G/TFA/N/MDA/2  
 
29 June 2018 
(18-4111) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER AR TICLES 1.4 , 10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLD OVA 
The following communication, dated 27 June 2018, is being circulated at the request o f the 
delegation of the Republic of Moldova for Members' information.  
 
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The Republic of Moldova  hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Articles 1.4, 
10.6.2 and 12.2.2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WT/L/931).  
 
Article 1, paragraph 4  
 
(a) The off icial place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been 
published  
 
(a) procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry -
point procedures), an d required forms and documents;  
 
Customs CODE of the Republic of 
Moldova No. 1149 -
XIV/20.07.2000, MO 160 -
162/1201 of 23.12.2000  http://lex.justice.md/index.ph
p?action=view&view=doc&id=
319745  Specifies all procedures for 
importatio n, exportation, and 
transit (including port, airport, 
and other entry -point 
procedures), and required forms 
and documents  
Customs procedures  http://dcfta.md/customs -
procedures  Contains information in E nglish 
related to all 
import/export/trans it procedures 
including required certificates 
and RoRs  
Online border traffic at all 
Moldova's customs posts  http://customs.gov.md/ro/co
ntent/traficul -posturile -
vamale -regim -line Updated each minute, live track 
of traffic at the customs borders  
National Agency for Food Safety, 
procedures for obtaining export 
and import SPS certificates, 
models of all necessary 
certificates  http://www.ansa.gov.md/ro/c
ontent/import -export  Import/ Export procedures to 
obtain the necessary SPS related 
certificates  
General overview  http://miepo.md/about -
moldova  General info, including in E nglish  
 
(b)  applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation 
or exportation;  
 
Tariff Analysis Online facility 
provided by the WTO  https://tao.wto.org  WTO tariffs updated an nually G/TFA/N/MDA/2  
 
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  IDB by the WTO  http://tariffdata.wto.org/  The Republic of Moldova also 
regularly submits tariff data to 
the WTO Integrated Data Base 
(IDB)  
Law Approving the Combined 
Nomenclature of Goods (No. 172 
of 25 July 2014) (contains all 
tariffs applied)  http://lex.justice.md/md/354
306/ Merges all regulations related to 
duties and taxes in a single 
instrument. Goods imported into 
the Republic of Moldova may be 
subject to customs tariffs, VAT, 
and excise duties. The tariff is 
relatively simple, although non -
ad valorem lines (specific, 
compound, and other) represent 
4.5%  of the total  
Integrated Customs Tariff of the 
Republic of Moldova (TARIM)  http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/integrated -customs -
tariff-republic -moldova  Contains all  applied tariffs of the 
Republic of Moldova (including 
preferential trade agreements)  
as well as VAT and excise duty  
Duties and excises  http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/duties -and-excises  Contains  all excises applied in 
the RM  
 
(c)  fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit;  
 
Customs Administration fees  http://lex.justice.md/index.ph
p?action=view&view=doc&id=
319745  Customs CODE of the Republic of 
Moldova No. 1149 -
XIV/20.07.2000, MO 160 -
162/1201 of 23.12.2000 includes 
all customs administration fees  
Fiscal service of the Republic of 
Moldova  http://www.fisc.md/poluare.a
spx Internal tax on environment 
pollution , all necessary forms 
needed to be completed  
 
(d)  rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes;  
 
Customs valuation/legal 
framework  http://www.customs.gov.md/
en/content/customs -valuation  Contains legal framework to be 
applied for custom valuation  
Customs CODE of the Republic of 
Moldova No. 1149 -
XIV/20.07.2000, MO 160 -
162/1201 of 23.12.2001  http://lex.justice.md/index.ph
p?action=view&view=doc &id=
319746  Rules for the classification or 
valuation of products for customs 
purposes  
Agreement on Implementation o f 
Article V II of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs a nd Trade 
1994, WTO  https://www.wto.org/english/
docs_e/legal_e/20 -val.pdf  Customs valuation GATT  
 
(e)  laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of origin;  
 
Rules of origin including models of 
certificates (EUR1., CT1 etc .) http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/origin -goods  
http://lex.justice.md/index.ph
p?action=view&view=doc&id=
319745  Models of certificates  
Preferential (Free trade 
agreements: DCFTA with EU, 
CEFTA, CIS,  FTA with Turkey)  http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/origin -goods  Includes models of necessary 
certificates from each destination  
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  (f)  import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions;  
 
Restrictions or prohibitions applied  
at the international level  http://www.mfa.gov.md/inter
national -restrictive -measures/  
 
http://customs.gov.md/ro/con
tent/restrictii  According to the art. 18 (1) of 
Law no. 25 of 4 March 2016 
related to use of international 
restrictive measures, Official 
Gazzet of the Republic of 
Moldova, nr. 140 -149/289 of 
27.05.2016), The Ministry of 
foreign  affairs and European 
integration, keeps track of all 
international restrictive 
measures necessary to apply in a 
mandatory way (which are into 
force), including those to which 
Moldova allied or those which 
Moldova applied based on its 
own decision  
All restrictions applied with the 
purpose of environment 
protection, security, human health 
and other related purposes 
(mentioned in details on the 
customs site including all the 
legislative acts)  http://customs.gov.md/ro/con
tent/prohibitii -tarim  Law on the regime of weapons 
and ammunition for civil use no. 
130 of 08.06.2012, art. 5 par. 
(7) pt. h);  
Law on plant protection and 
phytosanitary quarantine no. 228 
of 23.09.2010, art. 23 par. (1) 
and ( 4);  
Atmospheric Air Protection Law 
no. 1422 -XIII of 17.12.97 
(Official Gazette of the Republic 
of Moldova no .44-46/312 of 
21.05.1998).  
List of Prohibited Construction 
Products and Chemicals, 
Government Decision no. 414 of 
08.04.2016 for the approval of 
the Regulation on the reduction 
of the sulphur content of certain 
liquid fuels /OG 100-105/467, 
15.04.2016;  
Law No. 852 of 14 February 
2002 for the approval of the 
Regulation on the Com mercial 
Regime and Regulation for  the 
Use of Halogenated 
Hydrocarbons Depleting the 
Ozone Layer, OG 54-55 / 383, 
18.04.2002;  
Law no.1422 -XIII of 17 
December 1997 on the 
protection of atmospheric air 
(Official Gazette  (OG) of the 
Republic of Moldova, 1998, 
no.44 -46, art.312);  
Law no. 132 o f 08.06.2012 on 
safety of nuclear and radiological 
activiti es, OG  229-
233/02.11.2012;  
Government Decision no. 556 
dated 05.05.2016 regarding the 
ban on imports of fishing nets 
made of non -wired polymeric 
wires (Official Gazette of the G/TFA/N/MDA/2  
 
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  Republic of Moldova n o.128 -133 
/ 612 of 13.05.2016);  
Law no. 78 of  18.03.2004 on 
food products, OG 431 / 
28.05.2004;  
Law no. 119 of 22.06.2004 on 
plant protect ion products and 
fertilizers, OG 100 -103/ 
25.06.2006;  
Law no. 119 of 22.06.2004 on 
plant protection products and 
fertilizers, OG 100 -103/ 
25.06.2006;  
Government Decision no. 427 
from 07.06.2001 on the import 
and trade of used personal 
goods, OG 62/ 09.06.2001;  
Law no. 209 of 29.07.2016 on 
Waste, OG 459 -471/916, 
23.12.2016;  
Law no. 1515 of 16.06.1993 on 
the protection of the 
environment, OG 10/ 
01.10.1993;  
Customs Code of the Republic of 
Moldova no. 1149 -XIV/ 
20.07.2000, OG 160 -162/ 1201 
of 23.12.2000  
 
(g) penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities;  
 
Custom's Code, Penal Provisions  http://lex.justice.md/index.ph
p?action=view&view=doc&id=
319745  
http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/protection -intellectual -
property -rights -iprs Penalties are specified in the 
Customs Code, penal provisions, 
as well as in other relevant acts. 
These are also referring to IPRs 
and enforcement of Intellectual 
Property  Rights  through Border 
Measures  
 
(h)  procedures for appeal or review;  
 
Custom s Telephone:  +373 22 574 111 
Email: 
vama@customs.gov.md ; 
callcenter@customs.gov.md  
Official  site: 
http://www.customs.gov.md/
en/content/e -services  Appeals may be directed to the 
Customs Services, as well as 
according to the national 
legislation, to the ordinary 
judicial systems proce dures. 
Information on appeals, on 
review procedures and decisions 
taken are all published by the 
appellate bodies (depending of 
the region there are several sites 
for finding the decision)  G/TFA/N/MDA/2  
 
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  Information published on appeals, 
on review procedures and 
decisions taken  Official site:  
http://www.justice.gov.md/ta
bview.php?l=ro&idc=52&  
or 
http://www.instante.justice.m
d/ro 
https://cac.instante.justice.m
d/ro/hot  
https://cab.instante.justice.m
d/ro/hot  
https://cach.i nstante.justice.
md/ro/hot  
https://cacm.instante.justice.
md/ro/hot  
http://csm.md/  
http://jurisprudenta.csj .md/d
b_lista_dosare.php  Information on appeals, on 
review procedures and decisions 
taken are all published by the 
appellate  bodies (depending of 
the region there are several sites 
for finding the decision). All the 
decisions are published including  
those o f the Supreme Court of 
Justice (representing the final 
stage of a judicial process in RM)  
 
(i)  agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, 
exportation, or transit; and  
 
Free Trade Agreements (DCFTA 
with EU, CIS, CEFTA, FTA with 
Turkey)  http://mei.gov.md/ro/content
/comert  Contains general information, as 
well as specific, including texts of 
the Agreements  
Various, including Generalized 
System of Preferences (GSP) 
offered by Canada, EU, Japan, 
Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and 
the United States  http://rtais.wto.org/UI/Public
MaintainRTAHome.aspx  
https://www.wto.org/english/
tratop_e/tpr_e/tpr_e.htm  Factual presentations on DCFTA 
with EU and Factual Presentation  
policy  A RM -Turkey prepared by 
WTO Secretariat, Trade policy  
review of the Re public of 
Moldova prepared by WTO 
Secretariat and Moldovan 
Government  
 
(j)  procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas.  
 
Legal basis for Tariff Quotas (WTO 
and Customs Code of Moldova)  https://docs.wto.org/  Certification of Modification and 
Rectification to schedule CLI – 
Republic of Moldova r eference 
number WLI/100 din 29 
September 2009  
TARIFF RATE QUOTAS (TRQs)  http://customs.gov.md/en/co
ntent/tariff -quotas  The information of all TRQs is 
updated e very 2 minutes (live)  
 
(c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Customs ser vice of the Republic of 
Moldova  Telephone : +373 22 574  111 
Email: 
vama@customs.gov.md ; 
callcenter@customs.gov.md  
Official site:  
http://www.customs.gov.md/
en/content/e -services  All the necessary information 
related to import, export or 
transit procedures as well as 
necessary  certificates, applied 
tariffs , rules of origin, customs 
valuation, etc . may be enquired 
here G/TFA/N/MDA/2  
 
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  Ministry of Economy and 
Infrastructure  Email: 
mineconcom@mec.gov.md ; 
ministerul@mec.gov.md  
Official site:  
http://mei.gov.md/ro  
Telephone : +373 22 250 500  All the necessary information 
related to import, export or 
transit  procedures as well as 
necessary  certificates, applied 
tariffs , rules of origin, customs 
valuation, etc . may be enquired 
here 
National Agency for Food Safety  Email: info@ansa.gov.md  
Official site:  
http://ansa.gov.md/ro/conten
t/import -export  
Telephone: +373 22 29 4 730 All the necessary information 
related to SPS import, export or 
transit  procedures as well as 
necessary  certificates, applied 
tariffs , rules of origin, customs 
valuation, etc . may be enquired 
here 
Other SPS  and TBT related 
enquiry points  http://spsims.wto.org/en/Enq
uiryPointsNotificationAuthoriti
es/Search?countryCode=C498
&filter=  
http://tbtims.wto.org/en/Nati
onalE nquiryPoints/Search  SPS and Technical Barriers to 
Trade  Information Management 
System WTO, Moldovan Enquiry 
points  
Ministry of Finance and Fiscal 
service of the Republic of Moldova 
information on internal 
environmental pollution tax  Official site:  
http://mf.gov.md/ro  
Email:  cancelaria@mf.gov.md  
http://www.fisc.md/poluare.a
spx  
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural 
Development and Environment  Email: 
madrm@madrm.gov.md  
Official site:  
http://www.madrm.gov.md   
 
Article 10, P aragraph 6.2  
 
Referring  to the use of Customs Brokers , the Republic of Moldova applies transparent and 
objective rules with regard  to the licen sing of customs brokers. Also, t he Republic of Moldova does 
not apply mandatory use of customs brokers. The above -mentioned provisions are also stipulated 
in the national law, namely, Customs  Code of the Republic of Moldova No. 1149 -XIV/20.07. 2000, 
MO 160 -162/1201 of 23.12.2000.  
 
Article 12, P aragraph 2.2  
 
The c ontact point for exchange of information : 
 
Customs ser vice of the Republic of Moldova (special Section  for administrative assistance)  
 
Email: vama@customs.gov.md ; callcenter@customs.gov.md  
Official site: http://www.custo ms.gov.md/en/content/e -services  
Telephone: +373 22 57 41 11  
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