What's new in Moldovan law: 18 September 2020

Law No. 173

Amendments to the 2020 State Budget Law No. 172/2019

Law No. 173 of 11.09.2020 amends the 2020 State Budget Law No. 172/2019. The changes affect several budget amounts, including revenues, expenditures, the energy efficiency fund and subsidies for businesses and non-commercial organizations. The law enters into force on the date of publication, 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Amends: Law No. 172/2019, Disposition No. 16/2020

Law No. 174

Amendment to 2020 state social insurance budget: revenue and expenditure of 24572113.4 thousand lei

Law no. 174 of 11.09.2020 amends the state social insurance budget for 2020. Revenue and expenditure are both approved at 24572113.4 thousand lei. The law also adds an allowance for children of medical staff who died while working against COVID-19. The law enters into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Amends: Law No. 173/2019

Decision No. 676

Aprobarea Regulamentului cu privire la auditorii energetici și auditul energetic

• Government
• In force since 18 Sept 2020

Order No. 163

Aprobarea Normei de metrologie legală NML 8-09:2020 „Aparate pentru măsurarea caracteristicilor electrice. Aparate analogice pentru măsurarea rezistenței conturului de tip ”faza-zero”. Cerințe tehnice și metrologice. Procedura de verificare metrologică”

• Ministerul Economiei și Infrastructurii
• In force since 18 Nov 2020

Law No. 187

Import of 25 trolleybuses for Regia Transport Electric Chișinău exempt from import duties

Parliament allows, as an exception, the import of 25 trolleybuses, classified under tariff heading 8702, by Î.M. Regia Transport Electric Chișinău, and their placement under the import customs regime. The import is exempt from import duties. The law enters into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, which is 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020

Ruling No. 94

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizărilor nr. 35g/2020 și nr. 113g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor prevederi din articolul 264 1 alin. (1) din Codul penal (anularea dreptului de a conduce mijloace de transport)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 4 Aug 2020

Law No. 175

Amendment to the 2020 budget of the compulsory health insurance funds

Law No. 175 amends the 2020 budget of the compulsory health insurance funds. Revenues are approved at 8500791,4 thousand lei, expenditures at 8917389,9 thousand lei, and the deficit at 416598,5 thousand lei. The law enters into force on 18.09.2020, the day of publication.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Amends: Law No. 174/2019

Order No. 195

Aprobarea Standardelor ocupaționale pentru unele ocupații

• Ministerul Agriculturii, Dezvoltării Regionale și Mediului
• In force since 18 Sept 2020

Law No. 166

Parliament ratifies 100 million euro EU loan agreement for macro-financial assistance

Parliament ratified the Loan Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union on macro-financial assistance, worth 100 million euros. The Government and other state institutions must take the measures needed to carry out the agreement. The law entered into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 167

Parliament ratifies memorandum with EU on macro-financial assistance to Moldova

Law No. 167 of 10.09.2020 ratifies the Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union on macro-financial assistance, signed in Chișinău on 21 July 2020 and in Brussels on 23 July 2020. The Government and other state institutions will take the measures needed to carry out the memorandum. The law entered into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 168

Parliament ratifies loan agreement with Council of Europe Development Bank for COVID-19

Parliament ratified the Framework Loan Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe Development Bank, signed on 29 July 2020. The agreement covers the project "Emergency response to COVID-19 and support for micro, small and medium enterprises". The law took effect on 18.09.2020, the day it was published in the Official Gazette.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 177

Chamber of Commerce to certify circumstances that prevent performance of commercial contracts

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry can issue an attestation opinion for circumstances beyond the debtor's control that may justify non-performance of a commercial obligation. This applies if the parties agreed in writing to such attestation. The opinion has no preset probative force, and the court assesses the circumstances under the law. The law entered into force on 18.10.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Oct 2020
• Amends: Law No. 393/1999

Ordinance No. 23-01009/3

Liquidator of Banca de Economii and INVESTPRIVATBANK temporarily replaced, 21.09.2020 to 02.10.2020

The National Bank of Moldova ordered that from 21.09.2020 to 02.10.2020, Silvia Marcu will act as liquidator of Banca de Economii S.A. and BC INVESTPRIVATBANK S.A., both in liquidation, in place of Grigore Olaru, who is on leave. The ordinance enters into force on 10.09.2020.

• Banca Națională
• In force since 10 Sept 2020

Decision No. 44/9

Radierea valorilor mobiliare din Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 15 Sept 2020

Decision No. 44/10

Reperfectarea licenţei BAR „HERMINA” SRL

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 15 Sept 2020

Decision No. 202

National Bank cuts policy rates and raises FX reserve requirement

The National Bank of Moldova cuts its base rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 2.75 percent a year, and lowers the overnight credit and deposit rates. The reserve requirement on funds attracted in freely convertible currency rises by 1.5 percentage points: to 28.5 percent for 16 October 2020 to 15 November 2020, and to 30.0 percent for 16 November 2020 to 15 December 2020. The decision takes effect on 9 September 2020, and the reserve provision on 16 October 2020.

• Banca Națională
• In force since 9 Sept 2020

Ruling No. 91

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 81g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor prevederi din articolele 353 alin. (1) și 370 din Codul civil (în redacția de până la data de 1 martie 2019) (stabilirea cotelor-părți din bunul imobil aflat în proprietatea comună în devălmășie)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 23 Jul 2020

Law No. 171

Parliament ratifies loan agreement with Japanese agency to modernize agricultural machinery

Parliament ratified the Loan Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, signed in Tokyo on 30 June 2020. The agreement is meant to carry out the project "Modernization of agricultural machinery and equipment". The law enters into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 172

Parliament ratifies agreement with Japan on a loan to modernize agricultural machinery

Parliament ratified, through Law No. 172 of 10.09.2020, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Japan on a loan for the Project "Modernization of agricultural machinery and equipment". The agreement was signed in Chișinău on 29 June 2020. The law entered into force on 18.09.2020, the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Decision No. 677

Modificarea anexei nr. 1 la Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 115/2013 privind controlul nitraţilor în produsele alimentare de origine vegetală

• Government
• In force since 18 Oct 2020
• Amends: Decision No. 115/2013

Decision No. 683

Veniturile colectate în urma prestării lucrărilor și serviciilor contra plată de către Serviciul de Informații și Securitate al Republicii Moldova și autoritatea administrativă din subordine

• Government
• In force since 18 Oct 2020

Ruling No. 92

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 79g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a articolului 401 alin. (1) pct. 6) din Codul de procedură penală (persoanele care pot declara apel)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 30 Jul 2020

Ruling No. 93

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 80g/2020 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor prevederi din articolul 401 alin. (1) lit. b) din Codul civil

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 30 Jul 2020

Law No. 169

Parliament ratifies economic cooperation agreement with Japan

Parliament has ratified the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Japan on economic cooperation, concluded by exchange of notes on 29 June 2020. The Government must take the measures needed to carry out the agreement. The law entered into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 170

Parliament ratifies grant agreement with Japanese agency to digitize National Library equipment

Parliament has ratified a grant agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The agreement covers the project "Improvement of the Digitization Equipment of the National Library", signed on 14 July 2020. The law entered into force on 18.09.2020.

• Parliament
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Ratifies an agreement

Ruling No. 96

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 31b/2020 privind interpretarea prevederilor articolelor 77 și 86 coroborate cu articolele 2, 6, 96 și 101 din Constituție (atribuțiile Președintelui Republicii Moldova în domeniul politicii externe)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 6 Aug 2020

Law No. 178

Insurance and non-bank lending supervision moves to the National Bank of Moldova

Law No. 178 of 11.09.2020 transfers licensing, authorization and supervision of insurers, insurance intermediaries, savings and loan associations, credit history bureaus and non-bank credit organizations from the National Commission of the Financial Market to the National Bank of Moldova. The law enters into force on 01.07.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 1 Jul 2023
• Amends: Law No. 548/1995, Law No. 192/1998

Decision No. 624

Aprobarea Cerințelor de calitate pentru preparate şi produse din carne

• Government
• In force since 18 Mar 2021

Decision No. 680

Modificarea unor hotărâri ale Guvernului

• Government
• In force since 18 Sept 2020
• Amends: Decision No. 351/2005, Decision No. 161/2019

Decision No. 44/8

Reorganizarea unei societăți pe acțiuni

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 15 Sept 2020

Decision No. 320

Aprobarea cheltuielilor de bază pentru Î.M. „Servicii Comunal-Locative” Rezina

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• In force since 18 Sept 2020