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Category: Economy & Law
On June 26, 2026, the Iași Court of Appeals handed down a final ruling in a major case involving the smuggling of cigarettes from Moldova. The most serious charge, involving an organized criminal group, was dropped against all 21 defendants. Eight of them will not face criminal charges. The rest received reduced sentences on the merits of the case, some of which were suspended. The case lasted ten years.
A new patent form was approved this year, and the previous forms are no longer considered authorizing documents or documents subject to strict reporting requirements. Therefore, they will be phased out. However, they will remain valid until the expiration of the term for which they were issued or extended.
The number of foreigners in Moldova is growing: the country is transforming from a transit point into a final destination. As of June 30, 2026, the General Inspectorate for Migration had 24,178 foreigners with valid documents registered, plus 53,629 refugees from Ukraine with temporary status.
The Competition Council has drafted a resolution to approve the Guidelines on the Concept of Economic Concentration—a document that will provide detailed guidance on the application of rules governing the control of economic concentrations.
The State Agency for Intellectual Property (AGEPI) has rejected allegations that it illegally blocked the collective management system for copyright and related rights
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) noted Romania’s progress in complying with international standards on combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. However, the country will remain under the organization’s enhanced monitoring.
A Chinese court ordered the tea beverage chain Molly Tea to pay the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton Malletier 10.3 million yuan (about $1.5 million) for trademark infringement. The ruling marks one of the most high-profile intellectual property cases in China in recent years and underscores a trend toward stricter protection of registered trademarks, including those owned by foreign companies.
The Public Services Agency (PSA) has radically simplified the rules for registering imported vehicles. The new procedures will take effect at the end of June 2026.
The National Commission for Financial Markets (NCFM) is warning citizens about a new scam being promoted on the Telegram platform. The scheme involves a forged document presented as an NFMC decision, in which the agency allegedly authorized the “Storm Gain – MD” platform to operate as a provider in the virtual asset and crypto derivatives market.
Agri-food producer associations did not appreciate “Minister MAIA’s ostentatious intolerance of any form of corruption, abuse of power, or protectionism.” However, the leaders of these organizations—some openly, others anonymously—felt it necessary to remind the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the existence of “the presumption of innocence, professionalism, and human decency as a matter of principle.”
Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Ion Chicu issued a warning to citizens about phantom investment platforms and fraudulent schemes that illegally use images of public figures, including his own.
The searches and the detention of an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) are related to Order No. 263 dated June 18, 26, signed by the Director General of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) Radu Mustiață. According to information on the agency’s website, the order remains in effect and has not been revoked.
Mobile operators will be required to implement technical measures to detect, verify, and block suspicious calls. This provision is contained in a bill that was passed by parliament on its first reading.
Igor Grosu, Speaker of Parliament and leader of the PAS party, provided details regarding the exclusion of Petru Bondar, director of the state-owned company Metalferos, and his brother from the formation.
Google lost its appeal against a record EU antitrust fine of $4.7 billion, a case that had been ongoing since 2015. The European Court of Justice upheld the fine imposed on Google of approximately 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) for alleged anti-competitive practices.
Officials from the National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC), acting under the procedural guidance of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, detained Tatyana Nistorica, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, as well as a representative of one of the commercial companies. The detention took place as part of a criminal case initiated on charges of corruption.
As of July 1, new customs rules for low-cost goods ordered from overseas online stores have taken effect in the European Union. Now, for commercial shipments valued at up to 150 euros, a flat customs fee of 3 euros is imposed for each category of goods listed on the declaration.
A court in Chisinau has handed down a verdict in a major fraud case. A young woman who came to Moldova from Latvia after responding to an ad on Telegram acted as a courier and collected more than 200,000 lei (about 10,000 euros) from a defrauded resident of the capital.
In Moldova, arbitration institutions will be established on a permanent basis within chambers of commerce, stock exchanges, unions, associations, or other organizations. They will operate in accordance with the regulations approved by them. However, arbitration institutions may not be established within government agencies.
The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on the regulation and supervision of the road vehicle market, which harmonizes the national regulatory framework with EU legislation in this area.
