G/SPS/N/MDA/18  
 
24 September 2020  
(20-6488) 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:  Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment  
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):  The animal feed; 1 20921000 -120929600; 1214 -121490100  
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:  The draft Government Decision for the approval of the 
sanitary -veterinary requirements for the animal feed . Language(s):  Romanian  Number 
of pages:   
http://www.particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=7575  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation aims to ensure animal health and welfare, 
human health and guarantees the right to safe food, by making feed operators 
responsible. The draft government decision on the approval of the veterinary sanitary 
requirements for animal feed  regulates the following aspects:  
− Feed safety requirements;  
− Requirements for feed intended for special nutritional purposes;  
− Labelling, presentation and packaging of animal feed;  
− Hygiene requirements for animal feed;  
− Requirements for the import and export of animal feed;  
− Establishing good practices in animal feeding;  
− Requirements for feed businesses;  
− Recommending a list of feed materials;  
− Establishing the responsibilities of feed business operators.  
The project also contains provisions that will ensure the safety of animal feed in terms of 
chemical impurities resulting from the manufacturing process,  undesirable and toxic 
substances in animal feed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MDA/18  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relate d text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
1) Terrestrial Animal Health Code - Chapter 6.4. The control of hazards of animal 
health and public health importance in animal feed;  
2) Aquatic Animal Health Code -Chapter 4.8. Control of pathogenic agents in 
aquatic animal feed.  
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 March 2021 - 1 month from the date of publication in the Official 
Gazette of the R epublic of Moldova.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 November 2020  
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:   
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) 294 709  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ansa.gov.md   
Mrs. Lidia Bivol  
International Relations Department  
National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel: +(373 22) 294 709  
E-mail: lidia.bivol@ansa.gov.md