G/SPS/N/MDA/6  
 
17 May 2018  
(18-2943) 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 Agency for Food Safety  
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): Food of animal origin,  maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal 
origin.  
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: National Agency for Food Safety Order no. 238 of 
11 July 2017 on the establishment of the list of pharmacologically active substances and 
their classification according to the maximum residue levels in food of animal origin . 
Language(s): Romanian .  Number of pages: 77 
Order No. 238 dated 11 July 2017 
http://ansa.gov.md/upoa ds/files/Ordinele%20ANSA/2017/Ordin%20238%20din%2011_07
_2017.PDF  
Annex of Order No. 238 dated 11  July 2017 
http://ansa.gov.md/uploads/files/Farmaceutica/2018/lista_aprobata_cu_subst_2017.pdf   
6. Description of content: The scope of the mentioned Order is to monitor the placing on 
the market of food products affected by drug residues and forbide the placing on the 
market of food products that exceed the  Maximum Residue Limits.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pe sts.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Chapter 8: Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides 
and veterinary drugs  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
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   Does this proposed regulation conform 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: 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically 
active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of 
animal origin (OJ L 015 20.1.2010, p.1)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] 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 2018  
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:  
National Food Safety Agency  
63, M. Kogalniceanu st. MD-2009, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova,  
Email: info@ansa.gov.md  
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova  
MD – 2033, Chisinau, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1  
Tel.: +(373) 22 250 690; +(373) 22 250 639  
Fax: +(373) 22  234 064  
Email: mineconcom@mec.gov.md  
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:   
National Food Safety Agency  
63, M. Kogalniceanu st. MD -2009, Chisinau,  Republic of Moldova,  
Email: info@ansa.gov.md   
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova  
MD – 2033, Chisinau, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1  
Tel.: +(373) 22 250 690; +(373) 22 250 639  
Fax: +(373) 22  234 064  
Email: mineconcom@mec.go v.md 
Order No. 238 dated 11.07.2017 
http://ansa.gov.md/upoads/files/Ordinele%20ANSA/2017/Ordin%20238%20din%2011_07
_2017.PDF  
Annex of Order No. 238 dated 11.07.2017 
http://ansa.gov.md/uploads/files/Farmaceutica/2018/lista_aprobata_cu_subst_2017.pdf