OBTAIN THE CREDIDAM LICENSE
For the use — in ambient or commercial settings — of the performances of performing artists recorded on phonograms or audiovisual fixations, it is necessary to obtain a licence (authorisation) from CREDIDAM. See the ORDA decision in force here.
The procedure for issuing the CREDIDAM authorisation involves:
- Submitting the DECLARATION and the CONVENTION (2 copies), completed and signed by the administrator or the authorised representative of the company. Submission may be made using one of the options below:
- In original, at CREDIDAM’s headquarters (Str. C.A. Rosetti no. 34, sector 2, Bucharest, 020015).
- In PDF format, to office@credidam.ro.
- After the documents are verified and validated, the company is registered in the database, the e-invoice for the period covered by the convention is issued, and the authorisation is sent in PDF format after payment is confirmed.Following the registration and processing of the data provided by the user in the CREDIDAM database, the e-invoice for the billing period stipulated in the convention will be issued: quarterly, half-yearly (with a 3% discount) or annually (with a 5% discount). A registered copy of the convention will be sent to the beneficiary together with the tax invoice, in PDF format.
- After the remuneration is paid on the basis of the tax invoice issued by CREDIDAM, the Non-Exclusive Authorisation/Licence for Public Communication is issued, for the activities and premises specified in the annex to the declaration, namely the public communication of phonograms published for commercial purposes or of reproductions thereof, the public communication of artistic performances in the audiovisual field and/or public communication for commercial purposes.
ATTENTION! With regard to the methodologies in force, published in the Official Gazette, they were updated/amended ope legis starting on 4 April 2022 (upon the entry into force of Law 69/2022), being applicable except for the provisions contrary to art. 164 para. 2 and art. 165 para. 9 of Law 8/1996. For details, please see the ORDA notice dated 24.05.2022, available here.
Payment methods
- Into the IBAN account: RO23INGB0001000152938958 opened at ING BANK – Sector 1 Branch.
- Directly from your personal phone, using the BCR – TOUCH 24 app and following these steps: Operations → Pay bills → Others → CREDIDAM.
ORDA decisions
ORDA DECISION 99/2015, ORDA Decision no. 10/2016 partially amended by ORDA Decision no. 120/2016, updated by:
- ORDA Decision no. 35/2023
- ORDA Decision no. 35/2024
- ORDA Decision no. 43/2025
- ORDA Decision no. 6/2026 (in force)
Applies to the following users:
Showrooms, duty-free shops, commercial galleries, malls, supermarkets, hypermarkets, hospitals, medical offices, treatment centres, casinos, internet cafés, gaming halls, billiard halls, bowling, table tennis, beauty salons and other similar venues – indoor or outdoor spaces located in cities, tourist resorts, communes and villages.
1. Public catering establishments
Restaurants, bars, cafés, tea houses, brasseries, fast-food outlets, pizzerias, confectioneries, wedding halls and similar.
2. Fairs and exhibitions; events with advertising or with means through which advertising is carried out
- Advertising with vehicles, stands, banners, screens, fixed/inflatable displays, mobile trailers, etc. (equipped with or accompanied by sound systems).
- Various shows (for music played before, during or after the show).
3. Accommodation establishments – located in cities, tourist resorts, communes and villages
Motels, hotels, hostels, chalets, guesthouses, camps.
4. Transport
- Road passenger transport: leisure vehicles (tractor, mini-train, trailer, platform), bus, trolleybus, tram and minibus; car with up to 6 seats used as a taxi; minibus; coach.
- Rail passenger transport: passenger train, restaurant car.
- Air passenger transport.
- Vessels for leisure transport.
- Cable transport: cable car – gondola lift, waiting areas for cable cars and gondola lifts, lifts and elevators.
5. Sports and recreation
- Stadiums, sports complexes, sports halls.
- Swimming pools, open-air baths, seaside areas, amusement parks, ski slopes, ice rinks, children’s playgrounds, fitness rooms, massage rooms.
6. Offices and production spaces
7. Telecommunications
8. Event, show, tour, campaign, etc.
- Club, bar with a variety programme, bar with a night-club programme, discotheque, video club, restaurant (with a variety programme), cabaret, spaces where the following operate: jukebox, karaoke, multimedia, etc.
- DJ activities, dance and ballet schools, etc., rhythmic gymnastics halls, aerobics, zumba aerobics, kangoo jump, etc.
INSPECTOR CONTACT DETAILS
ATTENTION! We recommend contacting an officer or inspector from the list below to obtain additional details or assistance in completing the DECLARATION and the CONVENTION.
| No. | Full name | Phone | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorinel HORCHIDAN | 0722.389.510 | BACĂU, NEAMȚ, VASLUI, VRANCEA | dorinel.horchidan@credidam.ro |
| 2 | Sorin ANIȚEI | 0734.441.252 | BRAȘOV, COVASNA, HARGHITA, PRAHOVA (Azuga, Bușteni) | sorin.anitei@credidam.ro |
| 3 | Ionuț CUMPĂNĂȘOIU | 0722.389.023 | BUCHAREST – Sector 2 and Sector 3, ILFOV, ARGEȘ | ionut.cumpanasoiu@credidam.ro |
| 4 | Valeriu ANDONIU | 0799.732.256 | BUCHAREST – Sector 4 and Sector 5, ILFOV, GIURGIU, CĂLĂRAȘI | valeriu.andoniu@credidam.ro |
| 5 | Viorel FELDRIHAN | 0734.441.258 | CLUJ, BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD, ALBA, SĂLAJ | viorel.feldrihan@credidam.ro |
| 6 | Tiberiu POP | 0799.732.257 | CLUJ, MARAMUREȘ, SĂLAJ, MUREȘ | tiberiu.pop@credidam.ro |
| 7 | Marius AXINTE | 0731 345 323 | ARAD, HUNEDOARA, TIMIȘ, CARAȘ-SEVERIN | marius.axinte@credidam.ro |
| 8 | Adriana ANGHEL | 0721.327.749 | HUNEDOARA, SIBIU, ALBA, VÂLCEA (Valea Oltului) | adriana.anghel@credidam.ro |
| 9 | Eugen LIPENSCHI | 0723.399.029 | CĂLĂRAȘI, CONSTANȚA, IALOMIȚA, BRĂILA, GALAȚI, TULCEA | eugen.lipenschi@credidam.ro |
| 10 | Mihăiță DĂNCEANU | 0723.505.097 | IAȘI, SUCEAVA, BOTOȘANI | mihaita.danceanu@credidam.ro |
| 11 | Marius Eduard ANDREI | 0723.500.572 | BUCHAREST – Sector 1 and Sector 6, ILFOV | andrei.marius@credidam.ro |
| 12 | Sinan MUSLEDIN | 0734.441.244 | CĂLĂRAȘI, CONSTANȚA, IALOMIȚA, BRĂILA, GALAȚI, TULCEA | musledin.sinan@credidam.ro |
| 13 | Marian Alexandru DUMITRICĂ | 0799.732.258 | BUCHAREST – Sector 4 and Sector 5, ILFOV, TELEORMAN, DÂMBOVIȚA | marian.dumitrica@credidam.ro |
| 14 | Mircea Mihuț ARDELEANU | 0731.550.219 | PRAHOVA, BUZĂU | mircea.ardeleanu@credidam.ro |
| 15 | Ion NICU | 0734.441.242 | DOLJ, GORJ, MEHEDINȚI, VÂLCEA, OLT | ion.nicu@credidam.ro |
| 16 | Calin Cornel CHIS | 0725.530.470 | BIHOR, SATU MARE | calin.chis@credidam.ro |
COLLECTION OFFICER CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Department officers and the companies they manage (according to the first letter of the company’s name):
Tel: 021/307.92.00 | Fax: 021.318.58.13
| No. | Officer | Ext. | Phone | Letters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iustina Paraschiv | 105 | 0734.44.12.46 | DIGITS, A, V, PA-PM | iustina.paraschiv@credidam.ro |
| 2 | Mihaela Oprea | 104 | 0727.73.94.00 | C, F, PO-PZ | mihaela.oprea@credidam.ro |
| 3 | Florentina Barbulescu | 107 | 0734.44.12.46 | D, K, T, BO-BZ, H | daniela.barbulescu@credidam.ro |
| 4 | Teodora Iancu | 104 | 0727.73.94.20 | E, G, J, L, B-BN | teodora.iancu@credidam.ro |
| 5 | Elena Ilie | 107 | 0727.77.25.53 | M, Q, W, X, Y, Z, R | elena.ilie@credidam.ro |
| 6 | Ramona Popescu | 109 | 0727.73.94.00 | N, O, S, U, I | ramona.popescu@credidam.ro |
Opening hours
- Artists: Monday – Thursday, 10:00 – 13:00
- Users: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00
Contact
ADDRESS: Str. C.A. Rosetti no. 34, Sector 2, Bucharest, Postal code: 020015
PHONE: 021.307.92.00
FAX: 021.318 58 13
E-MAIL: office@credidam.ro
Public relations
RELATIONS WITH PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cornel Drăgușin office@credidam.ro
RELATIONS WITH RADIO STATIONS
Doru Constantinescu doru.constantinescu@credidam.ro
RELATIONS WITH TV STATIONS
Valentina Tudor valentina.tudor@credidam.ro
RELATIONS WITH AMBIENT-USE BUSINESSES
Valentina Tudor valentina.tudor@credidam.ro
RELATIONS WITH CINEMAS
Melania Bota melania.bota@credidam.ro
CABLE RELATIONS
Melania Bota melania.bota@credidam.ro
RELATIONS WITH ONLINE PHONOGRAM USERS
Nelea Bogatîreț nelea.bogatiret@credidam.ro
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Ivana Hodos (Colgiu) ivana.colgiu@credidam.ro