Romania’s controversial draft law on cyber security and protection was passed by the Senate on Wednesday as the decision-making body, with some amendments that significantly reduce both the scope and heavy fines for those who fail to report cyber incidents. security maximum 48 hours.

Today, the Senate passed the bill by 81 votes, 29 against and three abstentions, and the act is sent to President Iohannis for promulgation.

It should be noted that after a quick passage in the Chamber of Deputies, the draft law was amended on Tuesday in the specialized committees of the Senate, the amendments introduced by MP Cătălin Teniță, a member of REPER, were adopted in full, as he announced.

“Come on, that’s good. We convinced the Joint Senate Committees on Defense and ICT to adopt our position, even unanimously, on the treatment of the private environment in the new cybersecurity law. In short, we managed to:

• reduction of fines to 1-3% (from 5-10%) of net turnover;
• removing from the law, as the bearers of obligations, companies and individuals who do not provide public services or public interests.

Cybersecurity should not mean a sword over the head of a private environment!” the deputy wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

• SEE ALL THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE HERE

Read more about the form adopted by the Chamber of Deputies:

• Controversial law on cyber security quickly passed through parliament: the private sector faces a huge fine of up to 10% of turnover

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