Administrative Operations Concept. Classification. Legal Effects

Administrative operations are one of the types of activity of the public administration. They are widely spread in the context of this activity and usually represent mandatory procedures for the preparation, issuance, or execution of an administrative act. They are not expressions of will intended to give birth to, modify, or terminate legal relationships, therefore administrative operations do not produce legal effects by themselves. The most important characteristic of the legal regime of administration operations is that the administrative court cannot verify the legality of an administrative operation by way of direct action. The administrative court may request the administrative body to perform a specific administrative operation when facing unjustified refusal. This article analyses the aspects regarding the concept, classification, and effects of the administrative operations relating to the jurisprudential orientations and the main principles expressed by the doctrine.