ARTICLE 178 OF LAW NO. 302 OF 28 JUNE 2004 AMENDED AND REPUBLISHED, ON INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS:
1. If a person is in Romanian territory and has to be heard as a witness or expert by the judicial authorities of a foreign State, the latter may, where it is not desirable or possible for the person to be heard to appear in its territory in person, request that the hearing take place by video conference, as provided for in the following paragraphs.
2. Such a request may be accepted by Romania provided that it is not contrary to fundamental principles of its law and on condition that it has the technical means to carry out the hearing by video-conference.
3. Requests for a hearing by video conference shall contain, in addition to the information referred to in Article 172, the reason why it is not desirable or possible for the witness or expert to attend in person, the name of the judicial authority and of the persons who will be conducting the hearing.
4. The witness or expert shall be summoned according to Romanian law.

The judicial authorities competent to execute the requests submitted by the authorities of other States shall be the courts of appeals, during court proceedings, respectively the prosecutor’s offices attached to courts of appeal, during criminal prosecution.

1.With reference to hearing by video conference, the following rules shall apply:
– the competent Romanian judge or prosecutor shall be present during the hearing, where necessary assisted by an interpreter, and shall also be responsible for ensuring both the identification of the person to be heard and respect for the fundamental principles of Romanian law. If he is of the view that during the hearing the fundamental principles of Romanian law are being infringed, the judge or prosecutor shall immediately take the necessary measures to ensure that the hearing continues in accordance with the Romanian law;
– measures for the protection of the witness or expert shall be agreed, where necessary, between the competent Romanian authorities and those of the requested State;
– the hearing shall be conducted directly by, or under the direction of, the judicial authority of the requesting State in accordance with its own law;
– the witness or expert may be assisted, where appropriate, by an interpreter, under Romanian law;
– the witness or expert may claim the right not to testify which would accrue to him or her under the law of either Romania or the requesting State
2. Without prejudice to any measures agreed for the protection of witnesses, the Romanian judicial authority shall draw up minutes indicating the date and place of the hearing, the identity of the person heard, any oaths taken and the technical conditions under which the hearing took place.
3. The minutes shall be forwarded to the competent authority of the requesting State.
4. The provisions of the Code of Penal Procedure shall apply accordingly
5. This Article may also apply for the hearing of accused or defendants, where the person concerned consents and there is an agreement in this respect between the Romanian judicial authorities and those of the requesting State.
6. Costs relating to establishing a video link, those related to the making available of this link in the requested State, the remuneration of interpreters and the indemnities paid to witnesses and experts, as well as travelling expenses shall be reimbursed by the foreign requesting State to Romania, unless the latter expressly waived the reimbursement of all or part of such costs.