RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/MOL/19/Rev.1
15 September 2000
(00-3639)
Working Party on the
Accession of MoldovaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Checklist of TBT Requirements and Compliance by the Republic of Moldova
Revision
The Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Moldova has submitted the following revised
Checklist of TBT Requirements and Compliance by the Re public of Moldova, with the request that it be
circulated to Working Party members.
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Checklist of TBT Requirements and Compliance by the Republic of Moldova
Moldavan ComplianceRequirements
under the WTO
1. The  Law on TBT no.866-XIV of 10 March 2000 (Art.2 and 6) provides for the
introduction of new standards, technical regulations and conformity assessmentprocedures should be fully compatible with the TBT Agreement.Generally agreed
principle in WTOaccessionnegotiations
2. The Law on TBT and the amendments to the Law on Standardization  provide for
implementation and administration of the agreement.Article 15.2 and
TBT CommitteeDecision
(G/TBT/1)
3. The Law on TBT (Art. 13-14) provides provision for establishment and operation of
a single Contact Point for Information ("inquiry point"). The inquiry point wascreated within the Department of Standa rds, Metrology and Technical Supervision.
Currently the database is preparing and will be fully operational by the day of
accession.Article 10
4. The Law on TBT (Art. 13, 16 and 18) provides for Identification of authority
responsible for notifications, publications and other internal procedures to ensure
transparency obligations are met on an ongoing basis.Articles 2,3,5, 7,
10, 15.2, Annex 3
and G/TBT/1
(a) The Law in TBT  (Art. 6 (3) and (10)) provides identification of publication
where notices of proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment
procedures will appear: These are "Monitorul Oficial al Republicii Moldova"and "Buletinul standardiz ării".Articles 2.9.1,3.1,
5.6.1, 7.1, 10.1.5
(b) The Law on TBT (Art. 13, 16 ) and the Decision of the Department of
Standards, Metrology and Technical Surveillance on establishing the
Information Center for Standardization and Certification which is the authority
responsible for making notifications to the WTO;Article
2.9.2,2.10.1,3.2,3.3,
5.6.2, 5.7.1,7.2, 7.3,
10.7, 10.10
(c) The Law on TBT (Art. 6 (6) and (7)) will ensure that the regulatory authorities
afford non-discriminatory consideratio n of comments in the preparation of a
final regulation; Regarding the elaboration of the technical regulation, the
concerned bodies will allow for a reasonable period of time for countries-members and interested parties to present their considerations, but no longerthan 6 months with exception for certain cases (depending on urgencyconsideration).Articles
2.9.4,2.10.3,3.1,3.3,
5.6.4, 5.7.3,7.1,7.3
(d) The Law on TBT (Art.6 (8)) ensures that regulatory authorities allow a
reasonable period of time between the final publication of a technicalregulation and conformity assessment procedure and its entry into force so thatsuppliers can adapt;Articles
2.11,2.12,3.1,5.8,5.9, 7.1
(e) The  Law on standardization no. 590-XIII dated on 22.09.95, amended by Law
919-XIV dated on 12.04.2000  ( Art.10 (2)) provides for publication of theprogram for developing standards should be published every 6 mouths and the
Law on TBT (Art 6 (3)) provides for publication of notices about the intent to
draft technical regulations.Article 4, Annex 3
(J, K, L, N, 0);Article 8.1
5. The Law “On TBT" and the Law “On Certification" no.652-XIV dated on
28.10.1999 provide for Development and Application of Technical Regulations and
Conformity Assessment Procedures: Existence of legal and/or administrative
underpinnings (or "reasonable measures" as appropriate) to ensure ongoingcompliance with provisions of the agreement concerning, in particular:Articles 2,3,5,6, 7
(a) The Law on TBT (Art.12) and the Law on Certification (Art.13.3) provides for
non-discrimination with respect to the treatment of products.Articles
2.1,3.1,5.1,5.2, 7.1
(b) The "Law on TBT" (Art 2 and 5.2 ) provides for the prohibition of
unnecessary Obstacles to internationa l trade and the Consideration of less
trade-restrictive alternatives to fulfilling legitimate objectives;Articles
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Moldavan ComplianceRequirements
under the WTO
(c) The "Law on TBT" (Art 6.9)  the ongoing review of technical regulations to
ensure they are appropriate to achieve the desired legitimate objective;Article 2.3,3.1, 7.1
(d) The "Law on TBT" (Art.5 and 6) the amendments of "Law on
Standardization"(Art. 4.2) provides for the consideration of appropriate
international standards, guidelines and recommendations as a basis fortechnical regulations and conformity assessment procedures;Article 2.4,3.1, 5.4,
7.1
(e) The "Law on TBT" (Art.8) provides for the consideration of equivalent
technical regulations of other Members;Article 2.7,3.1, 7.1
(f) The "Law on Certification" (Art. 13.1) provides for the acceptance of the
results of conformity assessment procedures conducted by bodies in an
exporting Member country in case that Moldova signed bilateral agreement onmutual recognition or in case of accession to specialized regional orinternational organizations.Article 6,7.1
(g) The relevant ministries and institutions will implement a non-discriminatory
and cost-based fee structure. (*) as provide for in the Law on Certification(Art.15.3)Article 5.2, 7.1,
10.4
6. Development and Application of Standards and Conformity Assessment
Procedures: Existence of legal and/or administrative underpinnings (or ‘reasonable
measures’ as appropriate) to ensure ongoing compliance with provisions of the
agreement concerning, in particular:Art.4 and Annex 3,
Art.8
(a) The Law on TBT (Art.12) provides for non-discrimination treatment with
respect to the treatment of products.Annex 3 (D),
Art.8.1
(b) The Law on Standardization (Art.4.2) provide that the standards will not be
used for the arbitrary and unjustified discrimination among countries havinganalogous conditions and will not create any unnecessary obstacles tointernational  trade;Annex 3 (E),
Art.8.1
(c) The Law on TBT (Art. 5, 6 and 8)  provides for consideration of appropriate
international standards, guidelines and recommendations as a basis forstandards;Annex 3 (F),
Art.8.1
(d) The Law on TBT (Art.14 (4), ) establish a non-discriminatory and cost-based
fee structure.Annex 3 (M),
Annex 3 (P),Art.8.1, Art.10.4
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