The share capital of a company cannot be less than 42 euros (200 Romanian lei). However, there is no maximum limit for it. The amount that exceeds 42 euros can be used to finance the company’s business, for equipment acquisition, salary payments or other actions. The share capital reduction and the use of these amounts must follow certain procedures. To accomplish this action, you can hire a Romanian lawyer specialized in corporate, commercial and Mergers and Acquisitions practice area, who will follow or the necessary procedures and draft the documentation, recommends Pavel, Margarit & Associates Romanian Law Firm.

The share capital of a LLC may be reduced at any time, and this change must be registered with the Romanian Trade Registry.

The amount of the share capital must be mentioned on the documents issued by the company, such as the decisions of the general meeting of the associates, the decisions of the sole associate or the company’s invoices.

The decrease of the share capital is accomplished in two stages, each of which requires certain acts.

Stage I through which the decision on the decrease of the capital is published in the Romanian Official Gazette

– Request for submission and mention of documents;
– The decision of the general meeting of the associates or the decision of the sole associate (original);
– If necessary, special authorization (in authentic form), lawyer or delegation for persons designated to carry out legal (original) formalities;
– Evidence of payment of the legal publication fee in the Official Gazette of Romania

This first file is filed with the Romanian Trade Registry.

Stage II

– Application for registration (original);
– The amending act of the constitutive act (original);
– Extract from the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV – in which the decision to reduce the share capital was published;
– The constitutive act, in original;
– If applicable: the agreement regarding the limit of the share capital provided by special laws (original); prior notice provided by special laws (original); special empowerment (in authentic form), delegation for persons designated to carry out legal formalities (original);
– Evidence of payment of the legal tariff, respectively, of the publication fee in the Official Gazette, Part IV, for the notification regarding the submission of the updated text of the constitutive act.

This second file will be filed with the Romanian Trade Registry too. The registration procedure with the Romanian Trade Registry takes 3 days.

The decrease in the share capital is made by a diminish of the capital contribution of the associates. Therefore, once this stage has taken place, the associates’ share ratio may change. A Romanian lawyer specialized in corporate, commercial and Mergers and Aquisitions law can provide the necessary advice and explain the potential risks for an associate, following this procedure. The same lawyer can draft the necessary documentation so that this action does not imply any risk to the client, according to Pavel, Margarit & Associates Romanian Law Firm.

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