G/SPS/N/MDA/8  
 
17 May 2019 
(19-3459) 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 (ANSA)  
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):  Meat products  
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:  Government Decision No. 460 from 21 May 2018 "On 
the modification and completion of the Government Decision No. 696 from 4 August 
2010" . Language(s):  Romanian . Number of pages:  8 
http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=375579&lang=2  
6. Description of content:  This Government decision contains the requirements relating 
to the production, import and placing on the market of the meat (or the raw material). 
It also contains the organoleptic characteristics of the meat. It also stipulates the  
requirements  related  to the  lactic acid that is used to reduce microbial contamination of 
surface of carcases of bovine animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect t erritory from 
other damage from pests.   
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 related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MDA/8  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commissi on Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 of February 2013 con cerning the use of lactic 
acid to reduce microbiological surface contamination on bovine carcases (Text with EEA 
relevance) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 May 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 25 August 2018  
[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) : 16 July 2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] 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  
E-mail: diana.gherman@ ansa.gov.md  
 
Ms Elena Cravet  
Trade Regimes and bilateral economic cooperation  
National Notification Authority  
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel: +(373 22) 250 639  
E-mail: elena.cravet@mei.gov.md