What's new in Moldovan law: 5 January 2018

Decision No. 1/7

Modificarea Anexei nr.1 la Hotărârea Consiliului de Administrație al CNPF privind bugetul pentru 2018

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends other acts

Order No. 532

Modificarea Anexei nr. 8 la Ordinul Serviciului Vamal nr.346-O din 24.12.2009 „Cu privire la aprobarea Normelor tehnice privind imprimarea, utilizarea şi completarea declaraţiei vamale în detaliu”

• Customs Service
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Order No. 346-O/2009, Law No. 203/2015

Law No. 317

Old-age pension for hard working conditions: lower standard retirement age

People with at least 10 full years of contribution record in hard working conditions may have the standard retirement age reduced by 5 to 10 years, depending on the length of that record. The law repeals Article 15¹ on early retirement. Old-age and disability pensions set in 2012-2013 are revalued from 1 April 2018, and those set between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2017 from 1 October 2018. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 156/1998

Law No. 252

Change to how state budget transfers for compulsory health insurance are calculated

Law no. 252 amends Article 9 of Law no. 1593/2002. The share of at least 12.1% of approved state budget expenditure is replaced by the approved amount of state budget transfers to the compulsory health insurance funds for the previous year, indexed by the consumer price index for the previous year. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 1593/2002

Law No. 270

Repeal of paragraph (6) of Article 19 of the Pharmaceutical Activity Law

Law nr. 270 of 15.12.2017 repeals paragraph (6) of Article 19 of Law nr. 1456/1993 on pharmaceutical activity. The text does not say what the repealed paragraph provided or who it affected. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 1456/1993

Law No. 211

Law on protecting animals used for experimental or scientific purposes, in force from 05.01.2019

The law regulates the use of live animals in experiments and other scientific purposes. Experiments may only be carried out for the purposes listed in the law, and the number of animals must be kept to a minimum. The law takes effect on 05.01.2019, and the text does not say more about who is affected by each duty.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2019

Law No. 287

Law No. 287 of 15.12.2017 on accounting and financial reporting: who keeps books and how

The law sets out who keeps accounts and how financial statements are prepared in Moldova. Entities are split into micro, small, medium and large by assets, sales revenue and average number of employees. According to the register data, the law entered into force on 12.12.2018, while article 36 of the text sets 1 January 2019.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Dec 2018

Decision No. 52

Măsurile de reglementare preventivă a pieței accesului utilizatorilor finali, persoane fizice şi juridice, la un post fix din reţeaua publică de telefonie

• Agenția Națională pentru Reglementare în Telecomunicații și Informatică
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 53

Măsurile de reglementare preventivă a pieţei de furnizare cu ridicata a serviciilor de acces de înaltă calitate la puncte fixe

• Agenția Națională pentru Reglementare în Telecomunicații și Informatică
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 56/9

Reperfectarea licenţei CA „ASTERRA GRUP” S.A

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 56/8

Reperfectarea licenţei Companiei Internaționale de Asigurări „ASITO” S.A

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 56/12

Reperfectarea licenţei Societăţii pe Acțiuni „MOLDASIG”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 341

Modificarea Instrucțiunii cu privire la modul de completare de către băncile licențiate a Raportului privind statistica monetară

• Banca Națională
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Decision No. 255/2011

Decision No. 342

Modificarea și completarea unor acte normative ale Băncii Naționale a Moldovei

• Banca Națională
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Decision No. 256/2011, Decision No. 331/2016

Decision No. 354

Nivelul ratelor dobânzilor Băncii Naționale a Moldovei și la norma rezervelor obligatorii

• Banca Națională
• In force since 27 Dec 2017

Decision No. 366

Сu privire la termenele de prezentare de către bănci a unor rapoarte

• Banca Națională
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 56/3

Aprobarea prospectului ofertei de preluare benevolă a acțiunilor emise de Societatea pe acțiuni „Fabrica Elemente de Construcții”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 320

Modificarea articolului 1 din Hotărîrea Parlamentului nr. 68/2015 privind componența nominală a delegațiilor Parlamentului Republicii Moldova la organizațiile parlamentare internaționale și organizațiile parlamentare bilaterale

• Parliament
• In force since 22 Dec 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 68/2015

Law No. 212

Court decisions become enforceable once final, with a 3-month deadline

The law amends several acts on compensation for damage caused by criminal prosecution bodies and courts, and on enforcement of decisions. The word "irevocabilă" is replaced with "definitivă", and the deadline to enforce decisions on money from budgets shortens from 6 months to 3 months. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 1545/1998, Code No. 225/2003

Law No. 245

Changes to laws on plant protection products and plant health, in force 05.01.2018

Law nr. 245 amends Law nr. 119/2004 on plant protection products and fertilizers and Law nr. 228/2010 on plant protection and quarantine. Many responsibilities move to the National Agency for Food Safety. The law enters into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 119/2004, Law No. 228/2010

Law No. 251

Changes to the civilian arms and ammunition regime, in force from 05.01.2018

Law No. 251 of 01.12.2017 amends Law No. 130/2012 on the regime of civilian arms and ammunition and the Execution Code. The changes cover weapon definitions, weapon and purchase permits, return of weapons, storage at home and taking weapons abroad. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 130/2012

Law No. 253

Appealing Superior Council of Magistracy decisions to the Supreme Court of Justice

Law No. 253 of 01.12.2017 changes how decisions of the Superior Council of Magistracy can be appealed. Decisions can be challenged at the Supreme Court of Justice within 15 days, only on the procedure of issuing or adopting them. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends other acts

Law No. 254

Some cases move from appeal courts and the Supreme Court to district courts

Law no. 254 of 01.12.2017 amends several legislative acts and transfers jurisdiction over some disputes from the Chișinău Court of Appeal, the courts of appeal or the Supreme Court of Justice to district courts. The changes cover elections, political parties, citizenship, social insurance, trade unions, inventions and competition. The law enters into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Code No. 1381/1997, Code No. 225/2003

Law No. 255

Duty-free import of eight bells for the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Vulcanesti

As an exception, the law allows eight bells, sold with their clappers, bought in the Russian Federation to be brought into the country. The bells are exempt from import duties but may not be alienated. The law entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Law No. 260

Law No. 260/2017 on the organization and operation of the Court of Accounts of Moldova

The law sets out how the Court of Accounts, Moldova's supreme audit institution, works. It controls how public financial resources and public assets are formed, managed and used. The text entered into force on 05.01.2018. Law No. 90 of 28.05.26, in force from 16.06.26, amended it, including on the Court's budget.

• Parliament
• In force since 5 Jan 2018

Decision No. 1147

Government adds annexes to the program on integrating ageing issues into policy

The Government supplements the Program for integrating ageing issues into policy with annexes no. 3 and no. 4. The decision says costs for the Action Plan on implementing active ageing (2018-2021) will be covered from the budgets of responsible institutions and from other sources, under the law. The act entered into force on 05.01.2018.

• Government
• In force since 5 Jan 2018
• Amends: Decision No. 406/2014

Decision No. 53/9

Modificarea Anexei la Hotărârea C.N.P.F. nr.42/5 din 12.08.2016

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 10 Sept 2018
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 321

Modificarea și completarea unor hotărîri ale Parlamentului

• Parliament
• In force since 22 Dec 2017
• Amends: Decision No. 9/2015