G/TBT/N/MDA/55  
27 March 2024  
(24-2584) 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):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova.  
MD-2033, Chisinau, 1 Piata Marii Adunari Nationale,  
Tel. +373 22 250 107, +373 22 250 692  
E-mail: secretariat@mded.go v.md 
www.mded.gov.md  
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:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  SILK (HS 
code(s): 50); WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR YARN AND WOVEN 
FABRIC (HS code(s): 51); COTTON (HS code(s): 52); OTHER VEGE TABLE TEXTILE 
FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN (HS code(s): 53); MAN -
MADE FILAMENTS; STRIP AND THE LIKE OF MAN -MADE TEXTILE MATERIALS (HS code(s): 
54); MAN -MADE STAPLE FIBRES (HS code(s): 55); WADDING, FELT AND NONWOVENS; 
SPECIAL YARNS; T WINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS 
code(s): 56); CARPETS AND OTHER TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS (HS code(s): 57); 
SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; 
EMBROIDERY (HS code(s): 58); IMPREGNATED, COATED,  COVERED OR LAMINATED 
TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE (HS 
code(s): 59); KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS (HS code(s): 60); ARTICLES OF 
APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED (HS code(s): 61); 
ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED 
(HS code(s): 62); OTHER MADE -UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND 
WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS (HS code(s): 63); HEADGEAR AND PARTS THEREOF (HS 
code(s): 65); UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKIN G STICKS, SEAT -STICKS, WHIPS, 
RIDING -CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF (HS code(s): 66)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Government 
Decision No. 11/2024 for the approval of the Technical Regulation on textile fibre names 
and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products; (67 page(s), 
in Romanian)  G/TBT/N/MDA/55  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The Technical Regulation lays down rules on the use of textile 
fibre names and appropriate labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile 
products, in order to improve the functioning of the internal market and to provide 
accurate information to consumers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Government Decisi on No. 11/2024 was developed to harmonize national 
legislation with the European Union harmonisation legislation. This technical regulation 
establishes, rules on the labelling or marking of products containing non -textile parts of 
animal origin and rules o n the determination of the fibre composition of textile products 
by quantitative analysis of binary and ternary textile fibre mixture.; Consumer 
information, labelling; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Law no. 420/2006 on technical regulation activity.  
2. Analytical Report of the European Commission of the Republic of Moldova's application 
for membership of the European Union from 01.02.2023. Operational Conclusions of the 
Association Committee in the Trade Configuration of the Republic of Moldova -EU of 20 -
21 October 2020;  
3. Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 
September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking o f the fibre 
composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 
96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 January 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2025  (12 months after publication ) 
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The Center of Notification and Information the WTO in the area of technical barriers in 
trade 
MD – 2033, Chisinau, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1  
Tel.: +373 22 250 107, Fax: +373 22 234 692  
Email: secretariat@mded.gov.md  
Email: marina.chitanu@mfa.gov.md  
https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=142036&lang=ro  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/MDA/24_02275_00_x.pdf