{"id":1573,"date":"2026-07-16T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vargan.ro\/en\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:48:21","slug":"price-below-the-notarial-scale-valid-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vargan.ro\/en\/price-below-the-notarial-scale-valid-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Price below the notarial scale: valid contract?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-e5be5c2\" data-block-id=\"e5be5c2\"><style>.stk-e5be5c2 .stk-img-wrapper{width:316px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1151\" src=\"https:\/\/vargan.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/varga-logo-footer-english.svg\" width=\"316\" height=\"85\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary: The sale of a property at a price lower than the values \u200b\u200bin the notarial grid is not void by itself, because the grid mainly produces fiscal and tariff effects, and the nullity can only intervene in distinct hypotheses, such as fraud on the law, simulation, injury or lack of a serious price. In the present material, it is shown that the simple difference from the notarial grid, even if significant, does not justify the cancellation of the contract, so that in a dispute based exclusively on a &#8220;price below the grid&#8221; expert evidence is, in principle, useless in the absence of clear indications of fraud or the real absence of consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keywords: price below the notarial scale, notarial scale, serious nature of the price, derisory price, nullity of the contract, freedom of contract, art. 111 Fiscal Code, MJ Order no. 177\/C\/2024, simulation, injury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the provisions of art. 111 para. (1) Fiscal Code, upon the transfer of the right of ownership and its dismemberment, through legal documents between households on constructions of any kind and their related lands, as well as on lands of any kind without constructions, taxpayers owe a tax that is calculated on the value of the transaction by applying quotas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paragraphs (4) and (41) of the same article stipulate the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(4) The tax provided for in para. (1) and (3) are calculated at the value declared by the parties in the act by which the right of ownership, its dismemberment or bare ownership is transferred.<br>(41) By way of exception from para. (4), in the event that the values declared by the parties in the deed transferring ownership, its dismemberment or the bare property are lower than the minimum values established by the market study carried out by chambers of notaries public with appraisers authorized under the law, the basis for calculating the tax is:<br>a) the minimum value established by the market study in the case of the transfer of ownership;<br>b) 20% of the minimum value established by the market study, if the value declared by the parties upon the establishment or transfer of dismemberment of the ownership right is lower than this. The same value will also be established upon extinguishment by conventional means or with the consent of the holder of these dismemberments;<br>c) 80% of the minimum value established by the market study, if the value declared by the parties upon transmission of the bare property is lower than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paragraph 5 states that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chambers of notaries public shall update at least once a year the market studies prepared by expert appraisers authorized under the law, which must contain information on the minimum values \u200b\u200brecorded on the specific real estate market in the previous year, and communicate them to the regional general directorates of public finances within A.N.A.F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, art. 4 of the Annex to the Order of the Ministry of Justice no. 177\/C\/2024 provides the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(1) In order to prevent tax evasion, the notary public is obliged to ask the parties to declare the actual agreed value for the goods that are the subject of notarial acts or procedures, making them aware of the consequences of not declaring the real value of the transaction. If the notary public has doubts regarding the sincerity of the value declared by the parties, taking into account also the market study prepared under the conditions of art. 111 paragraph (4) of Law no. 227\/2015 on the Fiscal Code, as subsequently amended and supplemented, for immovable property or public documents or information for movable property, may refuse to draw up the act by means of a reasoned decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(2) For notarial acts and procedures involving movable property, the fee shall be calculated by applying the percentage rate provided for in the fee tariffs to the value declared by the parties and under the conditions of paragraph (1), except for the acts and procedures provided for in Annex no. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(3) For the authentication of acts involving immovable property, the fee shall be calculated at the transaction value declared by the parties. In the event that the transaction value declared by the parties is lower than the minimum value established by the market study carried out by the chambers of notaries public under the conditions of art. 111 of Law no. 227\/2015 on the Fiscal Code, as subsequently amended and supplemented, the fee is calculated at the minimum value established by the market study carried out by the chambers of notaries public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the content of the legal provisions previously examined, we can draw the prima facie conclusion that the legislator did not establish the sanction of express nullity for declaring a price for the alienated property, located below the minimum indicative values \u200b\u200bresulting from the market study, although public order norms relating to taxes and duties appear to have been violated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such express nullity is established, for example, by the provisions of art. 159 paragraph (6) of the Fiscal Procedure Code, which provides that the sale deeds by which land, buildings, and cars are alienated, for which the tax has not been paid, are null and void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the question that remains is whether a virtual nullity (relative or absolute) would have occurred. We believe that the answer is negative, confirmed by judicial practice, as we will see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As has been emphasized in the legal literature, the Civil Code manifests an appetite to expressly designate nullities, perhaps also for the reason that some cases of virtual nullity in the old code have sown discord in the doctrine regarding their qualification[1]. If the legislator had considered that the sanction of an absolute nullity should be established (being a tax on transactions, therefore reasons of public interest) he would have done so as he proceeded through the norms of art. 159 of the Fiscal Procedure Code previously mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unlikely that the legislator was aware of a situation of fiscal vulnerability that he did not protect effectively. We appreciate that such a situation of fiscal vulnerability exists, but the legislator opted for other remedies, distinct from the nullity of the act, since the sanction of nullity had the potential to violate contractual freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We mention and emphasize that this analysis takes into account the situation in which the parties establish a price below the notarial scale value, based on contractual freedom, without the intention of defrauding the law, such as defrauding fiscal norms or other legal norms (with an incidence, for example, in the matter of simulation or injury), since such frauds of the law or violations of norms of public or private interest may be equivalent to an illicit cause, the sanction of nullity producing its full effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taxes due as a result of concluding conventions in the form imposed by the state are some of the taxes considered excessive and abusive, since people perceive as an intimate and unconditional right that which allows them to freely transact any right that may be in their patrimony. These taxes are all the more repulsive to the citizen as they relate to the value of the transaction. In other words, the more valuable the transaction involves, the more the citizen is required to pay the state, which creates dissatisfaction. For these reasons, the parties will often resort to simulations by fictitious pricing, when alienating a property, most often declaring to the instrumenting agent, usually a notary, a lower price than the real one[2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the activity of the state gives rise to and stimulates such simulations, and it can even be considered that they represent natural reactions to the overtaxation of individuals. The state&#8217;s reaction to the multitude of these simulations was that the taxes would continue to be calculated in relation to the value of the contract, but they would not be able to fall below a certain ceiling (in the case of real estate, the indicative prices in the notarial scales)[3].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous doctrinal allegations are supported by the normative provisions in force. Thus, art. 111 para. (41) The Fiscal Code provides that if the price is below the minimum value established by the market study, the tax to be paid is that reported to the calculation base representing the minimum value in the study. Also, the notary&#8217;s fee will be calculated in relation to the minimum value established by the market study carried out by the chambers of notaries public, according to art. 111 of the Fiscal Code, as expressly provided in art. 4 paragraph (3) of Order no. 177\/C\/2024 issued by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the legislator recognizes the validity of establishing a price below the amount resulting from the market study, but establishes the obligation of the contracting parties to pay the transaction tax and the notary&#8217;s fee in relation to the value of the property resulting from the market study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the website of the Bucharest Chamber of Public Notaries, there is a press release published regarding the notarial grid, mentioning that the evaluations included in the Market Studies represent minimum reference values \u200b\u200bused by notary offices, according to the regulations of the Fiscal Code, on the occasion of the transfer of ownership of real estate, as well as in other cases expressly provided for by law, the evaluations in the market studies not representing the circulation values \u200b\u200bof the real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar details are also found in the content of all market studies. Thus, for example, in a market study prepared for CNP Alba Iulia, the year 2026 it is stated that &#8220;the estimated values \u200b\u200bare not individual market values, they represent minimum transaction values \u200b\u200bof properties in Alba county. These values \u200b\u200bmay be lower in special cases such as poorly maintained buildings that may bring negative value through demolition costs, as well as land with unfavorable locations, which individually have values \u200b\u200bbelow the minimum values \u200b\u200bexpressed. If the properties have had very good management and\/or above-average modernizations or improvements are carried out, they may have significantly higher values. In the same context, it can be stated that under certain special conditions, the values \u200b\u200bestimated in this study may differ significantly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will further analyze the case law in the matter under debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, in one case[4] it was held that although the price in the contract is half of the value indicated in the notarial grid, the contract is valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court assessed that &#8220;in the present case, the price for the property registered in CF no. 50680 was set at 20,000 lei, given that, according to the technical expert evaluation report for the exclusive use of notaries public, considered on 29.04.2020, the value of the property was 41,000 lei. A price set at half the value of the property calculated according to the notarial scales cannot be considered so disproportionate that it can be considered that it does not exist, being an acceptable price, also in relation to the obvious considerations related to the quality of both contracting parties&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, in another case[5] it was held that \u201cregarding the fact that the properties were sold below the price set out in the notarial grid, the court considers that this circumstance cannot constitute, by itself, a sufficient indication that the parties pursued an illicit purpose when concluding the sale-purchase contract\u2026 The court also holds that the establishment of a price below the market price may also be due to circumstances such as: the relationship between supply and demand, negotiation, the subjectivity of the parties, the technical characteristics of the property\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the occasion of the settlement of another case[6], it was decided that \u201cthis valuation of real estate properties by reference to the notarial grid is an estimative one, carried out in general terms, which take into account broader criteria, targeting the administrative-territorial unit in which they are located and the category of use, and not the characteristics of each property, which truly constitute the criteria according to which their concrete valuation is carried out\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, in another sentence it is noted that regarding the price of contracts that the nullity of the sale can be ordered for a derisory price, according to art. 1665 Civil Code only when the price is so low that there is no sale of the cause and not when it would be harmful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price is frivolous when it is so disproportionate that there is no price, it is insignificant and tends to zero. However, in this case the price exists and the disproportion invoked (its setting below the price limit in the notarial grids) is not such as to deprive the contract of the cause[7].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can therefore state that the setting of a price below the value resulting from the notarial grid is not automatically sanctioned by the nullity of the act. The condition of its validity depends on the serious nature of the price, a character which in turn is assessed both in relation to objective criteria and in relation to concrete, particular factual situations, which relate to the quality of the parties (for example spouses or relatives, friends, etc.), the situation of the property (its condition, the fact that it is being pursued forcibly, etc.), the particular situation of the parties (the urgent need for the sale to resolve personal problems of the individual or financial problems of a company, the subjectivism of the parties, etc.), the economic context in which the goods were alienated, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, in such a context, the notary public may admit the conclusion of the contract at a price below the notarial scale, under the condition of the seriousness of the price. However, in the event that he has doubts regarding the sincerity of the parties, unsupported by objective evidence, he may refuse to conclude the act, a solution expressly established by the legislator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe that some considerations regarding the seriousness of the price and the exposition of the jurisprudence on this aspect are still useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to art. 665 paragraph (2) Civil Code, unless otherwise provided by law, the sale is voidable when the price is so disproportionate to the value of the good that it is obvious that the parties did not want to consent to a sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price is frivolous when it is so disproportionate to the value of the good sold that it does not exist (it is symbolic), does not constitute the object of the buyer&#8217;s obligation to pay a real price, does not constitute a real cause of the obligation assumed by the buyer[8].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to judicial practice, the seriousness of the price implies a value equivalence, a proportion between the amount of the price established by the parties and the real value of the good, as well as a certain subjectivism of the contracting parties. This proportion, however, excludes an excessive disproportion that would not be susceptible to a natural justification[9].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In judicial practice and doctrine, it has been shown that the price may be higher or lower than the value of the good that forms the sale price, the contracting parties being free to determine both the value of the good and the sale price, the equivalence between the price and the value of the good being relative[10].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fictitious price must be distinguished from the excessively low price (non-serious, s.n.) which does not represent the real value of the thing sold by any means[11].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the situation where the price is suspiciously low without leading to the idea of \u200b\u200ba symbolic, illusory or manifestly insufficient price, the cancellation of the contract for injury, the reduction of the injured party&#8217;s obligations or the adaptation of the contract could be discussed. We limit ourselves here to indicating the provisions of art. 1221 paragraph (1) of the Civil Code which stipulates that &#8220;there is injury when one of the parties, taking advantage of the state of need, the lack of experience or the lack of knowledge of the other party, stipulates in favor of himself or another person a service of a considerably higher value, at the date of conclusion of the contract, than the value of his own service&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the situation where the price is simulated, disguised by agreement of the parties, that is, it is set at a reduced amount, but still retains an appearance of seriousness, and cannot be considered illusory or symbolic, (but is located below the value of the real price in the secret act) sanctions specific to simulation may also intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the seriousness of the price, the judicial practice has held the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nor is the claim regarding the derisory price, invoked under art. 1303 Civil Code verified in this case, given that in order to meet the condition of the seriousness of the price, a mathematical equivalence between it and the real value of the asset is not required, since the sale price is the result of the negotiation of the parties and also reflects the personal relationships existing between them. In order to be qualified as derisory, the price must be so low compared to the value of the asset that it can be assessed that there is no price as an essential element of the sale, with the consequence of the lack of cause of the correlative obligation to transmit the property arising from the synallagmatic convention[12].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither can the market value of the property established by the technical-judicial expertise carried out in the first instance, at the amount of 1,917,612 lei, or approximately 400,000 euros, be taken into account to establish the existence of a disproportion to the price of 175,000 euros actually paid by the plaintiff, such as to characterize the price as derisory in the sense indicated above, given that in 2010 the real estate market fell dramatically and in the context in which the property was in the foreclosure phase[13].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been ruled in judicial practice that even in the situation in which a sale-purchase contract was concluded for a price much lower than the real value of the thing sold, since the parties are free to determine the price below or above the value of the good, it remains, in principle, valid. Consequently, if the price established is lower than the actual value of the object sold, it does not mean that the price is frivolous, as other criteria may be taken into account when establishing the price, this issue of knowing what the serious price would be in a sale, being a matter of fact that is for the discretion of the lower courts[14].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price is frivolous when it is so disproportionate that there is no price, it is insignificant and tends to zero. In this case, the price exists, it is disproportionate, but not so much that it does not exist, being clearly specified in the sale-purchase contract[15].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the seriousness of the price of the sale contract concluded between the parties, the first instance correctly assessed the evidence administered in the case and concluded that the price agreed upon by the contract is not a derisory one. The fact that the price set is lower than the actual value of the object sold does not mean that it is not serious, as long as it can be considered a sufficient cause of the seller&#8217;s obligation to transfer ownership of the thing. Therefore, beyond the material significance of the good sold, other criteria may be taken into account when setting the price, such as the relationships between the parties, subjective considerations, concrete interests of the parties or the circumstances of the contract[16].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price is established through negotiation, the parties being free to accept the offer that satisfies their interest and as it was noted above that there was no collusion between the two defendants in the sense invoked by the plaintiffs, the price reflects reality, so in this case, the court has no indication that would lead to the idea of \u200b\u200ba derisory price (taking into account the evidence administered)\u2026 The Court also notes that establishing a price below the market price may also depend on circumstances such as: the ratio between demand and supply, negotiation, the subjectivity of the parties, the technical characteristics of the property (in this case, the buildings sold are over 50 years old, having been built in 1960 and 1962)[17].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to be able to retain the frivolity of the price, its value should be so disproportionate in relation to the value of the thing sold that it can be considered that it does not exist, in this case, the price established in the contract is half of the value of the property calculated according to the Technical Expertise Report for the exclusive use of notaries public, valid in 2020. On the other hand, the price does not depend strictly on the real value of the good sold, but also on the subjectivity of the parties, who enjoy freedom in establishing it[18].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting from this last statement of the court, we believe that it is of interest to bring into discussion the issue of the usefulness of expert evidence in the situation in which the nullity of a contract is invoked to establish a price below the threshold in the notarial grid or a price considered derisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We consider that if only the existence of a price below the notarial scale is invoked, without invoking the frivolity of the price, the administration of expert evidence for the valuation of the property is unnecessary, since, as we have shown, this situation does not constitute a ground for nullity per se. And if, in addition, a clear, concrete fraud is invoked and proven, having a physiognomy and a certain character, through conclusive evidence, regarding the manner of formation and establishment of the price, expert evidence is also no longer necessary, nullity being able to intervene independently of this, based on the legal provisions that establish the ground for nullity invoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the situation where, distinct from the invocation of a price below the notarial scale, the frivolity of the price is also invoked, we also consider that the performance of an expert opinion for the valuation of the property is unnecessary. From the doctrinal assessments and from the practice of the courts it follows that the frivolous price is a price that approaches an insignificant value. A derisory price is not equivalent to a low, disadvantageous, undervalued price. What the law sanctions is not economic disproportion, but the absence of real consideration, the situation in which the price is so low that the sale becomes only apparent, and the amount mentioned in the contract no longer expresses a specific legal cause for the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrying out an expert appraisal that, for example, would evaluate the property at a value even 50% higher would not bring additional clarifications, since it is obvious, according to the doctrine and judicial practice, that the initial price in the contract is not derisory so that a higher value resulting from the expert appraisal will not automatically give rise to a reason for nullity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in the different situation where a ground for nullity is invoked, such as one based on injury or tax fraud, expert evidence is not in principle useful, and this is due to the fact that the court, in resolving the case, has an objective criterion, namely the price threshold values \u200b\u200bfrom the notarial grid and in relation to this objective threshold, it can establish in a concrete manner, as a percentage, how much the value of the contract price has moved towards the derisory area, and this state of affairs remains at the sovereign discretion of the court, which will corroborate it with the other evidence supporting an alleged ground for nullity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only in exceptional situations where, for example, defects in the method of determining the price through the market study prepared for the purpose of drawing up the notarial grids are invoked, defects that have caused serious distortions of the reality of the value of the properties, or special particular aspects of the real estate market in a certain area or a certain economic context are invoked, could it be useful to carry out an expert assessment, but also in relation to the concrete grounds for nullity invoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, we believe that caution must be exercised both in admitting expert evidence and in assessing the conclusions of the expert report, since the cancellation of a contract for the simple reason of a difference in price, even significant, in the absence of clear, certain, specific evidence of fraud, relating to the method of determining the price, may prejudice the contractual freedom and the property right of the buyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a real danger of annulling contracts for the simple reason that one of the parties no longer agrees with the price, inventing a series of reasons based essentially only on the price difference. In such cases, the price should not constitute the main evidence of fraud, of the reason for nullity, but a simple auxiliary evidentiary element that confirms a possible fraud, nullity, established by distinct, categorical, conclusive evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As has also been decided in judicial practice[19], in relation to the evidence administered in the case &#8220;the court notes that the first instance legally and properly held that the transaction price cannot be considered to be derisory because it should not be related exclusively to the value of the property (the tax value, the one resulting from the notarial scales or, moreover, to a market price resulting from an expert appraisal), but the price must be related to the internal will of the parties, to the determining fact that led to the conclusion of the contract&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We therefore consider that conducting an expert appraisal of a property that is the subject of the sales contract must be judiciously evaluated in order not to unnecessarily delay the resolution of the case and have the collateral effect of incurring significant and superfluous expenses for the parties, the evidentiary benefit provided by an expert being most often insignificant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[1] \u0218erban Diaconescu, Paul Vasilescu, Introduction to Civil Law, vol. II, Hamangiu Publishing House 2023, p.175<br>[2] I. Adam, A.R. Adam, Civil Code, Book V, On Obligations. Comments and Explanations, Ed. C.H. Beck, Bucharest 2016, p.446, cited by Adrian Gabriel Dinescu, Simulation in the New Civil Code, Hamangiu Publishing House 2025, p. 158.<br>[3] Adrian Gabriel Dinescu, Simulation in the New Civil Code, Hamangiu Publishing House 2025, p. 158.<br>[4] Decision no. 914\/30 December 2024, Rejust code 4e4954753.<br>[5] Decision 463\/13 February 2019, Rejust code d3d54384.<br>[6] Decision no. 125\/12 May 2025, Rejust code 73d483d57.<br>[7] Decision no. 624\/13 October 2022, Rejust code g884586d9.<br>[8] Ioan Popa, The Sale-Purchase Contract. Comparative Study of Doctrine and Jurisprudence, 2nd edition, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008, p. 305.<br>[9] Florin Mo\u021biu, Special Contracts, 8th edition, Universul Juridic Publishing House, Bucharest 2020, p. 52, case law indicated.<br>[10] Florin Mo\u021biu , op.cit. p. 53, case law indicated.<br>[11] C. Hamangiu, I. Rosetti-B\u0103l\u0103nescu, Al. B\u0103icoianu, Romanian Civil Law Treatise, vol. II, ALL Publishing House, 1997, p. 556<br>[12] Civil Decision no. 474\/12 February 2015, pronounced by the Second Civil Section of the High Court of Cassation and Justice.<br>[13] Idem.<br>[14] Decision no. 3493 of 18 May 2012, pronounced on appeal by the First Civil Section of the High Court of Cassation and Justice.<br>[15] Idem.<br>[16] Decision no. 568\/28 October 2021, Rejust code deeg8eg28.<br>[17] Decision 463\/13 February 2019, Rejust code d3d54384.<br>[18] Decision no. 914\/30 December 2024, Rejust code 4e4954753.<br>[19] Decision no. 1667\/13 November 2019, Rejust code 8288e744.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: The sale of a property at a price lower than the values \u200b\u200bin the notarial grid is not void by itself, because the grid mainly produces fiscal and tariff effects, and the nullity can only intervene in distinct hypotheses, such as fraud on the law, simulation, injury or lack of a serious price. 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