G/TBT/N/MDA/40  
 
23 February 2018  
(18-1187) 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 22 250 668, +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 [   ], 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): Conformity 
assessment and accreditation activity  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docume nt: Law no.9 of 
26.02.2016 amending and supplementing certain acts (including Law no. 235 of 
01.12.2011 on accreditation and conformity assessment) (11 pages, in Romanian and 
Russian)    
6. Description of content: The act has the purpose of harmonization of national law with 
European standards related to the conformity assessment and accreditation activity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The act is developed in order to achieve the recommendations of the 
European Cooperation for Accreditation evaluators, helping to develop national 
accreditation body, to be reviewed before the end of the year to sign the Multilateral 
Recognition Agreement with European Cooperation for Accreditation. It has the objectiv e of 
ensuring safe and secure products, as well as human health.  
8. Relevant documents:  Law no. 235 of 1 December 2011 on accreditation and conformity 
assessment, REGULATION (EC) No 765/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL of 9 July 2008 set ting out the requirements for accreditation and market 
surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation 
(EEC)  No 339/93 (Text with EEA relevance), DECISION No 768/2008/EC OF THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 July 20 08 on a common framework for 
the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (Text with EEA 
relevance)   G/TBT/N/MDA/40  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 26 February 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force: 8 April 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 barriers 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  
mail: mineconcom@mec.gov.md  
Text is available (i n Romanian and Russian):  
http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=364085