G/SPS/N/MDA/9  
 
17 May 2019 
(19-3458) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  National Food Safety Agency (ANSA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Phytosanitary related products (plants)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent r elevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Government Decision No. 458 from 16 May 2018 
"On modification of the Government Decision No. 558 from 22 July 2011 on emergency 
measures in the field of plant protection, to prevent spreading and introduction in the 
Republic of Moldova, of harmful organisms for plants, plant products and other goods 
subject of the quarantine regime for phytosanitary goods" . Language(s):  Romanian . 
Number of pages:  1 
http://lex.justice.md/md/375493/  
6. Description of content:  This Government decision regulates the requirements 
concerning the import of plants, plant products and other goods  subject of the 
phytosanitary control.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant  international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISPM 8 Determination of pest status in an area  
(https://www.ippc.int/ru/publications/612/ ) 
− ISPM 19 Guidelines on lists of regulated pests  
(https://www.ippc.int/ru/publications/603/ ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/MDA/9  
 
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  If no, describe, wheneve r possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/749 of 7 May 2015 repealing Decision 
2007/410/EC on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the 
Community of Potato spindle tuber viroid (notified under document C(2015) 3023)  
− Commission Im plementing Decision (EU) 2014/62 of 6 February 2014 repealing 
Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the 
Community of Diabrotica virgifera  Le Conte (notified under document C(2014) 467)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2018  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 July 2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Diana Gherman  
Head of International Relations Department  
National Food Safety Agency  of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel: +(373 22) 29 47 09  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ansa.gov.md  
 
Ms Elena Cravet  
Trade Regimes and bilateral economic cooperation  
National Notification Authority  
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic  of Moldova  
Chișinău, Piața Marii Adunări Naționale 1. MD - 2033 
Tel: +(373 22) 250 639  
E-mail: elena.cravet@mei.gov.md