The notion of patrimony, as it has been expressly introduced in the new Romanian Civil code can be very well considered as a revolution in private law regulations; as an expression of the legal doctrine of the last 200 years, the Romanian law maker has opted for introducing also the concept of dedicated patrimony; without underestimating the importance of such a regulation, it remains unclear the relationship between the notions of "dedicated patrimony" and "patrimonial mass", used in the provisions of the new Romanian Civil Code almost as synonyms, and thus contradicting age-old theoretical conclusions and political statements concerning the two great point of views expressed in regard to the patrimony, the "personalist patrimony" theory and the "dedicated patrimony" theory. And yet such a grave confusion has not been an impediment in the way of regulating various practical uses to this legal concept, taking into consideration the advantages of both the possibility, for the individual, to have a certain number of distinct patrimonies, but also of the idea of a unique patrimonial figure, that in some situations can be divided according to certain purposes.
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