News about Legislation

The other day the ANSA Food Safety Agency commented on the Moldovan government’s long-standing decision (No. 158/2019) on the content and names of dairy products. At least some operators on the Moldovan dairy products market took this comment as a signal from the inspecting agency about its zero tolerance to the desire of producers and traders to make money on attempts to mislead consumers.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing international AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for a radical new format for global regulation of artificial intelligence – modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reports Logos Press.

In January this year, 194.4 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Moldovan consumers – about 50 million cubic meters more than in December 2025 and the same amount more than in January last year, Logos Press reported.

Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court this week in the case of a 20-year-old California resident known by the initials KGM, according to Logos Press.

Parliament voted in the final reading in favor of a bill according to which the threshold for registration as a VAT payer was raised from 1.2 million lei to 1.7 million lei per year,” Logos Press reported.

Polish law enforcers should be prepared for a worsening crime situation in the context of a possible influx of AFU soldiers into Poland and the EU as a whole after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Logos Press reports.

The Parliament approved by the votes of 57 deputies Maia Pîrcălab as a member of the Administrative Council of the Deposit Guarantee Fund in the banking system for a term of five years, reports Logos Press.

The provisions of the National Critical Infrastructure Identification, Designation and Protection Act take effect on February 22, 2026. It defines which facilities and systems are vital to the country, from energy networks and transportation to health care, water supply and digital infrastructure, according to Logos Press.

The personal social insurance accounts of former employees of dormant companies will be updated with data on the contributions they paid to the state budget. They will be entered on the basis of tax documents and declarations related to this period, Logos Press reports.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) insists on the need to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, as well as to accelerate the implementation of mechanisms for their protection, Logos Press reports.

The draft law on the country’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Control Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eradicate Illegal Fishing was approved by a government decision, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Moldova, Logos Press reported.

The list of personal belongings that can be imported when diaspora representatives return to Moldova was approved today by the government, Logos Press reported.

Law No. 228, known as the Law on Freelancers, which came into force on January 1, 2026, has so many inaccuracies and traps that its further application raises questions. This is the opinion of representatives of the professional community of auditors after a month and a half of the new tax regime being in force.

Moldova is launching a reform of the state border management system to bring it closer to the standards in force in the Schengen zone, Logos Press reported.

The approximate cost of the assessment procedure of the assets of the state enterprise “Railroad of Moldova” is about 7.8 million lei. The funds are envisaged by the state budget within the framework of the growth plan, Logos Press reported.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS) and border police uncovered a scheme in which a Moldovan company exported nearly 5 million lei worth of French wine to the United States over a five-year period with copyright infringement, Logos Press reported.

The first batch of 34 works of art belonging to former Romanian Finance Minister Darius Vylkov, sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering, was sold at an ANAF (National Agency for Tax Administration) auction for a total of 791,450 euros, Logos Press reported.

Government support and procurement for sectors such as chips, automobiles, chemicals and quantum technologies will be limited to products made in the European Union, Logos Press reported.

The attempt of a female passenger on a Chisinau-Yerevan flight to take out of Moldova undeclared $60,000 ended unsuccessfully, Logos Press reports.