the motto is imprinted are gold plated and have a
height of 1.5 mm. The coat of arms of Romania, marked in
metal, has the height of 8 mm. On the reverse of the medallion
the figures of the year 1877 are gold plated and have the height
of 2.5 mm.
The oval wreath of laurel and oak leaves, green enamelled,
has the outer diameters of 23 and 13 mm, and the inner
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The sash of the sign is 100 mm wide and has a length equal
to the circumference of the human bust. The dark blue marginal
stripes are 8 mm wide, the inner ones, and 5 mm the outer
ones. To the lower part, a rosette is attached, with a diameter of
75 mm, under the rosette a carabiner being attached.
With the wartime model, the sash also includes along the
edges a golden stripe 4 mm wide.
The sash shall be worn over the bust, from the right shoulder
to the left hip, where the sign of the rank is attached.
The plate is in the shape of a star, with 8 groups of rays
studded with diamonds with a diameter of 85 mm. The
enamelled cross of the order, obverse, with a diameter of
60 mm is applied. The central medallion, the border and the
inscriptions have the same size as the sign of the Grand Cross
rank.
The model for women is identical.
With the model for the military and for wartime, the enamelled
cross of the order is applied on the plate, obverse, with a
diameter of 60 mm, having between the arms two crossed
swords, 70 mm long.
The plate of the rank shall be worn on the left side of the
chest, fixed to the sash.
Art. 7. The rank of Collar consists of a chain 840 mm long
and the sign of the rank. The chain contains six cartridges, each
representing the marked coat of arms of Romania, and six
insignia of the order, blue enamelled, fixed between them by
double chains, with square rings. The marked coat of arms of
Romania has a height of 25 mm, and the cross of the order has
a diameter of 25 mm. The locking of the Collar is made by a
carabiner, made of two halves of an eagle with widespread
wings.
The sign of the rank is identical to the sign of the rank of
Grand Cross. The model for women is identical. There are no
different models for civilians, the military and for wartime.
The metal the rank of Collar is manufactured of is silver with
title 900 per mil and is gold plated.
The Collar shall be worn around the neck, over the clothes.
Art. 8. The Collar, especially ordered, which is granted to
the President of Romania, is manufactured of gold with title 785
per mil.
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its length is equal to the circumference of the neck. With the
sign granted to women the ribbon is the same.
The ribbon of the wartime model also includes a stripe along
the edges, 3 mm wide, of gold plated thread.
The sign of the rank shall be worn around the neck. The
men shall pass the ribbon under the knot of the tie, with the
sign visible on the right side of it.
Art. 5. The rank of Grand Officer consists of the sign of
the rank of Commander and the plate of the rank.
The plate of the rank is in the shape of a star, with eight
groups of rays in studded diamonds, and has a diameter of 75
mm. On the obverse of the plate the enamelled cross of the
order is applied, having a diameter of 50 mm.
The central medallion, the border and the inscriptions have
the same dimensions as for the Commander rank.
The model for women is identical.
With the model for the military and for wartime the enamelled
cross of the order, obverse, is applied, with a diameter of
50 mm, having between the arms two crossed swords, 55 mm
long.
The plate of the rank shall be worn on the left side of the
chest. In case the person also wears a bar with decorations, the
plate shall be worn under that.
Art. 6. The rank of Grand Cross consists of the sign of the
order and the plate of the rank.
The sign has a diameter of 60 mm and is gold plated. The
central medallion has a diameter of 16 mm, and the border is
3 mm wide. The letters with which the motto is inscribed are
gold plated and have a height of 3 mm. On the reverse of the
medallion, the figures of the year 1877 have a height of 5 mm.
The coat of arms of Romania, marked in metal, has the height
of 12 mm.
The oval wreath of oak and laurel leaves, green enamelled,
has the outer diameters of 35 and 25 mm, and the inner ones
of 21 and 15 mm; the fixing ring is circular, 2 mm thick and with
an outer diameter of 18 mm.
leaves.
The wartime model includes two crossed swords, 75 mm
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for the military, the ribbon of the rank of Commander,
having fixed in the centre a star with eight rays, of silver, with
the diameter of 6 mm.
f) Collar
a gold disc, with title 785 per mil, having a diameter of
16 mm, striated in the form of rays, which has fixed in the
centre the rosette of the rank of Officer.
The rosette has on the back a system of fixing and may be
worn daily at the buttonhole on the left lapel of the coat/suit.
There shall be worn only the rosette of the highest rank a
person has.
The bars of the different ranks may be worn one next to the
other on the left side of the chest of the uniform, the first being
that of the highest rank. The order conferred with wartime
insignia has a bar with two crossed swords, 15 mm long each,
manufactured of the metal of the rank.
In case a military has also been awarded a decoration with
wartime insignia, its bar shall have priority, even if the order of
the rank is hierarchically inferior to the other decorations he
possesses.
The military in uniform shall wear the rosette of the rank of
Collar 20 mm above the superior row of bars.
If the military is wearing civil clothes, he shall observe the
rules stipulated for civilians.
Art. 10. The military units may be awarded the Star of
Romania National Order only in the ranks of Knight, Officer and
Commander.
The sign of the decoration has the ribbon of the width of the
rank, while the length is of 2,000 mm. At one end the decoration
is attached, and at the other end there is a golden tassel.
The ribbon, half folded, shall be fixed by the pole, below the
eagle.
Art. 11. The box containing the decoration is covered in
dull leather, dark red in colour, and is lined in light grey velvet.
On the lid of the box there are imprinted, in golden colour, the
coat of arms of Romania, the denomination and the rank of the
order.
Art. 12. The conferring of the Star of Romania National
Order shall be made, compulsorily, starting from the rank of
Knight.
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Art. 9. All the ranks, together with the sign, are granted
the rosette and the bar of the decoration, which have the basic
colours of the ribbon of the order reduced to 40% and to 50%,
respectively, and have specific shapes for each rank; the rosette
shall be worn by the civilians at the buttonhole of the left lapel
of the coat/suit, and the bar shall be worn by the military in
uniform on the left side of the chest.
The differences, depending on rank, are the following:
a) Knight
for civilians, rectangular ribbon made of reps, having the
colours of the ribbon of the order reduced to 40%, 16 mm long
and 6 mm wide;
for the military, rectangular ribbon made of reps, fixed by
a metal support having the colours of the ribbon of the order
reduced to 50%, 20 mm long and 10 mm wide.
b) Officer
for civilians, rosette of reps in the colours of the ribbon of
the order reduced to 40%, having the diameter of 10 mm and
the height of 4 mm;
for the military, a rosette with a diameter of 10 mm is
fixed on the ribbon of the rank of Knight.
c) Commander
for civilians, on the rectangular ribbon specific to the rank
of Knight the rosette of the rank of Officer is fixed;
for the military, the rectangular ribbon made of reps in the
colours of the ribbon of the order is 24 mm long and 10 mm
high, and in the centre a disc of silver with a diameter of 5 mm
is fixed.
d) Grand Officer
for civilians, rectangular ribbon of golden reps, 16 mm long
and 6 mm high, having fixed to the centre the rosette of the
Officer rank;
for the military, the ribbon of the Commander rank, having
fixed to the centre a rhombus of silver, 7 mm high and 5 mm
wide.
e) Grand Cross
for civilians, rectangular ribbon made of golden reps, 16
mm long and 6 mm high, having fixed to the centre the rosette
of the rank of Officer;
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Art. 17. The Knights of the Star of Romania National Order
are assimilated to the military ranks and shall benefit from
military honours, as follows:
a) the rank of Knight of the order is assimilated to the rank
of Captain;
b) the rank of Officer of the order is assimilated to the rank
of Colonel;
c) the rank of Grand Officer of the order is assimilated to the
rank of Division General, Air Division General or Rear Vice
Admiral;
d) the rank of Grand Cross of the order is assimilated to the
rank of Army Corps General, Air Commodore General or Vice
Admiral;
e) the rank of Collar of the order is assimilated to the rank of
General of the Army, Air Chief Marshal or Admiral.
Art. 18. The certificates for the Star of Romania National
Order shall be validated under autographic signature of the
President of Romania and autographic countersignature of the
chancellor of orders.
Art. 19. On the occasion of the day of the Star of Romania
National Order, the Chancery of Orders shall organize the
meeting of the Knights of this order, in accordance with the
provisions of the special law on the national system of
decorations of Romania.
Art. 20. The Council of honour of the Star of Romania
National Order shall be made of 7 members, as follows: one for
each of the three lower ranks and two for each of the ranks of
Grand Officer and Grand Cross. President of the Council shall
be the oldest member of the higher ranks.
Art. 21. The Knights of the order may notify the Chancery
of Orders about attitudes and deeds committed by other
members of the order, considered as causing them damage. As
a result of the notification, the Chancery of Orders shall convene
the Council of honour and the accused person, within maximum
45 days of the notification.
The Council of honour shall deliberate and may decide
immediately or after investigating the case, but no later than 60
days from its convening.
If the accused person is not present at the time appointed by
the Chancery of Orders, the Council of honour may request the
Chancery of Orders its convening at another term, and if the
person is missing for the second time, the case shall be judged
in absence.
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In order to confer a higher rank to the same person, a
probation period in the immediately lower rank is necessary, as
follows:
a) from the rank of Knight to that of Officer, 3 years;
b) from the rank of Officer to that of Commander, 4 years;
c) from the rank of Commander to that of Grand Officer, 5
years;
d) from the rank of Grand Officer to that of Grand Cross, 6
years;
e) from the rank of Grand Cross to that of Collar, 8 years.
The conferring proposals have to take into account the
admitting and promoting criteria established in the present
regulation, including the first series of awarding except for the
rank of Collar, which cannot be granted in the first series. The
direct granting of the higher ranks to the first series shall be
made as a result of a summing up of exceptional merits.
The completion of the probation period in the rank does not
automatically give the right to a higher rank, as it only
constitutes the time limit after which new awarding proposals can
be made, if new merits of the same person exist.
Art. 13. The conferring of the Star of Romania national
Order can only be made after 3 years from the previous
awarding of the Faithful Service order or after 5 years from the
conferring of the order For Merit.
Art. 14. For totally exceptional merits the term of 3 years,
as well as the seniority may be reduced by maximum one third.
Art. 15. The conferring of a higher rank automatically leads
to the wiping out of the respective person from the records of
the lower rank, the place becoming vacant.
The sign of the lower rank shall remain in the possession of
the awarded person.
The civilians shall wear only the sign of the highest rank they
possess; the military cadres may wear, on festive occasions, the
ranks of Knight and Officer on a bar, as well as the sign of the
highest rank they possess.
Art. 16. In the nati onal system of decorati ons, i n
hierarchical order, the place of the Star of Romania National
Order is the one established in the special law on the national
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Art. 22. On each annual series and on the occasion of
each awarding, the Chancery of Orders shall notify the Ministry
of the Interior about the decorated persons, promoted in rank or
excluded. The Ministry of the Interior is obliged to notify the
Chancery of Orders in case of demise for every Knight of the
order or in case of any sentencing.
Art. 23. In case of demise of a Knight of the Star of
Romania National Order, his family shall notify the Chancery of
Orders, as well as the territorial military commissariat, in view of
organizing the funeral where shall participate:
a) representatives of local authorities;
b) Knights of the order from the respective locality;
c) the honoured military guards, as for the rank of the
deceased;
d) for the rank of Grand Officer a representative of the
Presidency and the chancellor of orders;
e) for the rank of Grand Cross and Collar the President of
Romania and the chancellor of orders.
Art. 24. Within 6 months of the date of the present
emergency ordinance coming into force the persons awarded
before 1947 the Star of Romania National Order, with insignia for
civilians and for the military in peacetime, irrespective of rank,
may submit to the Chancery of Orders a request and copies
from documents certificates or extracts from the Official
Gazette with the decree of conferring that should attest the
capacity as Knight of the order and the rank held.
Within 60 days of receipt of the requests the Chancery of
Orders, after verifying the authenticity of the received data, shall
forward to the President of Romania the proposal of decree
regarding the appointing of the respective persons to the
immediately higher rank.
Art. 25. The sign of the Star of Romania National Order
shall be manufactured by the State Mint Autonomous Rgie.
The National Bank of Romania, at the request of the
Chancery of Orders, shall put at the disposal of the State Mint
Autonomous Rgie the quantities of precious metals necessary
for the manufacturing of the sign stipulated in paragraph 1.
The expenditure necessary for manufacturing the insignia and
the certificates for the Star of Romania National Order in 1999
shall be ensured from the budgetary reserve fund at the disposal
of the Government.
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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on re-instituting the Faithful Service National
Order, Cross and Medal*
Art. 1. The Faithful Service National Order stipulated
in art. 6 A II and in art. 9 A III of Law No. 29/2000 shall be
re- instituted, this being the second decoration in
hierarchy, in peacetime, and the third in the hierarchy of
military decorations in wartime.
Art. 2. (1) The Faithful Service National Order can
have a maximum of 5,500 members grouped in five ranks
with different insignia for civilians and the military.
(2) The Faithful Service National Order with wartime
insignia has no legal limit of conferring.
Art. 3. The foreign citizens who are awarded the Faithful
Service National Order are not included in the number
stipulated in art. 2 (1) of the present emergency ordinance.
Art. 4. The President of Romania is the head of the
Faithful Service National Order. In this capacity, the
President of Romania shall be granted the rank of Grand
Cross of the order during the mandate, especially ordered,
which he will wear on festive occasions and at the
ceremonies of handing over the order.
Art. 5. The Faithful Service National Order is
completed with the Faithful Service Cross and Medal
stipulated in art. 6 B. I and II and in art. 9 B II and III of
Law No. 29/2000, these being the highest national
distinctions that may be granted to persons without higher
education.
Art. 6. The Faithful Service Cross and Medal have 3
classes each. The number of crosses is 8,400, altogether,
* GEO No. 105/2000 was published in OG No. 319 of 10 July 2000
and approved by Law No. 543/2001, published in OG No. 658 of 19
October 2001, and modified by GEO No. 151/2000, published in OG No.
489 of 6 October 2000 (approved by Law No. 537/2001, published in OG
No. 658 of 19 October 2001).
rank or class, the reasons that determine their conferring,
the distribution of the number of insignia per ranks and
classes, the way in which they should be worn and other
data regarding the decorations are stipulated in the
regulation included in annexes 1 and 2, which are an
integral part of the present emergency ordinance.
ANNEX No. 1
R E G U L A T I O N
regarding the description and granting
of the Faithful Service National Order*
Art. 1. The Faithful Service National Order is the second
decoration in hierarchy, in peacetime, and the third in the
hierarchy of the wartime military decorations. It is granted both to
Romanian and foreign citizens, with higher education, in order to
reward the special services, civil and military, brought to the
Romanian state in peacetime or in wartime.
Art. 2. By distinguished services are meant deeds of
strategy, organization and coordination, as follows:
a) safeguarding the supreme interests of the Romanian state:
independence, sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity;
b) merits with regard to the development of national economy;
c) results in the field of science, art and culture;
d) contributions to the collaboration between Romania and
other states or international bodies;
e) advanced concepts regarding the organization and
management of military operations;
f) feats on the battlefield or in military conflicts.
Art. 3. The Faithful Service National Order includes 5
ranks. These are, in increasing order:
a) Knight;
b) Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Grand Officer;
e) Grand Cross.
Art. 4. (1) The members of the order shall be appointed
for life. Irrespective of the rank received, they bear the name of
Knight of the Faithful Service Order. The Order has different
insignia for civilians, for the military and for wartime.
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and that of the medals in the first two classes 5,400, for
class III the number being unlimited. The decorations
have different insignia for civilians, for the military and
for wartime.
Art. 7. (1) The sign of the Faithful Service National
Order consists of a cross with bent and flattened arms at
the ends, light blue enamelled; between the arms of the
cross there is a wreath of laurel leaves made of the metal
for the rank, and in the centre of the cross there is a
medallion of the metal for the rank.
(2) On the obverse, the coat of arms of Romania is
marked on the medallion.
(3) On the reverse, there is the inscription
FAITHFUL/SERVICE.
(4) The sign is surmounted by an oval wreath of oak
leaves and by a ring through which the ribbon is fixed.
(5) The ribbon of the order is of moir reps of blue
colour, having a white stripe in the middle.
Art. 8. The Day of the Faithful Service National Order,
shall be celebrated on April 28, the date of the former
institution of the order.
Art. 9. The order, cross and medal are presented in
three forms equal in value: the actual sign, the rosette for
civilians and the bar for the military.
Art. 10. The Romanian citizens who are awarded the
Faithful Service Order, until the date of its repeal, in 1948,
shall be considered, according to the law, Knights of the
Faithful Service National Order, being automatically
conferred a rank in addition to the one they possessed.
Art. 11. (1) The sign of the Faithful Service National
Cross is similar to that of the order, but it is not
enamelled.
(2) The sign of the Faithful Service National Medal is a
circular piece, with raised border, having marked on the
obverse the coat of arms of Romania and on the reverse
the inscription FAITHFUL/SERVICE.
(3) The ribbon of the cross and of the medal is of moir
reps of blue colour, having at the ends and in the centre
white stripes.
Art. 12. The description of the form, size and the
graphic pattern of the order, cross and medal for each
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* See the graphic pattern of the decoration on pages 479489.
Faithful Service National Order, Cross and Medal
(3) The order shall be conferred to foreign citizens only with
the favorable endorsement of the governments in the respective
countries.
(4) The members of the diplomatic and consular corps
accredited to Romania may be awarded this order only after
completing a probation period of minimum 2 years in this
country.
Art. 7. (1) The sign of the Faithful Service Order is a cross
with bent arms and flattened at the edges, light blue enamelled.
Between the arms of the cross there is a wreath of laurel leaves
and in its centre a medallion, both of them made of the metal
for the rank.
(2) On the obverse, the coat of arms of Romania is marked.
(3) On the reverse, there is the inscription FAITHFUL
SERVICE inscribed in an open wreath of laurel leaves.
(4) The sign is surmounted by an oval wreath made of oak
leaves, to which a ring is attached, through which the ribbon is
fixed.
(5) The insignia of the order are manufactured of silver with
title 800 per mil, and the plates of silver with title 925 per mil.
(6) The ribbon is of moir reps of blue colour, having a white
stripe in the middle.
(7) To all the ranks there are granted, together with the sign,
the rosette for the civilians, and the bar and rosette of the
decoration for the military; these have the basic colours of the
ribbon of the order, reduced to 40% and to 50%, respectively,
and have specific shapes for each rank. The rosette shall be
worn on the left lapel of the coat/suit and the bar shall be worn
on the uniform, on the left side of the chest.
Art. 8. (1) The sign of the rank of Knight has the diameter
of 40 mm and the natural colour of silver. The central medallion
has the diameter of 14 mm, and the marked coat of arms of
Romania is 12 mm high. The inscription on the reverse of the
medallion has the letters of 1.5 mm high.
(2) The wreath between the arms of the cross has a width of
4 mm and is placed at 7 mm from the medallion.
(3) The oak leaves wreath has the outer diameters of 20 mm
and of 18 mm, respectively, and the inner ones, of 18 mm and
of 6 mm respectively. The ring through which the ribbon is fixed
is circular and has the outer diameter of 15 mm, and on it the
title of the silver is marked.
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(2) The number of the members is fixed to 5,550, distributed
as follows:
Knight 3,000, of which:
2,400 for civilians; and
Officer 1,500, of which:
1,200 for civilians; and
Commander 600, of which:
480 for civilians; and
120 for the military.
Grand Officer 300, of which:
Grand Cross 150, of which:
(3) The exceeding of the number for each rank constitutes an
infringement of the present regulation. The decorations conferred
over the limit number shall be null and void by law, and the
insignia shall be returned.
(4) The order may also be conferred to Romanian military
units for special deeds accomplished in peacetime or for acts of
heroism accomplished in wartime; foreign military units of states
allied with Romania may also be awarded. The orders conferred
to military units are not included in the limits of those stipulated
for the military in the present regulation.
(5) The order with wartime insignia has no legal limits for any
rank, the record of the awarded persons being kept separately.
Art. 5. The President of Romania shall be granted, for the
period of the mandate, the insignia of the rank of Grand Cross,
especially ordered, manufactured of gold. This is not part of the
number stipulated in art. 4 in the present regulation.
Art. 6. (1) The foreign citizens who are awarded this order
are not included in the number specified in art. 4 of the present
regulation.
(2) The heads of state that meet for a second time the
President of Romania on official visits may be awarded the rank
of Grand Cross, especially ordered.
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(3) The wartime model includes two crossed swords, 57 mm
and of 17 mm, respectively, and the inner ones of 10 mm and
of 8 mm, respectively.
(5) The ring for fixing the ribbon is oblong, with a height of
25 mm and the width of 4 mm; on the reverse of the ring the
title of the silver and the order number of the rank are marked.
(6) The ribbon of the rank is 45 mm wide, and the middle
white band is 14 mm wide.
(7) The length of the ribbon is equal to the circumference of
the neck.
(8) For the wartime model, the ribbon includes on the edges
a 3 mm band of gold plated thread.
(9) The rosette of the rank has fixed on the rectangular
ribbon of 16/6 mm of the Knight rank the reel of the Officer
rank, with the diameter of 10 mm.
(10) The bar of the rank has the rectangular ribbon of reps,
24 mm long and 10 mm high, which has fixed in the centre a
disk of silver, with a diameter of 5 mm; for the decoration with
wartime insignia under the disk there are two silver crossed
swords, 20 mm long.
Art. 11. (1) The rank of Grand Officer is made of the sign
of the rank of Commander and the plate of the rank.
(2) The plate of the rank is in the shape of a square star
with rays in relief and has a diameter of 75 mm. The enamelled
cross of the order is applied on the plate, on the obverse,
having a diameter of 40 mm. The central medallion, the
inscription, the marked coat of arms of Romania and the wreath
have the same dimensions as for the rank of Officer. On the
reverse, in a central medallion, the manufacturing company is
inscribed, the title of the silver and the order number of the rank
are marked.
(3) With the models for the military and for wartime, the
enamelled cross of the order is applied on the obverse of the
plate, with a diameter of 40 mm, having between the arms two
crossed swords, 41 mm long.
(4) The model for ladies is identical.
(5) The rosette of the rank is a rectangular ribbon of silver
coloured reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm high, having fixed in the
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(4) The model for the military includes two crossed swords,
25 mm long, between the sign and the oak wreath.
(6) The ribbon of the order is 40 mm wide, and the middle
band is 12 mm wide; in its visible part, the ribbon is 50 mm
wide.
(7) With the wartime model the ribbon has along each end a
stripe 2 mm wide of gold plated thread, and the white band is
10 mm wide.
(8) For the sign granted to ladies the ribbon is folded in the
shape of a horizontal bow (butterfly bow) and has a length of
120 mm.
(9) The rosette is in the form of a rectangular ribbon of reps,
16 mm long and 6 mm high.
20 mm long and 10 mm high; for the decoration with wartime
insignia, on the bar there are fixed two crossed swords of silver,
18 mm long each.
the sign is gold plated;
the ribbon includes a rosette with a 25 mm diameter;
for ladies the rosette shall be fixed in the centre of the
ribbon;
the rosette is in the shape of a reel of reps, having a
diameter of 10 mm and the height of 4 mm;
the bar is similar to the rank of Knight, on it a rosette with
the diameter of 10 mm being fixed; for the decoration with
wartime sign the two crossed swords are fixed under the rosette.
Art. 10. (1) The sign of the rank of Commander has a
diameter of 50 mm and is gold plated. The central medallion has
a diameter of 18 mm, and the marked coat of arms of Romania
is 16 mm high. The inscription on the reverse of the medallion
has the letters of 2 mm high. The wreath between the arms of
the cross has a width of 5 mm and is placed at 9 mm from the
central medallion.
37 mm long, between the sign and the oval wreath of oak
leaves.
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(10) At the models for the military and for wartime the
enamelled cross of the order is applied on the plate, on the
obverse, with a diameter of 50 mm, having between the arms
two crossed swords, 57 mm long.
(12) The rosette of the rank is a rectangular ribbon of gold
(13) The bar of the rank has the ribbon of the rank of
Commander, having fixed in the centre a slightly convex star
with 8 rays, of silver, with a diameter of 8 mm; for the
decoration with wartime sign, under the star, there are two
crossed swords, made of silver, 20 mm long each.
Art. 13. (1) The rank of Grand Cross, especially ordered,
which is granted to the President of Romania, has the insignia
and the plate made of gold with title 583 per mil.
(2) The decoration granted to foreign heads of state has the
sign made of gold with title 583 per mil, and the plate, made of
silver with title 925 per mil, gold plated; the order number of the
ranks of Grand Cross, conferred to heads of state, is different
and shall be written with Roman figures.
Art. 14. (1) The rosettes have on the back a fixing system
made of a screw and a threaded disc. Only the rosette of the
highest ranks that a person possesses shall be worn.
(2) The bars are fixed on a metal support and have at the
back a fixing clasp.
(3) The bars may be worn one next to the other, the first
being of the highest of the ranks.
(4) In case an officer was also awarded an order with
wartime insignia, its bar has priority, even if the order of the
rank is, hierarchically, inferior to the other decorations that he
possesses.
In case a military cadre is dressed in civil clothes, he shall
observe the rules stipulated for these.
Art. 15. (1) The military units may be awarded the Faithful
Service Order only in the ranks of Knight, Officer and Commander.
(2) The sign of the decoration has the ribbon of the width
corresponding to the rank, long of 2,000 mm; at one end of the ribbon
the decoration is attached, and at the other end a golden tassel. The
ribbon folded in the middle is fixed to the pole, under the eagle.
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(6) The bar of the rank is that of the rank of Commander,
having fixed in the centre a convex rhombus, of silver, 7 mm
high and 5 mm wide; for the decoration with wartime insignia,
under the rhombus there are two crossed swords, made of
silver, 20 mm long each.
Art. 12. (1) The rank of Grand Cross is made of the sign
and the plate of the rank.
(2) The sign has a diameter of 60 mm and is gold plated.
The central medallion has a diameter of 20 mm, and the marked
coat of arms of Romania is 18 mm high. The inscription on the
reverse of the medallion has the letters of 3 mm high. The
wreath between the arms of the cross has a width of 6 mm and
is placed at 10 mm from the central medallion.
and 20 mm, respectively, and the inner ones of 13 mm and
11 mm, respectively.
48 mm long, between the sign and the fixing ring of the ribbon.
(6) The fixing ring is circular, 2 mm thick and with an outer
diameter of 18 mm, on which the title of the silver and the order
number of the rank are marked.
(7) The sash of the rank is 100 mm wide and has a length
equal to the lower part of the human bust; the middle white
band is 32 mm wide. At the lower part a circular rosette is
attached, with a diameter of 75 mm; under the rosette a
carabiner is attached.
(8) For the wartime model the sash has along each of the
edges a band 7 mm wide of gold plated thread, and the white
band is 28 mm wide.
(9) The plate of the rank is in the shape of a square star
with rays in relief, gold plated, and has a diameter of 85 mm.
On the plate the enamelled cross of the order is applied, on the
obverse, with a diameter of 50 mm. The central medallion, the
inscription, the marked coat of arms of Romania and the wreath
have the same dimensions as for the sign of the rank of
Commander. On the reverse, in a central medallion the
manufacturing company is inscribed, the title of the silver and
the order number of the rank are marked.
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of the inferior rank, the seat becoming vacant. The sign of the
lower rank remains in the possession of the awarded person.
(2) The civilians shall wear only the sign of the highest rank
they possess; the officers may wear, on festive occasions, the
ranks of Knight and Officer, attached on a bar, as well as the
sign of the highest rank they possess.
Art. 22. The wearing of the Faithful Service Decoration is
settled by arts. 31 and 32 in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias
national system of decorations.
Art. 23. The Knights of the Faithful Service National Order
shall benefit from military honours in keeping with arts. 43 and
44 of Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of
decorations.
Art. 24. The certificates for the Faithful Service National
Order are validated, for the ranks of Knight and Officer, by the
initials of the President of Romania and the countersignature of
the Chancery of Orders; for the rest of the ranks both signatures
are autographic.
Art. 25. (1) On the occasion of the Day of the Faithful
Service National Order (April 8), the Chancery of Orders shall
organize the meeting of the Knights of the respective order in
keeping with art. 49 in Law No. 29/2000 on the national system
of decorations.
(2) The invitations shall be sent to those entitled 30 days
before the festivity, and they are obliged to acknowledge
participation within 15 days.
(3) At the ceremony, the Knights shall be obliged to wear the
insignia of the order.
Art. 26. To establish and keep the communion of
fellowship, the Knights of the order may open clubs on territorial
basis.
Art. 27. (1) To judge the dishonourable deeds, that do
damage to the members of the order, others than those
stipulated in art. 52 a) in Law No. 29/2000, the Council of
Honour of the Faithful Service Order shall be constituted.
(2) The Council of Honour of the Faithful Service Order shall
be made of 7 members, as follows: one from each of the
3 lower ranks and 2 from each of the ranks of Grand Officer
and Grand Cross. The president of the Council of Honour shall
be the oldest member of the higher ranks.
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Art. 16. The case (box) that contains the decoration is
covered with dull leather in light blue colour and lined with white
velvet. On the lid of the box the coat of arms of Romania,
denomination and rank of the order are imprinted.
Art. 17. The admission to the Faithful Service National
Order can only be made after the carrying out with outstanding
results of certain civil or military positions for at least 8 years.
Art. 18. (1) No one can be accepted into the order but for
the order of Knight, except for the first series of the order.
(2) Upon the instituting of the order, the President of Romania
may confer on his own initiative 15 Faithful Service orders in any
rank. This is no part of the number stipulated in art. 4 of the
present regulation.
(3) In order to be promoted to a higher rank it is necessary
to carry out a period of probation in the immediately lower rank,
as follows:
from the rank of Knight to that of Officer, 2 years;
from the rank of Officer to that of Commander, 3 years;
from the rank of Commander to that of Grand Officer, 4 years;
from the rank of Grand Officer to that of Grand Cross, 5 years.
(4) The awarding in the first series, up to maximum 15% of
the number of each rank, shall be made under the terms
stipulated by the present regulation. The higher ranks shall be
conferred only to those that sum up outstanding merits, which
could have led to the granting of successive ranks.
Art. 19. As a rule, the conferring of the Faithful Service
National Order can only be made after 2 years from a previous
awarding of the Order For Merit.
*(2) For exceptional and meritorious deeds in the service of
the Romanian State, the President of Romania may confer the
Faithful Service National Order without the fulfilment of the
conditions stipulated in arts. 1, 2 and 17.
Art. 20. For special outstanding merits the term of 8 years, as
well as the seniority stipulated in art. 18 may be reduced by
maximum one third.
Art. 21. (1) The promotion to a higher rank automatically
leads to the wiping out of the respective person from the records
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* Art. 19 was completed with paragraph (2) according to GEO
No. 151/2000.
certificates or extracts from the Official Gazette of Romania with
the decree of conferring which should attest the capacity as
Knight of the order and the rank possessed.
(2) Within 60 days of receipt of the applications, the Chancery
of Orders, after verifying the authenticity of the received data,
shall forward to the President of Romania the proposal of decree
immediately higher rank.
ANNEX No. 2
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Faithful Service National Cross and Medal*
Art. 1. The Faithful Service National Cross and Medal are
minor decorations that may be granted to Romanian and foreign
citizens without higher education, in order to reward the exceptional
services, civil and military, brought to the Romanian state in
peacetime or in wartime. The Cross is equivalent as importance
and is granted for the same exceptional merits as the Faithful
Service Order is granted to persons with higher education.
Art. 2. The Faithful Service Cross has 3 classes; these are,
in increasing order:
class III;
class II;
class I.
Art. 3. (1) The Cross is conferred for life. The Cross has
insignia for civilians, for the military and for wartime. The number
of the possessors of the insignia for civilians and for the military
is limited to 8,400, of which:
for class III 4,800, of which 4,000 for civilians and 800
for the military;
for class II 2,400, of which 2,000 for civilians and 400
for the military;
for class I 1,200, of which 1,000 for civilians and 200
for the military.
(2) The exceeding of the established number constitutes an
over the limit number shall be null and void by law, and the
insignia shall be returned.
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(3) The Council of Honour shall be elected for a period of
5 years. The election shall take place on the occasion of the
day of the order.
(4) 3 of the members of the Council of Honour may be re-
elected for a new period, of which at least one from the lower
ranks.
Art. 28. (1) The Knights of the Order may notify to the
Chancery of Orders attitudes and deeds committed by other
members of the order, considered to do damage to them. As a
result of the notification, the Chancery of Orders shall convene
the Council of Honour and the accused person, within maximum
(2) The Council of Honour shall deliberate and may decide
immediately or after investigating the case, but not later than
60 days from its convening.
(3) If the accused person does not come at the time set by
the Chancery of Orders, the Council of Honour may request the
convening at another time, but in case of missing for the second
time, the case shall be judged in absence.
Art. 29. On each annual series and on the occasion of
each conferring, the Chancery of Orders shall notify the Ministry
of the Interior about the awarded persons, promoted in rank or
excluded. The Ministry of the Interior shall be obliged to notify
the Chancery of Orders in case of demise for every knight of the
order or of any sentencing.
Art. 30. In case of demise of a Knight of the Faithful
Service Order, the family shall notify the Chancery of Orders, as
well as the territorial military commissariat, in view of organizing
the funeral. The following are to attend:
a) the representatives of local authorities;
b) the Knights of the order in the respective locality;
c) the military guards of honour, according to the rank of the
deceased;
d) a representative of the President of Romania and the
chancellor of orders for the rank of Grand Officer and Grand
Cross.
Art. 31. (1) Within 6 months of the date of publication of
the present regulation in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I,
the persons who are awarded before 1947 the Faithful Service
Order, irrespective of the rank, may submit an application with
the Chancery of Orders and copies of the documents
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(5) In case the military was awarded two or three classes of
the Cross, their bars shall be worn one next to the other.
(6) The bar of the wartime sign also includes two crossed
swords, 15 mm long, embroidered with yellow silk.
(7) For ladies the ribbon is folded in the shape of a bow
(butterfly bow), having a length of 120 mm.
covered on the outside with dull leather of light blue colour, and
on the inside is lined with white silk. On the lid of the box the
gold plated coat of arms of Romania, the denomination and the
class of the cross are imprinted.
Art. 11. The awarding of the Faithful Service Cross can
only be made after the carrying out with exceptional results of
certain civil or military positions during a period of 7 years.
Art. 12. (1) No one can be granted the Faithful Service
Cross but starting with class III, except for the first series of
awarding.
(2) Upon the instituting of the Cross, the President of
Romania may confer from his own initiative a number of 20
Crosses, in any class. This is not part of the number stipulated
in art. 3 in the present regulation.
(3) To be promoted to a higher class, it is necessary to carry
out a probation period in the immediately lower class, as follows:
from class III to class II 3 years;
from class II to class I 5 years.
(4) Up to maximum 15% of the number of each class, for the
first series of awarding, inclusively, the conferring proposals have
to take into account the admission and promotion criteria
established in the present regulation. The granting of higher
classes shall be made following a summing up of merits of
exception that could have led to consequent awarding.
Art. 13. For exceptional merits the seniority and the
periods of probation stipulated in arts. 11 and 12 in the present
regulation may be reduced by maximum one third.
Art. 14. (1) The promotion to a higher class automatically
of the lower class, the place becoming vacant.
(2) The insignia of the lower class remain in the possession
(3) The civilians shall wear the sign of the highest class; the
military shall wear, on festive occasions, all the classes attached
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Art. 4. (1) The foreign citizens who are awarded the
Faithful Service Cross, shall not be included in the number
mentioned in art. 3 in the present regulation.
(2) The Cross shall be conferred to foreign citizens only with
the favourable endorsement of the governments of the respective
countries.
Art. 5. The Faithful Service Cross conferred to Romanian
and foreign military with wartime insignia are not included in the
number stipulated in art. 3 of the present regulation.
Art. 6. (1) The sign of the Faithful Service Cross is
identical to that of the rank of Knight, with the difference that it
is made of metal, without enamel. The difference between
classes is the following:
the Cross of class III is made of tombac, the colour of
bronze;
the Cross of class II is made of silver with title 800 per
mil and has the natural colour of the metal;
the Cross of class I is made of silver with title 800 per mil
and is gold plated.
(2) The ribbon of the Cross, 35 mm wide and 50 mm visible
height, is of blue coloured moir reps, having along the edges
and in the centre a white band each, 4 mm wide.
Art. 7. The model for the military has between the sign
and the wreath two crossed swords, 28 mm long.
Art. 8. The wartime model has between the arms of the
Cross two crossed swords, 43 mm long, and the ribbon has
along the edges a golden band, 2 mm wide.
Art. 9. (1) In all classes, together with the sign the
rosettes and the bars of the decoration are granted.
(2) The rosette, which is worn by the civilians on the left
lapel of the coat/suit, is in the shape of an equilateral triangle
with the sides of 16 mm, made of blue reps, having in the
centre and on the corners a white band each, of 2 mm. On the
back there is a fixing system.
(3) The bar is 18 mm long and 10 mm high, made of reps,
and has the basic colours of the ribbon reduced to 50%; the
ribbon is fixed on a metal support that has on the back a fixing
clasp.
(4) The bar shall be worn on the uniform the daily wear,
on the left of the chest.
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Art. 21. (1) The sign of the Faithful Service Medal is a
circular piece with a diameter of 35 mm and 2 mm thick, with a
super-raised border, 3.5 mm thick.
(2) On the obverse, in the centre, the coat of arms of
Romania is marked, with a height of 25 mm and along the
edges a wreath of laurel leaves, 2 mm wide.
(3) On the reverse, in a wreath made of two branches, laurel
(on the l eft) and oak (on the ri ght), there i s i nscri bed
FAITHFUL/SERVICE with letters of 1.5 mm high.
(4) The Medal is surmounted by an oval wreath of oak leaves
and by a ring through which the ribbon is fixed.
(5) The ribbon is of blue moir reps, 35 mm wide, each with a
white band at the border and in the middle, 2 mm wide each.
Art. 22. The difference between classes is the following:
the sign of class III is made of bronze coloured tombac;
the sign of class II is made of silver plated tombac;
the sign of class I is made of gold plated silver with title
800 per mil.
Art. 23. The model for the military has between the sign
and the wreath two crossed swords, 32 mm long.
Art. 24. The wartime model is identical with that for the
military, but the ribbon has along each edge a golden band,
2 mm wide, and on it two crossed swords, 25 mm long, are
applied.
Art. 25. The sign for ladies is identical, but the ribbon is folded
in the form of a bow (butterfly bow), having a length of 100 mm.
Art. 26. (1) In all classes, together with the sign, the
rosette and the bars of the decoration are granted.
(2) The rosette, which is worn by the civilians on the left
lapel of the coat/suit, is in the shape of an equilateral triangle
with sides of 16 mm, made of blue reps, having in the centre
and at the corners a white band, 1 mm each. On the back there
is a fixing system.
(3) The bar is 18 mm long and 10 mm high, has the basic
colours of the ribbon reduced to 50%; the ribbon is fixed on a
metal support which has at the back a fixing clasp.
(4) The bar shall be worn on the uniform daily wear, on
the left side of the chest.
(5) In case the military was awarded two or three classes of
the medal, their bars shall be worn one next to the other.
(6) The bar for wartime also includes two crossed swords,
15 mm long, embroidered with yellow silk.
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to a bar, according to the hierarchy established in art. 32 of Law
No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations.
Art. 15. The certificates for the Faithful Service Cross shall
be validated as follows: for class I by autographic signature of
the President of Romania and by autographic countersignature of
the chancellor of orders, for class II by the initials of the
President or Romania and by autographic countersignature of the
chancellor of orders, and for class III by the initials of the
President of Romania and of the chancellor of orders.
Art. 16. The Fai thful Servi ce Nati onal Medal i s,
hierarchically, the second minor distinction that may be granted
to Romanian and foreign citizens without higher education, in
order to reward their distinguished services, civil and military,
brought to the Romanian state in pacetime or in wartime. The
medal is equivalent as importance and is granted for the same
merits as the Faithful Service Order is granted to the persons
with higher education.
Art. 17. The Faithful Service Medal has three classes;
these are, in increasing order:
class III;
class II;
class I.
Art. 18. (1) The Medal is conferred for life. The Medal has
insignia for the civilians, the military, and for wartime.
(2) The number of class III possessors is not limited.
(3) The number of possessors of the other two classes is
limited to 5,400, as follows:
for class II 3,600, of which 3,000 for civilians and 600
for the military;
for class I 1,800, of which 1,500 for civilians and 300
for the military.
Faithful Service Medal are not included in the number stipulated
in art. 18 in the present regulation.
(2) The Medal shall be conferred to foreign citizens only with the
favourable endorsement of the governments of the respective countries.
Art. 20. The Faithful Service Medal conferred to the
Romanian military with wartime insignia is not included in the
number stipulated in art. 18 in the present regulation.
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Art. 27. (1) The box that contains the decoration is made
of wood, lined on the outside in dull leather of light blue colour,
and on the inside lined with white silk.
(2) On the lid of the box the gold plated coat of arms of
Romania, the denomination and the class of the medal are imprinted.
Art. 28. The awarding of the Faithful Service Medal can be
made only after the fulfiling with outstanding results of certain
civil or military positions for a period of 5 years.
Art. 29. (1) No one can be granted the Faithful Service
Medal but starting with class III.
(2) Upon the instituting of the Medal, the President of
Romania may confer, on his own initiative, a number of
15 medals, in classes I and II. This is no part of the number
stipulated in art. 18 in the present regulation. For class III the
number is not limited.
(3) To be promoted to a higher class it is necessary to carry
out a period of probation in the next lower class, as follows:
from class III to II 3 years;
from class II to I 4 years.
(4) The proposals of conferring, for the first series of
awarding, inclusively, have to take into account the admission
and promoting criteria established in the present regulation.
(5) The granting of the higher classes shall be made following
a summing up of outstanding merits that might have led to
successive awarding.
Art. 30. For absolutely outstanding merits the seniority and
the periods of probation stipulated in arts. 28 and 29 in the
present regulation may be reduced by maximum one third.
Art. 31. (1) The promoting to a higher class automatically
(2) The sign of the lower class remains in the possession of
the awarded person.
(3) The civilians shall wear the sign of the highest class; the
military shall wear, on festive occasions, all the classes attached
to a bar, according to the hierarchy established by arts. 31 and
32 in Law No. 29/2000.
Art. 32. The certificates for the Faithful Service Medal shall
be validated as follows: for class III by the initials of the
President of Romania and of the chancellor of orders, for class II
by the initials of the President of Romania and the counter-
signature of the chancellor of orders, and for class I by
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autographic signature of the President of Romania, with
autographic countersignature of the chancellor of orders.
*Art. 32
1
. For outstanding and meritorious deeds in the
service of the Romanian state, the President of Romania may confer
the Faithful Service National Cross and Medal without the fulfilment of
the conditions stipulated in arts. 1, 11, 12, 16, 28 and 29.
Art. 33. The persons who are awarded the Faithful Service
Cross and Medal class I, if the conferring of the sign was not
made directly by the head of the state, may request, through the
Chancery of Orders, the right to be granted an audience by the
President of Romania in order to thank him personally. Subject
to the schedule of the President of Romania, the Chancery of
Orders shall organize personal or in-group audiences for those
awarded.
Art. 34. (1) Within 6 months of the date of publication of
the present regulation in the Official Gazette of Romania, the
persons awarded before 1947 the Faithful Service Cross and
Medal for civilians may submit to the Chancery of Orders a
request and copies of the documents certificates or extract
from the Official Gazette, containing the decree of conferring ,
which should attest the position and class held.
(2) Within 60 days of the receipt of requests, the Chancery of
Orders, after verifying the authenticity of the received data, shall
forward to the President of Romania the proposal of decree
immediately higher class.
* After art. 32 art. 32
1
was introduced according to GEO
No. 151/2000.
Art. 6. The National Medal For Merit has three classes;
the number granted for the two higher classes is 7,200
while for class III the number is not limited. The medal
has different insignia for civilians, the military and for
wartime.
Art. 7. (1) The sign of the National Order For Merit is
made of two superimposed crosses, having the arms
bifurcated. The upper cross is enamelled in white with a
border made of the metal of the rank, and the lower cross
is made of striated silver. In the centre of the cross there
is a white medallion surrounded by a border in the colour
of the metal for the rank.
(2) On the obverse, in the centre of the medallion, the
shield with the coat of arms of the country is applied,
made of metal.
(3) On the reverse, in the centre, the year of institution
is written; on the border, the denomination FOR MERIT is
written in white and three stars are represented.
(4) The sign is surmounted by an oval wreath of laurel
leaves and a ring through which the ribbon is fixed.
(5) The ribbon of the order is made of silver-white reps
with two black bands on the borders.
Art. 8. The Day of the National Order For Merit is
celebrated on 5 June, the date of the first instituting of the
sign.
Art. 9. The order and the medal are presented in
three shapes equal in value: the proper sign, the rosette
for the civilians and the bar for the military.
Art. 10. (1) The sign of the National Medal For Merit
is a circular piece, with super-raised border, which has
marked on the obverse the sign of the order with this
denomination, and on the reverse is written FOR MERIT.
(2) An oval wreath of stylized laurel leaves surmounts
the Medal.
(3) The ribbon is of white-silver moir reps, having
black bands towards the borders and in the centre.
Art. 11. The description of the shape, the dimensions
and the graphic pattern of the order and of the medal for
each rank or class, the reasons that determine their
conferring, the distribution of the number of insignia per
ranks and classes, as well as other data regarding the
National Order and Medal For Merit
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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on re-instituting the National Order
and Medal For Merit*
Art. 1. The National Order For Merit stipulated in
art. 6 A III and in art. 9 A IV in Law No. 29/2000 is
re-instituted, this being the third decoration in hierarchy,
in peacetime, and the fourth in the hierarchy of wartime
military decorations.
Art. 2. (1) The National Order For Merit may have
maximum 7,500 members, grouped into 5 ranks, with
different insignia for civilians and for the military.
(2) The National Order For Merit with wartime insignia
has no legal limit of conferring.
Art. 3. The foreign citizens awarded the National
Order For Merit are not included in the number stipulated
in art. 2 (1) in the present emergency ordinance.
Art. 4. The President of Romania is the head of the
National Order For Merit. In this capacity, the President of
Romania is awarded, for the period of the mandate, the
rank of Grand Cross of the order, especially ordered,
which he wears on festive occasions, as well as at the
ceremonies of conferring the order.
Art. 5. The National Order For Merit is completed
with the National Medal For Merit, stipulated in art. 6 B
point III and in art. 9 B IV in Law No. 29/2000, this being
the third national medal in hierarchy, in peacetime, and
the fourth in the hierarchy of the wartime military
decorations, that may be granted to the persons without
higher education.
*GEO No. 104/2000 was published in OG No. 320 of 10 July 2000 and
approved by Law No. 542/2001, published in OG No. 658 of 19 October
2001, and modified by GEO No. 151/2000, published in OG No. 489 of 6
October 2001 (approved by Law No. 537/2001, published in OG No. 658
of 19 October 2001).
Officer 2,000, of which:
for civilians 1,500;
for the military 500;
Commander 900, of which:
for civilians 675;
Grand Officer 400, of which:
for civilians 300;
Grand Cross 200, of which:
for civilians 150;
for the military 50.
(3) The exceeding of the number of each rank constitutes an
over the limit number are null and void by law, and the insignia
shall be returned.
(4) The Order may be also conferred to Romanian military
units for important deeds and exemplary fulfilment of the
missions in peacetime or for acts of bravery in wartime; foreign
military units of certain states allied with Romania may also be
awarded. The orders conferred to military units are not included
within the limits stipulated for the military in the present
regulation.
(5) The National Order For Merit with wartime insignia does
not have legal limits for any rank, the records of the awarded
persons being kept separately.
Art. 5. The President of Romania is granted, for the period
of the mandate, the sign of Grand Cross, especially ordered,
made of gold. This is not part of the number stipulated in art. 3
in the present regulation.
Art. 6. (1) The foreign citizens who are awarded this order
are not included in the number stipulated in art. 4 in the present
regulation.
(2) The Order shall be conferred to foreign citizens only with
favourable endorsement of the governments of the respective
countries.
(3) The members of the diplomatic and consular corps
accredited to Romania may be awarded this order only after
completing a period of probation of minimum one year in this
country.
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decorations are stipulated in the regulation in annexes 1
and 2, which are an integral part of the present emergency
ordinance.
ANNEX No. 1
R E G U L A T I O N
of the National Order For Merit*
Art. 1. The National Order For Merit is the third national
order in the hierarchy of the decorations, in peacetime, and the
fourth in the hierarchy of wartime military decorations. It is
granted both to Romanian and foreign citizens, in order to
reward the important services, civil and military, brought to the
Romanian State in peacetime or in wartime.
Art. 2. By important services it is understood:
a) the safeguarding of the supreme interests of the Romanian
State: independence, sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity;
b) merits with regard to the development of national economy;
c) results in the field of science, art and culture;
d) contributions to the development of collaboration between
Romania and other states or international organisms;
e) advanced concepts regardi ng the organi zi ng and
management of military operations;
f) deeds committed on the battlefield or in military conflicts.
Art. 3. The National Order For Merit is made of 5 ranks; in
increasing order, these are the following:
a) Knight;
b) Officer;
c) Commander;
d) Grand Officer;
e) Grand Cross.
Art. 4. (1) The members of the Order are appointed for
life. Irrespective of the rank granted, they bear the name of
Knights of the Order For Merit. The Order has distinctive insignia
for civilians, for the military and for wartime.
(2) The number of members of the Order is fixed to 7,500,
distributed as follows:
Knight 4,000, of which:
for civilians 3,000;
for the military 1,000;
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28 mm long, between the sign and the wreath.
(8) The ribbon of the rank, 40 mm wide, has the black
bands, 5 mm wide each, placed 2 mm from the edge. Its visible
height is of 50 mm.
(9) In the model for wartime the ribbon has along each edge
a 2 mm band of golden thread.
(10) With the sign granted to ladies the ribbon is folded in
the form of a horizontal bow (butterfly bow) and has a length of
120 mm.
reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm high.
20 mm long and 10 mm high; for the decoration with wartime
insignia, on the bar, two crossed swords are fixed, made of
silver, 18 mm long each.
the sign is gold plated, except for the striated silver cross;
the ribbon has a rosette with a diameter of 25 mm;
for ladies the rosette is applied in the centre of the bow;
the rosette is presented under the shape of a reel made
of reps, having the diameter of 10 mm and the height of 4 mm;
the bar is similar to the rank of Knight, on it a rosette
being attached with the diameter of 10 mm, while for the
decoration with wartime insignia, the two crossed swords are
fixed under the rosette.
Art. 10. (1) The sign of the rank of Commander is gold
plated and has a diameter of 50 mm. The border, in the colour
of the metal of the rank, both of the cross, and of the medallion,
is 3 mm wide. The diameter of the central medallion is of
19 mm.
(2) The shield with the coat of arms of the country has a
height of 11 mm.
(3) The figures of the date on the reverse of the medallion
are 3 mm high, and the letters on the border are 2 mm high.
(4) The arms of the cross of striated silver are distanced at
the level of the medallion by 2 mm, and at the ends by 5 mm;
the diameter of this cross is of 43 mm.
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Art. 7. (1) The sign of the National Order For Merit
consists of two superimposed crosses, having the arms
bifurcated. The upper cross is enamelled in white, with a border
in the colour of the metal for the rank. The lower cross is made
of striated metal.
(2) On the obverse, in the centre of the medallion, the shield
with the coat of arms of the country, made of metal, is applied.
(3) On the reverse, in the centre, the year of instituting is
written; on the border the denomination FOR MERIT is written
and three stars are represented.
(4) An oval wreath of stylized laurel leaves, made of metal,
surmounts the sign; from it the ring, on which the ribbon is
attached, is fixed.
(5) The metal the Order is manufactured of is silver with title
800 per mil, and one of the plates is silver with title 925 per mil.
(6) The ribbon is of silver coloured reps, having two black
bands towards the borders.
(7) In all the ranks, together with the sign, for the civilians
are granted the rosette, and for the military the bar and the
rosette of the decoration; these have the basic colours of the
ribbon of the order reduced to 40% and 50%, respectively, and
have specific shapes for each rank. The rosette shall be worn
on the left lapel of the coat/suit, and the bar shall be worn by
the military in uniform on the left side of the chest.
Art. 8. (1) The sign of the rank of Knight has the natural
colour of silver and the diameter of 40 mm. The border in the
colour of the metal of the rank, both of the cross and of the
medallion, is 2.5 mm wide. The diameter of the central medallion
is 16 mm.
(2) The shield with the coat of arms of the country has a
width of 9 mm.
(3) The figures of the date on the reverse have a height of
2.5 mm, and the letters on the border are 1.5 mm high.
(4) The arms of the cross, made of striated metal, are
distanced, at the level of the medallion, by 2 mm, and at the
tops, by 4 mm; the diameter of this cross is of 35 mm.
(5) The stylized laurel leaves wreath has the dimensions of
24 mm/18 mm, and the width is of 4 mm. On it, a ring with a
diameter of 15 mm is attached, on which the title of the silver is
marked.
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wartime insignia, under the rhombus, there are two crossed
swords of silver, 20 mm long.
Art. 12. (1) The rank of Grand Cross consists of the sign
and the plate of the rank.
(2) The sign is gold plated and has the diameter of 60 mm.
The border, in the colour of the metal of the rank, both of the
cross and of the medallion, is 5 mm wide. The diameter of the
central medallion is of 19 mm.
(3) The shield with the coat of arms of the country is 12 mm
high.
(4) The figures of the date on the reverse of the medallion
have a height of 5 mm, the letters on the border are 3.5 mm.
(5) The arms of the cross of striated silver are distanced, at
the level of the medallion, by 3.1 mm, and at the tops, by
6.1 mm; the diameter of this cross is of 45 mm.
32.5 mm/23 mm, and the width of 7 mm. On it, a fixing ring is
attached, having the thickness of 2 mm and the diameter of
18 mm, on which the title of the silver and the order number of
the rank are marked.
(9) The sash (ribbon) of the sign is 100 mm wide and has a
length equal to the lower part of the human bust. The black
bands, placed at 7 mm from the edge, have a width of 14 mm.
In the lower part, a rosette with a diameter of 75 mm is
attached, and the bow exceeds the edges of the sash by
40 mm; under the rosette a carabiner is attached.
(10) With the wartime model the golden stripes along the
edges are 7 mm wide, and the black bands are 12 mm wide.
(11) The plate of the rank, with a diameter of 75 mm, is
similar to that of the rank of Grand Officer.
(12) The rosette of the rank is a rectangular ribbon of golden
reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm high, having fixed in the centre the
rosette of the Officer rank.
(13) The bar of the rank is that of the rank of Commander,
having fixed in the centre a convex star, with 8 silver rays, with
the diameter of 8 mm, while for the decoration with wartime
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29 mm/21.5 mm, and the width of 5 mm. On it, an oblong ring,
3 mm wide and 25 mm high is attached; on the reverse,the title
of the silver and the order number of the rank are marked.
(7) The model for wartime includes two crossed swords,
57 mm long, between the arms of the superimposed crosses.
(8) The ribbon is 45 mm wide, and the black bands, placed
3 mm from the edge, have a width of 6 mm. The length of the
ribbon is equal to the circumference of the neck.
(9) With the wartime model the golden bands are 3 mm wide.
(10) The model granted to ladies has an identical ribbon.
(11) The rosette of the rank has the reel of the rank of
Officer, with the diameter of 10 mm fixed on the rectangular
ribbon of 16 mm/6 mm of the rank of Knight.
(12) The bar of the rank has the rectangular ribbon of reps,
24 mm long and 10 mm wide, which has a silver disc fixed in
the centre, with a diameter of 5 mm, while, for the wartime
decoration, under the disc there are two crossed swords, made
of silver, 20 mm long each.
Art. 11. (1) The rank of Grand Officer consists of the sign
of the rank of Commander and the plate of the rank;
(2) The plate of silver has a diameter of 65 mm; on it the
obverse sign of the rank of Commander is applied. Between the
arms of the cross, the plate has a fascicle of 7 rays each,
studded with diamonds of different sizes, and from the opening
of the arms of the cross a fascicle of 9 parallel smooth rays is
starting. On the reverse, in a central medallion, is inscribed the
manufacturing company, the title of the silver is marked and is
inscribed the order number of the rank.
(3) With the model for the military and for wartime, on the
plate the obverse sign of the wartime order in rank of
Commander is applied.
(5) The rosette of the rank is a rectangular ribbon of silver
centre the rosette of the Officer rank.
(6) The bar of the rank is similar to that of the rank of
Commander, having fixed in the centre a convex rhombus, made
of silver, 7 mm high and 5 mm wide, and for the rank with
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rank. These are not part of the number stipulated in art. 3 in the
present regulation.
(3) To be promoted to a higher rank it is necessary to
complete a period of probation in the immediately lower ranks,
as follows:
from the rank of Knight to that of Officer 1 year and a
half;
from the rank of Officer to that of Commander 2 years;
from the rank of Commander to that of Grand Officer 2
years and a half;
from the rank of Grand Officer to that of Grand Cross
8 years.
(4) The awarding in the first series, up to maximum 15% of
the number of each rank, shall be made under the conditions
stipulated in the present regulation. The higher ranks shall be
conferred only to those that sum up distinguished merits that
could have led to the granting of successive ranks.
Art. 19. (1) For totally outstanding merits the terms, as
well as the seniority stipulated in art. 17 in the present regulation
may be reduced by maximum one third.
* (2) For exceptional and meritorious deeds in the service of
the Romanian State, the President of Romania may confer the
National Order For Merit without the fulfilment of the conditions
stipulated in arts. 1, 2 and 17.
Art. 20. (1) The promoting to a higher rank automatically
of the lower rank, the place becoming vacant.
(2) The civilians shall only wear the sign of the highest rank
they possess. The officers may wear, on festive occasions, the
ranks of Knight and Officer attached on a bar, as well as the
sign of the highest rank they possess.
Art. 21. The wearing of the decoration For Merit is settled
in arts. 31 and 32 in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national
Art. 22. The certificates of the National Order For Merit are
validated for the ranks of Knight, Officer and Commander by the
initials of the President of Romania, and the countersignature of
the chancellor of orders; for the rest of the ranks, both
signatures shall be autographic.
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insignia, under the star there are two silver crossed swords,
20 mm long.
Art. 13. The rank of Grand Cross, especially ordered, that
i s granted to the Presi dent of Romani a, has the si gn
manufactured of gold with title 583 per mil, and the plate made
of silver with title 925 per mil.
Art. 14. (1) The rosette has on the back a fixing system. It
is worn daily on the left lapel of the coat/suit. Only the rosette of
the highest rank that a person possesses shall be worn.
(2) The bars have the reps fixed on a metal support that has
on the back a fixing clasp.
(3) The bars of the different ranks may be worn one next to
the other, on the left breast of the uniform, the first being that of
the highest rank.
(4) In case the military have also been awarded a decoration
with wartime insignia, the bar has priority, even if the order or
the rank is, hierarchically, inferior to the other decorations
possessed.
(5) In case the military are dressed in civil clothes, thei shall
observe the rules for civilians.
Art. 15. (1) The military units may be awarded the National
Order For Merit only in the ranks of Knight, Officer and
Commander.
(2) The sign of the decoration has the ribbon with the width
corresponding to the ranks and the length of 2,000 mm; at one
end of the ribbon the decoration is attached, and at the other, a
golden tassel. The ribbon, half folded, shall be fixed to the pole,
under the eagle.
covered in black leather and is lined with red velvet. On the lid,
the coat of arms of the country, the denomination and the rank
of the decoration are imprinted in golden colour.
Art. 17. The admission to the National Order For Merit may
be made only after the discharge, with outstanding results, of
duties in some civil or military positions for a period of at least 6
years.
Art. 18. (1) No one can be admitted into the order but in
the rank of Knight, except for the first series of the order.
(2) Upon the instituting of the order, the President of Romania
may confer, on his own initiative, 20 orders For Merit, in any
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* Art. 19 was completed with paragraph (2) according to GEO No.
151/2000.
The Ministry of the Interior is obliged to notify the Chancery of
Orders upon the demise of each Knight of the order or in case
of sentencing.
Art. 28. On the demise of a Knight of the National Order
For Merit, the family shall notify the Chancery of Orders, as well
as the territorial military commissariat, in view of organizing the
funeral. The following are to attend:
a) representatives of local authorities;
b) Knights of the order in the respective locality;
c) military guards of honour according to the rank of the
deceased;
d) for the ranks of Grand Officer and Grand Cross a
representative of the President of Romania and the chancellor of
orders shall participate.
ANNEX No. 2
R E G U L A T I O N
of the National Medal For Merit *
Art. 1. The National Medal For Merit is the third national
medal in the hierarchy of decorations in peacetime and the
fourth in the hierarchy of military decorations in wartime that can
be granted to Romanian and to foreign citizens without higher
education, to reward the important services rendered to the
Romanian State during peacetime or wartime. It is equivalent as
importance and is granted for the same merits as the National
Order For Merit is granted to persons with higher education.
Art. 2. The National Medal For Merit has three classes;
these are, in increasing order:
a) class III;
b) class II;
c) class I.
Art. 3. (1) The medal shall be conferred for life. The medal
has insignia for civilians, the military and for wartime. The
number of possessors of higher ranks, both civilians and the
military, is limited to 7,200 persons, as follows:
class III: not limited;
class II: 4,800, of which:
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Art. 23. (1) On the occasion of the day of the National
Order For Merit (June 5), the Chancery of Orders shall organize
the meeting of the Knights of the respective order, in keeping
with art. 49 in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of
decorations.
(2) The invitations shall be sent to those entitled, 30 days
pri or to the cel ebrati on, and they have to acknowl edge
participation within 15 days.
(3) At the ceremony, the Knights are obliged to wear the
insignia of the order.
Art. 24. To establish and maintain relations of camaraderie
the Knights of the order may establish territorial clubs.
Art. 25. (1) To judge the dishonourable deeds that do
damage to the members of the order, others than those
stipulated in art. 52 a) in Law No. 29/2000, the Council of
honour of the National Order For Merit shall be constituted.
(2) The Council of honour of the National Order For Merit is
made of 7 members, as follows: one of the three lower ranks
and two of the ranks of Grand Officer and Grand Cross. The
president of the Council of honour shall be the oldest member of
the higher ranks.
(3) The Council of honour shall be elected for 5 years. The
election shall take place on the occasion of the day of the order.
(4) For a new period, 3 of the members of the Council of
honour may be elected, of which at least one of the lower ranks.
Art. 26. (1) The Knights of the order may inform the
Chancery of Orders of attitudes and deeds committed by other
members of the order, considered as doing damage to them. As
a result of the notification, the Chancery of Orders shall convene
the Council of honour and the accused person, within maximum
(2) The Council of honour shall deliberate and may decide
immediately or after investigating the case, but not later than 60
(3) If an accused person does not come at the time
appointed by the Chancery of Orders, the Council of honour may
request the Chancery another convening, and in case of missing
for the second time, the case shall be judged in absence.
Art. 27. On each series and on the occasion of each
conferring, the Chancery of Orders shall notify the Ministry of the
Interior on the awarded persons, promoted in rank or excluded.
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Art. 10. (1) In all classes, together with the sign are
granted the rosette and the bar of the decoration.
(2) The rosette that shall be worn by civilians at the
buttonhole of the left lapel of the coat/suit, is in the shape of an
equilateral triangle, with the sides of 16 mm, made of white reps,
having in the centre and at the corners a black band of 1.5 mm
each. On the back there is a fixing system.
(3) The bar, made of reps, is 18 mm long and 10 mm high and
has the basic colours of the ribbon, reduced to 50%; the ribbon is
fixed on a metal support having a fixing clasp on the back.
(4) The bar shall be worn on the daily uniform, on the left
side of the chest.
(5) In case the military was awarded two or three classes of the
medal, their bars shall be worn one next to the other.
(6) The bar of the wartime sign shall also include two
crossed swords, 15 mm in length, embroidered with yellow silk.
Art. 11. (1) The case (box) containing the decoration is
covered on the outside in dull black leather, and on the inside is
lined with red silk.
(2) On the lid of the box the coat of arms of Romania, the
denomination and the class of the medal are imprinted in golden
colour.
Art. 12. The conferring of the National Medal For Merit can
be made only after fulfilling, with outstanding results, certain civil
and military functions for at least 5 years.
Art. 13. (1) No one can be awarded the National Medal
For Merit but starting with class III.
(2) On instituting the National Medal For Merit the President of
Romania may confer on his own initiative 25 medals in classes II
and I. These are not part of the number stipulated in art. 3 of the
present regulation. For class III the number is not limited.
(3) To be promoted to a higher class, it is necessary to carry
out a probation period in the immediately lower class, as follows:
from class III to class II 2 years;
from class II to class I 3 years.
(4) The awarding in the first series of up to maximum 15% of
the number of each class shall be made under the conditions
stipulated in the present regulation. The higher classes shall be
conferred only to those that sum up outstanding merits that
could have led to successive awarding.
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4,000 for civilians;
class I: 2,400, of which:
2,000 for civilians;
(2) The exceeding of the number stipulated constitutes an
over the limit number are null and void by law, and the insignia
shall be returned.
National Medal for Merit are not included in the number
mentioned in art. 3 of the present regulation.
(2) The medal shall be conferred to foreign citizens only with
the favourable opinion of governments of the respective
countries.
Art. 5. The National Medals For Merit, conferred to the
Romanian military, with wartime insignia, are not included in the
number stipulated in art. 3 of the present regulation.
Art. 6. (1) The sign of the National Medal For Merit is a
circular piece with a diameter of 35 mm and the thickness of 2
mm, with a super-raised border, 3.5 mm thick. On the obverse,
the front side of the order with the same denomination is
marked; on the reverse it is written FOR MERIT with letters
having the height of 2.5 mm.
(2) The medal is surmounted by an oval wreath of stylized
laurel leaves and by a ring through which the ribbon is fixed.
(3) The ribbon is of white moir reps, 35 mm wide, having, at
2 mm from the margin and in the centre, black bands of 3 mm
wide.
(4) For ladies, the ribbon is folded in the shape of a bow,
having the length of 100 mm.
the sign of class III is made of bronze coloured tombac;
class II sign is made of silver plated tombac;
class I sign is made of silver with title 800 per mil, gold
plated.
Art. 8. The model for the military has, between the circular
piece and the wreath, two crossed swords, 32 mm in length.
Art. 9. The wartime model is identical to that for the
military in peacetime, but the ribbon has, marginally, a golden
band 2 mm wide, and on it are applied two crossed swords
25 mm long.
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Art. 14. (1) For absolutely outstanding merits, the seniority
and the probation periods stipulated in art. 12 of the present
regulation may be reduced by maximum one third.
*(2) For bright and meritorious deeds in the service of the
Romanian State, the President of Romania may confer the
National Medal For Merit without the fulfilment of the conditions
stipulated in arts. 1, 12 and 13.
Art. 15. The promotion to a higher class shall automatically
lead to the wiping out of the respective person from the records
of the awarded person. The civilians shall wear the sign of the
highest class; the military shall wear, on festive occasions, all
classes, attached on a bar, in accordance with the hierarchy
established in arts. 31 and 32 in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias
national system of decorations.
Art. 16. The certificates of the National Medal For Merit
shall be validated as follows: for class I, by the autographic
signature of the President of Romania and the autographic
countersignature of the chancellor of orders; for class II, by the
initials of the President of Romania and the autographic counter-
signature of the chancellor of orders; for class III, by the initials
of the President of Romania and the initials of the chancellor of
orders.
Art. 17. The persons who were awarded the National
Medal For Merit class I, in case the awarding of the sign was
not made directly by the head of state, may request, through the
Chancery of Orders, the right to be granted an audience to the
President of Romania in order to personally thank him. Subject
to the agenda of the President of Romania, the Chancery of
Orders shall organize the individual or in-group audience of
those awarded.
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ORDINANCE
on the Honorary Sign
In the Armys Service for officers*
Art. 1. (1) The decoration Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service for officers, stipulated in art. 10 3 of Law
No. 29/2000 on Romanias system of decorations is part of
the category of honorary decorations.
(2) The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service stipulated
in paragraph (1) shall be conferred to officers in the
Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of the Interior,
the Ministry of Justice, the Romanian Information Service,
the Foreign Information Service, the Protection and Guard
Service and the Special Telecommunications Service, who
have 15, 20 and 25 years of activity in the army.
Art. 2. (1)The Honorary Signs In the Armys Service
for officers shall be conferred for life. The number of
possessors is not limited in all categories.
(2) The officers in reserve or in retirement against
whom final decisions of sentencing to punishments
privative of liberty have been pronounced, may be
withdrawn the Honorary Signs In the Armys Service upon
the proposal made to the Chancery of Orders by the
minister or the manager of the institution where they
worked. The withdrawal shall be made on the basis of
decree signed by the President of Romania.
Art. 3. (1) The decoration of the honorary sign is an
oval piece, that has the field finely granulated and has
along the edges a wreath of laurel leaves to the left and
oak leaves to the right, tied at the bottom in a bow.
* GO No. 104/2000 was published in OG No. 436 of 3 September
2000, approved and modified by Law No. 650/2001, published in OG No.
752 of 26 November 2001.
*Art. 14 was completed with paragraph (2) according to GEO No.
151/2000.
Art. 9. The Military Merit Order, instituted in 1954
and which was conferred to officers before the coming
into force of Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national
system of decorations, shall be substituted by the following
honorary signs:
a) The Military Merit Order class III, by the Honorary
Sign In the Armys Service for officers that have 15 years
of activity in the army;
b) The Military Merit Order class II, by the Honorary
of activity in the army;
c) The Military Merit Order class I, by the Honorary
of activity in the army.
Art. 10 The description of the Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service for officers, the material it is made of, the
dimensions, the drawn model of the decoration, as well as
the reasons that determine its conferring are stipulated in
the regulation comprised in the annex that is an integral
part of the present ordinance.
ANNEX
R E G U L A T I O N
regarding the conferring and description of the Honorary Sign
In the Armys Service for officers*
CHAPTER I
Conferring the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for officers
Art. 1. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for officers
shall be conferred to officers in the Ministry of National Defence,
the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Romanian
Information Service, the Foreign Information Service, the
Protecti on and Guard Servi ce and the Speci al
Telecommunications Service.
shall be conferred by the President of Romania, by decree, on
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(2) On the obverse there is applied, in Roman figures,
the number XV, XX or XXV, depending on the
number of the years of activity for which it is granted.
(3) On the reverse is applied the cruciferous eagle,
which holds in its claws the sword and the sceptre and has
on its chest the Romanian coat of arms.
(4) The decoration is surmounted by a half-wreath made
of two laurel branches.
(5) The ribbon is of moir yellow reps, crossed by five
blue bands.
Art. 4. The decoration of the Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service for officers shall be worn on the uniform,
as a rule, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania
and of the other national or religious days, at festivities of
official character and in various activities of scientific,
anniversary or commemorative character.
Art. 5. The decorations of the honorary sign shall be
worn by the officers on the left side of the chest, in the
hierarchical order stipulated in arts. 3136 of Law
No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations.
Art. 6. The bars of the honorary sign shall be worn by
the officers with the military uniform, only on the jacket,
on the left side of the chest, on the same line, arranged
from the left, in the chronological order they were
granted.
Art. 7. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for
officers is a distinction that can be granted only to
Romanian citizens.
Art. 8. (1) The officers that fulfil the conferring
conditions of the decoration in the year 2000, shall be
issued the certificates and shall be handed over the
corresponding bars.
*(2) The officers mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be
handed over the insignia of the decoration, while the other
officers in activity shall be changed the insignia of the
former Military Merit Order in accordance with the
provisions of art. 9, as the budgetary sources are
allocated.
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* See the graphic pattern of the decoration on page 510. * Art. 8 (2) was modified by Law No. 650/2001.
calculated until the date of August 31 of the year in which they
are proposed to be awarded.
Art. 9. (1) The lists containing the nominal proposals for
the conferring of the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for
officers shall be sent by the ministers, by the managers of the
institutions mentioned in art. 1, respectively, to the Chancery of
Orders until the date of August 31 of each year.
(2) The object of the proposals for conferring the honorary
sign includes the officers that fulfilled the conditions of awarding
and were passed into reserve or direct retirement, for reasons
not imputable to them, until the date of the issuing of the decree
by which the decorations are conferred.
Art. 10. (1) The officers sanctioned for committing severe
deviations from the provisions of the military regulation or from
other legal provisions, during the period from the last service
appreciation and until the date of August 31 of the year in which
the honorary sign is conferred, shall no longer be proposed, and
if the deviations have been committed during the period of
August December 1, the minister and the manager of the
institution mentioned in art. 1, respectively, shall ask the
Chancery of Orders to wipe them out from the lists of proposals.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply only if the
severe deviation also results in the granting of a lower mark
than Good in the service appreciation for the running year.
CHAPTER II
Certificates for the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for officers
Art. 11. The certificate represents the official document that
attests the conferring of the decorations. Until the issuing of the
certificate, the institutions stipulated in art. 1 may issue to the
holders, on the basis of the decree of conferring the decoration,
receipts that should attest the conferring of the Honorary Sign In
the Armys Service for officers.
Art. 12. The certificate for the Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for officers has on its surface the coat of arms of the
country and has data inscribed as to the name of this sign, the
number and date of conferring the decree, the name and surname
of the possessor, with fathers initial, the indicative of the military
unit he belongs to, the merits for which the honorary sign is
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the basis of the individual proposals of the ministers and
managers of the institutions mentioned in art. 1.
shall be conferred once a year, on the occasion of the National
Day of Romania.
Art. 4. (1) In accordance with the provisions of art. 10 (3)
i n Law No. 29/2000 on Romani a s nati onal system of
decorations, the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for officers
shall be conferred for:
(2) Within the meaning of the present regulation, by activity in
the army it is understood the length of service as active officer,
under the conditions stipulated in Law No. 80/1995 on the
statute of military cadres.
Art. 5. The officers proposed to be conferred the honorary
sign have to fulfil the following conditions:
a) to have the length of service as active officers as
stipulated in art. 10 3 in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national
system of decorations;
b) to have meritorious results in the carrying out of their
duties and in the professional training proved by marks lower
than Good in the service appreciation during the last four years
preceding the year in which the decoration is to be conferred. If
during that period those involved have obtained a mark lower
than Good, the respective year shall not be taken into account.
Art. 6. The time during which the active officers were
sentenced with conditioned suspension of the punishment or
were sentenced with its execution, but were pardoned before
starting the execution, the seniority in activity in the army shall
not be taken into account for the conferring of the honorary sign,
except for the cases in which, following the re-judging of the
case, the competent court has passed the acquittal.
Art. 7. The ministers and the managers of the institutions
mentioned in art. 1, respectively, shall communicate, annually, to
the Chancery or Orders, in writing, until the date of June 1, the
number of officers that shall be awarded the honorary sign.
Art. 8. For the officers entitled to be conferred the
honorary sign the duration of the activity in the army shall be
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granted: for 15 years, 20 years or 25 years of activity in the army,
meritorious results in fulfilling duties and in personal training.
Art. 13. The certificates for the Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for officers shall be validated by the signature or initials
of the ministers, the managers of the institutions mentioned in
art. 1, and of the chancellor of orders, respectively.
Service for officers bear two numbers, as follows:
a) number IX.3. and letters: a) for 15 years of activity in
the army, b) for 20 years of activity in the army or c) for
25 years of activity in the army, that corresponds to the order
number in the hierarchy of the decorations, stipulated in Law No.
29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations;
b) the registration number in the records of the Chancery of
Orders.
CHAPTER III
The decoration and description of the Honorary Sign
In the Armys Service for officers
Art. 15. (1) The decoration for the Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service for officers is an oval piece, slightly convex,
having the height of 35 mm and the width of 31 mm, which has
the field finely granulated. Marginally, both on the obverse and
on the reverse, a gold plated wreath, open, in relief, having
laurel leaves on the left and oak leaves on the right, tied
together at the bottom with a bow; the width of the leaf is of 6 mm.
(2) On the obverse the number is applied in gold plated
Roman figures: XV, XX or XXV; the height of the figures is
of 8 mm.
(3) On the reverse the cruciferous eagle is applied, holding in
its claws the sword and sceptre and having on its chest the coat
of arms of Romania, gold plated; the height of the eagle is of 12
mm.
(4) The decoration is surmounted by a ring from which a half
wreath made of two branches of laurels starts, tied at the top by
a bar; the width of the half-wreath is of 31 mm and the height is
of 14 mm.
(5) the ribbon is of yellow moir reps, crossed by five blue
bands, 2 mm wide each; the width of the ribbon is of 35 mm
and has a visible height of 50 mm.
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Art. 16. (1) The difference between categories is as
follows:
a) for 15 years of activity in the army, the piece is of silver
plated tombac, and the wreath of laurel and oak leaves , the
number XV in Roman figures and the crusade eagle, of gold
plated tombac;
b) for 20 years of activity in the army, the piece is of silver
with title of 800 per mil, and the wreath of laurel and oak
leaves, the number XX in Roman figures and the crusade
eagle are gold plated;
c) for 25 years of activity in the army, the piece is of silver
with title of 800 per mil, and the wreath of laurel and oak
leaves, the number XXV in Roman figures and the crusade
eagle are of silver with title of 925 per mil, gold plated.
(2) The decorations for XX and XXV years shall mark the
title of the metal they are manufactured of.
Art. 17. (1) The case (box) containing the distinction is
covered in yellow leather and inside it is lined with blue velvet.
(2) On the lid of the box the coat of arms of Romania and
the title of the decoration are imprinted in blue.
Art. 18. The graphic pattern of the Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service for officers is represented in the annex to the
present regulation.
CHAPTER IV
The bars of the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for officers
Art. 19. (1) Together with the honorary sign, the bar is
granted as well.
(2) The bar, 18 mm long and 10 mm wide, has the colours
of the ribbon reduced by 50%; in the centre the numbers XV,
XX or XXV in Roman figures is applied, made of silver with
title of 800 per mil, 8 mm high. The ribbon is fixed on a metal
support that has on the back a fixing clasp.
circular medallion in which XV, XX or XXV are
written in Roman numbers, subject to the number of years
of activity for which it is granted.
(3) On the reverse, in the upper half, the cruciferous
eagle is applied, holding in its claws the sword and the
sceptre and on its chest the coat of arms of Romania, and
in the lower part of the field is written REWARD/FOR
MILITARY/ SERVICE.
(4) A semi-wreath made of two branches of laurels
surmounts the decoration.
(5) The ribbon is of yellow moir reps, crossed by six
blue bands.
Art. 4. The decorations Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for military masters and NCOs shall be worn on the
uniform, as a rule, on the occasion of the National Day of
Romania and of the other national or religious holidays, at
festivities of official character and in different activities with
a scientific, anniversary or commemorative character.
Art. 5. The insignia of the honorary sign shall be worn by
the military masters and by NCOs on the left side of the chest,
in the hierarchical order stipulated in arts 3136 in Law No.
29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations.
Art. 6. The bars of the honorary sign shall be worn by
the military masters and by the NCOs on the military
uniform, only on the jacket, on the left side of the chest,
in the same row, arranged from the left, in the
chronological order they were granted.
Art. 7. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for
military masters and NCOs is a distinction that can be
granted only to Romanian citizens.
Art. 8. (1) The military masters and the NCOs that
meet the conditions of conferring the decoration in the
year 2000, shall be issued certificates and shall be handed
over only the corresponding bars.
*(2) The military masters and the NCOs stipulated in
paragraph (1) shall be handed over the insignia of the
decoration, while the other active military masters and
NCOs, according to the provisions of art. 9, shall be
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*Art. 8 (2) was modified by Law No. 651/2001.
ORDINANCE
on the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for military masters and NCOs*
Art. 1. The decoration Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for military masters and NCOs, stipulated in art.
10 point 4 in Law No. 29/2000 on the national system of
decorations is part of the category of honorary decorations.
(2) The honorary Sign In the Armys Service stipulated
in paragraph (1) shall be conferred to military masters and
NCOs of the Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of the
Interior, Ministry of Justice, Romanian Information
Service, Foreign Information Service, Protection and
Guard Service and Special Telecommunications Service,
who have 15, 20 and 25 years of activity in the army.
Art. 2. (1) The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for military masters and NCOs shall be conferred for life.
The number of possessors is unlimited for all the
categories.
(2) The military masters and NCOs in reserve or retired,
against whom final sentencing decisions to prison have
been passed, may be withdrawn the Honorary Sign In the
Armys Service upon the proposal made to the Chancery of
Orders by the minister or manager of the institution
where they had worked. The withdrawal shall be made on
the basis of decree signed by the President of Romania.
Art. 3. (1) The decoration of the honorary sign is an
oval piece, made of tombac, having the edge slightly
raised; marginally, in slight relief, there is punched a
wreath of laurel leaves on the left and of oak leaves on the
right, tied at the bottom by a bow.
(2) On the obverse it is shown, partially superposing the
wreath, the contour of a Maltese Cross with a central
*GO No. 105/2000 was published in OG No. 436 of 3 September
2000, approved and modified by Law No. 651/2001, published in OG No.
752 of 26 November 2001.
Art. 2. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for the
military masters and NCOs shall be conferred by the President
of Romania by decree, on the basis of individual proposals by
the ministers, and by the managers of the institutions mentioned
in art. 1, respectively.
Art. 3. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for military
masters and NCOs shall be conferred once a year, on the
occasion of the National Day of Romania.
Art. 4. (1) According to the provisions of art. 10 (4) in Law
No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations, the
Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for military masters and
NCOs shall be conferred for:
(2) Within the meaning of the present regulation, by activity in
the army is understood the seniority as active military master or
NCO, under the terms stipulated by Law No. 80/1995 on the
statute of military cadres.
Art. 5. The military masters and NCOs that are proposed
to be conferred the honorary sign have to fulfil the following
conditions:
a) to have a seniority as active military master or NCO as
stipulated in art. 10 (4) in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias
national system of decorations;
b) to have meritorious results in carrying out of duties and
professional training, shown by the marks not lower than Good
in the service appreciation in the last 4 years preceding the year
in which the decoration is to be conferred. If during this period
those in question have obtained an annual mark lower than
Good, the respective year shall not be taken into account.
Art. 6. The time during which the active military masters
and NCOs have been sentenced with conditioned suspending of
punishment or with its execution, but have been given amnesty
or pardoned before starting the execution, shall not be taken into
account in the calculation of seniority in activity in the army for
the conferring of the honorary sign, except for the cases in
which, as a result of re-judging the case, the competent court
has passed the acquittal.
Art. 7. The ministers, the managers of the institutions
mentioned in art. 1, respectively, shall communicate to the
Chancery of Orders annually, in writing, until the date of June 1,
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changed the insignia of the former Military Merit Order as
the necessary budget allocations are allotted.
Art. 9. The Military Merit Order, instituted in 1954,
and which was conferred to military masters and to NCOs
prior to the coming into force of Law No. 29/2000 on
Romanias national system of decorations, shall be
substituted with the following honorary signs:
a) the Military Merit Order class III, instituted in 1954
and which was conferred to military masters and to NCOs,
with the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for military
masters and NCOs that completed 15 years of activity in
the army;
b) the Military Merit Order class II, with the Honorary
Sign In the Armys Service for military masters and NCOs
that completed 20 years of activity in the army;
c) the Military Merit Order class I, with the Honorary
Sign In the Armys Service for military masters and NCOs
that completed 25 years of activity in the army.
Art. 10. The description of the Honorary Sign In the
Army Service for military masters and NCOs, the material
of the decoration, the dimensions, its graphic pattern, as
well as the reasons that determine its conferring are
stipulated in the regulation included in the annex that is
part and parcel of the present ordinance.
ANNEX
R E G U L A T I O N
regarding the conferring and description of the Honorary Sign
In the Armys Service for military masters and NCOs*
CHAPTER I
Conferring the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
for military masters and NCOs
Art. 1. The Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for military
masters and NCOs shall be conferred to military masters and
NCOs in the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry
of Justice, Romanian Information Service, Foreign Information
Servi ce, Protecti on and Guard Servi ce and Speci al
Telecommunications Service.
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*See the graphic pattern of the decoration on page 511.
Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for military masters and
NCOs.
Art. 12. The certificate for the Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for military masters and NCOs has on its surface the
coat of arms of the country and has inscribed data regarding the
denomination of this sign, the number and date of the conferring
decree, the name and surname of the possessor, with fathers
initial, the indicative of the military unit he is part of, the merits
for which the honorary sign is granted: for 15 years, 20 years or
25 years of activity in the army and for meritorious results in the
carrying out of duties and professional training.
Service for military masters and NCOs shall be validated by the
signature or the initials of the ministers, of the managers of the
institutions mentioned in art. 1, and of the chancellor of orders,
respectively.
Service for military masters and NCOs shall bear two numbers,
as follows:
a) the number IX 4 and the letters: a) for 15 years of
activity in the army; b) for 20 years of activity in the army or
c) for 25 years of activity in the army, that corresponds to the
order number in the hierarchy of decorations, stipulated in art. 11
i n Law No. 29/2000 on Romani a s nati onal system of
decorations;
b) the registration number in the records of the Chancery of
Orders.
CHAPTER III
The decoration and description of the Honorary Sign
In the Armys Service for military masters and NCOs
Art. 15. (1) The decoration Honorary Sign In the Armys
Service for military masters and NCOs is an oval piece, made of
tombac, having the height of 35 mm and the width of 31 mm,
with the border slightly raised; at the margins it is marked, in
slight relief, with an open wreath, of laurel leaves to the left and
of oak leaves to the right, tied at the bottom with a bow, the
width of the wreath being of 4 mm.
(2) On the obverse, partly superposing the wreath, a Maltese
Cross is shown in the upper part of the field, with arms of
24 mm, having a central medallion with a diameter of 12 mm; in
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the number of military masters and NCOs that shall be awarded
the honorary sign.
Art. 8. For the military masters and NCOs entitled to be
conferred the honorary sign, the duration of activity in the army
shall be calculated until the date of August 31 of the year when
they are proposed to be awarded.
Art. 9. (1) The lists containing the nominal proposals of
being conferred the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service for
military masters and NCOs shall be sent by the ministers, by the
managers of the institutions mentioned in art. 1, respectively, to
the Chancery of Orders until the date of August 31 of each year.
(2) The object of the proposals of conferring the honorary
sign are the military masters and NCOs that fulfilled the
conditions of awarding and have been put in reserve or directly
on retirement, for reasons not imputable to them, until the date
of the decree issuing by which the decoration is conferred to
them.
Art. 10. (1) The military masters and NCOs punished for
committing severe deviations from the provisions of the military
regulation or from other legal provisions, during the period from
the last service appreciation and until the date of August 31 of
the year when the honorary sign is conferred, shall no longer be
proposed, and if deviations were committed between the period
of August 31 1 December, the minister, the manager of the
institution mentioned in art. 1, respectively, shall request the
Chancery of Orders their wiping out from the list of the
proposals.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply only if severe
deviations committed would also have as a result the granting of
a mark lower than Good in the service appreciation for the
running year.
CHAPTER II
Certificates for the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
Art. 11. The certificate represents the official document,
which attests the conferring of decorations. Until the issuance of
the certificate, the institutions stipulated in art. 1 may issue to
the holder, on the basis of the decree on conferring the
decoration, receipts that should attest the conferring of the
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the medallion there is inscribed in golden Roman numbers: XV,
XX or XXV, 7 mm high.
(3) On the reverse, in the upper half, there is the cruciferous
eagle, 15 mm high, holding in its claws the sword and sceptre
and on the chest the coat of arms of Romania; in the lower part
of the fi el d there i s the i nscri pti on REWARD/FOR
MILITARY/SERVICE, with 3 mm high letters.
(4) The decoration is surmounted by a ring from which a
semi-wreath starts, made of two laurel branches tied at the top
by a bar; the width of the semi-wreath is of 31 mm and the
height is of 14 mm.
(5) The ribbon is of yellow moir reps, crossed by six blue
bands, each 1.5 mm wide; the width of the ribbon is 35 mm and
the visible height is 50 mm.
Art. 16. The difference between the categories is as follows:
a) for 15 years of activity in the army, the piece is bronze plated;
b) for 20 years of activity in the army, the piece is silver
plated;
c) for 25 years of activity in the army, the piece is gold
plated.
Art. 17. (1) The case (box) containing the distinction is
covered in yellow parchment and the interior is lined with blue silk.
(2) On the lid of the box the titling of the decoration is
imprinted in blue.
Art. 18. The graphic pattern of the Honorary Sign In the
Army Service for military masters and NCOs is represented in the
annex that is part of the present regulation.
CHAPTER IV
The bars of the Honorary Sign In the Armys Service
Art. 19. The bar is granted together with the honorary sign.
(2) The bar, 18 mm long and 10 mm wide, has the colours
of the ribbon reduced to 50%; in the centre, there are applied
the Roman numbers XV, XX or XXV, made of browning
tombac, 8 mm high. The ribbon is fixed on a metal support that
has on the back a fixing clasp.
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LAW
on establishing the Commemorative Cross
of World War II, 19411945 Medal*
Art. 1. The Commemorative Cross of World War II,
19411945 Medal shall be instituted to commemorate the
military services brought to the Romanian State during
the Second World War.
Art. 2. (1) The medal shall be conferred to all the
military, the ones assimilated to any rank and the civil
personnel employed in military units who participated in
the campaigns of the Romanian army during 19411945
and have the capacity as war veteran of the Romanian
army, according to Law No. 44/1994 on war veterans, as
well as certain rights of the war invalids and widows.
(2) The provisions of art. 1 shall also apply to the
citizens of other states that took part in World War II in
the Romanian army and went through such instances as
those stipulated in arts. 1 and 2 in Law No. 44/1994 on
war veterans, as well as certain rights of the war invalids
and widows.
Art. 3. The medal shall also be conferred to civil
servants or to the persons who, not belonging to the army,
have carried out an efficient and permanent service
alongside it and also have the capacity as war veterans.
Art. 4. The medal shall be conferred by the President
of Romania.
*Law No. 68/1994 was published in OG No. 207 of 10 August 1994,
republished in OG No. 14 of 17 January 2000, and was modified again
by Law No. 35/1995 for the modification of art. 8 in Law No. 68/1994 on
establishing the Commemorative Cross of World War II, 19411945
Medal published in OG No. 84 of 4 May 1995.
Republished on the grounds of art. II in Law No. 194/1999 for the
completion of Law No. 68/1994 on establishing the Commemorative
Cross of World War II, 19411945 Medal, published in OG No. 628 of
23 December 1999, the texts being given a new numbering.
See also Law No. 29/2000 to be found on page 311.
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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on the Commemorative Cross
of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration*
Art. 1. (1) The Commemorative Cross of Anti-
Communist Resistance Decoration, stipulated in art. 6 (C) (I)
in Law No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of
decorations, is part of the national decorations category.
Resistance Decoration can be granted to Romanian
citizens that fought the communist regime, that were
deprived of liberty or who were deported from political,
ethnical or religious reasons.
Art. 2. Exceptionally, the Commemorative Cross of
Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration may also be
granted to foreign citizens from the states of the former
socialist camp, former political detainees, the public
actions of whom have substantially contributed to the
erosion of the communist regimes credibility.
Art. 3. (1) The Commemorative Cross of Anti-
Communist Resistance Decoration has three classes. In
increasing order, these are:
class III;
class II;
class I.
Resistance Decoration has no maximum numeric limit,
and it can be conferred to all persons entitled to wear it,
in accordance with the present emergency ordinance.
**Art. 4. The drawing up of the lists containing the
persons that may receive the Commemorative Cross of
Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration, as well as its
** GEO No. 103/2000 was published in OG No. 317 of 7 July 2000,
approved and modified by Law No. 767/2001, published in OG No. 33 of
18 January 2002.
** Art. 4 was modified by Law No. 767/2001.
Art. 5. The right to wear the medal is personal and
not transmissible.
Art. 6. The acknowledging of the right to obtain the
medal shall be made by the National Association of War
Veterans, which shall forward the proposals for
conferring the decorations.
Art. 8. The medal may be withdrawn in any of the
following instances:
a) if the person has undergone a sentencing, by final
judicial decision, to prison;
b) if the person was part of the repressive organs of
totalitarian regimes.
Art. 9. (1) The Commemorative Cross of World War
II, 19411945 Medal is a cross with equal arms, split, of
non-ferrous alloy (tombac), black dotted, with a diameter
of 40 mm. The cross has smooth margins, slightly raised,
with the thickness of 1.3 mm.
(2) In the middle, there is a medallion with a diameter
of 13 mm, surrounded by a steel circle. On the obverse the
cruciferous eagle is applied, and on the reverse the years
19411945 are marked.
(3) The ribbon of the medal is 35 mm wide and has
black and light blue bands, equally alternating.*
Art. 10. The medal shall be worn on the left side of
the chest.
Art. 11. The Ministry of National Defence shall
organize the records of those awarded.
Art. 12. The expenditure shall be covered by the
Government of Romania, through the Ministry of National
Defence.
* See the graphic pattern of the decoration on page 512.
c) class I may be granted to persons that were deprived of
liberty for a period longer than 10 years, as well as to those
persons that were part of the organizations that took up arms
against the dictatorial regime.
(2) The detention period taken into account is the total one,
in the case of persons who were in political detention for several
times; all the proposals shall be submitted to the control of the
National Council for the Studying of the Archives of the State
Security, and, if they were in detention, those proposed shall
present copies of the file from the General Directorate of
Penitentiaries.
(3) Class I shall be granted post mortem to all the persons
that participated in the armed struggle, that were executed, who
died in the period of detention or after being set free.
(4) The persons who, during the period of detention or after
liberation, have actively helped the organs of the former State
Security, contributing to the maltreatment of detainees or to the
arresting of other persons as a result of the denunciations made
by them, cannot be awarded the Commemorative Cross of Anti-
Communist Resistance.
*(5) The persons who after liberation from detention, have
held positions of leadership in the communist party and state
apparatus and who after the year 1975 have been awarded
medals and orders cannot be awarded the Commemorative
Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance.
*(6) The persons who after liberation have become members
of the Romanian Communist Party cannot be awarded the
Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance.
**Art. 3. Exceptionally, class II of the Commemorative
Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration may also be
conferred to foreign citizens who substantially contributed to the
knowledge of the realities about communist society.
**Art. 4. (1) The establishing of the persons entitled to the
conferring of the Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance Decoration, as well as the class of the distinction
shall be made by representatives of the Association of the
Former Political Detainees in Romania, of the Romanian
Federation of the Former Political Detainees and Anti-Communist
Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration
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classes, shall be made by the Association of the Former
Political Detainees in Romania, the Romanian Federation
of the Former Political Detainees and Anti-Communist
Fighters and the Foundation of the Fighters in the Armed
Anti-Communist Resistance in Romania, in collaboration
with the organs of the Ministry of the Interior and of the
Ministry of Justice.
Art. 5. The description of the Commemorative Cross
of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration, the material,
the dimensions, the graphic pattern of the decoration, the
reasons determining its conferring, as well as other data
are stipulated in the regulation contained in the annex that
is an integral part of the present emergency ordinance.
ANNEX
R E G U L A T I O N
regarding the description and granting of the Commemorative
Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration*
Art. 1. The Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance is a national decoration that may be granted to
Romanian citizens that acted by various means, including armed
struggle, against the regime of communist dictatorship, or to
those that were deprived of liberty for political reasons, social
origin, religious faith or ethnic group, following trials or no legal
form, as well as to persons that were deported in the country or
abroad for the same reasons.
(2) The decoration shall also be granted to citizens of other
states who, on the date of their depriving of liberty or
deportation, were Romanian citizens.
**Art. 2. (1) The Commemorati ve Cross of Anti -
Communist Resistance Decoration shall be granted for the
reasons mentioned in art. 1 (1) and has three classes, each of
them being granted to certain categories, as follows:
a) class III may be granted to the persons that have been
displaced by force from their dwellings and were deported both in
the country, and in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;
b) class II may be granted to persons that were deprived of
liberty for a period of up to 10 years;
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* See note on page 414.
** Arts. 3, 4, 5 (3), 6 (1) and (3), 7, 8 (1), 9 (2), 12 and 15 were modi-
fied by Law No. 767/2001.
** See the graphic pattern of the decoration on page 513.
** Art. 2, (1) and (2), was modified by Law No. 767/2001, and para-
graphs (5) and (6) were introduced by the same act.
(4) At the upper part of the sign there is an arc of circle
6 mm high, punched, through which is passed the ring for fixing
the ribbon with a diameter of 20 mm.
(5) The ribbon, made of grey moir reps, is 40 mm wide and,
on its visible part, 50 mm high; the bands of blue, yellow and
red colour, placed in the centre of the ribbon, are each 4 mm
wide.
*Art. 7. The sign of class II is identical with that of the
class stipulated in art. 6, with the difference that the metal the
embedded cross is manufactured of is gold plated silver with title
800 per mil.
Art. 8. *(1) The sign of class I is similar to that of the
class stipulated in art. 6, with the difference that the metal the
embedded cross is manufactured of is 14 K gold.
(2) The decorations conferred for the participation in the
armed struggle against the communist dictatorship have the
basic colour of the ribbon green and have fixed on it two
crossed swords, 36 mm long, made of silver with title 750 per
mil.
Art. 9. (1) To honour and perpetuate the tradition of the
struggle against the communist-totalitarian ideology, the direct
descendents of the former political detainees may receive the
Commemorati ve Cross of Anti -Communi st Resi stance
Decoration which has attached on the ribbon a metal bar on
which is written, in 4 mm high letters, the word: TRADITION.
*(2) The direct descendants of the former political detainees
may request the territorial committees of the Association of the
Former Political Detainees in Romania, the Romanian Federation
of the Former Political Detainees and Anti-Communist Fighters
and the Foundation of the Fighters in the Armed Anti-Communist
Resistance in Romania, designated for the drawing up of the
l i sts contai ni ng the persons enti tl ed to recei ve the
Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance, to be
registered on the list for receiving the decoration with the bar
TRADITION. Together with the application, they have to submit
the following:
a) a copy of the judicial sentencing decision of his parent or,
in the absence of it, the statements of two persons that should
confirm his imprisonment for political reasons;
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Fighters and of the Foundation of the Fighters in Anti-Communist
Armed Resistance in Romania, in collaboration with the Ministry
of the Interior and with the Ministry of Justice.
(2) The lists of proposals shall be forwarded to the Chancery
of Orders, for the drawing up of the conferring decree.
Art. 5. (1) The sign of the decoration is a rectangular plate
with rounded corners, with a height of 50 mm, width of 40 mm
and thickness of 5 mm. On the interior of the plate there is
embedded a cross with equal arms, white enamelled, having the
diameter of 25 mm and the width of the arms of 5 mm.
(2) The obverse has the border slightly raised and the cross
embedded below the level of the rectangular piece; starting with
the side borders, there is, over the cross, in relief, a barbed wire
fence. The denomination of the decoration is written above and
below the cross, with letters in relief.
*(3) On the reverse, from the embedded cross at the same
level gold plated rays are starting; under the cross is written the
motto: I RESISTED/BY FAITH AND STRUGGLE.
(4) The ribbon, of moir reps, grey coloured, has blue, yellow
and red coloured stripes, 4 mm wide each.
Art. 6. *(1) The sign of class III is manufactured of steel
having the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners, with the
height of 50 mm, the width of 40 mm and thickness of 5 mm. In
the interior of the plate there is embedded a cross with equal
arms, of silver with title 800 per mil, having the diameter of 25
mm, the arms of the cross width is 5 mm and the thickness of
3 mm; the centre of the cross is placed at 20 mm from the
upper limit of the sign.
(2) The obverse has the border slightly raised and the cross
embedded below the rectangular piece; starting from the side
borders is figured, over the cross, in relief, a barbed wire fence.
The denomination of the decoration is written with letters in relief,
3 mm high, as follows: above the cross, THE COMMEMORATIVE
CROSS, and under it OF ANTI-COMMUNIST/RESISTANCE.
*(3) On the reverse, the cross is embedded at the same
level and from it start rays in relief; under the cross there is
wri tten i n rel i ef, wi th 3 mm hi gh l etters, the motto: I
RESISTED/BY FAITH AND STRUGGLE.
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this decoration, considered as bringing moral prejudices to them.
Following the notification, the Chancery of Orders shall convene
the Council of Honour and the accused person, within 15 days
of the notification.
(2) The Council of Honour shall deliberate and may decide
immediately or after investigating the case, but not later than 60
(3) In case the accused person is not present at the time
appointed by the Chancery of Orders, the Council of Honour
may request the Chancery of Orders its convening at another
time, and, if the accused person is not present for the second
time, the case shall be judged in his absence.
*Art. 15. (1) The leadership of the Association of Former
Political Detainees in Romania, of the Romanian Federation of
Former Political Detainees and Anti-Communist Fighters and of
the Foundation of the Fighters in the Anti-Communist Armed
Resistance in Romania shall forward to the Chancery of Orders,
as drawn up, the lists containing the proposals for conferring
the Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance
decoration for the signing of the awarding decrees by the
President of Romania.
(2) Within one year of the publication in the Official Gazette
of Romania, Part I, of the law by which the present regulation is
approved, the commissions of the Association of Former Political
Detainees in Romania, the Romanian Federation of the Former
Political Detainees and Anti-Communist Fighters and of the
Foundation of the Fighters in Anti-Communist Armed Resistance
shall finalize all the proposals for awarding the Commemorative
Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance, the distinction being
considered as completed after this term.
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b) a copy of the birth certificate to attest the affiliation;
c) a statement, on ones own responsibility, that until the year
1989 he was not a member of the Romanian Communist Party
and that he was not part of the organs of repression of the
communist regime or informer in the former State Security.
(3) Irrespective of the class the parents have or would have
been entitled to, the direct descendants may receive only the
Commemorati ve Cross of Anti -Communi st Resi stance
Decoration with the bar TRADITION class III.
Art. 10. In all classes, together with the sign, the rosette of
the decoration is also granted, which has the shape of an
equilateral triangle with sides of 16 mm, made of grey reps, with
vertical stripes, 1 mm wide, of blue, yellow and red colour, in the
centre, and the margins bordered with a silver coloured thread.
Art. 11. The box (case) containing the decoration is
covered in dull leather, of grey colour and is lined with white
velvet. On the lid of the box the denomination and the rank of
the decoration are imprinted in silver colour.
*Art. 12. The certificates for the Commemorative Cross of
Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration shall be validated by the
initials of the President of Romania and of the chancellor of
orders, for classes III and II, and by their autographic signatures
for class I.
Art. 13. (1) To judge the dishonourable deeds, that do
damage to the members of the decoration, others than those
stipulated in art. 52 letter a) in Law No. 29/2000, the Council of
Honour of the Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist
Resistance Decoration shall be constituted.
(2) The Council of Honour is made of 7 members, two from
each class and one from the TRADITION category.
(3) The president of the Council of Honour is the oldest
member of class I.
(4) The Council of Honour is elected for a period of three
years; for a new period of 3 years, four of the members of the
Council of Honour may be elected, one for each class and
category.
Art. 14. (1) The holders of the Commemorative Cross of
Anti-Communist Resistance Decoration may notify the Council of
Honour about attitudes and deeds committed by other holders of
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* See note on page 415. * See note on page 415.
Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Order
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medallion, with a diameter of 15 mm, containing the letter
V, and is made of tombac (copper 90% and zinc 10%),
according to the annex which is an integral part of the
present law.*
The sign of the order is manufactured by the State
Mint Autonomous Rgie.
Art. 7. The expenditure regarding the manufacturing
of the sign of Victory of the Romanian Revolution of
December 1989 Order, of the case for keeping it and of
the certificate by which its conferring is attested, shall be
covered from the budget of the State Secretariat for the
Matters of the December 1989 Revolutionaries.
* See the graphic pattern of the decoration on page 514.
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on instituting the Victory of the Romanian
Revolution of December 1989 Order*
Art. 1. To honour the martyrheroes, as well as the
persons who distinguished themselves by outstanding
deeds in the fight for the victory of the Revolution, the
Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989
Order is instituted.
Art. 2. The Order is conferred post mortem to the
martyr-heroes and to the persons stipulated in art. 2 of
Law No. 42/1990, republished, as well as to other persons
that distinguished themselves by outstanding deeds in the
fight for the victory of the December 1989 Revolution.
The Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December
1989 Order has an honorary character.
Art. 3. The criteria for granting the Victory of the
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Order, as well as
the description and the way of wearing the sign of the
order shall be established by regulation drawn up by the
Government and approved by decision of the Parliament
of Romania.
Art. 4. The conferring of the order is attested by
certificate, whose model shall be established in the
regulation stipulated in art. 3.
Art. 5. The Order stipulated in art. 1 shall be
conferred, according to the law, together with the
certificate, by the President of Romania, upon the proposal
of the committee stipulated in art. 4 in Law No. 42/1990,
republished.
Art. 6. The sign of the Order Victory of the
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 is in the shape
of a star with 8 equal arms, that is inscribed in a circle
with a diameter of 40 mm, having in the middle a round
* Law No. 1/1996 was published in OG No. 6 of 15 January 1996.
See also Law No. 29/2000, to be found on page 311.
the victory of the revolution, as well as to those who,
during the period of December 16-25, 1989, asserted
themselves by special deeds in the fight for the victory of
the revolution.
The persons mentioned in paragraph 2 have to bring
proof of the special deeds in the fight for the victory of the
revolution and to be recommended by an association, a
club, a foundation or a league of the fighters, legally
constituted until the date of December 30, 1992.
For the acknowledgement of the capacity stipulated in
the present law, of issuing the proving certificates and of
the proposals for the distinctions stipulated in arts. 1, 2, 3
and 4 in the present law, the Committee for honouring
and supporting the heroes of the December 1989
Revolution is instituted. The composition of the
committee, whose members are appointed by decision of
the Government, is the following:
a representative of the Ministry of Labour and Social
Protection;
a representative of the Ministry of Health;
a representative of the Ministry of Finance;
a representative of the Ministry of National Defence;
a representative of the Ministry of the Interior;
a representative of the Ministry of Justice;
a representative of the Public Ministry;
a representative of the Government General
Secretariat;
a representative of the State Secretariat for the
Matters of the December 1989 Revolutionaries;
8 representatives of the associations of revolutionaries
legally constituted until the date of December 30, 1992, by
rotation, under the terms stipulated in the Regulation of
organization and functioning of the committee. The
president of the committee shall be appointed upon the
proposal of the associations of revolutionaries legally
constituted until the date of April 30, 1991, by the
Government and shall be an employee of the Government.
The State Secretariat for the Matters of the December 1989
Revolutionaries shall ensure the applying of the provisions
Honouring the martyr-heroes of the December 1989 Revolution
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for honouring the martyrheroes and granting
certain rights to their inheritors,
to the wounded, as well as to the fighters
for the victory of the December 1989 Revolution*
(EXCERPT)
Art. 1. To honour and eternize the memory of those
that sacrificed their life for the victory of the December
1989 Revolution, the title of Martyr-Hero of Romanian
Revolution of December 1989 is instituted.
The title of Martyr-Hero of the Romanian Revolution of
December 1989 shall be granted post mortem: the attesting
certificate and the sign of the title shall be handed over
for safe keeping, to the family of the awarded or to
parents, as the case may be.
Art. 2. As a sign of appreciation and gratitude for
those wounded in the fights for the victory of the
December 1989 Revolution, the title of Fighter for the
Victory of the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 is
instituted.
The title of Fighter for the Victory of the Romanian
Revolution of December 1989 shall also be conffered to
those that were arrested during the period of December
16-22, 1989 as a result of participation in the actions for
* Law No. 42/1990 was published in OG No. 147 of 19 December
1990, republished in OG No. 146 of 13 July 1991, in OG No. 204 of 21
August 1992, in OG No. 198 of 23 August 1996, and was again modified
by GO No. 17/1995, published in OG No. 186 of 17 August 1995
(approved and modified by Law No. 122/1995, published in OG No. 293
of 19 December 1995), and by Law No. 30/1996, published in OG No. 96
of 13 May 1996, and by GEO No. 184/1999, published in OG No. 562 of
17 November 1999 (approved by Law No. 354/2001, published in O.G.
No. 380 of 12 July 2001).
Republished on the grounds of art. II in Law No. 70/1996, published
in OG No. 147 of 12 July 1996, the articles and paragraphs being given a
new numbering.
by the President of Romania, upon the proposal of the
committee stipulated in art. 2 (4); the competence of the
committee, as well as the criteria of granting the titles are
stipulated in annexes Nos. 1 and 2, which are an integral
part of the present law.
The titles that were not granted under the terms of
paragraph 1 whose beneficiary did not have special merits
are null and void.
* In case the committee stipulated in art. 2 (4) does not
finalize the work for which it was instituted, the
Government, through the State Secretariat for the Matters
of the December 1989 Revolutionaries, is authorized to
make proposals to the President of Romania for the
issuing of the titles stipulated in arts. 1, 2 and 3, by using
the lists forwarded to the Government by the
revolutionary organizations legally constituted until the
date of December 31, 1992.
The lists containing the proposals shall be published in
the Official Gazette of Romania, through the offices of the
State Sercretariat for the Matters of the December 1989
Revolutionaries, the possible complaints to be presented to
the parliamentary committee stipulated in art. 7, within 30
days of the publication.
The complaints shall be solved within 10 days of their
receipt, and the decisions shall be communicated in
writing to the Presidency of Romania and to the
complainants.
The nullity of titles can be acknowledged ex officio or at
the request of any interested person, by the Committee for
honouring and supporting the heroes of the December
1989 Revolution, as stipulated in the present law, by
decision of acknowledging the nullity. The decisions of
acknowledging the nullity of the certificates can be
contested, within 30 days, at the parliamentary special
committee stipulated in art. 7.
The verifying of the files of the ones that obtained the
titles stipulated in paragraph (1) shall be done ex officio or
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of the present law and the carrying out of the secretarial
work and archive of the committee. The Government State
Secretariat shall ensure the space and the necessary funds
for the carrying on of the committee work.
The term for submitting the files for the
acknowledgement of the capacity as fighter for the
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 or of participant
in the victory of the Romanian Revolution of December
1989 is of 90 days from the coming into force of the
present law.
The issuing of the proving certificates shall be made
according to the methodology established by the
Regulation of organization and functioning of the
Committee for honouring and supporting the heroes of
the December 1989 Revolution, approved by Government
Decision*, within 30 days of the coming into force of the
present law.
Art. 3. The title of Participant in the Victory of the
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 is instituted for
those that participated in the actions carried on in the
December 1989 Revolution, others than those stipulated in
art. 2 (2).
The persons stipulated in paragraph 1 have to bring
proof of participation in the actions of the revolution and
to be recommended by an association or a league of the
fighters in the revolution, legally constituted until the date
of December 30, 1992.
The title of Participant in the Romanian Revolution of
December 1989 is honorary. The beneficiaries of this title
shall receive a distinct certificate, under the terms of art. 5
in the present law.
Art. 4. As a sign of appraisal of the participants in the
actions for the victory of the revolution, the medal
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 is instituted,
under the terms of the present law.
Art. 5. The titles stipulated in arts. 1, 2, and 3, as well
as the medals stipulated for each title, shall be conferred
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* Art. 5 was modified by GEO No. 184/1999.
* See GD No. 566 of 15 July, 1996, published in OG No. 167 of 29
July 1996.
ANNEX No. 1
C O M P E T E N C E
of the Committee for honouring and supporting
the heroes of the December 1989 Revolution
The Committee for honouring and supporting the heroes of
the December 1989 Revolution finds ex officio or at the request
of those interested, the capacity as martyr-hero, of fighter for the
victory of the December 1989 Revolution, of deceased or of
wounded i n connecti on wi th the revol uti onary events of
December 1989, as well as that stipulated in art. 4, shall issue
proving certificates to those legally entitled and shall propose the
granting of the distinctions stipulated in arts. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the
present law.
The competence of the Committee for honouring and
supporting the heroes of December 1989 Revolution is that
stipulated in the present law and in the Regulation of organizing
and functioning of the committee, approved by decision of the
Government.
The documents neccessary for establishing the capacity for
issuing certificates, shall be constituted as archives of the
Committee for honouring and supporting the heroes of December
1989 Revolution.
The capacity as martyr-hero or of wounded stipulated in the
previous paragraph shall be acknowledged to those who died or
were wounded between December 16, 1989 January 10,
1990, including those who, being wounded during that interval,
subsequently died from the wounds suffered. Are considered
wounded those who, during that interval, suffered body damages
that needed medical care for healing or caused one of the
following consequences: the loss of one sense or organ, the
ceasing of the functioning thereof, a permanent physical or
mental infirmity, disfigurement, abortion or putting in danger of a
persons life. Within the meaning of the present law, are
considered arrested those that, following the participation in the
fights for the victory of the revolution, were transported and kept
at the headquarters of one of the former organs of the former
Ministry of the Interior, with or without the fulfilment of the
formalities stipulated by law.
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at the request of any interested person, within one year of
the coming into force of the present law, by the
the December 1989 Revolution.
* Art. 6. The description, the mode of granting and of
wearing the insignia shall be established through the
regulation approved by decision of the Parliament of
Romania.
The description of the contents of the certificates issued
by the Committee for honouring and supporting the
heroes of the December 1989 Revolution shall be
established through the regulation approved by decision of
the Government.
The certificates shall be issued by the Committee for
honouring and supporting the heroes of the December
1989 Revolution to the persons stipulated in arts. 1 and 2
and only on the basis of the proving documents stipulated
in art. 2.
In the certificate there shall be inscribed expressly the
rights the holder benefits from; the certificates shall be
signed by the president and the secretary of the
the December 1989 Revolution.
The changing of the existing certificates shall be made
after the verifying of the files, within 60 days.
By the same regulation a distinctive sign of homage
shall be instituted for the parents of the martyr-heroes,
with the right to wear it.
The certificate shall attest the conferring of the
distinctions stipulated in the present law.
Art. 7. By decision of the Parliament of Romania, the
parliamentary Committee for the control of applying the
present law shall be instituted.
The Committee shall be made of 5 senators and 6
deputies, according to the political configuration of the
Parliament of Romania.
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* See Decision of the Parliament of Romania No. 24/1991 published
in OG No. 210 of 15 October 1991.
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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
on instituting the Commemorative Medal
150 Years since the Birth
of Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1. The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since
the Birth of Mihai Eminescu is instituted to mark the
exceptional importance which the national poet Mihai
Eminescu had for the Romanian civilization and language.
Art. 2. (1) The Commemorative Medal 150 Years
since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu shall be conferred, on
the occasion of the anniversary of 150 years since the birth
of the poet Mihai Eminescu, to Romanian or foreign
citizens that had important contributions to the
promoting, sustaining and spreading of Eminescus works.
(2) The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since the
Birth of Mihai Eminescu shall be conferred by decree by
the President of Romania.
(3) The right to wear the medal is personal and not
transmissible.
Art. 3. (1) The Commemorative Medal 150 Years
since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu is a circular piece with
the border slightly raised, surmounted by the circular ring
through which the ribbon is attached.
(2) On the obverse, there is the gold plated portrait of
the poet Mihai Eminescu, young. Marginally, separated
from the rest of the field by a circle of stars, there is the
circular motto 1850 JANUARY 15 2000.
(3) On the reverse, there is the motto 150 YEARS
SINCE THE BIRTH OF THE MORNING STAR OF
* GEO No. 194/1999 was published in OG No. 612 of 15 December
1999, republished in OG No. 45 of 26 January 2001, and was approved
with modifications and completions by Law No. 146/2000.
Republished on the grounds of art. II in Law No. 146/2000, published
in OG No. 362 of 3 August 2000, the texts being given a new numbering.
In order to carry out these duties, the committee is authorized
to seek information from any state organ, as well as from the
natural and legal persons.
ANNEX No. 2
F R A M E
regarding the distribution of the applicants
according to the provisions of arts. 1, 2 and 3 of the present law
The ti tl e of Martyr-Hero of the Romani an Revol uti on of
December 1989 shall be conferred to those that lost their lives
for the feedom of the Romanian people between December 16,
1989 January 10, 1990, as well as to those that died as a
result of the severe wounds suffered during the same period.
The title of Fighter for the Victory of the Romanian Revolution of
December 1989 shall be granted to:
the wounded with or without a degree of disablement, if
they actively participated in the victory of the Romanian
Revolution of December 1989;
those arrested between December 16 21, 1989, if it is
found that they were kept in the street demonstrations in
connection with the revolutionary activities and not for certain
penal deeds, of common law;
persons that actually participated in the revolutionary
activities between December 16 25, 1989 and distinguished
themselves by outstanding deeds.
The proof of the activity of the fighters and of their merits
shall be attested by the following compulsory documents:
official reports concluded by the constituted organizations;
receipt or other documents;
statements of the persons participating in the December
1989 Revolution, acknowledged by the fighters, but also
corroborated with other conclusive proofs.
The title of Participant in the Victory of the Romanian Revolution
of December 1989 shall be conferred to those persons who, by
their direct or indirect contribution, have led to the victory of the
December 1989 Revolution.
(2) The number of medals conferred is equal to that of the
proposals accepted by the Ministry of Culture during the period
specified in the previous paragraph.
Art. 4. (1) The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since
the Birth of Mihai Eminescu is a circular piece with the diameter
of 35 mm, with the border slightly raised, surmounted by a
circular ring with the diameter of 20 mm, through which the
ribbon is introduced; on the ring, starting with number 1, the
order number of the medal is marked.
(2) On the obverse, centrally and below, is rendered the
effigy of the poet, young; marginally, up, separated from the rest
of the field with a circle made of stars, there is the motto 1850
JANUARY 15 2000, with letters and figures 3 mm high,
according to the graphic representation stipulated in annex No. 1
that is an integral part of the present regulation.
(3) On the reverse there is the motto 150 YEARS SINCE
THE BIRTH OF THE MORNING STAR OF ROMANIAN
POETRY. At the bottom, marginally, there are a branch of
laurels and a pen of goose feather, crossed, according to the
graphic representation stipulated in annex No. 2 which is an
integral part of the present regulation.
(4) The ribbon is of light blue moir reps, 35 mm wide and the
visible height of 50 mm; centrally, the tricolour blue, yellow, red,
the coloured threads 1 mm each, and at 3 mm from the tricolour
there are white bands, 3 mm wide.
(5) The metal the medal is made of is silver with title 925 per
mil, and the effigy of the poet is gold plated.
Art. 5. (1) The box in which the medal is kept is of
cardboard covered in light blue leather imitation, lined with velvet
and dark blue silk.
(2) On the lid of the box there is imprinted, in silver coloured
letters, the denomination of the medal.
Art. 6. The certificates for the commemorative medal 150
Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu shall be validated by
the initials of the President of Romania and by the autographic
signatures of the minister of culture and of the chancellor of
orders.
Art. 7. (1) The proposals for granting the medals may be
made and forwarded to the Ministry of Culture by the Romanian
Commemorative Medal 150 Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu
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ROMANIAN POETRY. On the lower part there are,
crossed, a branch of laurels and a pen of goose feather.
(4) The ribbon is of light blue reps, having in the centre
the tricolour blue, yellow and red and two white bands.
Art. 4. The detailed description of the shape, of the
material the medal is made of, of the categories of citizens
that shall receive the distinction, how it shall be worn, as
well as other data are stipulated in the regulation that is an
integral part of the present emergency ordinance.
ANNEX
R E G U L A T I O N
for implementing the Government Emergency Ordinance
regarding the institution of the Commemorative Medal
150 Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu*
Art. 1. The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since the
Birth of Mihai Eminescu is a cultural honour meant to mark the
anniversary of 150 years since the birth of the poet Mihai
Eminescu and to glorify the memory of the most important
national poet.
Art. 2. The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since the
Birth of Mihai Eminescu shall be conferred both to Romanian
and to foreign citizens, that have proved special merits in
studying, publishing, promoting or interpreting Eminescus works
through:
a) exegesis and literary criticism on the works of Mihai
Eminescu;
b) publishing Eminescus works in the country or abroad;
c) translations from Mihai Eminescus works;
d) remarkable interpretations of Eminescus poems;
e) collecting, conserving and restoring documentary materials
connected to Mihai Eminescu;
f) other forms of artistic capitalization of Eminescus creation;
g) supporting by all means the promotion in Romania and
abroad of Eminescus works.
Art. 3. (1) The conferring of the Commemorative Medal 150
Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu shall be made on the basis
of the proposals received and accepted by the Ministry of Culture*
during the period January 15, 2000 January 15, 2001.
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* See GD No. 28/2001, published in OG No. 35 of 19 January 2001. * See the graphic pattern of the decoration on pages 515516.
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on the Sports Merit Order
and the Sports Merit Medal*
Art. 1. The Sports Merit Order and the Sports Merit
Medal, stipulated in art. 7 A and B in Law No. 29/2000 on
Romanias national system of decorations with the
subsequent modifications, are part of the category of civil
decorations per fields of activity.
(2) The Sports Merit Order is a decoration that is
granted to both Romanian and foreign citizens, amateur of
professional sportsmen, as well as to Romanian and to
foreign clubs, which obtained outstanding results in sports
competitions at international and national level.
(3) The Sports Merit Medal is a decoration that is
granted to Romanian and to foreign citizens, amateur of
professional sportsmen, who obtained outstanding results
in sports competitions at international and national level.
Art. 2. (1) The Sports Merit Order is presented in two
forms of equal hierarchical value: the sign and the rosette.
(2) The sign of the Sports Merit Order is presented in
the shape of a round plate, with a central cutting up
where the miniature replica of the antique statue of the
discobolus is fixed.
Art. 3. (1) The Sports Merit Medal is presented in a
single form: the sign.
(2) The sign of the Sports Merit Medal is a circular piece
made of tombac, on which it is rendered, in bas-relief, the
miniature replica of the antique statue of the discobolus.
the mode of granting the Sports Merit Order and of the
Sports Merit Medal, for each class, as well as the graphic
pattern are stipulated in annexes Nos. 1 4, which are an
integral part of the present law.
* Law No. 9/2003 was published in OG No. 74 of 5 February 2003.
Academy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National
Education*, the Ministry of Culture, the creators unions, the
publishing houses, non-government organizations of cultural-
scientific profile or by natural persons.
(2) On the basis of the proposals received, the Ministry of
Culture shall draw up the lists containing the awarding proposals,
which shall be forwarded to the Chancery of Orders, in view of
drawing up the conferring decrees.
Art. 8. (1) The Commemorative Medal 150 Years since the
Birth of Mihai Eminescu is, hierarchically, placed after the
national decorations and those per fields of activity.
(2) The medal shall be worn on the left side of the chest.
Art. 9. (1) The persons that had been tried and finally
sentenced in penal trials to prison, others than the political ones,
cannot be awarded.
(2) The sentencing by final judicial decision to prison of the
holders of the medal leads to its withdrawal.
(3) The withdrawal shall be made, upon the proposal of the
Chancery of Orders or, as the case may be, of the Ministry of
Culture, by decree signed by the President of Romania.
(4) The persons who were withdrawn the medal are obliged
to return it together with the certificate.
Art. 10. (1) The manufacturing of medals is made by
State Mint Autonomous Rgie, upon the order of the Chancery
of Orders.
(2) The necessary expenditure for manufacturing the medals
as well as for the certificates shall be covered from the funds of
the Ministry of Culture, meant for the celebration of Eminescu
Year.
* See GD No. 23/2001, published in OG No. 18 of 11 January 2001.
accordance with art. 26 b) in Law No. 29/2000, with the
subsequent modifications.
(3) The certificates for the Sports Merit Medal shall be
validated, for classes III and II by the initials of the
minister in the field and the signature of the chancellor of
orders, and for class I by the signature of the minister in
the field and the signature of the chancellor of orders, in
accordance with art. 28 in Law No. 29/2000, with the
Art. 11. The members of the Sports Merit Order,
irrespective of the class they hold, are called Knights of
the Sports Merit Order.
Art. 12. (1) The Day of the Sports Merit Order shall be
celebrated on the date of May 2.
(2) On the occassion of the Day of the Sports Merit
Order, the minister in the field and the other autonomous
institutions authorized to make awarding proposals shall
organize, with the support of the Chancery of Orders, the
meeting of the Knights of the Sports Merit Order.
Art. 13. The persons awarded the Sports Merit Order
class I, in case the conferring of the order was not directly
made by the head of the state, may request, through the
Chancery of Orders, the right to be granted an audience to
the President of Romania to personally thank him. Subject
to the agenda of the President of Romania, the Chancery
of Orders shall organize the individual audience or in
group of those awarded.
Art. 14. (1) The capacity as member of the Sports
Merit Order may be lost under the conditions stipulated in
art. 52 in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
(2) To judge the dishonourable deeds, that bring moral
prejudices to the members of the order, others than those
that led to the sentencing of the members of the Sports
Merit Order to a punishment deprived of liberty by final
judicial decision, a council of honour shall be constituted,
in keeping with art. 53 in Law No. 29/2000, with the
Art. 15. (1) The Council of honour of the Sports Merit
Order consists of 5 members, as follows: one member in
class III and 2 members each in classes II and I. The
Sports Merit Order and Medal
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Art. 5. (1) The Sports Merit Order and the Sports
Merit Medal shall be conferred by the President of
Romania by decree, on the basis of the proposals of
individual awarding made by the minister in the field for
the persons in his field of activity, in accordance with art.
4 (2) c) in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
(2) The nominal proposals for the conferring of the
Sports Merit Order and of the Sports Merit Medal shall be
endorsed by the Chancery of Orders, in accordance with art.
5 in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent modifications.
(3) The President of Romania may confer the Sports
Merit Order and the Sports Merit Medal also on his own
initiative, with the exception of class I, in accordance with
art. 4 (3) in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
Art. 6. The Sports Merit Order may be granted
unlimitedly for all classes.
Art. 7. The Sports Merit Order includes 3 classes. The
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
Art. 8. The Sports Merit Medal includes 3 classes. The
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
Art. 9. The Sports Merit Medal may be granted
unlimitedly for all classes.
Art. 10. (1) The attesting of the Sports Merit Order
and of the Sports Merit Medal is made by a certificate, in
keeping with art. 24 in Law No. 29/2000, with the
(2) The certificates for the Sports Merit Order shall be
validated for classes III and II by the initials of the
President of Romania, and for class I by the autographic
signature of the President of Romania. The certificates for
all classes shall be autographically countersigned by the
minister in the field and by the chancellor of orders, in
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dishonourable of the persons awarded the Sports Merit
Medal. In this case, two holders of the medal shall be
included in the Council of honour for the case in question,
who shall have deliberative voting right, in accordance
with art. 55 (1) in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
insignia, rosettes, certificates and the boxes of decorations
of the Sports Merit Order and the Sports Merit Medal shall
be ensured from the budget annually approved to the
Presidential Administration.
ANNEX No. 1
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Sports Merit Order*
Art. 1. The Sports Merit Order is granted for life.
Art. 2. The Sports Merit Order is granted unlimitedly and is
divided into classes, as follows:
a) class III;
b) class II;
c) class I.
Art. 3. (1) The sign of class III of the Sports Merit Order is
in the shape of a round plate with the diameter of 45 mm and a
thickness of 4 mm and is manufactured of silver with title 800
per mil, having centrally a circular cutting up with the diameter of
27 mm.
(2) On the obverse, in the central cutting up, is fixed the
replica of the ancient statue of the discobolus, 27 mm high and
6 mm thick. On the edge of the plate, in a ring-like form, in bas-
relief, a wreath of laurel leaves is rendered, green enamelled
and with red enamelled fruits, 7 mm wide, which is tied four
times in cross with a 6 mm wide ribbon and enamelled in the
colours of the flag: blue, yellow, red.
(3) On the reverse, in the central cutting up, the opposite
face of the miniature replica of the ancient statue of the
discobolus is rendered. On the upper part of the plate, in a
circular form, there is written: 1966 SPORTS MERIT 2000,
representing historic data regarding the Sports Merit Order. On
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President of the Council of honour shall be, as a rule, the
oldest member in class I.
(2) The Council of honour shall be constituted or
elected on the occasion of the Day of the Sports Merit
Order, for a period of 5 years, by the Knights of this order.
(3) 3 of the members of the Council of honour may be
reelected for a new period, of whom one, at least, from the
lower classes.
(4) The minister in the field shall supply adequate space
for the carrying out of the activity of the Council of
honour.
Art. 16. (1) The Knights of the Sports Merit Order may
notify the Council of honour on deeds committed by other
members of the order, considered to do them moral
wrong.
(2) As a result of the notification, the Council of honour
and the accused person shall be convened, within 30 days
of the notification.
(3) The Knights of the order may also notify directly to
the Chancery of Orders of deeds committed by other
members of the order, considered to do them moral
wrong. As a result of the notification, the Chancery of
Orders shall convene the Council of honour and the
accused person, within maximum 45 days of the
notification.
(4) In case the accused person is not present at the
appointed time, the Council of honour shall summon the
person another time, and if the person is not present for
the second time, the case shall be judged in absence.
(5) The Council of honour shall deliberate and decide
after investigating the case, but not later than 60 days
from the first meeting on the respective case. If the deeds
notified are acknowledged, the Council of honour may
propose to the Chancery of Orders the withdrawal of the
decoration.
(6) The withdrawal of the decorations shall be made by
decree signed by the President of Romania, upon the
proposal of the Chancery of Orders, by applying art. 59 in
Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent modifications.
Art. 17. The Council of honour of the Sports Merit
Order shall also judge the deeds considered as
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* See the graphic pattern of the decoration in Annex No. 3 on
pages 517518.
6 mm is applied, having the dimensions of the coloured bands
reduced to 40%; on the back there is a fixing system.
Art. 5. The sign of class I of the Sports Merit Order
consists of: the actual sign and the plate of class I.
Art. 6. (1) The actual sign of class I of the Sports Merit
Order is identical with the sign of class II of the Sports Merit
Order and is made of silver with title 925 per mil, gold plated.
(2) The rosette of class I is shaped by superposing the reel
of the rosette for class II over a rectangular ribbon 16 mm long
and 6 mm wide, of silver coloured thread.
Art. 7. The plate of the sign of class I of the Sports Merit
Order is in the shape of a rhomboid star with rays in relief, with
the height of 80 mm and the width of 72 mm, and is made of
silver with title 925 per mil. On the reverse, in a central medallion,
the name of the manufacturing company and the title of the silver
are hall-marked. On the back, the plate has a fixing system.
Art. 8. (1) The box containing the decoration is covered in light
blue dull leather and on the inside it is lined with yellow velvet.
(2) On the lid of the box there are imprinted in golden colour
the coat of arms of Romania, the denomination and the class of
the order.
Art. 9. (1) The Sports Merit Order shall be worn, as a rule,
other national or religious holidays, on the occasion of the Day
of the Order and in various sports manifestations in which those
awarded are taking part as honorary guests.
(2) Class III of the Sports Merit Order shall be worn on the
left side of the chest.
(3) The sign of class II and the actual sign of class I of the
Sports Merit Order shall be worn around the neck, with the
ribbon fixed under the tie, the sign being visible at 50 mm on
the left side, under the knot of the tie.
(4) The plate of class I shall be worn on the left side of the
chest.
(5) At all times, only the sign of the highest class of the
Sports Merit Order conferred shall be worn.
(6) The rosette of the Sports Merit Order may be worn daily,
but only the rosette of the highest class. The rosette shall be
worn at the buttonhole of the left lapel of the coat or of the suit.
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the lower part of the plate there is inscribed in italics: MENS
SANA IN CORPORE SANO. The letters and the figures are blue
enamelled; those in the upper part of the plate are 5 mm high,
and the italic ones in the lower part are 4 mm high; the
inscription in the upper part is separated from the inscription in
the lower part by a little blue star.
(4) The sign is surmounted by a perforated sphere with the
diameter of 6 mm, to which there is attached a ring with the
diameter of 20 mm through which the ribbon is introduced. On
the reverse of the sphere the title of the silver is marked.
(5) The ribbon of light blue moir reps is 40 mm wide and 50
mm high and has in the centre a yellow coloured band, 10 mm
wide, and at the margin, three bands of 1 mm each, in the
colours of the flag: blue, yellow, red.
(6) For the female persons, the ribbon is folded in the shape
of a bow and has a length of 120 mm.
reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm wide, having the dimensions of the
coloured bands of the ribbon reduced to 40%. On the back there
is a fixing system.
Art. 4. The sign of class II of the Sports Merit Order has the
general characteristics of the sign of class III of the Sports Merit
Order, with the following peculiarities:
a) the diameter of the sign is of 56 mm and has a thickness
of 5 mm; it is made of silver with title 800 per mil, gold plated;
b) the miniature replica of the ancient statue of the discobolus
is 34 mm high and 7 mm thick;
c) on the reverse, the letters and figures on the upper part of the
plate are 6 mm high, and those in the lower part are 5 mm high;
d) The sign is surmounted by a cylinder with the diameter of
6 mm and the length of 7 mm, through which a circular ring with
a diameter of 10 mm is introduced, from which an oval ring of
30 mm high and 4 mm wide is attached; on the reverse of the
cylinder the title of the silver is hall-marked;
e) The ribbon is 45 mm wide and has an adjustable length to
be adapted to the circumference of the neck; the width of the
yellow band is of 12 mm, and the blue, yellow and red threads
are 1 mm wide each;
f) The rosette is shaped from the rosette of class III, over
which a reel of reps with the diameter of 10 mm and a height of
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Art.15. (1) The Sports Merit Order is a decoration that is
granted to Romani an ci ti zens, amateur or professi onal
sportsmen, coaches, managers of sports clubs or organizers of
sports competitions, as well as to other specialists that have
distinguished sports merits in various sports disciplines, in
promoting sports or in ensuring the best of conditions to sports
competitions at international and national level.
(2) by distinguished sports merits, within the meaning of the
present regulation, it is understood:
a) the winning, individually or within a Romanian representative
club or national team of certain competitions with international
participation regional, continental, world or Olympic;
b) the obtaining, individually or within a team, of certain
outstanding results at national level;
c) the coachi ng of sportsmen that won i nternati onal
competi ti ons or obtai ned excepti onal resul ts i n nati onal
competitions;
d) the promotion of various sports disciplines by attracting a
number of young people as high as possible;
e) the organizing in Romania of certain sports competitions of
prestige;
f) the assertion internally and internationally by measures of
prevention of doping and of other illegal practices;
g) the promotion of certain special measures in preventing
and fighting violence in the field of sports and the exercising of
disciplinary authority.
(3) The Sports Merit Order may also be granted to natural or
legal persons constituted in sports structures, namely: sports
associations, public and private sports clubs, including those
organized as commercial companies, national sports federations
and the Romanian Olympic Committee that obtained exceptional
sports results.
(4) The Sports Merit Order may also be granted to foreign
citizens or to sports clubs abroad, which had outstanding sports
results and have contributed to the sports activities in Romania.
Art. 16. Within 30 days of the publication of the law in the
Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, the minister in the field, in
collaboration with other authorities of local public administration,
with research institutions and with units of education and health,
as well as with the non-government organizations of profile, shall
draw up, on the basis of arts. 13 and 15, specific settlements,
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(7) In class III the bar is fixed on the ribbon of the
decoration, and in class II the bar is fixed immediately above the
ring of the sign.
Art. 10. (1) The conferring of the Sports Merit Order is made
starting with class III, except for the first series of the Sports Merit
Order and of the sportsmen that win an Olympic medal.
(2) Indentical results or close to those that led to the
awarding of class III or II may be rewarded by granting one or
two more decorations in the same class, in which case is
granted only the bar corresponding to the sign of the class
received before being conferred, which is attached on the ribbon.
(3) The previous awarding by the Sports Merit Medal is a
positive factor which shall be taken into account upon the
proposals of granting the Sports Merit Order but it is not
compulsory to obtain a medal or to cover the hierarchy of the
medal in order to be conferred the order.
(4) The proposals of conferring have to take into account the
criteria established in the present regulation, for the first series of
awarding, inclusively.
(5) The direct conferring of higher classes and of bars to the
first series shall be made following a summing up of special
merits that might have led to the granting of successive classes.
Art. 11. (1) The bar for classes III and II of the Sports
Merit Order granted on the second and third awarding, shall be
in the shape of a palm tree branch, 33 mm long and 7 mm wide
made of silver with title 925 per mil.
(2) Classes III and II of the Sports Merit Order may be
granted three times at the most, once the actual order and twice
a bar each, respectively.
Art. 12. (1) The box in which the bar is kept is covered in
light blue dull leather and on the inside lined with yellow velvet.
(2) On the lid of the box there is imprinted, in golden colour,
the word BAR.
Art. 13. The sportsmen winning an Olympic medal shall be
awarded as follows:
a) for a bronze Olympic medal class III and two bars;
b) for a silver Olympic medal class II and one bar;
c) for a gold Olympic medal class I.
leads to the wiping out of the name of the respective person
from the records of the lower class, the place becoming vacant.
the awarded person.
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(7) The bar for the second or third decoration in the same
class is in the shape of a palm tree branch, 20 mm long and
6 mm wide, and is made of tombac in the colours of the
respective class.
a) class III is copper plated;
b) class II is silver plated;
c) class I is gold plated.
Art. 5. (1) The box in which the medal is kept is made of
cardboard covered in light blue parchment and is lined with yellow
silk.
(2) On the lid of the box there are imprinted in silver colour
the denomination and the class of the medal.
Art. 6. (1) The Sports Merit Medal shall be worn, as a rule,
of the Order and on various sports manifestations in which those
awarded participate as guests.
(2) The Sports Merit Medal, irrespective of class, shall be
worn on the left side of the chest.
Sports Merit Medal conferred shall be worn.
Art. 7. (1) The conferring of the Sports Merit Medal shall
be made starting with class III, except for the first series of the
Sports Merit Medal which may be granted in all classes, on the
basis of the special sports results obtained.
(2) Identical results or close to those that led to the awarding
with one class of the Sports Merit Medal may be rewarded by the
granting of another one or two decorations in the same class, in
that case being conferred only the bar corresponding to the sign
of the class received before, which is attached to the ribbon.
(3) The proposals of conferring have to take into account the
criteria established in the present regulation, the first series of
awarding included.
(4) The direct conferring of the higher classes and of the bars
for the first series shall be made following a summing up of
special merits, which might have led to the granting of
successive classes.
Art. 8. (1) The bar for the second or third awarding in the
same class of the Sports Merit Medal is in the shape of a palm
tree branch, 29 mm long and 6 mm wide, and is made of
tombac in the colours of the respective class.
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approved by order of the minister in the field, where the
conditions under which the Sports Merit Order is conferred shall
be detailed.
ANNEX No. 2
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Sports Merit Medal*
Art. 1. The Sports Merit Medal is granted for life.
Art. 2. The Sports Merit Medal is granted unlimitedly and is
divided in classes as follows:
a) class III;
b) class II;
c) class I.
Art. 3. (1) The sign of the Sports Merit Medal is in the
shape of a circular piece with the diameter of 38 mm and is
made of tombac.
(2) On the central obverse, the miniature replica of the
ancient statue of the discobolus is rendered in bas-relief, seen
from the front, 30.5 mm high, surrounded by a wreath of laurel
leaves, 6 mm wide. The wreath is tied four times with a crossed
ribbon in the colours of the Romanian flag.
(3) On the reverse the medal is smooth. In the upper part of
the plate there is inscribed: 1966 SPORTS MERIT 2000,
representing historic data regarding the Sports Merit Medal. In
the left lower part there is rendered in bas-relief a branch of
laurels and there is inscribed in italics: MENS SANA IN
CORPORE SANO. The letters and the figures in the upper part
are 4 mm high, and those in the lower part are 3 mm high.
(4) The sign is surmounted by a fixed sphere with a diameter
of 5 mm, to which a ring with the diameter of 18 mm is
attached, through which the ribbon is introduced.
(5) The ribbon of light blue moir reps is 35 mm wide,
50 mm high and has in the centre two yellow bands, each 4.5
mm wide and separated by a blue, yellow and red band, 1 mm
wide each.
(6) For the female persons, the ribbon is folded in the shape
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* See the graphic pattern of the decoration in Annex No. 3 on page 519.
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(2) Each class of the Sports Merit Medal may be granted
three times at the most, once the actual medal, and twice a bar,
respectively.
Art. 9. (1) The box in which the bar is kept is made of
cardboard, covered in light blue parchment and is lined with
yellow silk.
(2) On the lid of the box the word BAR is imprinted in silver
colour.
from the records of the lower class.
the awarded person.
Art. 11. (1) The Sports Merit Medal is a decoration that
rewards Romanian citizens, amateur or professional sportsmen,
coaches, managers of sports clubs or organizers of sports
competitions, as well as other specialists that have distinguished
merits in various sports disciplines, in promoting sports or in
ensuring the best conditions of sports competitions at national
and local level.
(2) By distinguished sports merits, within the meaning of the
present regulation, it is understood:
a) the winning, individually or within teams, of places I, II,
and III in national competitions;
b) the coaching of sportsmen or of teams that won the
competitions mentioned at point a);
c) the organizing of sports games or competitions by
attracting a number of persons as high as possible;
d) the supporting in all forms of the sports activities.
(3) The Sports Merit Medal may also be granted to foreign
citizen who achieved special sports results or contributed to the
development of the sports activities in Romania.
Art. 12. Within 30 days of the publishing of the law in the
Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, the minister in the field, in
collaboration with other authorities of local public administration,
wi th i nsti tuti ons of research and wi th non-government
organizations of profile shall elaborate, on the basis of art. 11,
specific settlements, approved by order of the minister in the
field, where the conditions under which the Sports Merit Medal is
conferred shall be detailed.
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LAW
on the Cultural Merit Order
and Cultural Merit Medal*
Art. 1. (1) The Cultural Merit Order and the Cultural
Merit Medal stipulated in art. 7 A and B in Law
No. 29/2000 on Romanias national system of decorations
with the subsequent modifications, are part of the civil
decorations per fields of activity.
(2) The Cultural Merit Order is a decoration that is
granted to Romanian and foreign citizens, as well as to
public institutions and establishments of culture in the
country and from abroad, for the outstanding talent and
services brought to culture, art, science and the promoting
of charitable spirit, by creation, interpretation and social
works, of national impact.
(3) The Cultural Merit Medal is a decoration that is
granted to Romanian and foreign citizens, that rewards
the merits, talent and services brought to culture, art,
science and to the promoting of social works, of local or
regional impact.
Art. 2. (1) The Cultural Merit Order is presented
under two shapes of equal hierarchical value: the sign and
the rosette.
(2) The Cultural Merit Order includes 8 categories,
corresponding to the specific activities and connected to
the cultural field. The sign of the order is identical for all
the categories, but the ribbons are specific to each
category.
(3) The sign of the Cultural Merit Order is a cross with
equal arms, made of silver, blue-violet enamelled, having
on the obverse a circular medallion on which the coat of
arms of Romania is marked.
Art. 3. (1) The Cultural Merit Medal is shown in one
single form: the sign.
* Law No. 8/2003 was published in OG No. 77 of 6 February 2003.
(2) The institutions and the public establishments of
culture, which were conferred the Cultural Merit Order,
are not included in the number stipulated in paragraph
(1).
(3) The foreign citizens or the institutions and public
establishments of culture from abroad, which were
conferred the Cultural Merit Order, are not included in
the number stipulated in paragraph (1).
Art. 8. The Cultural Merit Order includes 4 ranks.
The hierarchy, in decreasing order, is the following:
a) Grand Officer;
b) Commander;
c) Officer;
d) Knight.
Art. 9. The Cultural Merit Medal includes 3 classes.
The hierarchy in decreasing order is the following:
a) class I;
b) class II;
c) class III.
Art. 10. (1) The Cultural Merit Medal may be granted
without limit for classes III and II and is limited to 6,800
members for class I.
(2) The Cultural Merit Medal class I, conferred to
foreign citizens, is not included in the number stipulated
in paragraph (1).
Art. 11. (1) The attesting of the Cultural Merit Order
and of the Cultural Merit Medal shall be made by a
certificate, in keeping with art. 24 in Law No. 29/2000,
with the subsequent modifications.
(2) The certificates for the Cultural Merit Order are
validated, for the rank of Knight and Officer, by the
initials of the President of Romania, and for the ranks of
Commander and Grand Officer, by the autographic
signature of the President of Romania. The certificates for
all ranks are autographically countersigned by the
minister in the field and by the chancellor of orders, in
accordance with art. 26 b) in Law No. 29/2000, with the
(3) The certificates for the Cultural Merit Medal are
validated, for classes III and II, by the initials of the
minister in the field and by the signature of the chancellor
Cultural Merit Order and Medal
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(2) The Cultural Merit Medal includes 8 categories,
corresponding to the specific and connected activities of
the cultural field. The sign of the medal is identical for all
the categories of merits, but the ribbons are specific to
each category.
(3) The sign of the Cultural Merit Medal is a circular
piece, made of tombac, that has the coat of arms of
Romania marked on the obverse.
the mode of granting the Cultural Merit Order and the
Cultural Merit Medal for each rank or class, as well as the
graphic pattern and the specific ribbons for each category
are stipulated in annexes Nos. 14 that are an integral
part of the present law.
Art. 5. (1) The Cultural Merit Order and the Cultural
Merit Medal are conferred by the President of Romania by
decree, on the basis of the individual awarding proposals,
in accordance with art. 4, (2) c) in Law No. 29/2000, with
the subsequent modifications, and by the minister in the
field, for the persons in his field of activity.
(2) The nominal proposals for conferring the Cultural
Merit Order and the Cultural Merit Medal are endorsed
by the Chancery of Orders, in keeping with art. 5 in Law
No 29/2000, with the subsequent modifications.
(3) The President of Romania may confer the Cultural
Merit Order and the Cultural Merit Medal also on his own
initiative, in a percentage of 1% of the total number
established by law, for each rank or class of each
decoration, except for the rank of Grand Officer, in
accordance with art. 4 (3) in Law No. 29/2000, with the
Art. 6. (1) The distribution of the maximum number
of decorations regarding the Cultural Merit Order and the
Cultural Merit Medal that are granted annually, shall be
made by the Chancery of Orders, within the limits of the
vacancies.
(2) For the first year from the coming into force of the
present law a maximum of 15% of the total number of the
decorations for each rank and class may be conferred.
Art. 7. (1) The Cultural Merit Order is limited to
7,500 members.
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(2) In case in the Council of honour there is no member
of the same category with the accused person, in the
Council of honour shall be added, for the case in question,
two Knights of the order from the same category, with
deliberative voting right.
(3) The Council of honour shall be constituted or
elected on the occasion of the Day of the Cultural Merit
Order, for a period of 5 years, by the Knights of this order.
(4) 3 of the members of the Council of honour may be
reelected for a new period, of which at least one from the
lower ranks.
(5) The minister in the field shall provide adequate
space for the carrying out of the activity of the Council of
honour.
Art. 17. (1) The Knights of the Cultural Merit Order
may notify the Council of honour of deeds committed by
other members of the order, considered as doing damage
to them.
(2) As a result of the notification, the Council of honour
and the accused person shall be convened within
maximum 30 days of the notification.
(3) The Knights of the order may also notify directly
intimate of the Chancery of Orders of deeds committed by
other members of the order, considered as doing damage
to them. The Chancery of Orders shall convene the
Council of honour and the accused person, within
maximum 45 days of the notification.
(4) In case the accused person does not appear at the
appointed time, the Council of honour shall set another
term, and in case of missing for the second time, the case
shall be judged in absence.
(5) The Council of honour shall deliberate and decide
after investigating the case, but not later than 60 days
from the first meeting for the respective case. If the deeds
brought to their knowledge are founded, the Council of
honour may propose to the Chancery of Orders the
withdrawal of the decoration.
(6) The withdrawal of the decoration shall be made by
decree signed by the President of Romania, upon the
proposal of the Chancery of Orders, by applying art. 59 in
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of orders, and for class I, by the signature of the minister
in the field and by the signature of the chancellor of
orders, in accordance with art. 28 in Law No. 29/2000,
with the subsequent modifications.
Art. 12. The members of the Cultural Merit Order,
irrespective of the rank they hold, shall be called Knights
of the Cultural Merit Order.
Art. 13. (1) The Day of the Cultural Merit Order shall
be celebrated on the date of July 19, the date of the first
institution of the order, in the year 1931.
(2) On the occasion of the Day of the Cultural Merit
Order, the minister in the field and other autonomous
institutions authorized to make proposals of awarding
shall organize, with the support of the Chancery of Orders,
the meeting of the Knights of the Cultural Merit Order.
Art. 14. The persons awarded the Cultural Merit
Order in rank of Commander or Grand Officer, if the
decoration was not conferred directly by the head of state,
may request, through the Chancery of Orders, the right to
be granted an audience by the President of Romania in
order to personally thank him. Subject to the agenda of
the President of Romania, the Chancery of Orders shall
organize individual or in- group audience of those
awarded.
Art. 15. (1) The capacity as member of Cultural Merit
Order may be lost under the terms stipulated in art. 52 in
(2) To judge the dishonourable deeds, that do damage to
the members of the order, others than those that led to
the sentencing of the members of Cultural Merit Order to
a punishment deprived of liberty by final judicial decision,
a Council of honour shall be constituted, in accordance
with art. 53 in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
Art. 16. (1) The Council of honour of the Order is
made up of 5 members, as follows: one member for each
of the ranks of Knight, Officer and Commander and two
members for the rank of Grand Officer. The President of
the Council of honour shall be, as a rule, the oldest
member in the rank of Grand Officer.
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B. Category B Music 700 members, of whom:
a) Knight 350;
b) Officer 200;
c) Commander 110;
d) Grand Officer 40.
C. Category C Fine arts 1,000 members, of whom:
a) Knight 500;
b) Officer 300;
c) Commander 150;
D. Category D Performing arts theatre, opera, film,
ballet, etc. 1,000 members, of whom:
a) Knight 500;
b) Officer 300;
c) Commander 150;
E. Category E National cultural heritage 1,000
members, of whom:
a) Knight 500;
b) Officer 300;
c) Commander 150;
F. Category F Promotion of Culture 1,150 members,
of whom:
a) Knight 580;
b) Officer 350;
c) Commander 170;
G. Category G Cults 1,000 members, of whom:
a) Knight 500;
b) Officer 300;
c) Commander 150;
H. Category H Scientific research 800 members, of
whom:
a) Knight 400;
b) Officer 250;
c) Commander 100;
(3) The insignia of the orders of each category have the
ribbons in different colours, as follows:
a) Category A white with a violet band at the edges;
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Art. 18. The Council of honour of the Cultural Merit
Order shall also judge the deeds considered as
dishonourable of the persons awarded the Cultural Merit
Medal. In this case, in the Council of honour are also
included, for the respective case, two holders of the medal
that shall have deliberative voting right, in accordance
with art. 55 (1) in Law No. 29/2000, with the subsequent
modifications.
insignia, rosettes, certificates and boxes for the decoration
of the Cultural Merit Order and of the Cultural Merit
Medal shall be ensured from the budget annually
approved to the Presidential Administration.
ANNEX No. 1
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Cultural Merit Order*
Art. 1. The Cultural Merit Order shall be granted for life.
Art. 2. The Cultural Merit Order includes 8 categories
corresponding to the specific activities and connected to the
cultural field, as follows:
a) Category A Literature;
b) Category B Music;
c) Category C Fine Arts;
d) Category D Performing Arts theatre, opera, film,
ballet, etc.;
e) Category E National cultural heritage;
f) Category F Promotion of culture;
g) Category G Cults;
h) Category H Scientific research.
(2) The Cultural Merit Order is limited to maximum 7,500
members, divided per categories and ranks, as follows:
A. Category A Literature 850 members, of whom:
a) Knight 450;
b) Officer 225;
c) Commander 125;
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bands 5 mm wide each; category G which has the bands 5 mm
wide each placed one next to the other and in the centre.
(6) For the female persons the ribbon is folded in the shape
reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm wide, having the dimensions of the
coloured bands of the ribbon of the respective category reduced
to 40%. On the back there is a fixing system.
Art. 4. The rank and the rosette of the sign of Officer of
the Cultural Merit Order have the general characteristics of the
sign and the rosette of the rank of Knight, with the following
peculiarities:
a) the sign is gold plated;
b) the ribbon includes a rosette with the diameter of 25 mm;
c) the rosette is in the shape of a reel of reps with the
diameter of 10 mm and the height of 6 mm, having the
dimensions of the coloured bands of the ribbon of the respective
category reduced to 40%; on the back there is a fixing system;
d) for the female persons the rosette is applied in the middle
of the bow.
Art. 5. (1) The sign of the rank of Commander of the
Cultural Merit Order is a cross with equal arms, 12 mm wide,
made of silver with title 925 per mil, gold plated, having the
height and the width of 50 mm.
(2) The other elements of the sign have the characteristics of
the rank of Officer, with the following peculiarities:
a) the medallion on the obverse has the diameter of 22 mm;
b) the medallion on the reverse has the diameter of 22 mm;
c) the ring surrounding them is 55 mm wide;
d) the letters of the inscription are 5 mm high, and the
figures and the letters of the motto are 2 mm high;
e) the sign is surmounted by a perforated fixed cylinder with
a diameter of 6 mm and a height of 7 mm, through which a
circular ring with a diameter of 15 mm runs. A flat ring, 30 mm
high and 4 mm wide, is introduced through the circular ring; on
the reverse of the ring the title of the silver, the category of the
distinction in capital letters and the order number of the
decoration in the respective category are marked.
(3) The ribbon is 45 mm wide and has the length adjustable
in order to be adapted to the circumference of the neck. The
width of each coloured band is of 7 mm.
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b) Category B white with an orange band along the edges;
c) Category C white with a red band along the edges;
d) Category D white with a blue band along the edges;
e) Category E white with a yellow bend along the edges;
f) Category F white with a blue band along the edges and
a green one in the centre;
g) Category G white with three equal bands, two red and
a blue one in the centre;
h) Category H white with a green band along the edges.
(4) The exceeding of the number of members of each rank
and each category constitutes an infringement of the present
regulation. The awards conferred over the limit number shall be
null and void by law, and the insignia shall be returned.
Art. 3. The sign of the rank of Knight of the Cultural Merit
Order is a cross with equal arms, 10 mm wide, made of silver
with title 800 per mil, blue-violet enamelled, having the height
and the width of 40 mm; the metal edge of the sign is 1 mm
thick and is polished by wire stranding obliquely.
(2) On the obverse, centrally, there is a medallion applied,
made of silver, with the diameter of 18 mm, on which, centrally,
the coat of arms of Romania is marked, and on the margin, a
wreath of laurel leaves.
(3) On the reverse, centrally, there is a medallion applied,
with the diameter of 18 mm, on which there is written in blue
CULTURAL/MERIT, with 4 mm high letters. The medallion is
bordered by a ring, white enamelled, 4 mm wide, on which there
is inscribed in blue in the upper part, the motto of the Order:
THROUGH CULTURE TO FREEDOM, and in the lower part,
with 1.5 mm high figures, the years: 1931, 1961, 2000,
representing historic dates regarding the Cultural Merit Order. The
dates are separated by a little star.
(4) The sign is surmounted by a semi-wreath of laurel leaves
with the exterior width of 30 mm and the height of 20 mm,
having the ends of the semi-wreath united by a bar which helps
the ribbon to be introduced. On the bar, on the reverse, the title
of the silver, the category of the distinction in capital letters and
the order number of the decoration in the respective category
are marked.
(5) The ribbon of white moir reps is 40 mm wide and 50
mm high. The coloured bands have, as a rule, a width of 6 mm
and are placed at 2 mm from the margin, for all the ribbons,
with the following exceptions: category F, which has the three
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(6) The rosette shall be worn daily, but only the rosette of the
highest rank. The rosette shall be worn at the buttonhole of the
coat or of the suit.
Art. 9. (1) The conferring of the Cultural Merit Order is
compulsorily starting with the rank of Knight.
(2) The previous awarding of the Cultural Merit Medal is a
positive factor, which shall be taken into account on the
proposals of granting the Cultural Merit Order, but it is not
compulsory to obtain a medal or the covering of the medal
hierarchy for the conferring of the order.
(3) To confer a higher rank to the same person it is
necessary to complete a period of probation in the immediately
lower rank, as follows:
a) from the rank of Knight to that of Officer 3 years;
b) from the rank of Officer to that of Commander 4 years;
c) from the rank of Commander to that of Grand Officer
5 years.
(4) The proposals for conferring have to take into account the
criteria established in the present regulation, the first series of
awarding included.
(5) The direct conferring of higher ranks to the first series
shall be made as a result of a summing up of outstanding merits
that might have led to the granting of successive ranks.
(6) For outstanding merits, obtained by the same person in
two or several categories, the same order may be granted, with
different ribbons, specific to the respective categories, without
taking into account the minimum period of probation stipulated
for a new awarding and starting, for each category, from the
rank of Knight.
Art. 10. For outstanding merits, the seniority in rank,
stipulated in art. 9 (3), may be reduced by maximum one third.
Art. 11. (1) The conferring of a higher rank automatically
from the records of the lower rank, the place becoming vacant.
(2) The sign of the lower rank remains in the possession of
the awarded person.
Art. 12. (1) The Cultural Merit Order is a decoration that
rewards outstanding talent and services brought to culture, art,
science and the promotion of charitable spirit, by citizens or
institutions and public establishments of culture, by creation,
interpretative and social works of national impact.
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(4) The rosette of the rank of Commander is made by
superimposing the rosette of the rank of Officer over that of the
rank of Knight.
Art. 6. (1) The sign of the rank of Grand Officer of the
Cultural Merit Order is made of the actual sign and the plate of
the sign.
(2) The actual sign of the rank of Grand Officer is identical
with the sign of the rank of Commander.
(3) The plate of the rank is a convex star with 4 groups of
rays, made of silver with title 925 per mil, each group being
made of 7 rays, the central one being the biggest. The diameter
of the plate is of 75 mm. In the centre, between the groups of
rays, the obverse sign of the rank of commander is applied. On
the reverse, i n a central medal l i on, the name of the
manufacturing company and the title of the silver are marked.
(4) The rosette of the rank is in the shape of a rectangular
ribbon of silver coloured reps, 16 mm long and 6 mm wide, over
which the rosette of the rank of Officer is applied. On the back
there is a fixing system.
Art. 7. (1) The box in which the decoration is kept is
covered in blue-violet dull leather and on the inside it is lined
with white velvet.
(2) On the lid of the box there are imprinted, in golden
colour, the coat of arms of Romania, the denomination of the
rank, as well as the category of the distinction.
Art. 8. (1) The Cultural Merit Order shall be worn, as a
rule, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania and of the
of the Order and in cultural-artistic manifestations of national
importance.
(2) The ranks of Knight and Officer of the Cultural Merit Order
shall be worn on the left side of the chest.
(3) The rank of Commander of the Cultural Merit Order shall
be worn around the neck, with the ribbon fixed under the tie, the
sign being visible at 50 mm on the left side, under the knot of
the tie.
(4) The plate of the rank of Grand Officer of the Cultural Merit
Order shall be worn on the left side of the chest.
(5) At all times, only the highest rank of the Cultural Merit
Order that was conferred shall be worn.
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ANNEX No. 2
R E G U L A T I O N
of the Cultural Merit Medal*
Art. 1. The Cultural Merit Medal is granted for life.
Art. 2. The Cultural Merit Medal includes 8 categories
corresponding to the specific activities and connected to the
cultural field, as follows:
a) A Category Literature;
b) B Category Music;
c) C Category Fine Arts;
d) D Category Performing Arts theatre, opera, film,
ballet, etc.;
e) E Category National cultural heritage;
f) F Category Culture promotion;
g) G Category Cults;
h) H Category Scientific research.
(2) The Cultural Merit Medal is not limited as for the number
of members for classes III and II and is limited to a number of
6,800 members for class I, distributed per categories as follows:
a) A Category Literature 1,000 members;
b) B Category Music 1,000 members;
c) C Category Fine Arts 1,000 members;
d) D Category Performing arts theatre, opera, film,
ballet, etc. 1,000 members;
e) E Category National cultural heritage 1,000
members;
f) F Category Culture promotion 600 members;
g) G Category Cults 600 members;
h) H Category Scientific research 600 members.
(3) The insignia of the medal for each category have the
ribbons in different colours, as follows:
a) A Category white with a violet band along the edges
and a violet band in the centre;
b) B Category white with an orange band along the edges
and an orange band in the centre;
c) C Category white with a red band along the edges and
a red band in the centre;
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(2) By outstanding talent and services, within the meaning of
the present regulation, it is understood:
a) the creation of significant cultural and artistic values in all
fields: literature, essay, philosophy, science, all kinds of music,
all kinds of fine arts;
b) the interpretation with sensitivity and refinement of certain
literary, musical or choreographic works;
c) the discovering, conserving and restoring of important
goods in the movable and immovable national cultural heritage
and turning them to the best account for the public, by
permanent display or by temporary exhibitions at home or
abroad;
d) the initiation and organization of confessional activities that
should contribute to the strengthening of the civic spirit and of
the generally human solidarity among the parishioners, as well
as activities directed towards the relieving of the sufferings for
persons in difficulty;
e) important activities of patronage in supporting certain
cultural, artistic and scientific institutions or certain cultural,
artistic and scientific programmes and activities, at national or
international level, of significant growth of the cultural, artistic and
scientific national heritage, by direct donations of works or of
amounts necessary for their acquisition.
(3) The Cultural Merit Order may, exceptionally, be conferred
to certain institutions and public establishments of culture of high
prestige.
(4) The Cultural Merit Order may also be conferred to citizens
and cultural institutions from abroad that asserted themselves
internationally by important works of creation or interpretative,
which have supported the cultural exchanges with Romania and
promoted Romanian culture in their countries.
Art. 13. Within 30 days of the publication of the present
law in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, the ministry in the
fi el d, i n col l aborati on wi th the i nsti tuti ons and publ i c
establishments in the field of culture, shall draw up, on the basis
of art. 12, settlements specific to each category of merits,
approved by order of the minister in the field, where the terms
under which the Cultural Merit Order is conferred, shall be
detalied.
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Art. 5. (1) The box in which the medal is kept is made of
cardboard covered in blue-violet parchment and is lined with
white silk.
(2) On the lid of the box there are imprinted in silver colour
the denomination, the class and the category of the medal.
Art. 6. (1) The Cultural Merit Medal shall be worn, as a
rule, on the occasion of the National Day of Romania and on
the other national or religious holidays, on the occasion of the
Day of the Order and in the cultural-artistic manifestations of
national importance.
(2) The Cultural Merit Medal, irrespective of class, shall be
worn on the left side of the chest.
Cultural Merit Medal that was conferred shall be worn.
Art. 7. The conferring of the Cultural Merit Medal shall be
compulsorily made starting with class III.
Art. 8. (1) To confer a higher class to the same person it
i s necessary to compl ete a peri od of probati on i n the
immediately lower class of minimum 2 years.
(2) The direct conferring of higher classes in the first series
can be made as a result of a summing up of outstanding merits
that might have led to the granting of succesive classes.
Art. 9. For outstanding merits, the minimum seniority in the
class, stipulated in art. 8 (1), may be reduced by maximum a
half.
from the records of the lower class.
Art. 11. The Cultural Merit Medal is a decoration that is
granted to Romanian and foreign citizens, that rewards the
merits, talent and services brought to culture, art, science and
the promotion of social works, of local or regional impact.
Art. 12. Within 30 days of the publishing of the present
law in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part. I, the ministry in the
fi el d, i n col l aborati on wi th the i nsti tuti ons and publ i c
establishments of culture, shall draw up, on the basis of art. 11,
settlements specific to each category of merits, approved by
order of the minister in the field, where the terms under which
the Cultural Merit Medal is conferred, shall be detailed.
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d) D Category white with a blue band along the edges
and a blue band in the centre;
e) E Category white with a yellow band along the edges
and a yellow band in the centre;
f) F Category white with a blue band along the edges and
two green bands in the centre;
g) G Category white with two red bands and a blue one,
crossed by a white band in the centre;
h) H Category white with a green band along the edges
and a green band in the centre.
(4) The exceeding of the number of members stipulated for
each category, for Class I, constitutes an infringement to the
present regulation. The decorations conferred beyond the limit
number are null and void by law and the insignia shall be
returned.
Art. 3. (1) The sign of the Cultural Merit Medal is in the
shape of a round piece with a diameter of 30 mm, has the
border slightly raised and is made of tombac.
(2) On the obverse the coat arms of Romania is marked,
having the height of 25 mm. At 1 mm from the border a pearled
circle is marked.
(3) On the reverse, on the left side, a branch of laurels is
marked, and on the upper part the motto THROUGH CULTURE
TO FREEDOM is inscribed with 1.5 mm high letters, and
centrally, CULTURAL/MERIT is inscribed with 3 mm high
letters.
(4) The medal is surmounted by a semi-wreath of laurel
leaves, with the outer diameter of 30 mm and the height of
20 mm, having the ends of the semi-wreath united by a bar
through which the ribbon runs. On the bar, on the reverse, the
category of the distinction in capital letters and, for class I, the
order number of the decoration in the respective category are
marked.
(5) The ribbon, 35 mm wide and the visible height of
50 mm, is of moir reps, having the coloured bands of 4 mm
wide, and the coloured bands of 1 mm wide.
(6) For the female persons the ribbon is folded in the shape
of a bow and has the length of 100 mm.
a) class III is copper plated;
b) class II is silver plated;
c) class I is gold plated.
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463
Modelul desenat al Ordinului MIHAI VITEAZUL/
Modle dessin de lOrdre de MICHEL LE BRAVE/
The graphic pattern of MIHAI VITEAZUL Order
Clasa a III-a/III
e
classe/Class III
Avers/Obverse
Panglica/Ruban/Ribbon
Revers/Reverse Rozeta/Rosette
Bareta/Barrette/Bar
ANEXA/ANNEXE/ANNEX
Modelele desenate
ale decoraiilor Romniei
Les modles dessins
des dcorations de Roumanie
The graphic patterns
of Romanias decorations
465 464
Ordinul MIHAI VITEAZUL/
Ordre de MICHEL LE BRAVE/
MIHAI VITEAZUL Order
Clasa a II-a/II
e
classe/Class II
Avers/Obverse Revers/Reverse
Rozeta/Rosette Bareta/Barrette/Bar
Clasa I/I
re
classe/Class I
Placa/Plaque/Plate
Rozeta/Rosette Bareta/Barrette/Bar
466 467
MONITORUL OFICIAL AL ROMNIEI, PARTEA I, Nr. 200/10.V.1999 8
STEAUA ROMNIEI/ETOILE DE ROUMANIE/
STAR OF ROMANIA
CAVALER/CHEVALIER/KNIGHT
De pace/De paix/In peacetime
De rzboi/De guerre/In wartime
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Bareta (militari)/Barrette
(militaires)/Bar (the military)
Rozeta (civili)/Rosette
(civils)/Rosette (civilians)
Portul uniformei ordinului/Port de luniforme
de lordre/Wearing of the Orders uniform
Ofier activ
Cavaler al ordinului n inut de serviciu/
Officier actif
Chevalier de lordre en tenue de service/
Officer on active service
Knight of the Order on the service dress
Ofier n rezerv
Cavaler al ordinului/
Officier la rserve
Chevalier de lordre/
Officer in the reserve
Knight of the Order
Revers/Reverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
469 468
Avers/
Obverse
STAR OF ROMANIA
COMANDOR /COMMANDEUR/COMMANDER
Civili/Civils/Civilians
Revers/
Reverse
Rzboi/Guerre/War
Bareta (militari)/
Barrette (militaires)/
Bar (the military)
Avers/
Obverse
Militari/Militaires/
The military
Revers/
Reverse
STAR OF ROMANIA
OFIER/OFFICIER/OFFICER
Revers/Reverse
De rzboi/De guerre/In wartime Revers/Reverse Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Bareta militari/Barrette
militaires/Bar (the military)
Rozeta civili/Rosette
civils/Rosette (civilians)
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/
Obverse
Revers/
Reverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
471 470
STAR OF ROMANIA
MARE OFIER/GRAND OFFICIER/GRAND OFFICER
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Panglic comandor de rzboi/
Ruban commandeur de
guerre/Commander ribbon
in wartime
Fund (papion) doamne ofier/Nud
de ruban (papillon) femmes officier/Bow
(butterfly bow) for Officer ladies
Fund (papion) doamne cavaler/Nud
de ruban (papillon) femmes chevalier/
Bow (butterfly bow) for Knight ladies
STAR OF ROMANIA
Panglic comandor de pace/Ruban
commandeur de paix/Commander
ribbon in peacetime
473 472
STAR OF ROMANIA
STAR OF ROMANIA
Avers/Obverse
Militari/Militaires/The military
Revers/Reverse
Rzboi/Guerre/War
475 474
STAR OF ROMANIA
MARE CRUCE/GRAND-CROIX/GRAND CROSS
MONITORUL OFICIAL AL ROMNIEI, PARTEA I, Nr. 200/10.V.1999
STAR OF ROMANIA
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse Revers/Reverse
477 476
STAR OF ROMANIA
LENTA MARE CRUCE/CORDON GRAND-CROIX/
GRAND CROSS SASH
STAR OF ROMANIA
Rzboi/Guerre/War
479 478
SERVICIUL CREDINCIOS/SERVICE LOYAL/
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Avers/Obverse
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Bareta de rzboi/Barrette
de guerre/Bar in wartime
STEAUA ROMNIEI/ETOILE DE ROUMANIE /
STAR OF ROMANIA
COLAN/COLLIER/COLLAR/(scara/chelle/scale 1:2)
Rozeta/Rosette
(scara 1:1)/
(chelle 1:1)/
(scale 1:1)
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Revers/Reverse
481 480
FAITHFUL SERVICE
COMANDOR/COMMANDEUR/COMMANDER
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Avers/Obverse
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Revers/Reverse
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Revers/Reverse
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
483 482
FAITHFUL SERVICE
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Rozeta/Rosette
485 484
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Panglic comandor de pace/Ruban
commandeur de paix/Commander ribbon
in peacetime
Panglic comandor de rzboi/Ruban
commandeur de guerre/Commander ribbon
in wartime
Fund (papion) doamne cavaler/Nud
de ruban (papillon) femmes chevalier/Bow
(butterfly bow) for Knight ladies
Fund (papion) doamne ofier/Nud
de ruban (papillon) femmes officier/Bow
(butterfly bow) for Officer ladies
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Bareta (militari)/
Bar (the military)
Rzboi/Guerre/War
487 486
FAITHFUL SERVICE
MARE CRUCE/GRAND-CROIX/ GRAND CROSS
FAITHFUL SERVICE
GRAND CROSS SASH
489 488
FAITHFUL SERVICE
FAITHFUL SERVICE
Rzboi/Guerre/War
491 490
Crucea SERVICIUL CREDINCIOS/
Croix du SERVICE LOYAL/FAITHFUL SERVICE Cross
Clasa a II-a/II
e
classe/Class II
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Clasa I/I
re
classe/Class I
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
493 492
Medalia SERVICIUL CREDINCIOS/
Mdaille du SERVICE LOYAL/FAITHFUL SERVICE Medal
Clasa I/I
re
classe/Class I
Clasa a II-a/II
e
classe/Class II
Clasa a III-a/III
e
classe/Class III
(civils)/Rosette
(civilians)
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Clasa a III-a/III
e
classe/Class III
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
495 494
Clasa I/I
re
classe/Class I
Clasa a II-a/II
e
classe/Class II
Clasa a III-a/III
e
classe/Class III
Bareta de rzboi
(militari)/Barrette
de guerre (militaires)/Bar
in wartime (the military)
Revers/Reverse Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Clasa I/I
re
classe/Class I
Clasa a II-a/II
e
classe/Class II
Clasa a III-a/III
e
classe/Class III
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Militari/Militaires/The military Rzboi/Guerre/War
497 496
PENTRU MERIT/POUR LE MRITE/FOR MERIT
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
499 498
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
COMANDOR/COMMANDEUR/COMMANDER
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Revers/Reverse
Militari/
Militaires/
The military
Rzboi/
Guerre/
War
Civili/
Civils/
Civilians
501 500
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Rzboi/Guerre/War
503 502
GRAND CROSS SASH
Panglic comandor de pace/Ruban commandeur
de paix/Commander ribbon in peacetime
Panglic comandor de rzboi/Ruban comman-
deur de guerre/Commander ribbon in wartime
Fund (papion) doamne cavaler/Nud de ruban (papillon)
dames chevalier/Bow (butterfly bow) Knight ladies
Fund (papion) doamne ofier/Nud de ruban (papillon) dames
officier/Bow (butterfly bow) Officer ladies
Rzboi/Guerre/War
505 504
(militaires)/Bar (military)
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
507 506
Medalia PENTRU MERIT/Mdaille POUR LE MRITE/
FOR MERIT Medal
Clasa
a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa
a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
(civils)/Rosette
(civilians)
Rzboi/Guerre/War
509 508
FOR MERIT Medal
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Bareta (militari)/
Bar (the military)
FOR MERIT Medal
Rzboi/Guerre/War
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Bareta (militari)/
Bar (the military)
511 510
Semnul onorific pentru maitri militari
i subofieri/Insigne honorifique pour les matres
militaires et les sous-officiers/Honorary Sign for military
masters and NCOS
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Semnul onorific pentru ofieri/Insigne honorifique pour
les officiers/Honorary Sign for officers
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
513 512
Crucea Comemorativ a Rezistenei Anticomuniste*/
Croix commmorative de la Rsistance anticommuniste/
Commemorative Cross of Anti-Communist Resistance
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Rozeta /Rosette
* Anexa a fost modificat prin Legea nr. 767/2001/Lannexe a t modifie
par la Loi n
o
767/2001/The Annex was modified by Law No. 767/2001.
Medalia Crucea comemorativ
a celui de-al doilea rzboi mondial, 19411945/
Mdaille de La Croix commmorative de la Deuxime
Guerre mondiale, 19411945/The Commemorative
Cross of World War II, 19411945 Medal
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
515 514
Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu/Mdaille commmorative du
150
e
anniversaire de la naissance de Mihai
Eminescu/Commemorative Medal 150 Years since
the Birth of Mihai Eminescu
Avers/Obverse
Ordinul Victoria Revoluiei Romne din Decembrie
1989/Ordre de La Victoire de la Rvolution roumaine
de Dcembre 1989/Victory of the Romanian Revolution
of December 1989 Order
517 516
Modelul desenat al Ordinului MERITUL SPORTIV/Modle
dessin de lOrdre du MRITE SPORTIF/The graphic
pattern of the SPORTS MERIT Order
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Rozeta clasa a III-a/Rosette
III
e
classe/Class III rosette
Bareta pentru a doua i a
treia decorare clasa a II-a/
Barrette pour la deuxime
et la troisime dcorations
II
e
classe/Class II bar
for the second and
third decoration
Bareta pentru a doua i a treia
decorare clasa a III-a/Barrette
pour la deuxime et la troisime
dcorations III
e
classe/Class III
bar for the second and third
decoration
Rozeta
clasa a II-a /
Rosette de
la II
e
classe/
Class II rosette
Panglica clasei a II-a/Ruban
de la II
e
classe/Class II Ribbon
Medalia comemorativ 150 de ani de la naterea
lui Mihai Eminescu/Mdaille commmorative
du 150
e
anniversaire de la naissance
de Mihai Eminescu/Commemorative Medal
150 Years since the Birth of Mihai Eminescu
Revers/Reverse
519 518
Modelul desenat al Medaliei MERITUL SPORTIV/Modle
dessin de la Mdaille du MRITE SPORTIF/The graphic
pattern of the SPORTS MERIT Medal
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse
Funda pentru
persoanele de sex
feminin/Nud
de ruban pour les
personnes de sexe
fminin/Bow for the
female persons
Bareta/Barrette/Bar
Bareta/Barrette/Bar
Modelul desenat al Ordinului MERITUL SPORTIV/Modle
dessin de lOrdre du MRITE SPORTIF/The graphic
pattern of the SPORTS MERIT Order
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Placa clasa I/
Plaque de la
I
re
classe/
Class I plate
Rozeta clasa I/ Rosette
I
re
classe/Class I rosette
Panglica clasa I/Ruban I
re
classe/Class I
ribbon
Funda pentru persoanele de sex feminin/Nud
de ruban pour les personnes de sexe fminin/
Bow for the female persons
521 520
Modelul desenat al Ordinului
MERITUL CULTURAL/Modle dessin de lOrdre
du MRITE CULTUREL/The graphic pattern
of the CULTURAL MERIT Order
Placa Mare
Ofier/Plaque
de Grand
officier/Grand
Officer plate
Rozeta categoria F/
Rosette catgorie F/
Rosette F category
Panglica Comandor categoria F/
Ruban de Commandeur catgorie F/
Commander ribbon F category
Modelul desenat al Ordinului
MERITUL CULTURAL/Modle dessin de lOrdre
du MRITE CULTUREL/The graphic pattern
of the CULTURAL MERIT Order
Gradul de
Cavaler/Grade
de Chevalier/
Rank of Knight
Gradul de
Ofier/Grade
dOfficier/Rank
of officer
Gradul de
Comandor/
Grade de
Commandeur/
Rank of
Commander
Funda pentru persoanele
de sex feminin categoria F/Nud de ruban pour
les personnes de sexe fminin catgorie F/
Bow for the female persons F category
Gradul de
Mare
Ofier/Grade
de Grand
officier/The
rank of
Grand Officer
523 522
Panglici Ordinul MERITUL CULTURAL/Rubans de lOrdre
du MRITE CULTUREL/CULTURAL MERIT Order ribbons
GRADUL DE OFIER/GRADE DOFFICIER/RANK OF OFFICER
Categoria A/Catgorie A/
A Category
Categoria B/Catgorie B/
B Category
Categoria C/Catgorie C/
C Category
Categoria D/Catgorie D/
D Category
Categoria E/Catgorie E/
E Category
Categoria F/Catgorie F/
F Category
Categoria G/Catgorie G/
G Category
Categoria H/Catgorie H/
H Category
Panglici Ordinul MERITUL CULTURAL/Rubans de lOrdre
du MRITE CULTUREL/CULTURAL MERIT Order ribbons
GRADUL DE CAVALER/GRADE DE CHEVALIER/RANK OF KNIGHT
A Category
D Category
E Category
F Category
G Category
H Category
B Category
C Category
525 524
Panglici Medalia MERITUL CULTURAL/Rubans
pour la Mdaille du MRITE CULTUREL/CULTURAL
MERIT Order ribbons
A Category
B Category
C Category
Funda pentru persoanele de sex feminin categoria F/
Nud de ruban pour les personnes de sexe fminin catgorie F/Bow
for the female persons
F category
D Category
E Category
F Category
G Category
H Category
Modelul desenat al Medaliei MERITUL CULTURAL/Modle
dessin de la Mdaille du MRITE CULTUREL/
The graphic pattern of the CULTURAL MERIT Medal
Clasa a III-a/
III
e
classe/
Class III
Clasa a II-a/
II
e
classe/
Class II
Clasa I/
I
re
classe/
Class I
Avers/Obverse
Revers/Reverse

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