According to Article 516 para. (1) - (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure:
(1) An appeal in the interest of the law shall be heard by a panel consisting of the President or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Presidents of the Chambers of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and 20 judges, including 14 judges from the chamber(s) within whose jurisdiction the question of law which has been decided differently by the courts and 2 judges from the other chambers. The President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice or one of its Vice-Presidents is President of the panel.
(2) Where the question of law is of interest to two or more chambers, the President or, as the case may be, one of the Vice-Presidents of the High Court of Cassation and Justice shall determine the number of judges from the chambers concerned who shall sit on the panel provided for in paragraph (1), the other Chambers being represented in accordance with the same paragraph.
(3) Where the question of law does not fall within the jurisdiction of any of the chambers of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the President or, where appropriate, one of the Vice-Presidents of the High Court of Cassation and Justice shall designate five judges from each chamber. The President of the panel shall designate one judge from each Chamber to draw up the report.
(4) After the High Court of Cassation and Justice has been seised, the President or, where appropriate, one of its Vice-Presidents, shall take the necessary measures to designate at random the judges of the Chamber whose jurisdiction covers a question of law which has been decided differently by the courts, and the judges of the other Chambers forming part of the panel referred to in paragraph (1).
In accordance with Article 473 para. (1) - (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure:
(1) An appeal in the interest of the law shall be heard by a panel composed of the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice or, in his absence, the Vice-President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Presidents of the Chambers of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, 14 judges from the Chamber whose jurisdiction covers the point of law decided differently by the courts, and 2 judges from the other Chambers. The President of the panel shall be the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice or, in his absence, the Vice-President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
(2) Where the question of law is of interest to two or more Chambers, the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice shall determine the chambers from which the judges of the panel will sit.
(3) After referring the matter to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, its President shall take the necessary measures to designate at random the judges of the chamber within whose jurisdiction the question of law which has been decided differently by the courts, as well as the judges of the other chambers which form part of the panel referred to in paragraph (1).
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 para. (4) of Law no. 304/2004 on the judicial organization, republished, as amended, the appointment of judges in the composition of the panels for the resolution of appeals in the interest of the law is made according to the specialization of the panels of which they are members. Pursuant to Article 34 para. (1), second sentence, of the Regulation on the organisation and administrative functioning of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented, where specialised panels have been set up within the Chambers whose jurisdiction covers the legal question, in accordance with Article 19 para. (3) of Law No 304/2004, the appointment, by drawing lots, shall be made in priority from among the judges forming the specialised panels in the area to which the question of law relates.