The Romanian Border Police (Template:Lang-ro) is the structure of the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior responsible for the border security and passport control at border crossing points, airports and ports.[1]
Romanian Border Police Poliţia de Frontieră Romană | |
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Abbreviation | PF PFR |
Motto | PATRIA ET HONOR Motherland and Honour |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1999 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | ROU |
Operations jurisdiction | ROU |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Bucharest |
Sworn members | Yes |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Facilities | |
Unmarked cars | ? |
Boats | ? |
Planes | ? |
Dogs | ? |
Website | |
(in Romanian) Poliţia de Frontieră |
Ranks
The Border Police uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Police, with different colors. (see Romanian Police)
Before 2002, the Border Police had military status and a military ranking system, within the Ministry of Administration and Interior (see Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia). In June 2002 it became a civilian police force, together with the National Police (the first police service in Eastern Europe to do so) and its personnel was structured into two corps:
- Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie (Police Officers Corps) - corresponding to the commissioned ranks of a military force, to the ranks of Inspector, Superintendent and Commissioner in a British-style police force or to the both Corps de conception et de direction and Corps de commande et d'encadrement in the French National Police (Police Nationale).
Rank[2] | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent |
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Chestor-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Quaestor | General | Directeur des services actifs | Commissioner | |
Chestor-șef adjunct de poliție | Police Deputy-Quaestor | Lieutenant General | Inspecteur général | Assistant Commissioner | |
Chestor principal de poliție | Police Principal Quaestor | Major General | Contrôleur général | Deputy Assistant Commissioner | |
Chestor de poliţie | Police Quaestor | Brigadier General | Contrôleur général | Commander | |
Comisar-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Commissioner | Colonel | Commissaire divisionnaire | Chief Superintendent | |
Comisar de poliţie | Police Commissioner | Lieutenant Colonel | Commissaire de police | Superintendent Grade I | |
Subcomisar de poliţie | Police Sub-Commissioner | Major | Commandant | Superintendent | |
Inspector principal de poliţie | Police Principal Inspector | Captain | Capitaine | Chief Inspector | |
Inspector de poliţie | Police Inspector | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Inspector | |
Subinspector de poliţie | Police Sub-Inspector | Second Lieutenant | Lieutenant intern | Temporary/Probationary Inspector |
- Corpul agenţilor de poliţie (Police Agents Corps) - corresponding to the non-commissioned ranks of a military force, to the Corps de maîtrise et d'application in the French National Police or to the ranks of Constable or Sergeant in a British-style police force.
Rank | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent |
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Agent-şef principal de poliţie | Police Principal Chief Agent | Sergeant Major | Brigadier-major | Station Sergeant | |
Agent-şef de poliţie | Police Chief Agent | Master Sergeant | Brigadier-chef | Station Sergeant | |
Agent-şef adjunct de poliţie | Police Deputy Chief Agent | Sergeant First Class | Brigadier | Sergeant | |
Agent principal de poliţie | Police Principal Agent | Staff Sergeant | Gardien de la paix | Acting Sergeant | |
Agent de poliţie | Police Agent | Sergeant | Gardien de la paix stagiare | Constable |
Weapon and Equipment
Fleet
Current fleet
- 5 SNR-17 class patrol boat: 25 tons built by Istanbul Shipyard,Turkey.[3]
- 1 MAI 1105 Stefan Cel Mare Patrol Vessel: 950 tons built by Damen Group, Netherlands.[4]
- 4 Neustadt class patrol boat: ex-German Federal Navy, built by Lürssen shipyard in Bremen-Vegesack,Germany.
- 3 Shaldag Mk IV class patrol boat: 72 tons built by Israel Shipyards in Haifa, Israel.
Historic ships
- VG-10 class patrol boat:built in Santierul Naval Braila in 1953–1954 years.[5]
Future prospects
Although the former Interior Minister Cristian David declared that the Border Police would be gradually integrated into the National Police until 2010[6] or 2011,[7] when Romania was expected to join the Schengen Area, the Border Police keeps its current status and remains the sole agency tasked with border security and passport control.
See also
References
- ^ http://polis.osce.org/countries/details.php?item_id=40#Country_Profile_Section_177 Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine OSCE entry on Romanian Border Police
- ^ Art 73 Dispoziții finale și tranzitorii | Lege 360/2002
- ^ [1]
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ SHIPSPOTTING.com
- ^ Evenimentul.ro, Pînă în 2010, Poliţia de Frontieră va fi integrată în Poliţia naţională (Until 2010, the Border Police will be integrated in the National Police), accessed on June 19, 2008
- ^ Adevărul, Cristian David: În Italia nu e totul perfect! (Cristian David: In Italy not everything is perfect!), accessed on June 19, 2008