The word ‘reform’ has been on the lips of everyone in the legal field in Romania for some time now, but never more so than in recent years when modifications to the most important pieces of legislation have entered their final stages. The new Civil Code entered into force (partially) on October 1, 2011, and the new Civil Procedure Code is set to enter into force on June 1, 2012, while the Penal Code and the Penal Procedure Code will come in during 2013.