G/SPS/N/MDA/19  
 
5 February 2021  
(21-0945) 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  
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):  HS Codes: 0701, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0807, 070970, 071030, 
0709 9310, 190110  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Governmental Decision No. 677/2020 - Modification of 
Annex 1 of the Government Decision No. 115/2013 regarding control of nitrates in  vegetal 
origin food products . Language(s):  Romanian/Russian . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=123165&lang=ro  
6. Description of content:  The notified measures represent an update of the maximum 
residue levels (MRLs) established for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Ali mentarius - EN 12014 -2:2017 Foodstuffs - 
Determination of nitrates and/or nitrates content - Part 2: HPLC/IC method for 
the determination of nitrates content of vegetables and vegetable products  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestr ial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/MDA/19  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 September 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 September 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 October 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 April 2021  
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:   
Mrs Lidia Bivol  
National Food Safety Agency  
Republic of Moldova  
Mihail Kogălniceanu 63 street  
MD-2009, Chișinău  
Tel: +(373) 22 29 47 09  
E-mail: lidia.bivol@ansa.gov.md  
 
Mrs Diana Gherman  
National Food Safety Agency  
Republic of Moldova  
Mihail Kogălniceanu 63 street  
MD-2009, Chișinău  
Tel: +(373) 22 29 47 09  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ansa.gov.md  
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:   
Republic of Moldova  
63 Mihail Kogălniceanu str.  
MD-2009, Chisinau  
Tel/Fax: +(373) 22 26  46 40 
E-mail: info@ansa.gov.md