G/SPS/N/MDA/20  
20 March 2023  
(23-1991) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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):  Food and feed of non -animal origin according to the annexes to the 
order  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  All countries, particularly Bangladesh, Brazil, China, 
Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, 
Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Türk iye, Uganda and 
Vietnam.  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Order No. 51 from 8  February 2023 on the approval of 
the Regulation regarding the temporary intensification of official customs controls and 
emergency measures undertaken during the entry into the Republic of Moldova of certain 
goods from certain countries.  Language(s):  Romanian . Number of pages:  25 
https://ansa.gov.md/ro/co ntent/transparenta -decizionala  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/M DA/23_2054_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_04_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_05_ x.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MDA/23_2054_06_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The document introduces additional measures regarding a 
temporary intensification of controls during the entry into the Republic of Moldova of the 
certain categories of consignments of food and feed of nonanimal origin. The measures are 
introduced due to the high risk of contamination by salmonella,  mycotoxins, including 
aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol and dioxins and microbiological 
contamination.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dise ase, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Temporary special 
conditions on intensification of controls upon the entry into the territory of the Republic of 
Moldova of specific  categories of consignments of food and feed of nonanimal origin are 
imposed due to the imminent high risk of  contamination by mycotoxins, including 
aflatoxins, pesticide residues, pentachlorophenol  and dioxins and microbiological 
contamination as well as salmonella.  G/SPS/N/MDA/20  
 
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  9. 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) : among others:  
− CXS 228 -2001 General Methods of Analysis for Contami nant 
− CXG 80 -2013 Guidelines on the Application of Risk Assessment for Feed  
− CXS 131 -1981 Standard for Unshelled Pistachio Nuts  
− CXS 200 -1995 CODEX STANDARD FOR PEANUTS  
− CXC 45 -1997 Code of Practice for the Reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in Raw 
Materials and Supplemental Feedingstuffs for Milk -Producing Animals  
− CXC 54 -2004 Code of Practice on Good Animal Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or A quatic 
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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
(EU) regulation 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official 
controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods 
from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) 
No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission 
Regulations (EC) No 669/2 009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and 
(EU) 2018/1660  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
7 March 2023 /Until the National Food Safety Agency will review the lists set out in 
Annexes I, II and IIa . The review will take place on a regular basis not exceeding a period 
of six months and will to take into account new information related to risks and 
non-compliance.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] 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  
Mob: +373 69251405  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ansa.gov.md  
 info@ansa.gov.md  
 secretariat@me.gov.md  G/SPS/N/MDA/20  
 
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  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  
Mob: +373 69251405  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ansa.gov.md  
 info@ansa.gov.md  
 secretariat@me.gov.md