What's new in Moldovan law: 13 December 2023

Ruling No. 151

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizărilor nr. 93g/2023 și nr. 171g/2023 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a articolului 90 alin. (2) lit. a) din Codul muncii, în redactarea Legii nr. 243 din 28 iulie 2022 (plafonarea despăgubirii acordate de angajator în cazul eliberării nelegitime a salariatului din serviciu (2))

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 7 Nov 2023

Law No. 350

Law No. 350/2023 on road infrastructure safety management: audits, inspections and network classification

The law sets out procedures for road safety: impact assessment, safety audits, inspections and classification of the road network. It applies to roads in the trans-European road network and to national and local public roads of district (municipal) interest included in a list approved by the Government. The law entered into force on 13.12.2023, and audits and inspections become mandatory from 1 January 2025. The text includes amendments in force from 10.10.26.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Dec 2023

Decision No. 60/2

Сu privire la înregistrarea în Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare, aferentă Societății pe acțiuni „BICROMAT”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Dec 2023

Decision No. 60/3

Înregistrarea în Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare, aferentă Societății pe acțiuni „ACVARIUM”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Dec 2023

Decision No. 60/4

Autorizarea reorganizării Societății pe acțiuni „ALIMCOM” din societate pe acțiuni în societate cu răspundere limitată

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Dec 2023

Decision No. 60/5

Сu privire la radierea din Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare a valorilor mobiliare emise anterior de Societatea pe acțiuni „ZIDARUL-NORD”

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Dec 2023

Decision No. 60/6

Radierea din Registrul emitenților de valori mobiliare a valorilor mobiliare emise anterior de unele societăți pe acțiuni

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 13 Dec 2023

Order No. 104

Aprobarea Instrucțiunii privind evaluarea proiectelor noi de investiții capitale publice

• Ministry of Finance
• In force since 13 Dec 2023

Law No. 348

Changes to Law No. 29/2018 on delimiting public property, in force from 13.01.2024

Law No. 348 of 24.11.2023 amends Law No. 29/2018 on delimiting public property. The changes concern delimitation criteria, the powers of the competent authorities, the registration of certain land plots, and the transfer of some land of archaeological monuments of national importance from administrative-territorial units to the state. The law enters into force on 13.01.2024.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Jan 2024
• Amends: Law No. 29/2018

Decision No. 891

Modificarea Hotărârii Guvernului nr. 356/2015 cu privire la aprobarea Regulamentului privind organizarea pieței vitivinicole

• Government
• In force since 13 Jan 2024
• Amends: Decision No. 356/2015

Decision No. 21

Excepția de neconstituționalitate a articolelor 14 alin. (1), 55 alineatele (1), (4) și (6) și 62 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 3 din 25 februarie 2016 cu privire la Procuratură (regimul juridic al incompatibilităților pentru perioada suspendării din funcția de procuror în legătură cu începerea urmăririi penale în privința persoanei care ocupă această funcție) (sesizările nr. 186g/2022 și nr. 206g/2022)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 28 Nov 2023

Law No. 343

Moldova ratifies agreement to join EU Single Market Programme

Parliament ratified the Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union on Moldova's participation in the EU Single Market Programme, signed in Brussels on 8 September 2023. The Government must take the measures needed to carry out the agreement, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration must notify the European Commission. The law entered into force on 13.12.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Dec 2023
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 345

Moldova ratifies agreement on joining the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Parliament has ratified the Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union on Moldova's participation in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, signed in Chișinău on 29 September 2023. The Government and other state institutions must take the measures needed to implement the agreement. The law entered into force on 13.12.2023.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Dec 2023
• Ratifies an agreement

Ruling No. 150

Decizie de inadmisibilitate a sesizării nr. 210g/2023 privind excepția de neconstituționalitate a unor prevederi din articolul 313 din Codul contravențional (neclaritatea noțiunii „intereselor publice”[5] și a textului „drepturilor şi intereselor ocrotite de lege ale persoanelor fizice sau juridice” și imposibilitatea individualizării sancțiunii)

• Constitutional Court
• In force since 7 Nov 2023

Law No. 341

Changes to State Aid Law No. 139/2012: de minimis threshold and new procedures

Law No. 341 amends Law No. 139/2012 on state aid. The de minimis threshold is 5000000 lei per beneficiary over 3 years, and the Competition Council gets new rules for notifications and investigations. The law enters into force on 13.01.2024, and the change to the de minimis definition applies from 1 January 2024.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Jan 2024
• Amends: Law No. 139/2012

Law No. 342

Law No. 342/2023 changes consumer protection: new rules for goods, guarantees and disputes

The law amends Law No. 105/2003 on consumer protection. Goods must meet new conformity requirements, including digital content and digital services, and consumers can in some cases ask for a price reduction or contract termination. The law enters into force on 13.02.2024.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Feb 2024
• Amends: Law No. 105/2003

Law No. 349

Public Services Agency replaced by a new institution in Moldova's cadastre laws

Law nr. 349 amends several normative acts. The name Public Services Agency is replaced everywhere with the name of the institution empowered to implement state policy in real estate cadastre. The central administrative authority for real estate cadastre becomes responsible for state policy on real estate valuation and revaluation, valuation activity and addresses. The law enters into force on 13.12.2023, and the Government must bring its normative acts into line with it within 6 months.

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Dec 2023
• Amends: Law No. 1543/1998, Law No. 150/2017

Decision No. 60/1

Eliberarea autorizației Societății de registru „REAL-REGISTR” SA

• National Commission for Financial Markets
• In force since 5 Dec 2023