G/SPS/N/MDA/7  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3006) 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: Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment  
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): Plant protection products (pesticides) and fertilizers  
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: The draft of a Government decision approving the 
models of certain acts . Language(s): Romanian.  Number of pages: 9 
http://www.particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=4806  
6. Description of content: This draft decision establishes clear and transparent mod els of 
acts necessary fo r the importation, storage and  production of plant protection products 
(pesticides, agri chemicals) and fertilizers. It provides simple models for the following acts:  
1. model of the notification about the importation of plant protection products and 
fertilizers;  
2. model of the notification about the manufacture of plant protection products and/or 
fertilizer s; 
3. model of the notification concerning the request for validation and registration of 
specialized deposits for storing plant  protection products and/or fertilizers;  
4. plant passport model.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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) :  
 Food Hygiene Section 3 – Primary production, Hygienic production of food 
sources. 
 CODEX STAN 193 -1995: General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed . 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  G/SPS/N/MDA/7  
 
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   [X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
 ISPM No.  20 Guidelines for a phytosanitary import regulatory system  
 ISPM N o. 07 Phytosanitary certification system  
 ISPM No.  12 (as revised by CPM Bureau, 2017)  Phytosanitary certificates  
[ ] None  
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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 May 2018  
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) : 21 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National N otification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
National Notification Authority for WTO  
Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova  
Chișinău, Piața Marii Adunări  Naționale 1  
MOLDOVA – 2033 
Tel: +(373) 2225 0639  
E-mail: mineconom@mei.gov.md   
 
SPS enquiry point for WTO  
Md – 2033, Chişinău, str. Constantin Tănase 9  
Tel: +(373) 2220 4523 (Tertea Veronica)  
E-mail: veronica.tertea@madrm.gov.md  
 
Tel: +(373) 2220 4545 (Grigoriţa Cristina)  
E-mail: cristina.grigoriţa@madrm.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:   
http://www.particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=4806