G/SPS/N/MDA/3  
 
1 August 2014  
(14-4472)  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 Economy of the Repub lic of Moldova, National Agency 
for Food Safety 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Aquaculture animals and products stemming from those 
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: Government Decision No. 1113 of December 2010 for 
the approval of the sanitary veterinary Norm establishing the requirements for sanitary veterinary certification for the import and placing on the market of live aquaculture 
animals and products stemming from those  Language(s): Romanian, Russian and 
English  Number of pages: 21 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MDA/14_3425_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Government Decision is related to sanitary veterinary 
activities. This sanitary veterinary norm establishes the requirements for sanitary 
veterinary certification for the importation and placing on the market of live aquaculture 
animals and products stemming from those, in order to ensure aquaculture product safety, protection of public health, aquatic animal health and protection of humans from 
animal disease. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Aquatic Animal Health Code, Section 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/MDA/3 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.justice.gov.md/file/Centrul%20d e%20armonizare%20a%2 0legislatiei/Baza
%20de%20date/Materiale%202010/Acte/HG%20nr.1113%20din%2006.12.10.pdf