What's new in Moldovan law: 31 December 2008

Law No. 289

Modificarea articolului 4 din Legea nr. 408-XV din 26 iulie 2001 pentru punerea în aplicare a titlului V al Codului fiscal

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 408-XV/2001

Law No. 274

Law No. 274/2008 amends Article 1 of Law No. 124-XVI on ratifying the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Parliament amended Article 1 of Law No. 124-XVI of 11 May 2007, which ratifies the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, concluded in Geneva on 21 May 2003. The law entered into force on 31.12.2008, the date of its publication in the Official Monitor.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 124-XVI/2007

Order No. 109

Acceptarea şi publicarea Standardelor Internaţionale de Raportare Financiară

• Ministry of Finance
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 259

Modificarea unor acte legislative

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 1585-XIII/1998, Law No. 1593-XV/2002

Law No. 280

Social support fund: new uses for money and new members on a commission

The law amends the law on the republican and local social support funds for the population. Fund money can now also be used to compensate significant expenses caused by various exceptional situations. Representatives from some bodies are also added. The law took effect on 31.12.2008.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 827-XIV/2000

Law No. 308

Deadlines for filter cigarettes and tobacco change for 2009

The law changes deadlines set in the Law on tobacco and in the Law implementing the Tax Code. One deadline in the Law on tobacco moves from 1 January 2009 to 1 July 2009. Stocks of filter cigarettes produced or imported up to 1 January 2009 may be sold until 1 January 2010.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 1054-XIV/2000

Decision No. 1459

Retragerea din Parlament a unor proiecte de legi şi abrogarea unor hotărîri de Guvern

• Government
• In force since 31 Dec 2008

Decision No. 1485

Modificarea şi completarea Hotărîrii Guvernului nr. 1295 din 13 noiembrie 2006

• Government
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Decision No. 1295/2006, Law No. 170-XVI/2007

Decision No. 1492

Modificarea Hotărîrii Guvernului nr. 318 din 17 martie 2008

• Government
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Decision No. 318/2008

Law No. 275

Changes to the Citizenship Law: renouncing citizenship and applications abroad

Law no. 275 of 18.12.2008 amends the Citizenship Law of the Republic of Moldova no. 1024-XIV of 2 June 2000. Renunciation of citizenship is approved for persons aged 18 or over who present proof of holding or acquiring another state's citizenship, or a guarantee of acquiring it. The law entered into force on 31.12.2008.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 1024-XIV/2000

Law No. 314

Parliament adds the Bogdan the Founder Order to the state distinctions law

Law nr. 314 of 26.12.2008 amends Law nr. 1123-XII on the state distinctions of the Republic of Moldova. It introduces the Bogdan the Founder Order, awarded for merit in developing statehood, national revival and the country's international prestige. The law entered into force on 31.12.2008.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2008
• Amends: Law No. 1123-XII/1992