G/SPS/N/MDA/11  
 
17 May 2019 
(19-3456) 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. 938 from 17 October  2018 
on "Approval of the Regulation on State border crossing of goods subject to control by 
the National Food Safety Agency" . Language(s):  Romanian and Russian . Number of 
pages:  34 
http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=377610  
6. Description of content:  This Government Decision  establishes new conditions for 
carrying out sanitary -veterinary, phytosanitary, food safety and plant protection and 
fertilizers products' controls at Border Inspection Posts, as well as bringing them in line 
with the r elevant European Union requirements. It also contributes to the simplification 
and streamlining of procedures for checking the goods to be inspected at the State border 
of the Republic of Moldova by the inspectors from the National Food Safety Agency, as 
well as veterinary, phytosanitary and food safety regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [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 ans B. suis  
o Chapter 8.11 – Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex  
o Chapter 11.6 – Enzootic bovine leukosi s 
o Section 15 - SUIDAE  G/SPS/N/MDA/11  
 
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  [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/ ) 
− ISPM 15 - Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade  
(https://www.ippc.int/en/pub lications/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 conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it d eviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 2018  
11. Proposed date of  entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 19 October 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