. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/2/Add.68/Suppl.1 
10 October 2006 
 (06-4864) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
 
 
 
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Moldova  
 
Supplement  
 
  The following statement under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
has been received from the delegation  of Moldova
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I. LAW ON CONSUMER PROTECTION  
1. No. 105-XV din 13.03.2003 ensures that the rights of every consumer will be protected by the 
Government, the protection against the risk to purchase a product that could affect health, life or security or to prejudice his legitimate rights and interest s.  It also stipulates that the consumer has the 
right to compensation or repair of caused dama ge, he has to get complete, true and precise 
information on products, be instructed on his rights,  organise associations for consumer protection.  
The producer has to place on market only safe products, to stop the supply and remove from market the products found to be harmful for life, health or s ecurity of consumers.  He has to conform to the 
hygienic and sanitary requirements; also the produ cer is responsible for the prejudice caused by the 
deficient product during the period of guarantee or use.  
II. LAW ON CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTS  
2. No. 186-XV from 24 April 2003 sets the legal fra mework for the conformity assessment of 
products, equipment, processes, technologies, produ ction systems and potentially dangerous works, 
software, quality systems and services, as well as the supervision of products on the market and/or used in the Republic of Moldova in order to ensure  national security, avoid frauds, protect the rights, 
life and health of consumers, preserve the environment.  In order to ensure the conformity assessment 
of products the Accreditation System and National Sy stem of Ensuring Conformity of Products have 
been created.  These are two separate organisational structures with their own rules and procedures 
that are meant to ensure the co-operation of all pa rticipants and the co-ordination of the conformity 
assessment.  Accreditation is an in strument to assess the competitiveness, impartiality and integrity of 
conformity assessment bodies.  The conformity assessment bodies are accredited within the 
accreditation system that is composed of (a) the Accreditation Council, (b) accreditation body, (c) appeal Commission, (d) technical committees. The structure of th e National System of Ensuring 
Conformity of Products is formed of (a) the Nationa l Body for Conformity Insurance of Products, (b) 
bodies of the central public administration, (c) bodies of conformity assessment. G/TBT/2/Add.68/Suppl.1 
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  III. GOVERNMENTAL DECISION ON VOLUNTARY STANDARDISATION  
3. No. 702 from 4 June 2002 has been adopted to comply with the commitment of the Republic 
of Moldova towards WTO to convert the system of mandatory standardisation into technical 
regulations and voluntary standards.  It sets the ru les and functions of ins titutions involved in the 
process of converting mandatory standards into voluntary ones and technical regulations.  The 
decision establishes the Interdepartm ental Commission for supervision of the process of conversion of 
mandatory standards into technical regulations  and voluntary standards setting its nominal 
composition and functions of monitoring, assisting and control of this process. 
IV. GOVERNMENTAL DECISION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE NATIONAL 
PROGRAM FOR DRAFTING TECHNICAL REGULATIONS  
4. No. 873 from 30 July 2004 covers almost a ll sectors of domestic economy, responsible 
authorities and the period of drafting and adoption of  technical regulations.  The priority subjects for 
which the drafting of technical regulations needs to approved in the next years have been included in 
the Program.  Technical regulations will cover essen tial requirements, such as human life, animal and 
plant health protection, security, environment protec tion, preventing frauds.  Al so, in order to update 
and harmonise with international and European standards and to increase the competitiveness of 
domestic products, references to the EU directives, international standards have been indicated on 
which responsible authorities will be gui ded in drafting technical regulations. 
 
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