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Republic of Moldova
GOVERNMENT
DECISION  No. 1113  
of 06.12.2010  
for the approval of the sanitary veterinary No rm establishing the re quirements for sanitary 
veterinary certification for the importation and placing on the market of live aquaculture 
animals and products stemming from those 
Published : 17.12.2010 in the Official G azette No. 247-251     art No : 1236  
    AMMENDED 
    HG51 din 16.01.13, MO15-17/22.01.13 art.89  
 
   In accordance with Law No. 221-XVI of 19 October 2007 concerning sanitary veterinary 
activities (Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2008, no. 51-54, art. 153), as amended 
and supplemented, as well as to ensure aquacu lture product safety, prot ection of public health, 
aquatic animal health and welfare through the pr otection territory of th e country against the 
introduction of certain etiologic factors of dis eases in aquatic animals with consignments of 
infected aquaculture products or vect or species, the Government DECIDES: 
    1. To approve the sanitary veterinary Norm establishing the requirements for sanitary 
veterinary certification for the importation and pl acing on the market of live aquaculture animals 
and products stemming from those (attached).     2. Control over the execution of this decision shall be the re sponsibility of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Food Industry.      PRIME MINISTER                                                                    Vladimir FILAT     Countersigned:    Deputy Prime Minister,    Minister of Economy                                                                    Valeriu Lazar    Minister of Agriculture    and Food Industry                                                                         Valeriu Cosarciuc      No. 1113. Chisinau, 6 December 2010. 
Approved 
by Government Decision no.1113 
of 6 December 2010  
The sanitary veterinary Norm establishing the requirements for sanitary veterinary 
certification for the importation and placing on the market of live aquaculture animals and 
products stemming from those  
    The provisions of the sanita ry veterinary Norm establishing the requirements for sanitary 
veterinary certification for the importation and pl acing on the market of live aquaculture animals 
and products stemming from those (hereinafter – sanitary veterinary Norm) is brought in 
accordance with the provisions of the Eu ropean Commission Re gulation no. 1251/2008 of 12 
December 2008 implementing the Directive 2006/ 88/EC of the Council as regards conditions 
and certification requirements for the placing on the market and importation into the Community 
of aquaculture animals and products thereof a nd laying down a list of vector species (OJ L 337 
of 16 December 2008, p . 41), as amended by Co mmission Regulation no. 719/2009 of 6 August 
2009 (OJ L 205 of 7 August 2009, p.10), Europe an Commission Regulation no. 346/2010 of 15 
April 2010 (OJ L 104 of 24 April 2010, p 1).  
Chapter I 
General provisions  
    1. This sanitary vete rinary Norm establishes: 
    1) conditions to animal health for the placing on the market of:     a) ornamental aquatic animals originating fr om or intended for closed  ornamental facilities; 
    b) aquaculture animals intended for farm ing, relaying areas, put and take farms, open 
ornamental facilities and rest ocking in countries and parts th ereof, in which national apply 
measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals;     2) sanitary veterinary  certification requirements for the placing on the market of: 
    a) aquaculture animals intended for farm ing, including relaying areas, put and take farms and 
open ornamental facil ities and restocking; 
    b) aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption;     3) animal health conditions and sanitary ve terinary certific ation requirements for imports and 
transit, including stor age during transit, of: 
    a) aquaculture animals intended for farm ing, including relaying areas, put and take farms and 
open ornamental facilities;     b) aquaculture animals and products thereof intended for human consumption;     c) ornamental aquatic animals in tended for closed ornamental facilities; 
    4) the list of vect or species of aquatic animals and the conditions in which these species are 
considered vectors in accordance with Anne x no. 10 to this sanita ry veterinary Norm. 
    2. For the purpose of this sanitary vete rinary Norm, the terms used have the following 
meanings:     closed ornamental facility – pet shop, garden center, gard en pond, aquarium or wholesale 
trade exploiting ornamental aquatic animals that do not have direct contact with natural waters 
that is equipped with an effluent treatment sy stem that reduces the risk of contamination of 
natural waters up to an acceptable level;    open ornamental facility – ornamental facilities other than the closed ornamental facilities; 
    restocking  – release into the nature of aquaculture animals. 
Chapter II 
Placing on the market of aquaculture animals Section 1 Ornamental aquatic animals originating fr om or intended for ornamental facilities  
    3. Circulation of ornamental aquatic animals is subject to a notification under the 
computerized system in accordance with the sanita ry veterinary Norms on veterinary checks on animal imports, approved by Government Decision no. 1099 of 29 September 2008 (Official 
Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2008, no. 180-181, art. 1104), where animals: 
    1) originate from ornament al facilities in other countries; 
    2) are intended for cl osed ornamental units, if: 
    a) are declared free of one or more of the non-exotic diseases listed in  the sanitary veterinary 
Norm on animal and aquaculture products health  conditions and the prev ention and combat of 
certain diseases in aquatic animals, appr oved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 
2009 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2009, no. 67, art. 290);     b) are subject to a surveillance or erad ication program in accordan ce with the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture pr oducts health conditions and the prevention and 
combat of certain diseases in  aquatic animals, approved by G overnment Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009;      3) are of species susceptible to one or mo re of the diseases for which the country, zone or 
compartment in question is declared disease fr ee or to which a survei llance or eradication 
program referred to in the para2) le tter b) of this section applies. 
    4. Ornamental aquatic animal s kept in closed ornamental faci lities shall not be released in 
open ornamental facilities, aquaculture farms,  relaying areas, put and take farms, mollusk 
farming areas or in the nature, unless the Na tional Agency for Food Safety (hereinafter - 
Agency) authorizes it, provided that:     [Para.4 amended byGD51of 16.01.13, OG15-17/22.01.13 art.89]  
    a) release does not jeopardize the health  of aquatic animals at the point of release; 
    b) are provided appropriate measures for risk reduction;     c) release is made based on the results of  laboratory research c onducted during the quarantine 
period. 
Section 2 
Aquaculture animals intended for farming, rel aying areas, put and take farms, open 
ornamental facilities and restocking  
    5. Consignments of aquaculture animals in tended for farming, relayi ng areas, put and take 
farms, open ornamental f acilities and restocking: 
    a) are accompanied by the sanitary veterinary  certificate set out in Annex 1 to this sanitary 
veterinary Norm and drawn up in accordance with its provisions; 
    b) are introduced in countri es, zones or compartments declared free of one or more of the non-
exotic diseases and which are subject to surv eillance or eradication program provided in the 
sanitary veterinary Norm on animal and aquacultu re products health conditions and measures to 
prevent and combat certain diseases in aqua tic animals, approved by Government Decision no. 
239 of 26 March 2009;     c) are of species susceptible to one or more diseases or vector species for one or more of the 
diseases for which the country or zone or compartm ent in question is declared disease free or to 
which applies a surveillance or eradication progra m provided in the sanitary veterinary Norm on 
animal and aquaculture products health conditions  and measures to prevent and combat certain 
diseases in aquatic animals, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 2009. 
Section 3 
Aquaculture animals and products derived from such animals intended for further 
processing before human consumption  
    6. Consignments of aquaculture animals a nd products thereof intende d for further processing 
before human consumption must be:     1) are accompanied by the sa nitary veterinary certificate set out in Annex 2 to this sanitary 
veterinary Norm and drawn up in accordance with its  provisions;  
    2) introduced from countries, zones or compartments:     a) declared free of one or more of the non-e xotic diseases listed in Annex no. 3 to the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture produ cts health conditions an d measures to prevent and combat certain diseases in aquatic animal s, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009;     b) under a surveillance or eradication progr am in accordance with th e sanitary veterinary 
Norm on animal and aquaculture products health conditions and measures to prevent and combat 
certain diseases in aquatic animals, appr oved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 
2009;     с) implementing a surveillance or er adication program referred to in  paragraph 2), letter b) of 
this section for species susceptibl e to one or more of the diseases  for which the country, zone or 
compartment are declared disease free.     7. The provisions of paragraph 6) of this  sanitary veterinary Norm shall not apply to: 
    1) fish which have been slaught ered and eviscerated before dispatch; 
    2) mollusks and crustaceans intended for human consumption packed and labeled for that 
purpose, according to the Government D ecision no. 435 of 28 May 2010 "On approval of 
specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin " (Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 
2010, no. 85-86, art. 499), which are:     a) non-viable. i.e.no longer having the ability to  survive as live animals if they were returned 
to the environment from wh ich they were derived; 
    b) intended for further pr ocessing without temporary storage at the place of the processing; 
    3) aquaculture animals and products thereo f intended for human consumption without further 
processing, marketed in retail sale packaging, provided for by the specific hygiene Rules for 
food of animal origin, approved by G overnment Decision no. 435 of 28 May 2010. 
Section 4 
Mollusks and crustaceans intended for purificat ion centers, dispatch centers and similar 
businesses before human consumption  
    8. Consignments of live mollusks and crus taceans intended for purifi cation centers, dispatch 
centers and similar businesses before human consumption, are accompanied by the sanitary 
veterinary certificate provided for in Annex. 2 to  this Norm and drawn up in accordance with the 
present sanitary veterinary Norm, where they:     1) are introduced from c ountries, zones or compartments: 
    a) declared free of one or more of the non-e xotic diseases according to  the sanitary veterinary 
Norm on animal and aquaculture products health conditions and measures to prevent and combat 
certain diseases in aquatic animals, appr oved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 
2009;     b) subjected to a surv eillance or eradicati on program in accordance with the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture produ cts health conditions an d measures to prevent 
and combat certain diseases in aquatic animal s, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009;     2) are of species susceptible to one or more diseases for which the country or zone or 
compartment in question is declared disease free or  to which applies a surv eillance or eradication 
program provided in the sanitary  veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture products health 
conditions and measures to preven t and combat certain diseases in aquatic animals, approved by 
Government Decision no . 239 of 26 March 2009. 
Section 5  
Aquaculture animals and products thereof le aving the country, zone or compartment 
subject to disease combat measur es, including eradication programs  
    9. Consignments of aquaculture animals a nd products derived from such animals leaving the 
country, zone or compartment subject to disease combat measures laid down in the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture produ cts health conditions an d measures to prevent 
and combat certain diseases in aquatic animal s, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009, but for which the Agency has granted an exemption from those measures to combat 
diseases, must be accompanied by the sanitary veterinary certificate:     a) set out in Annex 1 to this Norm a nd drawn up in accordance with the present sanitary 
veterinary Norm - for consignments consisting of aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take farms, open  ornamental facilitie s and restocking;  
    b) set out in Annex 2 to this Norm a nd drawn up in accordance with the present sanitary 
veterinary Norm– for consignments consisting of  aquaculture animals and products derived from 
such animals intended for further processing, puri fication centers, dispatch centers or similar 
businesses before human consumption.     10. Consignments of aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take 
farms, open ornamental facilities  and restocking must be accompani ed by the sanitary veterinary 
certificate set out in Annex 1 and drawn up in acc ordance with the present sanitary veterinary 
Norm, if these:     a) leave the country, zone or compartm ent with an eradication program approved in 
accordance with the sanitary ve terinary Norm on animal and aquaculture products health 
conditions and measures to preven t and combat certain diseases in aquatic animals, approved by 
Government Decision no . 239 of 26 March 2009; 
    b) are of species susceptible to one or more diseases or vector species for one or more of the 
diseases for which applies the eradication program  mentioned if the sanitary veterinary Norm on 
animal and aquaculture products health conditions  and measures to prevent and combat certain 
diseases in aquatic animals, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 2009. 
    11. Consignments of aquaculture animals a nd products thereof intended for further processing, 
purification centers, disp atch centers and similar businesse s before human consumption, are 
accompanied by the sanitary veterinary certificat e provided for in Annex. 2 to this Norm and 
drawn up in accordance with the present sa nitary veterinary Norm, where they: 
    a) leave the country, zone or compartm ent with an eradication program approved in 
accordance with the sanitary ve terinary Norm on animal and aquaculture products health 
conditions and measures to preven t and combat certain diseases in aquatic animals, approved by 
Government Decision no . 239 of 26 March 2009; 
    b) are of the species susceptible to one or more of the diseases for which applies the 
eradication program referred to in the sanitary  veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture 
products health conditions and measures to prevent and combat certain diseases in aquatic animals, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 March 2009.     12. The provisions of this section do not apply to:     1) fish which have been slaught ered and eviscerated before dispatch; 
    2) mollusks and crustaceans intended for human consumption packed and labeled for that 
purpose under the Government Decision no. 435 of 28 May 2010 "On approval of specific 
hygiene Rules for food of animal origin" and which are:     a) non-viable. i.e.no longer having the ability to  survive as live animals if they were returned 
to the environment from wh ich they were derived;  
    b) intended for further processing wit hout temporary storage at  the processing site; 
    3) aquaculture animals and products deri ved from such animals marketed without further 
processing, for human consumption, provided they  are presented in retail sales packages, 
according to the Government Decision no. 435 of  28 May 2010 "On approval of specific hygiene 
rules for food of animal origin " relating to this packaging. 
    13. If an inspection is required, live aquati c animals of species susceptible to one or more 
diseases or vector species for one  or more of the diseases list ed in the sanitary veterinary 
certificate accompanying those, are not placed in  farms or mollusk farming area before issuing 
such a sanitary veterinary certificate. 
Chapter III 
Conditions for import  
    14. Aquaculture animals intended for farmi ng, relaying areas, put and take farms and open 
ornamental facilities shall only be imported from countries, terri tories, zones or compartments, included in the list drawn up, updated and made pub lic by the Agency in accordance with Annex 
3 to this sanitary veterinary Norm, only where consignments: 
    a) are accompanied by a sanitary veterinary  certificate set out in Annex no. 4 and drawn up in 
accordance with the provision of the present sanitary veterinary Norm; 
    b) correspond to animal health requirements laid down in the sanitary veterinary certificate set 
out in Annex 4 to the present sanitary veterinary Norm.     15. Ornamental fish species susceptible to one or more of the diseases listed in the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture produ cts health conditions an d measures to prevent 
and combat certain diseases in aquatic animal s, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009, and intended for closed ornamental f acilities shall only be imported from countries, 
territories, zones or compartments included in the list drawn up, updated a nd made public by the 
Agency as specified in Annex. 3 to  this sanitary veterinary Norm. 
   Ornamental fish of the species which are not su sceptible to one or more of the diseases listed in 
the sanitary veterinary Norm on animal and aqu aculture products health conditions and measures 
to prevent and combat certain diseases in aqua tic animals, approved by Government Decision no. 
239 of 26 March 2009, and ornamental mollusks and crustaceans intended for closed ornamental 
facilities shall only be imported from  countries or territories that: 
    a) are members of the Office In ternationale des Epizooties (OIE);  
    b) are included in the list drawn up, updated and made public by the Agen cy and entered into a 
formal agreement with the OIE to send period ic information on their health status to the 
members of that organization.    Consignments of animals sp ecified in this paragraph must: 
    a) be accompanied by a ve terinary certificate set out in An nex 5, and drawn up in accordance 
with the present sanitary veterinary Norm;      b) correspond to animal health requirements laid down in the sanitary veterinary certificate set 
out in Annex no. 5 of this sanitary veterinary Norm. 
    16. Aquaculture animals and products ther eof intended for human consumption are imported 
only from countries, territories, zones or compar tments which are include d in the list drawn up, 
updated and made public by the Agency, where the lot:     a) is accompanied by the sa nitary veterinary certificate pr ovided for in the Annexes 8 and 9 
and completed in accordance the provisions of this sanitary veterinary Norm;      b) meet the requirements of public health and animal health established in the sanitary 
veterinary certificate.    This paragraph does not apply where aquacult ure animals are intended for areas of relocation 
or release in national waters, subject to the application of import requirements. 
Chapter IV 
Transportation of aquaculture animals  
    17. Aquaculture animals intended fo r importation shall not be transported: 
    a) under conditions th at may harm their health; 
    b) in the same water and the same micro container with aquatic animals that have a lower 
health status or which ar e not intended for import. 
    18. During transport, aquatic animals sha ll not be unloaded from their micro container. 
    19. The water in which they are transported shall no t be changed within a country which is not 
approved for importation of animals or having a lower health status than the place of destination. 
    20. Where consignments of aquaculture animal s are transported by sea up to the border, to the 
relevant health certificate sh all be attached an Addendum for the transportation of live 
aquaculture animals by sea, set out in Annex 7 and drawn up in accordance with the provisions of this sanitary veterinary Norm. 
Chapter V 
Requirements for the release of aquaculture animals and products thereof and transport 
water into the wild      21. Aquaculture animals and products ther eof imported and intended for human consumption, 
are handled properly to prevent the contamination of natural waters. 
    22. Imported aquatic animals shall not be re leased into the wild in  the country, unless the 
Agency authorizes this.     23. The authorization for the release of impor ted aquaculture animals into the wild shall be 
based on the results of the risk analysis for aqua tic animal health at the point of release, and 
taking appropriate risk reduction measures.     24. Transport water from imported consignmen ts of aquaculture animals and products derived 
from such animals is treated properly to prevent the contamination of natural waters. 
Chapter VI 
Conditions for transit and storage  
    25. Consignments of live aquaculture animal s, fish eggs and un-eviscerated fish that are 
brought into the country, but are meant for another country, through the transit must: 
    a) meet import requirements specifi ed in this sanitary veterinary Norm; 
    b) be accompanied by the respective sanitary veterinary certificate, provided for and drawn up 
in accordance with this sanitary veterinary  Norm, comprising the words "For transit".  
    26. Where the consignments in question ar e intended for human consumption, they shall be 
accompanied by the sanitary veterinary certific ate provided for in Annex 6 and drawn up in 
accordance with the provisions of this sanitary veterinary Norm. 
    27. The transit by road or rail between bor der checkpoints shall be authorized for the batch 
that:     a) is sealed with a seal containing the serial  number of the official veterinarian at the border 
inspection post of entry;     b) documents accompanying the batch unde r the sanitary veterinary Norms approved by 
Government Decision no. 1408 of 10 December 2 008 (Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Moldova, 2008, no. 230-232, art. 1442), are stamped on each page by the offici al veterinarian at 
the border crossing checkpoint, w ith the entry "For transit"; 
    c) corresponds to the procedural require ments under the sanitary veterinary Norms approved 
by Government Decision no. 1408 of 10 December 2008;     d) is certified as acceptable for transit on veterinary entry document issued by the official 
veterinarian at the border point of entry.     28. Consignments in transit may not be unloa ded or stored in the country in accordance with 
the sanitary veterinary Norms approved by Government Decision no. 1408 of 10 December 
2008.     29. The Agency regularly checks the corr espondence of the number of the consignments 
allowed to transit and thei r quantities, when entering and leaving of the country. 
Chapter VII 
Requirements for drawing up the sa nitary veterinary certificates  
    30. Sanitary veterinary certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities of the country 
of origin based on the appropriate model set out in the Annexes to this sanitary veterinary Norm, 
taking into account the place of destination and the use of the batch af ter its arrival to the 
destination.     31. The sanitary veterinary certificates and labels referred to in the models of the sanitary 
veterinary certificates in this sanitary veterinary  Norm shall be filled in the official language of 
the importing country or in Englis h, with certified translation into  the official language of the 
importing country.    For the sanitary veterinary certificates under this sanitary veterinary  Norm, maybe used the 
means of electronic certification and other sy stems, authorized and harmonized with the 
community ones.     32. Given the epizootic situation of the place of destination as regards non-exotic diseases or diseases for which at the destination shall a pply national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals, appropriate specific 
requirements are incorporated and filled in the sa nitary veterinary certif icate under the sanitary 
veterinary Norm on animal and aquaculture produ cts health conditions an d measures to prevent 
and combat certain diseases in aquatic animal s, approved by Government Decision no. 239 of 26 
March 2009.     33. When filling out the sanitary veterinary cer tificate for any particular batch, should be kept 
in mind that the "Place of origin" means the lo cation of the farm or mollusk farming area for 
aquaculture animals reared until they reach the re levant commercial size, while for wild aquatic 
animals –the place of harvest.     34. When the sanitary veterina ry certificate states certain appropriate stat ements, the irrelevant 
entries may be crossed out, initialed and stampe d by the certifying officer, or completely deleted 
from the veterinary certificate.     35. The original of each sani tary veterinary certificate consists of a single sheet of paper or, if 
that is not enough, it must be presented so that all the necessary sheets of paper are part of a 
whole and indivisible thing.     36. When to the sanitary ve terinary certificate are being attached additiona l sheets of paper to 
identify the items making up the consignment, is considered that these additional sheets are part of the original sanitary veterinary certificate, provided that each page is signed and stamped by 
the official veterinarian w ho conducted the certification. 
    37. When the sanitary vete rinary certificate, including any additional sheets, comprises more 
than one page, each page shall be numbered "x (page number) of y (total number of pages)" on 
the bottom and shall bear at the t op of the page the reference numb er of the sanitary veterinary 
certificate allocated by the competent authority.     38. The original sanitary veterinary certifi cate must be filled out and signed by an official 
veterinarian not earlier than 72 hours prior to loading of the consignment or earlier than 24 
hours, where the aquaculture animals must be inspected within 24 hours before loading. The 
competent authorities of the count ry of origin shall ensure the observance of the principles of 
certification equivalent to t hose laid down by Government D ecision no. 385 of 25 June 2009 on 
certain measures for organizing and carrying out the sanitary veterinary certification (Official 
Gazette of RM, no., 2009, no. 107-109, 449).     39. The color of the signature shall be different  to that of the printed text. The same applies to 
the initials, except those embossed or watermarked.     40. For the imports, the or iginal sanitary vete rinary certificate must accompany the 
consignment until the border checkpoint. For co nsignments placed on the market, the original 
veterinary certificate must accompany the consig nment until it reaches its final destination. 
    41. A sanitary veterinary certificate issued for live aquaculture animals is valid for 10 days 
from the date of issue. In the case of sea tran sport, the validity period shall be extended by the 
duration of traveling by sea. In this  respect, the sanitary veterinary certificate is attached a ship's 
master’s statement, in original, drawn up in accordance with the Addendum model established in 
this sanitary veterinary Norm.     42. During transportion and related operations , must be followed the general conditions for the 
protection of animals during tr ansportion and must be applie d corrective measures if the 
specified requirements are not met.       anexa nr.1  (9 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.2  (6 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.3  (4 pages) 
     anexa nr.4  (8 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.5  (5 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.6  (2 Pages) 
 
    anexa nr.7  (1 page) 
 
    anexa nr.8  (6 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.9  (6 pages) 
 
    anexa nr.10  (11 pages)