Relevant changes to the law on insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases – First part

Starting January 1, 2018, amendments to Law no. 346/2002 on insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, adopted by OUG 103/2017 have entered into force.

The main legislative changes concern the following aspects:

1. Specifically, as of 01.01.2018 no individual insurance contracts for occupational accidents and occupational diseases are concluded, the insurance relations being based solely on the law.
2. At present, other persons than those who are engaged in an employment contract, such as: sole partner, joint ventures or shareholders, members of the family association, authorized self-employed persons, persons employed in international institutions, owners of goods or lessees of agricultural and forestry areas, members of agricultural companies, other interested persons who have not concluded employment relationships with an employer organization – can no longer insure under the present law on the insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases.
3. Also, the employer is no longer obliged to communicate to the insurer, by means of a declaration on his own responsibility, the fields of activity of the company according to the classification of activities in the national economy (CAEN), the number of employees, the salary fund and other information as required.
4. According to the old provisions of the law in question, the employer had to communicate to the insurer, by a declaration on his own responsibility, the scope of activity according to the classification of activities in the national economy – CAEN, number of employees, salary fund, information requested for that purpose.

The legislative changes listed above are mandatory from 1 January 2018 and remain in force until further changes occur.

We will continue this topic in the article published here on Wednesday, March 7, 2018.