What's new in Moldovan law: 5 July 2025
On 5 July 2025, Moldova’s Official Gazette published 9 acts, 4 of them important, the most common type Decree (5).
- 9 acts
- Important: 4
- Decree: 5
- Law: 4
What they are about
Pay, pensions, benefits
2 acts-
Law No. 180
Higher monthly state allowances for certain groups of people from 1 August 2025
Law nr. 180 amends Article 2 of Law nr. 121/2001 and raises the monthly state allowance amounts for certain groups of people. Under point 1¹) the amounts rise from 1600, 1450 and 1375 to 1850, 1700 and 1625. Under points 3¹), 5¹) and 10) the amount 1000 becomes 1250. The law enters into force on 1 August 2025.
- Parliament
- In force since 1 Aug 2025
- Amends: Law No. 121/2001
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Decree No. 287
Promulgarea Legii pentru modificarea articolului 2 din Legea nr. 121/2001 cu privire la protecția socială suplimentară a unor categorii de populație
- President of the Republic of Moldova
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Promulgates a law
Prices, tariffs, energy
1 act-
Decree No. 286
Inițierea negocierilor și aprobarea semnării Amendamentului nr. 1 la Acordul de grant dintre Republica Moldova și Banca Europeană de Investiții în vederea realizării Proiectului „Eficiența energetică în Republica Moldova”
- President of the Republic of Moldova
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
Education
2 acts-
Law No. 163
Ratification of framework loan agreement with Council of Europe Development Bank for school modernisation
Parliament ratified the Framework Loan Agreement between the Council of Europe Development Bank and the Republic of Moldova, called "School Modernisation (public finance facility)". The agreement was concluded in Paris on 5 June 2025 and in Chișinău on 10 June 2025. The law enters into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette, which is 05.07.2025.
- Parliament
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Ratifies an agreement
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Decree No. 281
Promulgarea Legii pentru ratificarea Acordului-cadru de împrumut dintre Banca de Dezvoltare a Consiliului Europei și Republica Moldova „Modernizarea școlilor (facilitatea de finanțare publică)”
- President of the Republic of Moldova
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Promulgates a law
Business and finance
4 acts-
Law No. 154
Law No. 154/2025: tougher penalties for fraud against EU funds
The law amends the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code to fight fraud against the financial interests of the European Union. It sets new or changed penalties for misuse of funds, false declarations when obtaining external funds, and embezzlement. The State Financial Control Inspectorate is given competence to investigate certain crimes involving EU funds. The law entered into force on 05.07.2025.
- Parliament
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Amends: Code No. 985/2002, Code No. 122/2003
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Law No. 168
Moldova joins the Interlaken convention on simplifying formalities in trade in goods
Parliament adopted Law No. 168 of 27.06.2025, under which the Republic of Moldova joins the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods, adopted in Interlaken on 20 May 1987. The Government must take the measures needed to implement the convention, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will prepare and send the instrument of accession to the depositary. The law enters into force on the day of publication, 05.07.2025.
- Parliament
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Ratifies an agreement
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Decree No. 282
Promulgarea Legii pentru aderarea Republicii Moldova la Convenția privind simplificarea formalităților în comerțul cu mărfuri
- President of the Republic of Moldova
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Promulgates a law
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Decree No. 289
Promulgarea Legii pentru modificarea unor acte normative (combaterea fraudelor îndreptate împotriva intereselor financiare ale Uniunii Europene)
- President of the Republic of Moldova
- In force since 5 Jul 2025
- Promulgates a law
About the sources
9 acts published (laws: 4, decrees: 5), 4 of them important.
Satelit does not give legal advice. Titles, numbers and dates come from the official sources. Summaries, where present, are automatic explanations of the official text and may leave out details. The official text always prevails.
Source: the Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova (monitorul.gov.md), the public table of contents of each issue.
Sources: monitorul.gov.md, legis.md