What's new in Moldovan law: 12 January 2018

Law No. 319

VAT, customs duty and customs fee exemption for the Creative House in Comrat

As an exception, the law allows the import and/or supply of goods and services for building the Creative House in Comrat municipality, UTA Gagauzia, without VAT, customs duty and the customs procedures fee. The exemption goes to the Moldovan branch of the non-resident enterprise, the representative office of the Turkish firm "CENK OSMAN AKSOY C AKS MIMARLIK MUHENDISLIK VE INŞAAT", and the foreign-capital enterprise "VEZIR CONSTRUCT" SRL. The law enters into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Law No. 297

Social aid: community work and new grounds for ending the right to aid

Law No. 297 of 21.12.2017 amends Law No. 133/2008 on social aid. Registered unemployed people in beneficiary families may be asked by the mayor to perform community work, up to 40 hours per month. The right to social aid may end after repeated refusal of this work or refusal of a social survey. The law enters into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 133/2008

Law No. 264

Moldova accedes to the Protocol on aircraft equipment (Law no. 264/2017)

Parliament approved Moldova's accession to the Protocol on specific matters of aircraft equipment, under the Cape Town Convention on international interests in mobile equipment. The law also contains two declarations by Moldova: on applying certain articles, and on exercising some creditor measures only with court permission. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Ratifies an agreement

Order No. 36

Сu privire la aprobarea ediției nr.02 a cerințelor tehnice ”Hărți aeronautice”

• Civil Aviation Authority
• Repealed

Order No. 37

Сu privire la aprobarea ediției nr.03 a cerințelor tehnice ”Asistența meteorologică a activităților aeronautice civile”

• Civil Aviation Authority
• Repealed

Decision No. 1099

Aprobarea modificărilor şi completărilor ce se operează în Regulamentul sanitar privind menţiunile nutriţionale şi de sănătate înscrise pe produsele alimentare

• Government
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Decision No. 1100

Aprobarea Listei de mențiuni de sănătate permise pentru înscrierea pe produsele alimentare, altele decît cele care se referă la reducerea riscului de îmbolnăvire și la dezvoltarea și sănătatea copiilor

• Government
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Law No. 271

Law No. 271/2017 on financial statement audit: new rules for auditors and audit firms

The law sets the legal framework for auditing financial statements, training and certifying auditors, registering audit firms and public oversight of audit. It applies to auditors, audit firms and audited entities. The text provided shows entry into force on 26.01.2018, while the full law text sets 1 January 2019 as the general entry into force date, with some provisions on the Council entering into force on 1 September 2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Jan 2018

Law No. 272

Parliament ratifies EU loan agreement of 60000000,0 euro for macro-financial assistance

Law no. 272 of 15.12.2017 ratifies the loan agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, in the amount of 60000000,0 euro, for macro-financial assistance, together with the memorandum of understanding that forms an integral part of the agreement. The agreement and memorandum were signed in Brussels on 23 November 2017. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 278

Moldova ratifies EU 40 million euro macro-financial assistance grant agreement

Parliament ratified the Grant Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union on macro-financial assistance, worth 40 million euros, signed in Brussels on 23 November 2017. The government and other state institutions will take the measures needed to carry out the agreement. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Ratifies an agreement

Decision No. 1/4

Reperfectarea licenţei CA „KLASSIKA ASIGURĂRI” S.A

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Decision No. 1/8

Completarea Regulamentului privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Comisiei Naţionale a Pieţei Financiare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends other acts

Law No. 263

Parliament ratifies framework agreement with Nordic Environment Finance Corporation

Law No. 263 of 07.12.2017 ratifies the framework agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), signed in Chisinau on 21 June 2017. The agreement covers financing through investments, loans and guarantees, tax exemptions, immunities and dispute settlement. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018, and the agreement itself enters into force once the confirmation described in Article 8 is made.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 279

Law No. 279/2017: new rules on consumer information about food products

The law sets the mandatory information that food operators must give consumers about food products. It applies to all stages of the food chain and to products intended for the final consumer. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Law No. 296

Cerințele generale de igienă a produselor alimentare

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jul 2018

Decision No. 1148

Aprobarea Programului „Managementul datoriei de stat pe termen mediu (2018-2020)”

• Government
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Law No. 240

Moldova ratifies Marrakesh Treaty on access to published works for people with visual impairments

Parliament ratified the Marrakesh Treaty, adopted on 27 June 2013, which facilitates access to published works for blind people, people with visual impairments and people with other difficulties reading printed material. The Government must take the measures needed to implement the treaty, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration must prepare and deliver the instrument of ratification to the depositary. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 100

Law No. 100/2017 on normative acts: rules for drafting and entry into force of laws

The law sets out the categories and hierarchy of normative acts in the Republic of Moldova and the steps for drafting them. It covers public consultation, expert reviews, and publication of drafts in the e-Legislație information system. The law enters into force on 12.07.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jul 2018

Law No. 257

Broadcasters may carry programs from certain states for information security

The law adds the concept of information security to the Audiovisual Code and allows broadcasters and service distributors to transmit informative, analytical, military and political television and radio programs produced in European Union member states, the USA, Canada, and states that ratified the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. Fines are set for violations. The law enters into force on 11.02.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 11 Feb 2018
• Amends: Code No. 260/2006

Law No. 261

Criminal assets recovery: the Agency gets new powers

The law amends the Criminal Procedure Code and the law on the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency. The Agency gets new tasks, including representing the state in civil cases and selling criminal assets. The law takes effect on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Code No. 122/2003, Law No. 48/2017

Law No. 262

Muzeelor

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Law No. 292

Local authorities will help protect cultural heritage and public monuments

Law No. 292 of 21.12.2017 adds new duties to the laws on administrative decentralization and local public administration. Local councils and authorities contribute, within the law, to protecting cultural heritage and public monuments on the territory they administer. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 435/2006, Law No. 436/2006

Law No. 295

Law nr. 295/2017 amends several acts on business control, transport and insurance

The law changes several legislative acts, including the Fiscal Code, the Customs Code, the Contravention Code and the Road Transport Code. It creates dispute resolution councils for appealing tax and customs controls. It enters into force on 12.01.2018, the day of publication in the Official Monitor.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 845/1992, Code No. 1163/1997

Law No. 304

Banks can transfer loans and mortgages without the borrower's consent

The law adds provisions to the Civil Code and the Law on Mortgage. A creditor may assign a bank loan contract to a bank in Moldova without the other party's consent, and a bank may assign mortgage rights without the mortgage debtor's consent. The law took effect on 12.01.2018 and also applies to contracts signed earlier that are still being performed.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Code No. 1107/2002, Law No. 142/2008

Law No. 305

Law No. 305/2017: amendments to several legal acts, including references to Art. 7 and asset declarations

The law amends many legal acts, mostly by replacing the reference "art. 6" with "art. 7". It also adds a professional integrity test, a record of its negative result in the professional integrity certificate, and special rules for asset declarations by persons whose identity is a state secret. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 1104/2002, Law No. 131/2015

Law No. 309

Changes to the housing privatization law and the housing law

Law No. 309 of 22.12.2017 amends the housing privatization law and Article 59 of Law No. 75/2015 on housing. Internally displaced persons from the eastern districts may take part in free privatization of the difference between the standard and the area of the privatized dwelling. Families with three children replace families with five children in the free housing categories. Persons living in dwellings subject to privatization may privatize them until 31 May 2021. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 1324/1993, Law No. 75/2015

Law No. 315

Changes to the Law on court organization: deputy head of the Chisinau Court secretariat

Law No. 315 of 22.12.2017 changes the rules for appointing judges to management positions and creates a deputy head of the Chisinau Court secretariat post. The court president appoints this deputy under Law No. 158/2008. When the head of the secretariat is absent, a deputy exercises those functions. The law entered into force on 12.01.2018.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 514/1995, Law No. 158/2008

Law No. 318

Changes to the state material reserves law, Law 318/2017

The law amends several acts, including Law 589/1995 on state and mobilization material reserves. The authority that manages the reserves is renamed, and the Material Reserves Agency no longer appears in the text. The law took effect on 12.01.2018, and the Government was required to bring legislation into line within 3 months.

• Parliament
• In force since 12 Jan 2018
• Amends: Law No. 589/1995, Law No. 793/2000

Decision No. 1149

Aprobarea modificărilor şi completărilor ce se operează în Strategia de dezvoltare a managementului finanțelor publice 2013-2020

• Government
• In force since 12 Jan 2018

Decision No. 1/5

Aprobarea prospectului ofertei de preluare benevolă a acțiunilor emise de Societatea pe acțiuni „TEHNOVIN”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 12 Jan 2018