{"id":299,"date":"2026-08-10T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green-soft.ro\/?p=299"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:42:02","slug":"aviz-vs-autorizatie-securitate-la-incendiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-soft.ro\/en\/aviz-vs-autorizatie-securitate-la-incendiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire safety permit vs. approval: they are not the same thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are two different documents, issued at different times, based on two completely different checks. Confusion between them costs money and time \u2014 and sometimes blocks the opening of a business for weeks or months.<\/p>\n<p>The most common scenario we see: a beneficiary has the approval obtained at the project stage, thinks it&#039;s okay, and opens. It&#039;s not okay. <strong>The permit does not give you the right to operate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The difference, in two sentences<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fire safety certificate<\/strong> is issued <strong>before<\/strong> to build. The inspectorate checks the technical design documentation and confirms that the solutions on paper comply with the regulations. No one comes to the site \u2014 there is nothing to see, the building does not exist yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fire safety authorization<\/strong> is issued <strong>after<\/strong> what you built. The inspectorate checks the documents and comes <strong>in the field<\/strong> to confirm that what is installed corresponds to what was approved. Only this document gives you the right to put the building into operation and operate it.<\/p>\n<h2>Direct comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>OPINION<\/th>\n<th>Authorization<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>When<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Before execution, at the design phase<\/td>\n<td>After completion, before commissioning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>What is checked?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Technical design documentation<\/td>\n<td>documents <strong>and<\/strong> reality on the ground<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Field verification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not<\/td>\n<td>Yes, mandatory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>What it allows you to do<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>To carry out the work according to the approved project<\/td>\n<td>To put into operation and exploit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Legal term<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>15 working days<\/td>\n<td>30 working days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"gs-note\">The deadlines start from the submission of complete documentation. If documents are missing, the inspectorate will notify you within 5 working days, and the deadline will resume.<\/p>\n<h2>Not every building needs both<\/h2>\n<p>This is where many people make mistakes. <strong>Government Decree 571\/2016<\/strong> divides the constructions into two annexes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gs-check gs-check-hover\">\n<li><strong>Annex 1<\/strong> \u2014 constructions that need <strong>both approval and authorization<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annex 2<\/strong> \u2014 constructions that need <strong>authorization only<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So there are cases where you skip the notice and go straight to the authorization. But there is no case where the notice replaces the authorization.<\/p>\n<p>The classification depends on the purpose of the space, the built or developed area and the height regime. We have detailed the criteria in the guide about <a href=\"https:\/\/green-soft.ro\/en\/ce-cladiri-au-nevoie-de-autorizatie-isu-ghid-complet-conform-hg-571-2016\/\">which buildings need ISU authorization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The numbers that should worry you<\/h2>\n<p>Official IGSU statistics for 2024 show how often this is wrong:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gs-check gs-check-hover\">\n<li><strong>12.783<\/strong> fire safety permit requests;<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.634<\/strong> issued permits;<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.136<\/strong> rejected requests;<\/li>\n<li><strong>6.013<\/strong> addresses not falling within the provisions of Government Decision 571\/2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, from the files that received a decision, <strong>almost half were rejected<\/strong>. And nearly 6,000 more applicants found out they didn&#039;t even qualify\u2014they had applied for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is similar for approvals: out of 20,225 requests, only 6,270 approvals were issued and 3,898 were rejected.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if you operate only with a permit?<\/h2>\n<p>Law 307\/2006 is clear: the commissioning of new constructions \u2014 and those on which modification or change of destination work has been carried out \u2014 is done <strong>only after obtaining authorization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Since March 2026, the sanctions regime has tightened considerably:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gs-check gs-check-hover\">\n<li>fines from <strong>30,000 to 100,000 lei<\/strong> for serious violation of the fire safety requirement, applied together with <strong>shutdown<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>for more serious offenses, a warning cannot be given;<\/li>\n<li>criminal liability from 1 to 5 years in prison for designing or building a building without complying with regulations, if it endangers people&#039;s lives \u2014 and from 3 to 10 years if there are casualties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is only one caveat: the warning can still be applied if unauthorized operation is detected, but <strong>absolutely all measures are implemented and functional on the ground<\/strong>. That is, exactly the situation where only the paper is missing.<\/p>\n<p>Full details about the new regime are in the article about <a href=\"https:\/\/green-soft.ro\/en\/hg307-oug17-2026\/\">fines for non-functional fire safety installations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The authorization is not for life.<\/h2>\n<p>A second thing that many administrators find out late: authorization can be <strong>suspended<\/strong> or maybe <strong>permanently loses validity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is suspended if the inspection finds that vital installations are not working \u2014 detection and alarm, extinguishing, smoke evacuation, emergency lighting, backup sources \u2014 if the water reserve for extinguishing is not ensured or if you do not present the technical documentation. The suspension lasts until remediation, initially a maximum of 30 days, with the possibility of extension.<\/p>\n<p>It is permanently lost if you exceed the remediation deadlines, if you no longer comply with the requirements that were the basis for the issuance, or if you increase the amount of combustible materials beyond the approved limits.<\/p>\n<h2>Errors that block files<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"gs-check gs-check-hover\">\n<li><strong>It is being built differently than was approved.<\/strong> &quot;Small&quot; modifications on the construction site, made without being reflected in the project. It is immediately visible upon field inspection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Authorization is requested after it has opened.<\/strong> The legal order is reversed: first authorization, then commissioning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The execution documentation is missing or incomplete.<\/strong> Hidden work reports, commissioning reports, product certificates. I wrote about this separately. <a href=\"https:\/\/green-soft.ro\/en\/procese-verbale-c56-rte-cartea-constructiei\/\">C56 minutes and the role of RTE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change of destination without reauthorization.<\/strong> An office space converted into an event hall is a different risk regime and a different file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Installations installed but not put into operation.<\/strong> Central unit in failure, detectors not parameterized, pumping group not tested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The correct order, in short<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Check the classification according to GD 571\/2016 \u2014 do you need an approval, just an authorization, or neither?<\/li>\n<li>If you are in Annex 1: project \u2192 submit for <strong>OPINION<\/strong> \u2192 you receive the notice.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out the work exactly according to the approved project, with up-to-date documentation.<\/li>\n<li>You put the installations into operation and test them.<\/li>\n<li>Submit for <strong>authorization<\/strong> \u2192 field verification \u2192 you receive the authorization.<\/li>\n<li>You&#039;re just opening now.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the installations functional and the documentation updated, permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How GreenSoft can help you<\/h2>\n<p>We are an IGSU authorized company and we work the entire chain, not just a piece of it:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gs-check gs-check-hover\">\n<li>classification analysis according to Government Decision 571\/2016 \u2014 we tell you from the start what file you have to do;<\/li>\n<li>design of fire safety installations;<\/li>\n<li>preparing documentation for approval and authorization;<\/li>\n<li>execution of detection, extinguishing, smoke extraction and safety lighting installations;<\/li>\n<li>assistance with field verification;<\/li>\n<li>maintenance and preparation of subsequent ISU checks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a project in the works or a building in operation and you&#039;re not sure what documents you have, the cheapest time for a check is now \u2014 not after the inspection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gs-share\"><span class=\"gs-share-label\">Did you like the article? 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