According to the draft, the candidate will be selected following a public competition, and the regulations will set out the conditions for participation, the necessary documents, the method for assessing applications and the procedure for challenging the results.
The Council will have seven members, including representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the National Inspectorate for Technical Supervision, employers’ organisations and trade unions in the construction sector, as well as a representative of civil society.
The body will coordinate the National Fund for the financing of the development of technical standards in construction, which are essential for the regulation and development of the sector.
The initiative aims to ensure civil society’s participation in the process of coordinating the Fund and to establish transparent rules for the appointment of its representative.
It should be noted that the National Fund for the Development of the System of Technical Standards in Construction is financed, amongst other things, by a levy of 0.5 per cent of the value of fixed capital investments in new construction and renovation works on existing buildings, subject to certain exceptions provided for by law. The funds raised are intended for the drafting, updating and revision of technical standards in the construction sector, and their management falls to the National Coordination Council, which will include a representative of civil society, selected through a public competition.
Previously, representatives of the private sector had criticised this levy, citing the additional financial burden on investors and the lack of up-to-date planning and regulatory documents in the construction sector.
According to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, a significant proportion of the current construction regulations date from the 1970s to the 1990s, and some even from the 1960s. The Republic of Moldova would require over 600 million lei to draft and update regulatory documents in the construction sector.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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