G/TBT/N/MDA/53  
16 September 2019  
(19-5915) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  Ministry 
of Economy and Infrastructure  
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure  
www.mei.g ov.md   
fax +373 22 234 064  
Quality infrastructure and industrial safety division  
tel. +373 22 250642  
e-mail: viorica.bejan@mei.gov.md  
tel. +373 22 250645  
e-mail: lidia.jitari@mei.gov.md   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The draft 
Government decision was elaborated for the purpose of adjusting the activity of national 
technical regulation with the provisions of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
of the World Trade Organization (TBT Agreement).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft 
Government Decision regarding the approval of the draft law for the modification Law 
no. 420/2006 regarding the activity of technical regulation (8 page(s), in Romanian)  
6. Descripti on of content:  The draft Government decision was elaborated for the purpose 
of adjusting the activity of national technical regulation with the provisions of the 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade Organization 
(TBT Agreement).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The main aspects of the changes refer to the facilitation of the activity of the 
regulatory authorities at the stage of elaborating the national provisions,  the national 
standardization body, as well as the Center for notification and information of the World 
Trade Organization.  In this respect, it is proposed to adjust the purpose, objectives and 
notions in the law with the objectives and notions used in the TBT WTO Agreemen t 
(Articles 1 and 2). Moreover, strengthening the provisions regarding the recognition of 
the equivalence of the conformity assessment procedures established in the technical 
regulations of other states and the recognition of the documents attesting the co nformity G/TBT/N/MDA/53  
 
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  of the products that have been issued in accordance with the respective agreements that 
the Republic of Moldova has signed and ratified.  
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• https://particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=6620   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  After 01.12.2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 01.01.2020  
10. Final date for comments:  15 November 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=6620