What's new in Moldovan law: 26 July 2023

Order No. 256

Modificarea Ordinului IFPS nr.1030/2016 cu privire la aprobarea formularului tipizat al Cererii privind modificarea termenului de stingere a obligaţiei fiscale prin eşalonare sau amînare și procedura examinării acesteia

• State Tax Service
• In force since 26 Jul 2023
• Amends: Order No. 1030/2016

Law No. 201

Separation and certification of natural gas transmission system operators: what changes

Law No. 201 of 20.07.2023 amends the Law No. 108/2016 on natural gas, the Administrative Code and Law No. 249/2022. It states that ANRE decisions to withdraw licences for failing to meet the separation and certification requirements for the transmission system operator cannot be suspended. It takes effect on 26.07.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Jul 2023
• Amends: Law No. 108/2016, Code No. 116/2018

Decision No. 457

Aprobarea tarifelor pentru furnizarea/prestarea serviciului public de alimentare cu apă, de canalizare și de epurare a apelor uzate de către S.A. „Apă-Canal Leova”

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• In force since 26 Jul 2023

Decision No. 458

Aprobarea tarifelor pentru furnizarea/ prestarea serviciului public de alimentare cu apă, de canalizare și de epurare a apelor uzate de către S.A. „Apă-Canal Cahul”

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• Repealed

Decision No. 441

Aprobarea Regulamentului privind siguranța navigației maritime

• Government
• In force since 26 Aug 2023

Law No. 177

Law No. 177/2023 changes penalties for pricing and trade markups on socially important goods

The law amends Article 10 of Law No. 845/1992 on entrepreneurship and enterprises. Companies that earn income by misreporting prices or tariffs, and those that exceed the set trade markup on socially important goods, face fines. The law entered into force on 26.07.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Jul 2023
• Amends: Law No. 845/1992

Decision No. 488

Aprobarea Programului de sprijin pentru dezvoltarea întreprinderilor mici și mijlocii în domeniul turismului

• Government
• In force since 26 Aug 2023

Decision No. 146

Abrogarea Regulamentului cu privire la acordarea de către băncile comerciale a creditelor de consorțiu din 3.02.1995, aprobat de Consiliul de Administrație al Băncii Naționale a Moldovei, proces-verbal nr.4 din 3 februarie 1995

• Banca Națională
• In force since 26 Sept 2023
• Repeals other acts

Law No. 209

Moldova withdraws from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly convention

Parliament adopted Law No. 209 of 20.07.2023, which denounces the convention signed in Minsk on 26 May 1995 on the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration will notify the CIS Executive Committee. The law enters into force on 26.07.2023, the day of publication in the Official Gazette.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Jul 2023

Law No. 165

Law No. 165/2023 on integrity whistleblowers enters into force on 26.10.2023

The law sets out how breaches of the law can be reported in public and private entities, through internal, external or public channels. It establishes protection for integrity whistleblowers against retaliation. The law enters into force on 26.10.2023, according to the register data.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Oct 2023

Law No. 179

New law on counterintelligence and foreign intelligence activity, in force from 26.10.2023

Law no. 179 of 07.07.2023 sets the legal framework for counterintelligence and foreign intelligence activity, carried out by the Intelligence and Security Service or, in certain cases, the Ministry of Defence. It governs counterintelligence measures, how they are controlled, and minimum protections for people subject to them. The law entered into force on 26.10.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Oct 2023

Law No. 186

Medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials: reduced VAT rate and customs exemptions

Law nr. 186 of 07.07.2023 amends the Fiscal Code, the Customs Tariff Law and the Customs Code for medicines. The text sets an 8% rate for certain medicines and undenatured ethyl alcohol for pharmaceutical production, within the annual quota set by the Government. The customs exemption covers medicinal raw materials, materials and primary and secondary packaging used to make medicines, according to a list approved by the Government, except ethyl alcohol and cosmetics. The law enters into force on 26.07.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 26 Jul 2023
• Amends other acts

Decision No. 552

Propunerea de prelungire a stării de urgență

• Government
• In force since 26 Jul 2023

Decision No. 10

Controlul constituționalității Partidului Politic „Șor” (sesizarea nr. 184h/2022)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 19 Jun 2023