The convoy with priority regime will always have in operation special audible and light warning signals red colour, these oblige the traffic participants to stop in the direction of travel as close as possible to the edge of the road, and when it is encountered at the intersections, has the obligation to give priority.
Therefore, when you encounter an official convoy, regardless of whether the traffic police officer who accompanies the convoy takes out or not the reflective baton, you have the obligation to stop immediately the motor vehicle as close as possible to the right edge of the road.
The correct answer is: C
OUG* - Article 6
Within the meaning of this emergency ordinance, the expressions and the terms below have the following meaning:
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11. official convoy - one or more vehicles that travel on the public road and are accompanied by one or more motor vehicles of the traffic police, which have in operation special audible and light warning signals red colour;
[...]OUG* - Article 32
(1) The special light warning signals 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 light warning signals:
a) for the red light - the motor vehicles belonging to the police and firefighters;
[...]OUG* - Article 37
(1) The drivers of vehicles are obliged to stop immediately, on the hard 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, at the approach and at the passing of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime that have in operation the special red light and audible warning means.
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OUG* - Article 37
(1) The drivers of vehicles are obliged to stop immediately, on the hard 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, at the approach and at the passing of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime that have in operation the special red light and audible warning means.
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Regulation - Article 92
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(2) The traffic police officer located in a motor vehicle of the police may execute signals with the arm, with or without reflective baton, taken out on the right side of the vehicle. This signal signifies stop for the drivers of the vehicles that travel behind the motor vehicle of the police. The same signal executed on the left side of the motor vehicle signifies stop for the drivers of the vehicles that travel on the left lane in the same direction of travel or in the opposite direction of that of the motor vehicle of the police.
* OUG = EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of 12 December 2002 updated (Road traffic code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Regulation of the road traffic code)
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