As in most other countries, minimum ages apply in

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for various activities involving

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s, these being as follows: * Legal age to have sexual intercourse: 16 * Legal age of criminal responsibility: 14 * Legal age to buy tobacco products: 18 * Legal age for voting: 18 * Legal age to be elected in the

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): 23 * Legal age to be elected in the

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of Parliament): 33 * Legal age to be elected to the office of

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: 35 * Legal age for employment: 15 *

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: 16 (A1/AM & B1 licenses), 18 (All vehicles excluding some categories such as A for motorcycles) * Conscription age (voluntary since 2007): 18

Minors

Under Romanian law, minors are people under 18. Nevertheless, civil law differentiates between minors under 14, who are completely devoid of legal capacity, and minors age 14-17, who have a limited form of legal capacity.

Emancipation of minors Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a minor before attaining the age of majority is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from responsibility for their child. Minors are norma ...

under the law occurs either through marriage or by court order, if there are strong reasons, from age 16.

Marriageable age

The

marriageable age Marriageable age is the minimum legal age of marriage. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but in the vast majority of jurisdictions, the marriageable age as a right is set at the age of majority. Nevertheless, ...

is defined in Art 272 of the

Civil Code of Romania The Civil Code of Romania (''Codul civil al României'', commonly referred to as ''Noul Cod Civil'' – the New Civil Code, officially Law no. 287/2009 on the Civil Code) is the basic source of civil law in Romania. It was adopted by Parliament on ...

. This article sets a minimum age of marriage of 18, which can, in special circumstances, be lowered to 12. The marriageable age is the same for boys and girls, as Law nr. 288/2007 equalized the marriageable age of the sexes.

Minors and religious freedom

Minors can choose their own religion from age 14. (Art. 491, 2) Minors under 14 are guided religiously by their parents, however they can not be forcefully made to follow a religion.(Art. 491, 1)

Employment

Minors can work from age 15. Minors aged 15 need their parents' consent, while those aged 16–17 do not need their parents' consent. There are, however, restrictions on the type of jobs that minors under 18 can practice. (Art 13 of the Labour Code).

References

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