WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/MDA/E/2
6 February 2002
(02-0573)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
MOLDOVA
The present document reproduces the text1 of Articles 135-142 of the Civil Procedure Code,
as last amended in 2000, as notified by Moldova under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document
IP/N/1/MDA/1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
MOLDOVA
Le présent document contient le texte
1 des articles 135 à 142 du Code de procédure civile,
modifié par la dernière fois en 2000, qui a été notifié par la Moldova au titre de l'article 63:2 de
l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/MDA/1).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de PropiedadIntelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
MOLDOVA
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de los artículo 135 a 142 del Código de
Procedimiento Civil, modificado en 2000, notificado por Moldova de conformidad con lo dispuesto
en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/MDA/1).
                                                     
1 In English only.  The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulemen t.  Les délégations intéressées peuvent consulter le
texte, dans sa langue d'origine, au Secrétariat de l'OM C./En inglés solamente.  Las delegaciones interesadas
podrán consultar en la Secretaría de la OMC el texto en su idioma original.IP/N/1/MDA/E/2
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The Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova
(of December 26, 1964)
Chapter XIII
Action Assurance
Article 135. Raison fo r Action Assurance
The court or the prosecutor may, upon request of the participants in the process, undertake measures
for action assurance. Action assurance shall be admi tted at any stage of the process, if failure to
undertake assuring measures may render difficult or impossible the execution of the decision in court.
(Article 135 in the version of  Law no. 942-XIII of July 18, 1996)
Article 136. Action Assurance Measures
With a view to assure the action the court or the prosecutor may:
1) order the sequestration of effects or sums  of money belonging to and being in the
defendant’s possession or in th e possession of other persons;
2) prohibit the defendant from performing certain acts;
3) prohibit other persons from transmitting effect s to the defendant or from discharging
other obligations in respect of the defendant;
4) suspend the sale of sequestrate d effects, if a request for annulment of the sequester upon
effects has been submitted;
5)   suspend the pursuit based on an executory document, appealed by the debtor by action, if such an
      appeal is admitted by legislation.
(In the version of Law no. 942-XIII of July 18, 1996)
The court or the prosecutor may admit several forms of  action assurance, provided that their total sum
does not exceed the value of the action.
In case of breach of the prohibitions referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of the present Article, the
charged persons shall be subject to a fine between 10 and 25 times minimum wages applied on the
basis of a court decision. Moreover, the claimant shall have the right to request these persons to paydamages caused by failure to execute the said court decision on action assurance.
(In the version of Law no. 942-XIII of July 18, 1996)
(In the version of the Decree of February 20, 1985)
Article 137. Replacement of One Form of Action Assurance with Another
Replacement of one form of action assurance with another shall be admitted.IP/N/1/MDA/E/2
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The subject matter of replacing one form of action assurance with another one shall be settled
by the prosecutor or by the court in a court se ssion.  The participants in the process shall be
informed about date and place of the session to be held. Failure of pa rticipants to present
themselves in court shall not impede the consideration of the subject matter concerning thereplacement of the action assurance.
In case of assurance of an action, by which payment of a sum of money is requested, the defendant
shall have the right to deposit on the court’s account the respective sum of money instead of action
assuring measures.
Article 138. Consideration of the Request for Action Assurance
The request for action assurance shall be considered by the prosecutor or by the court, which
considers the raison of the request in the same day, without informing the defendant or other
participants in the process.
Article 139. Execution of the Decision on Action Assurance
The decision on action assurance shall be executed immediately, in accordance with the provisions on
execution of the decisions of the court.
Article 140. Cancellation of Action Assurance Measure
The action assurance measure may be cancelled by the same court, which instituted it.
The subject matter of cancellation of the action assurance measure shall be settled in a court
session.
The participants in the proce ss shall be informed about the place and date of the session.
Failure of participants to present themselves in court shall not impede the consideration of thesubject matter concerning the cancellation of the action assurance measure.
Where the action is rejected, the action assurance measures shall be maintained until the
decision becomes final. Once the decision is announced or after its announcement, the court
may adopt a decision on cancellation of the action assurance measure.
The action assurance measure may be cancelled upon the defendant’s request if the court, in
actions pertaining to intellectual property prot ection, has not taken a final decision within 31
calendar days following the date when the action assurance measures were undertaken.
(Article 140 completed by Law no. 1079-XIV of June 23, 2000)
Article 141. Appeals against Deci sions on Action Assurance
Any decision on action assurance may be appealed.
(In the version of Law no. 942-XIII of July 18, 1996)IP/N/1/MDA/E/2
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If the decision on action assurance was taken without informing the person who lodged the
appeal, the term for appeal lodging shall be calculated from the day when this person heardabout the decision.
Lodging of the appeal against the decision on ac tion assurance shall not adjourn the execution
of this decision.
The appeal against the decision on cancellation of the action assurance measure or on replacement of
one form of assurance with another one shall adjourn the execution of the decision.
(In the version of Law no. 942-XIII of July 18, 1996)
Article 142. Payment of Damages caused to the Defendant by Action Assurance
When admitting the action assurance, the court or the prosecutor may request the claimant to ensure
the eventual damage, which might be incurred by the defendant. When the decision according to
which the action was rejected becomes final, the defendant shall have the right to request the claimantto pay the damages caused by the action assurance measures, admitted upon the claimant’s request.
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