RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/MOL/3/Corr.1*
26May 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2203)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFMOLDOVA
Questions andReplies
totheMemorandum ontheForeign Trade Regime
(Document WT/ACC/MOL/2)
Corrigendum
Thefollowing corrections should bemade todocument WT/ACC/MOL/3:
- Question 137, page 47,should read asfollows:
4. Policies Affecting Foreign Trade inAgricultural Products
Question 137.
Please provide theinformation requested inWT/ACC/4 ondomestic support andexport subsidies.
Moldova indicates thatithasnoexport subsidies ordomestic support measures. However, itseems
from document WT/ACC/MOL/Add.2 thatMoldova isseeking tohave commitments ondomestic
support which donotreflect current levels ofsupport andisseeking toincrease these levels of
support. Can Moldova provide details ofcurrent levels ofsupport andanindication that these
levels willbereduced, notincreased?
Answer:
Moldova hasgiven details ofsupport levels provided in1995 andtheanticipated levels for
1996 andthetotal forthetwoyears. Weexpect thatthese totals will beaveraged fortheAMS
commitment (using theaverage ofathree year representative period).
Asnosubsidies foragriculture were paidin1994, Moldova hasgiven details ofsupport levels
provided in1995, theanticipated levels for1996 andthetotal forthetwoyears.
Thetable below gives theactual figures for1996. Weexpect thatthese totals willbeaveraged
fortheAMS commitment.
Level ofSubsidies intheAgricultural Sector in1996
Measure 1996 Amount inMillion MDL
SoilConservation 3.4
Viticulture Improvement 9.5
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Measure 1996 Amount inMillion MDL
Fruit-growing Improvement 6.0
Farmer Support Payment 0.0
Livestock Subsidy 8.0
Milk Subsidy 0.0
Total 26.9
- Question 139, page 48,should read asfollows:
V. TRADE-RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME
1. General
Question 139.
Does Moldova intend tobecome aparty tointernational conventions other than those mentioned
inWT/ACC/MOL/2, such astheRome orBerne Conventions?
Answer:
MoldovaisamemberofboththeRomeandtheBerneConventions.Moreover,Moldovaintends
tobecome aparty tothefollowing international treaties:
- Madrid Agreement fortheRepression ofFalse orDeceptive Indications ofSources onGoods;
- Protocol Relating totheMadrid Agreement Concerning theInternational Registration of
Marks (1989);
- Lisbon Agreement fortheProtection ofAppellations ofOrigin and their International
Registration (1958);
- Strasbourg Agreement Concerning theInternational Patent Classification (1971);
- Nice Agreement Concerning theInternational Classification ofGoods andServices forthe
Purposes oftheRegistration ofMarks (1957);
- Vienna Agreement Establishing anInternational Classification oftheFigurative Elements of
Marks (1973);
- Locarno Agreement Establishing anInternational Classification forIndustrial Designs (1968);
and,
- UPOV Convention.
Question 139bis.
Moldova states that pursuant toArticle 19ofitsConstitution, foreign nationals have thesame
rights andresponsibilities asthenationals ofMoldova, butthere exist some exceptions. Please
explain inmore detail what these exceptions are.
Answer:
Moldova applies theprinciple ofnational treatment with regard tointellectual property. The
exceptions stipulated inArticle 19oftheConstitution refer totherights tovoteandtobeelected, military
service andrelated issues.