What's new in Moldovan law: 31 July 2020

Order No. 91

Modificarea Regulamentului privind modul de efectuare a înscrierilor în conturile personale ale contribuabilului și perfectarea rapoartelor asupra obligațiilor fiscale, inclusiv asupra restanțelor, aprobat prin Ordinul Ministerului Finanțelor nr.103 din 9 decembrie 2005 cu privire la reglementarea înscrierilor în conturile personale ale contribuabililor

• Ministry of Finance
• In force since 31 Jul 2020
• Amends: Order No. 103/2005

Order No. 238

Modificarea Ordinului Directorului Serviciului Vamal nr. 230-O/2007 cu privire la aprobarea unor acte normative de executare a Codului vamal

• Customs Service
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Order No. 230-O/2007

Order No. 240

Modificarea Ordinului Directorului Serviciului Vamal nr. 408-O/2019 privind aprobarea Instrucțiunii cu privire la procedura declarării periodice a mărfurilor exportate de către agenți economici prin intermediul trimiterilor poștale internaționale

• Customs Service
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Order No. 408-O/2019

Order No. 243

Modificarea Normelor tehnice privind imprimarea, utilizarea şi completarea declaraţiei vamale în detaliu, aprobate prin Ordinul Serviciului Vamal nr.346-O din 24.12.2009

• Customs Service
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Order No. 346-O/2009

Order No. 244

Modificarea Normelor tehnice privind completarea certificatelor de origine preferențială a mărfurilor, aprobate prin Ordinul Serviciului Vamal nr.412-O din 23.09.2014

• Customs Service
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Order No. 412-O/2014

Order No. 376

Standard form of the natural resource tax return (TRN 21) approved

The State Fiscal Service approved the TRN 21 form and the instructions for completing the natural resource tax return. Taxpayers file it for tax periods starting 1 January 2021, every half-year, by the 25th of the month after the reporting half-year. The order applies from 1 January 2021.

• State Tax Service
• In force since 1 Jan 2021

Law No. 115

Labour Code changes: flexible schedules, temporary transfers, night work and study guarantees

Law nr. 115 of 09.07.2020 amends the Labour Code of the Republic of Moldova nr. 154/2003. It introduces flexible work schedules and temporary transfer of an employee to other work within the same unit, along with other changes on working time, leave and guarantees. The law enters into force on 31.08.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Code No. 154/2003

Law No. 140

Pensions: an attorney appointed by power of attorney may act in place of the beneficiary

Law nr. 140 of 16.07.2020 amends Article 31 of Law nr. 156/1998 on the public pension system. Paragraph (1) of Article 31 now also covers a representative appointed by power of attorney. The law entered into force on 31.07.2020, the day it was published in the Official Monitor.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Jul 2020
• Amends: Law No. 156/1998

Ruling No. 61

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizărilor nr. 28g/2020 și nr. 38g/202 0 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a articolului 240 alin. (1) din Codul contravențional și a punctului 83 lit. a) din Regulamentul circulației rutiere, aprobat prin Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 357 din 13 mai 2009 (nerespectarea de către conducătorul de vehicul a regulilor de circulaţie privind transportul persoanelor)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 11 Jun 2020

Ruling No. 62

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizărilor nr. 32g/2020 şi nr. 36g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor prevederi din articolul 31 36 din Codul transporturilor rutiere (retragerea autorizaţiilor CEMT pentru utilizarea unor documente false)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 11 Jun 2020

Decision No. 35/1

Înregistrări în Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 28 Jul 2020

Decision No. 35/3

Radierea valorilor mobiliare din Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 28 Jul 2020

Decision No. 160

Constituirea Comisiei de anchetă pentru investigarea tuturor circumstanțelor preluării forțate (atac de tip raider) a acțiunilor băncilor comerciale, companiilor de asigurări/reasigurări din Republica Moldova, exercitată în perioada anilor 2010–2012

• Parliament
• In force since 20 Jul 2020

Decision No. 505

New rules on export and import of hazardous chemicals take effect 31.01.2021

The Government approved the Regulation on export and import of hazardous chemicals through Decision No. 505 of 15.07.2020. The Regulation sets out notification procedures for exports and prior informed consent for certain chemicals. The decision enters into force on 31.01.2021, according to the official text.

• Government
• In force since 31 Jan 2021

Decision No. 531

Government approves draft law on subsidised agricultural insurance

The Government approved a draft law on subsidised insurance in agriculture and sent it to Parliament for review. The decision text does not say what the draft law contains or who it would affect. The decision entered into force on 31.07.2020.

• Government
• In force since 31 Jul 2020

Decision No. 535

Aprobarea Conceptului tehnic al Sistemului informațional automatizat „Registrul produselor chimice plasate pe piața Republicii Moldova”

• Government
• In force since 31 Aug 2020

Law No. 146

Lawyer trainees' professional traineeship can be extended in exceptional cases

Law nr. 146 adds a paragraph to Article 19 of the Law on the Bar. The Council of the Union of Lawyers may extend the professional traineeship period in exceptional situations. Trainee lawyers whose traineeship has expired, but who could not sit the qualification exam because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have their traineeship extended by law until the exam is organized. The law takes effect on the publication date, 31.07.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Jul 2020
• Amends: Law No. 1260/2002

Ruling No. 63

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 39g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor dispoziții din articolele 332 alin. (2) și 391 alin. (2) din Codul de procedură penală (încetarea procesului penal atunci când fapta constituie o contravenție și soluționarea cauzei conform prevederilor Codului contravențional)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 11 Jun 2020

Ruling No. 64

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 43g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a articolului 444 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură penală (recursul împotriva hotărârilor judecătorești pentru care nu este prevăzut calea de atac a apelului)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 11 Jun 2020

Ruling No. 65

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 4g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a prevederilor articolelor 22 alin. (1) lit. g), 24 alin. (1) și 84 alin. (4) din Codul de executare (calcularea dobânzilor și penalităților rezultate din întârzierea executării unei obligații ce decurge dintr-un document executoriu)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 15 Jun 2020

Law No. 114

Law No. 114/2020: union consultation before dismissals and sanctions

The law amends the Labor Code and the Trade Union Law. Employers must request a union body's advisory opinion before dismissing union members or persons elected to union bodies who are not released from their main job. The law enters into force on 31.08.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Code No. 154/2003

Law No. 119

Amendments to Law No. 71/2007 on registers: new agency and data sources

Law No. 119 amends two articles of Law No. 71/2007 on registers. In Article 7 paragraph (2), the Public Services Agency is replaced by the Agency for Electronic Governance. In Article 8 paragraph (1), the words "special means" are replaced by "other sources". The law entered into force on 31.07.2020, and the Government must bring its normative acts into line within 3 months of publication.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Jul 2020
• Amends: Law No. 71/2007

Law No. 128

Government designated as body responsible for state policy on volunteering

Law nr. 128 amends Article 9 of the Volunteering Law nr. 121/2010. The Government becomes the body that implements state policy in the field of volunteering and sets the rules for how this body is organized and operates. The law enters into force on 31.08.2020, and the Government must approve the necessary normative acts within 9 months of that date.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Aug 2020
• Amends: Law No. 121/2010

Decision No. 19

Interpretarea articolelor 2 alin. (1), 38, 61 alineatele (1) și (3), 78, 85 alineatele (1), (2) și (4), 90 alineatele (1), (2) și (4) din Constituție (sesizările nr. 74b/2020 și nr. 83b/2020)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 7 Jul 2020

Decision No. 35/2

Reorganizarea unei societăți pe acțiuni

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 28 Jul 2020