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Romania?
Out of 46 things One Map has mapped, here is where Romania stands.
Banned in Romania
- Energy Drinks for KidsBanned
Selling or giving them to under-18s is illegal since March 2024.
- HomeschoolingBanned
In 2025 two families got suspended prison terms for it.
- Phones in SchoolsBanned
A 2023 law bans phones in class up to 8th grade.
- Potassium BromateBanned
Not on the EU's list of allowed additives, so no bromate in bread.
- SpankingBanned
Hitting your own kid is against the law here, since 2004.
- PufferfishBanned
EU law: pufferfish can't be sold as food anywhere in the EU.
- LandminesBanned
Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 2000.
- Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned
Banned in food across the EU since August 2022.
- Plastic GlitterBanned
Loose plastic glitter banned from sale since October 2023.
- Declawing CatsBanned
Pet treaty in force since 2005: no declawing without medical need.
Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.
- Paid VacationMandatory
At least 20 working days a year.
Restricted in Romania
- Plastic BagsRestricted
A 2019 ban on thin bags with handles is reported unenforced.
- Wild Circus AnimalsRestricted
Only horses, dogs and exotic birds still allowed in circus acts.
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