What's new in Moldovan law: 18 August 2017

Law No. 192

New base salaries for teachers and academic staff in budget-funded institutions

Law no. 192 of 21.07.2017 amends Law no. 355/2005 on the salary system in the budget sector. Salaries of teachers and academic staff, including those in management positions, are paid based on the base salaries in Annex no. 11, which sets new amounts by education level. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017, and point 6 of the amendments applies from 1 September 2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 355/2005

Law No. 157

Labour Code changes: leave, downtime, dismissal and maternity leave rules

Law No. 157 of 20.07.2017 amends the Labour Code of the Republic of Moldova. It changes rules on annual leave, downtime (stationary time), suspension of the employment contract, and dismissal for repeated breaches of work duties. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Code No. 154/2003

Decision No. 299

Prezentarea către ENTSO-E a informaţiilor despre piaţa energiei electrice a Republicii Moldova şi publicarea acestora

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 649

Aprobarea proiectului de lege pentru ratificarea Protocoalelor de amendare a articolului 50 alineatul a) şi articolului 56 din Convenţia privind aviaţia civilă internaţională, semnate la Montreal la 6 octombrie 2016

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Law No. 191

Changes to the Education Code: vocational baccalaureate, educator assistant and teacher qualifications

Law No. 191 of 21.07.2017 amends the Education Code. It introduces the vocational baccalaureate exam, adds the educator assistant specialty and changes the rules for post-secondary and non-tertiary vocational technical programs. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017, the publication date.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Code No. 152/2014

Law No. 137

Parliament ratifies World Bank advance agreement for government services modernization

Parliament ratified an advance agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for USD 1753220,85. The agreement funds preparation of the proposed project "Modernization of government services". The law took effect on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 169

Aprobarea Programului național în domeniul concurenței și ajutorului de stat pentru anii 2017–2020

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Ordinance No. 23-01009/5

Temporary replacement of the liquidator of Banca de Economii and BC „INVESTPRIVATBANK” for 14.08.2017 – 10.09.2017

The National Bank of Moldova decided that from 14.08.2017 to 10.09.2017, Grigore Olaru, liquidator of Banca de Economii S.A. and BC „INVESTPRIVATBANK” S.A., both in liquidation, is temporarily replaced by Sergiu Berghie while he is on holiday. The order took effect on the day it was adopted, 11.08.2017.

• Banca Națională
• In force since 11 Aug 2017

Decision No. 35/1

Modificarea Hotărârii Comisiei Naționale a Pieței Financiare nr.13/4 din 25.03.2016

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 11 Aug 2017
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 35/2

Modificarea Hotărârii Comisiei Naţionale a Pieţei Financiare nr.57/2 din 18.11.2016

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 11 Aug 2017
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 35/6

Înregistrări în Registrul de stat al valorilor mobiliare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 35/5

Înregistrări în Registrul de stat al valorilor mobiliare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 11 Aug 2017

Ruling No. 17/120

Modificarea deciziilor CCA nr. 83 din 30.09.2008 și nr. 14/83 din 17.05.2016 „Despre Instrucțiunea cu privire la adoptarea deciziilor motivate la acordarea licențelor prin concurs”

• Consiliul Coordonator al Audiovizualului
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 630

Aprobarea semnării Memorandumului de cooperare dintre Ministerul Justiţiei al Republicii Moldova şi Ministerul Justiţiei, Transparenţei şi Drepturilor Omului al Republicii Elene

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 631

Aprobarea Acordului-cadru de cooperare dintre Guvernul Republicii Moldova şi Guvernul Alteţei Sale Serenisime Prinţul de Monaco, întocmit la Chişinău la 4 mai 2017

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 633

Iniţierea negocierilor asupra proiectului Acordului dintre Guvernul Republicii Moldova și Guvernul Republicii India privind cooperarea în domeniul carantinei și protecției plantelor

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 634

Iniţierea negocierilor şi aprobarea semnării Amendamentului, încheiat prin schimb de scrisori, la Acordul de finanțare dintre Guvernul Republicii Moldova și Uniunea Europeană privind Programul-cadru de suport al acordurilor dintre Republica Moldova și Uniunea Europeană (Planul naţional de acțiuni 2013), încheiat la 23 aprilie 2014

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 637

Aderarea Guvernului Republicii Moldova la Hotărîrea Consiliului şefilor de guverne al Comunităţii Statelor Independente cu privire la modificarea Regulamentului Biroului pentru coordonarea combaterii criminalităţii organizate şi altor infracţiuni periculoase pe teritoriul statelor-membre ale Comunităţii Statelor Independente, semnată la Kazan la 26 mai 2017

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Ratifies an agreement

Decision No. 638

Aprobarea semnării Protocolului de modificare a Acordului dintre Guvernul Republicii Moldova şi Organizaţia Eurasiatică de Brevete privind protecţia juridică a invenţiilor pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova după denunţarea de către Republica Moldova a Convenţiei eurasiatice de brevete, semnat la Chişinău la 12 aprilie 2012

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 646

Iniţierea negocierilor şi aprobarea semnării Amendamentului, încheiat prin schimb de scrisori, la Acordul de finanţare dintre Guvernul Republicii Moldova şi Uniunea Europeană privind Programul de suport al instituirii Zonei de Liber Schimb Aprofundat și Cuprinzător în Republica Moldova, semnat la 6 noiembrie 2014

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 648

Aprobarea proiectului de lege pentru ratificarea celui de-al treilea Protocol adiţional la Convenția europeană de extrădare, întocmit la Strasbourg la 10 noiembrie 2010 şi semnat de Republica Moldova la 12 aprilie 2013

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 651

Aprobarea proiectului de lege pentru ratificarea Acordului în domeniul securităţii sociale dintre Republica Moldova şi Republica Turcia, întocmit la Chişinău la 5 mai 2017

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Law No. 135

Law No. 135/2017 amends the Electronic Communications Law No. 241/2007

The law amends and supplements the Electronic Communications Law No. 241/2007. The changes cover sector definitions, the powers of the National Agency for Regulation in Electronic Communications and Information Technology, operator security rules and number portability. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 241/2007

Law No. 151

Law No. 151/2017 sets the address system and the State Register of Administrative-Territorial Units and Addresses

The law sets out how the address system is created and managed in Moldova. Street and public area names are assigned or changed by decision of the first-level local public administration authority. The State Register of Administrative-Territorial Units and Addresses is public, and access to address information is free. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017 and was amended by LP349 of 24.11.23, in force from 13.12.23.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Law No. 152

State register of administrative units will also include addresses, from 18.08.2017

Law no. 152 of 14.07.2017 amends several acts on administrative-territorial organization and urban planning. Administrative-territorial units must be registered in the State Register of Administrative-Territorial Units and Addresses. The competent authority may set traffic arteries and assign address numbers to addressable objects. The law entered into force on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 835/1996, Law No. 1543/1998

Law No. 153

Law No. 153/2017: changes to state secretary posts, pay and civil servant status

The law amends several legislative acts on public dignity posts and senior civil service posts. Deputy ministers are removed from several lists, and the posts of general state secretary and state secretary are introduced in ministries. The law also sets incentive payments for certain staff of ministries and the State Chancellery. It entered into force on 18.08.2017, except for the cases listed in Art. XXI para. (7).

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Code No. 1381/1997, Law No. 793/2000

Law No. 156

National Center for Personal Data Protection: more staff positions and a new structure

The law raises the staff limit of the National Center for Personal Data Protection from 21 to 45 positions, including 1 auxiliary staff position. It sets a new structure with nine units and changes the base salary figures for some positions. The law enters into force on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 182/2008, Law No. 48/2012

Law No. 160

New law on libraries: what it sets out and when it applies

Law No. 160 of 20.07.2017 sets out how the national library system is organized and the powers of the authorities. It applies from 15.06.2018, the entry-into-force date in the register. The text says basic library services are free for all community members, and public libraries must be evaluated once every 5 years.

• Parliament
• In force since 15 Jun 2018

Law No. 168

Changes to pay and status rules for prosecutors at the General Prosecutor's Office

Law No. 168 of 20.07.2017 amends Annex No. 2 to Law No. 48/2012 and Law No. 3/2016 on the Prosecutor's Office. It adds new posts of head and deputy head of the General Prosecutor's Office apparatus, with coefficients 22 and 20. The law took effect on 18.08.2017, and its application depends on the personnel expenses approved for the General Prosecutor's Office for the relevant budget year.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 48/2012, Law No. 3/2016

Law No. 175

Law No. 175/2017: National Public Health Agency takes over health and food-safety powers

The law amends several acts on public health. Duties held by the Ministry of Health, the sanitary-epidemiological services and the National Public Health Centre pass to the National Public Health Agency, and some controls pass to the National Food Safety Agency. The law enters into force on 18.08.2017.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 1456/1993, Law No. 411/1995

Law No. 178

Modificarea şi completarea unor acte legislative

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Law No. 845/1992, Law No. 1216/1992

Decision No. 632

Aprobarea modificărilor și completărilor ce se operează în unele hotărîri ale Guvernului

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 635

Edificarea în satul Doroțcaia, raionul Dubăsari, a bustului lui Terentii Evstratiev

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 636

Modificarea anexei la Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 78 din 15 februarie 2017

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 78/2017

Decision No. 639

Aprobarea obiectivelor și a condițiilor parteneriatului public-privat pentru dezvoltarea activităților SA „Loteria Națională a Moldovei”, precum și a cerințelor generale privind selectarea partenerului privat

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 640

Efectuarea vînătorii în sezonul de vînătoare 2017-2018

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 641

Modificarea şi completarea anexelor nr.1 și nr. 2 la Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 1468 din 30 decembrie 2016

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 1468/2016

Decision No. 643

Modificarea Statutului executării pedepsei de către condamnaţi

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 583/2006

Decision No. 644

Modificarea Regulamentului privind organizarea şi funcţionarea organelor de probaţiune

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 827/2010

Decision No. 645

Aprobarea proiectului de lege pentru modificarea şi completarea unor acte legislative

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 647

Aprobarea proiectului de lege pentru modificarea și completarea unor acte legislative

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 650

Modificarea punctului 26 din Regulamentul cu privire la sistemele speciale de telecomunicaţii ale Republicii Moldova

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 652

Aprobarea modificărilor și completărilor ce se operează în Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 972 din 18 octombrie 2010

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 653

Modificarea și completarea anexei nr. 1 la Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 201 din 11 martie 2009

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 201/2009, Law No. 158-XVI/2008

Decision No. 654

Constituirea comisiilor pentru organizarea și desfășurarea concursului de ocupare a funcțiilor publice de conducere de nivel superior

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017

Decision No. 655

Aprobarea modificărilor şi completărilor ce se operează în unele hotărîri ale Guvernului

• Government
• In force since 18 Aug 2017