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What's banned in Romania?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Romania stands.

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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.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  Since 2013, EU law bans selling makeup newly tested on animals.

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.

Allowed in Romania

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