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The motor vehicles that belong to the firefighters are authorized to use the special warning signals with red light colour as well as the specific sound ones. When you approach the entrance into an intersection simultaneously with a motor vehicle with priority traffic regime which has in operation the special warning means with red light colour together with the specific sound signal, you have the obligation to give it priority, regardless of whether this motor vehicle with priority traffic regime comes from a priority road or from a non-priority road.

The correct answer is: C

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OUG* - Article 32

(1) The special warning signals with light are emitted intermittently by the lighting devices mounted on the motor vehicles and have the following meanings:
a) the red light obliges the traffic participants to stop in the direction of travel as close as possible to the edge of the road;
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(2) Are authorized to use special warning signals with light:
a) for the red light - the motor vehicles belonging to the police and the firefighters;
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(3) The motor vehicles provided at paragraph (2) letter a) and b) must be equipped also with special sound warning means.
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OUG* - Article 37

(1) The drivers of vehicles are obliged to stop immediately, on the shoulder or, in its absence, as close as possible to the edge of the road or the curb of the sidewalk, in the direction of travel, when approaching and when the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime pass which have in operation the special warning means with red light colour and sound.
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OUG* - Article 61

(1) Have priority traffic regime only the motor vehicles provided at art. 32 paragraph (2) letter a) and b), when they move in intervention actions or in missions which have urgent character. To have priority, these motor vehicles must have in operation the light and sound signals.
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Regulation** - Article 130

The driver of a vehicle who approaches the entrance into an intersection simultaneously with a motor vehicle with priority traffic regime which has in operation the light and sound signals, is obliged to give it priority.

* OUG = EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)