G/TBT/N/MDA/46  
 
23 February 2018  
(18-1193) 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 Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova  
MD-2033, Chisinau, 1  Piata Marii Adunari Nationale  
Tel. +373 22 250 107, +373 22 234 064  
E-mail: mineconcom@mec.gov.md   
www.mec.gov.md   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to h andle 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 [ X], 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): 
Non-automatic weighing devices  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Government 
Decision no. 1043 of 13.09.2016  on amending and supplementing the Government 
Decision no. 267 of 8 April 2014 on approving the technical regulation on non -automatic 
weighing devices (18 pages, in Romanian and Russian)    
6. Description of content: The provisions of the Government Decisi on aim to reduce some 
outdated provisions that created trade barriers. Also, it determines the essential 
requirements that non -automatic weighing devices must meet in order to ensure a high 
level of protection for consumers. At the same time, the technical  regulation establishes an 
easier way of conformity assessment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Project proposes some changes and additions, which include the following:  
- new requirements that must be  met by weigh -automatic devices in order to place 
them or make them available on the market;  
- specifying the obligations of conformity assessment bodies recognized / notified in 
part of the applicants their relations with the conformity assessment service s; 
- specifying conformity assessment procedures for non -automatic weighing machines;  
- specify the principles and rules for the application of the CE marking;  
- specify the regulatory authority for market surveillance authority;  
- establishing the duties of regulatory authority.  G/TBT/N/MDA/46  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States 
relating to the making available on the market of non -automatic weighing instruments, 
Law no. 235 from 01.12.2011 on accreditation and conformity assessment   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 13 September 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: 18 October 2016  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The National Center of Notification and Information of the WTO, Enquiry point in the area 
of technical bar riers to trade (TBT)  
MD – 2033, Chisinau, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1  
Tel.: +373 22 250 668, +373 22 250 639, Fax: +373 22 234 064  
Email: mineconcom@mec.gov.md  
Text is available (Romanian and Russian):  
http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=366772