Romanian Border Police

Romanian Border Police Poliţia de Frontieră Romană
Abbreviation	PF PFR
Coat of arms of the Romanian Border Police
Motto	PATRIA ET HONOR Motherland and Honour
Agency overview
Formed	1999
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	ROU
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Bucharest
Sworn members	Yes
Agency executive	Chestor principal de poliţie Buda Ioan, Inspector-general
Parent agency	Ministry of Administration and Interior
Facilities
Unmarked carss	?
Boats	?
Planes	?
Dogs	?
Website
(Romanian) Poliţia de Frontieră

The Romanian Border Police (Romanian: Poliţia de Frontieră) 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]

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	Shoulder insignia	Translated as	Military rank equivalent	French police rank equivalent	British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent
Chestor-general de poliţie		Police Quaestor-General	General	Directeur des services actifs	Commissioner
Chestor-şef de poliţie		Police Chief-Quaestor	Lieutenant General	Inspecteur général	Assistant Commissioner
Chestor principal de poliţie		Police Principal Quaestor	Major General	Contrôleur général	Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Chestor de poliţie		Police Quaestor	Brigadier General	Contrôleur général	Commander
Comisar-şef de poliţie		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
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

• SNR-17 class partol boat:25 ton built by Istanbul Shipyard,Turkey，^[2]
• MAI 1105 Stefan Cel Mare Patrol Vessel:950 ton built by Damen Group,Netherlands.^[3]

Historic ships

• Neustadt class partol boat：Built by Lürssen shipyard in Bremen-Vegesack,Germany.
• VG-10 class patrol boat：built in Santierul Naval Braila in 1953–1954 years.^[4]

Romanian Border Police

Future prospects

Although the former Interior Minister Cristian David declared that the Border Police would be gradually integrated into the National Police until 2010^[5] or 2011,^[6] 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

• Romanian Police
• Romanian Gendarmerie
• Ministry of Administration and Interior

References

1. http://polis.osce.org/countries/details.php?item_id=40#Country_Profile_Section_177 OSCE entry on Romanian Border Police
3. GlobalSecurity.org
4. SHIPSPOTTING.com
5. 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
6. Adevărul, Cristian David: În Italia nu e totul perfect! (Cristian David: In Italy not everything is perfect!), accessed on June 19, 2008

External links

• Official site