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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/MOL/32
16 October 2000
(00-4262)
Working Party on the
Accession of MoldovaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Communication from Moldova
Status of Legislation for Implementation of the WTO Agreements
The Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Moldova has submitted the following
information on the Status of Legislation for Implementation of the WTO Agreements.
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Section A
Legal Acts that are presently in force
Title Decree Status
1. On Licensing Certain Types of
ActivitiesLaw–No.332-XII from 26 March 1999; In force
2. On Technical Barriers to Trade;  Law No.866-XIV from 10 March 2000 In force
3. On Certification of Products and
ServicesLaw no. 652-XIV from 28 October 1999 In force
4. On Standardization; Law No. 590-XII form 22 September 1995 In force
5. On State Regulation of External Trade Law No.1031-XIV from 8 June 2000 In force
6. On amending and completing the Law
on Phytosanitary quarantineLaw no. 1156 – XIV from 26 July 2000. In force
7. On Supplement to the Statute of the
State Services on PhytosanitaryQuarantine”Government Decision No. 408 from
27 April 2000.In force
8. On Veterinary Statute of the Republic
of MoldovaGovernment Decision No. 378 of
22 June 1998In force
9. On Improving the Mechanism of
Regulating Foreign Trade (ImportLicensing)Government Decision No. 777 of
13 August 1997In force
10. On implementation and fulfillment of
the commitments of the Republic ofMoldova taken during the accession tothe WTOGovernment Decision approved on
26 September 2000.In force
11. "On the accession to the Convention for
the Protection of Performers, Producers
of Phonograms and Broadcasting
Companies" (Rome 1961)Parliament Decision No. 510-XIII from
22 June 1995 on the accession of RM to some
international conventionsIn force
12. "On the accession to the Bern
Convention for the Protection ofLiterary and Artistic Works"(Paris Act 1971)Parliament Decision No.511-XIII from
22 June 1995In forceWT/ACC/MOL/32
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Section A
Legal Acts that are presently in force
Title Decree Status
13. Conception of the Tax Reform Parliament Decision No. 1165 from
24. April 1999In force
14. On Implementation of pre-shipment
inspection of imported goods
(12 August 1999)Government Order No. 1211-XIV   from
31 July  2000In force
15. On accession of RM to the agreement
on the protection of the producers of
phonograms against the production ofcounterfeit phonograms”(Geneva, 29 October 1971)Parliament Decision no. 796-XVI from
10 of February 2000In force
Section B
Legal Acts that will come into force in the near future
Title Decree Status
1. On Anti-dumping, Countervailing
Duties and Safeguard Measures;Law No. 820-XIV
from 17 of February 2000It is approved by the
Parliament and willbe in force after
publication
November  2000
2. New Customs Code Law No. 1149-XIV
from 20 of July 2000.Approved by the
Parliament and willcome into force inDecember 2000
3. On Amendments to the Law on
Customs TariffDraft Law, approved by the
Parliament in first readingIt is expected to
be in force at1 December 2000
4. On the amendments to various
legislative acts (on protection of
intellectual property rights)Law No. 1079 – XIV
from 23 of June 2000It is approved by the
Parliament and will
come in force inNovember 2000
5. On amendments and completion of the
law on copyright and neiboring rightsDraft law, is before the Government
for approvalDecember 2000
6. On the modification of the Government
Decision No. 378 from 22 June 1993on the adoption of the VeterinaryStatute of Republic of MoldovaDraft Government Decision, is
before the Government forapproval.It is expected to
be in force inNovember 2000
7. On Veterinary activity Draft Law is before the
GovernmentJanuary 2001
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