The Ministry specified that such registration is allowed if the applicant has a permit issued in accordance with the procedure established by the government. Such authorization is issued if the applicant complies with one of the following conditions: the total income received by the legal entity from the export of products and/or services for the last year is at least 50% of the total income; the legal entity has the status of a major taxpayer; the state owns a stake of at least 25% of the authorized capital or, depending on the case, at least 25% of the block of shares of the legal entity, etc. The government is the owner of the legal entity.
The application for authorization shall be submitted to the Agency of State Services in person or through a representative/agent in accordance with the law; the standard application form is available on the Agency’s website. The application must be accompanied by a package of documents, including the decision of the competent body of the legal entity on the use of the official or historical name of the state in the name of the legal entity, adopted in accordance with the law and the statute; the certificate of verification and reservation of the name of the legal entity, issued by the State Service Agency, and documents confirming the fulfillment of all conditions; confirmation of payment of the state fee for the issuance of the permit – 100 thousand lei, etc. The application must be submitted to the State Service Agency.
The application is examined by a special commission, which decides to issue or refuse the permit. The document is issued for an indefinite period of time and does not grant the legal entity the exclusive right to use the official or historical name of the state, as well as the right to use it as the name of production (trade) facilities, service objects and products of the legal entity, except if their name exactly reproduces the name of the legal entity.
