What's new in Moldovan law: 28 June 2025

Law No. 139

Reverse charge VAT on gas and electricity for traders from 1 January 2026

Law no. 139 of 13.06.2025 amends the Fiscal Code and Law no. 1417/1997. For supplies of electricity and natural gas between VAT payers, a buyer who is a trader calculates VAT under the reverse charge, and the seller writes the note "Reverse charge" on the invoice. The law enters into force on 01.01.2026.

• Parliament
• In force since 1 Jan 2026
• Amends: Law No. 1417/1997, Code No. 1163/1997

Law No. 146

Law No. 146/2025: customs debts, penalties and medical insurance premiums

The law amends several normative acts. For people with locomotor disabilities, unpaid customs debts and penalties on certain vehicles are cancelled under specific conditions. CNAM may postpone or split payment of fixed medical insurance premium debts. The law enters into force on 28.06.2025, except art. II point 4, which applies from 1 January 2026.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Code No. 1163/1997, Law No. 1593/2002

Law No. 156

Paternity leave now granted for each newborn or adopted child, from 1 July 2025

Fathers of twins or multiple children born from one pregnancy can take up to 15 calendar days of paternity leave for each child. The same right applies to the father of an adopted child, for each adopted child. The law amends the Labour Code and Law No. 289/2004 on benefits, and takes effect on 1 July 2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 1 Jul 2025
• Amends: Law No. 289/2004, Law No. 499/1999

Law No. 150

Parliament ratifies Amendment No. 1 to CET-Nord Balti loan agreement, phase II

Parliament ratified Amendment No. 1 to the loan agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The amendment concerns the project "Thermal power system of Balti municipality (S.A. "CET-Nord")", phase II. The law enters into force on 28.06.2025, the day it was published in the Official Gazette.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 147

Ratification of Amendment No. 3 to the Financing Agreement with the International Development Association, Higher Education Project

Parliament ratified Amendment No. 3 to the Financing Agreement for the Higher Education Project between the Republic of Moldova and the International Development Association, signed in Chișinău on 2 June 2025. The Government must take the measures needed to carry out the amendment, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will notify the International Development Association. The law enters into force on 28.06.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Ratifies an agreement

Law No. 148

Parliament ratifies loan agreement for extra financing of the Higher Education Project

Parliament ratified the Loan Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, concluded on 2 June 2025, for additional financing of the Higher Education Project. The Government must take the necessary measures to carry out the agreement, and the Ministry of Finance notifies the Bank about the ratification. The law enters into force on 28.06.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Ratifies an agreement

Order No. 106

Aprobarea Standardelor ocupaționale pentru unele ocupații

• Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry
• In force since 28 Jun 2025

Law No. 135

Law No. 135/2025 amends the invention protection law, in force from 28.06.2025

Law No. 135 of 13.06.2025 amends Law No. 50/2008 on the protection of inventions. The text introduces, among other things, the European patent as a form of protection, new rules for compulsory licences, including for pharmaceutical products exported to countries with public health problems, and changes to actions for infringement of rights. The law entered into force on 28.06.2025, but some provisions apply from other dates, as the text states.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Law No. 50/2008

Law No. 136

New law on passenger ship safety takes effect 28.12.2026

Law No. 136 of 13.06.2025 sets safety rules for passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft on domestic voyages. Ships are grouped into classes A, B, C and D depending on the sea area where they operate. The law takes effect on 28.12.2026.

• Parliament
• In force from 28 Dec 2026

Law No. 140

Law no. 140/2025: moving central administrative authorities, in force 31.12.2025

The law amends several normative acts to place some central administrative authorities under ministries. It enters into force on 31.12.2025, except Article VII, which applies from 01.09.2025, and some articles that apply from 30.11.2027. The text does not detail all effects on each person.

• Parliament
• In force since 31 Dec 2025
• Amends: Law No. 1456/1993, Code No. 1163/1997

Law No. 141

Law No. 141/2025 changes intangible cultural heritage protection and creates territorial registers

Parliament amended Law No. 58/2012 on the protection of intangible cultural heritage. It introduces territorial registers of intangible cultural heritage, kept by local authorities, and clarifies the roles of the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Heritage Institute and the National Traditional Culture Centre. The law enters into force on 28.07.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jul 2025
• Amends: Law No. 58/2012

Law No. 142

National Culture Fund now also finances protection and use of monuments

Law nr. 142 amends Law nr. 12/2024 on the National Culture Fund. The Fund can now finance projects to protect and use monuments, alongside cultural and publishing projects. The law enters into force on 28.07.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jul 2025
• Amends: Law No. 12/2024

Law No. 143

Irrigation associations: new definitions for pumping stations and rules on water source choice

Law nr. 143 of 13.06.2025 amends Law nr. 171/2010 on irrigation water user associations. It adds definitions for pumping stations, drainage stations and irrigation systems. Associations may choose their water source from a list of options, and income from selling renewable electricity is counted as association income. The law takes effect on 28.06.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Law No. 171/2010

Law No. 145

Changes to administrative-territorial division: Fălești and Leova districts

Law no. 145 of 19.06.2025 amends annex no. 3 to Law no. 764/2001. In Fălești district, the number of villages (communes) falls from 32 to 30, and Chetriș, Chetrișul Nou and Hîncești are removed from the list. In Leova district, the town of Leova now includes Sărata-Răzeși, Sîrma and Tochile-Răducani, and these villages are removed from the list. The law enters into force on 28.06.2025.

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Law No. 764/2001

Decision No. 157

Modificarea punctului 1 din Hotărârea Parlamentului nr. 433/1990 cu privire la zilele comemorative, zilele de sărbătoare și la zilele de odihnă în Republica Moldova

• Parliament
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Decision No. 433/1990

Order No. 31

Modificarea anexei Ordinului ANIF nr.21/2025 cu privire la aprobarea Clasificatorului terenurilor după categoria de destinație și folosință

• Agenția Națională de Îmbunătățiri Funciare
• In force since 28 Jun 2025
• Amends: Order No. 21/2025