G/SPS/N/MDA/12  
 
17 May 2019 
(19-3463) 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):  Agri-food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicabl e: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Government Decision No. 600 from 27 June 2018 on 
"Regarding the organization and functioning of the National Food Safety Agency of the 
Republic of Moldova" . Language(s):  Romanian . Number of pages:  23 
http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=376205  
6. Description of content:  This Government Decision approves the Regulation on the 
organization and functioning of the National Food Safety Agency. The Regulation contains 
the mission, fields of activity, functions, rights and obligations of the National Food Safety 
Agency, as well  as organization of its activity. Additionally, it stipulated the number of 
SPS related border inspection posts, which inspect the import of animal, non -animal origin 
products and live animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal healt h, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Volume II:  
o Chaper 8.4 – Infection with Brucella abortus , B. melitensis  and B. suis  
o Chapter 8.11 – Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis  complex  
o Chapter 11.6 – Enzootic bovine leukosis  
o Section 15 - SUIDAE  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
− ISMP 01 - Phytosanitary principles for the protection of plants and the 
application of phytosanitary measures in international trade  
(https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/596/ ) G/SPS/N/MDA/12  
 
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  − ISPM 15 - Regulation of wood packaging material in inter national trade  
(https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/640/ ) 
− ISPM 20 - Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
(https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/602/ ) 
− ISPM  32 - Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk  
(https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/587/ ) 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation co nform 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:   
The regulation was app roved in the context of harmonization of the national legi slation 
with EU acquis communautaire , based on the following docume nts: 
− Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
29 April 2004 on official controls performed to e nsure the verification of compliance 
with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules;  
− Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the 
introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant produ cts and 
against their spread within the Community  
(available in English) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 June 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 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: [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  
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  
Chișinău, Piața Marii Adunări Naționale 1. MD - 2033 
Tel: +(373 22) 250 639  
E-mail: elena.cravet@mei.gov.md