What's new in Moldovan law: 19 September 2024

Decision No. 624

Atribuirea statutului de monopol fiscal Societății pe Acțiuni „Energocom” și Întreprinderii de Stat „Moldelectrica” pe piața energiei electrice din Republica Moldova

• Government
• In force since 19 Sept 2024

Decision No. 652

Modificarea Procedurii-cadru privind organizarea, derularea și atribuirea contractelor de delegare a gestiunii serviciului public de alimentare cu apă și de canalizare, aprobată prin Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 506/2019

• Government
• In force since 13 Jan 2025
• Amends: Decision No. 506/2019

Decision No. 547

New water and sewage tariffs for customers of Rezina municipal enterprise Servicii Comunal-Locative

ANRE approved tariffs for the public service of drinking water supply and for sewerage and wastewater treatment provided by I.M. Servicii Comunal-Locative Rezina. The tariffs differ for household and non-household consumers. The decision entered into force on 19.09.2024 and was repealed on 01.08.2025.

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• Repealed

Decision No. 548

Aprobarea prețului reglementat pentru energia electrică furnizată de furnizorul central de energie electrică și a marjei comerciale specifice

• National Agency for Energy Regulation
• Repealed

Law No. 237

Parliament ratifies Amendment No. 2 to the financing agreement for the Higher Education project

Parliament ratified Amendment No. 2 to the Financing Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the International Development Association, signed on 14 August 2024. The Government must take the measures needed to carry out the amendment, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will notify the Association of the ratification. The law took effect on publication, 19.09.2024.

• Parliament
• In force since 19 Sept 2024
• Ratifies an agreement

Decision No. 651

Transmiterea unei construcții din administrarea Cancelariei de Stat în administrarea și gestiunea Agenției Proprietății Publice

• Government
• In force since 19 Oct 2024

Decision No. 649

Modificarea Regulamentului Comitetului Național Codex Alimentarius, aprobat prin Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 419/2000, și abrogarea Hotărârii Guvernului nr. 866/1999 despre instituirea Comitetului Național Codex Alimentarius

• Government
• In force since 19 Sept 2024
• Amends: Decision No. 419/2000, Decision No. 866/1999

Decision No. 236

Modificarea articolului 1 din Hotărârea Parlamentului nr. 199/2024 privind constituirea Comisiei speciale pentru identificarea măsurilor privind depășirea crizei din domeniul agricol

• Parliament
• In force since 13 Sept 2024
• Amends: Decision No. 199/2024

Decision No. 654

Government approves talks and signing of a memorandum with Switzerland on IP technical assistance

The government started negotiations and approved signing a memorandum of understanding between AGEPI and Switzerland's SECO. The memorandum concerns technical assistance for the Moldovan-Swiss intellectual property project (MSIP). The decision took effect on 19.09.2024, the day it was published in the Official Monitor.

• Government
• In force since 19 Sept 2024

Law No. 238

Law allowing import of 3 Ford Transit minibuses donated to Ungheni municipality

Parliament allows the local public authority of Ungheni municipality to import three Ford Transit 125T430 minibuses without paying import duties. The minibuses are donated free of charge by the local public authority of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The law enters into force on 19.09.2024, the date of publication.

• Parliament
• In force since 19 Sept 2024

Law No. 240

Farmers hit by 2024 drought can suspend debt payments until 31 October 2025

Farmers whose crops were damaged by at least 40% in the 2024 drought can ask for their debt and loan payments to banks and other creditors to be suspended until 31 October 2025. No penalties are calculated during the suspension, and the debts are not reported as arrears to credit history bureaus. Creditors must be notified by 28 February 2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 19 Sept 2024

Decision No. 554

Modificarea Hotărârii Guvernului nr. 610/2023 cu privire la aprobarea Cerințelor de calitate pentru pește și produsele din pește

• Government
• In force since 19 Dec 2024
• Amends: Decision No. 610/2023, Decision No. 203/2009

Decision No. 597

Sistemul integrat de administrare și control și instituirea Sistemului informațional „Registrul fermierilor”

• Government
• In force since 19 Sept 2024

Decision No. 642

New rules for testing and admitting plant varieties to the Catalogue of Varieties

The Government amended the Regulation on testing and admission of plant varieties and the ANSA tariffs for seed and planting material control. The text sets, among other things, mandatory DUS testing for new varieties, except those in the EU Common Catalogue, and conservation breeding for admitted varieties. The decision enters into force on 19.10.2024.

• Government
• In force since 19 Oct 2024
• Amends: Decision No. 43/2013