News about Legislation

The catalog of plant varieties in the Republic of Moldova for 2026 was published by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA). It is updated annually and is addressed to agricultural producers.

A mission of TAIEX experts from the European Commission is in Chisinau on April 14-16 to strengthen Moldova’s capacity to apply international restrictive measures (sanctions).

Separate collection of recyclable and biodegradable waste as well as its recycling and reuse remain underdeveloped and economically unattractive for market players.

Entrepreneurs who carry out independent activities in the field of trade will be able to continue them, provided they register with the State Tax Service until July 1, 2026.

The Civic Congress announced its withdrawal from the Alternativa parliamentary faction, making it clear that the decision was due to the lack of common political views, shared responsibility and a coherent position within the association.

Moldova is updating the rules for radio amateurs. The classification of licenses is introduced, the conditions for working on different types of equipment are specified and requirements for foreign operators are fixed. Recommendations are also given on the use of the international phonetic alphabet.

After 13 years of court procedures, the case of Grigorii Gachkevici, former head of Banca de Economii (BEM), was started from scratch, as the judge Olga Cojocaru, who had been leading the process all this time, failed to pass the vetting.

The Council for the Review of Investments Important to State Security has upheld the refusal to pre-approve the investment for Gara Auto Nord Ltd. As a result, Auto Nord will revert to 85% state ownership.

Moldova needs more than 600 million lei to develop and update normative documents in the construction sector. This was stated by the State Secretary for Urbanism, Construction and Housing of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Veaceslav Shipitca.

The National Anti-Corruption Center (NAC) said in a report on its work over the past week that cryptocurrencies worth the equivalent of $1.3 million were deposited into the institution’s treasury accounts.

A levy of 0.5% of the investment volume to finance the development of technical standards in construction has caused concern in the business community. Representatives of the business community warn of risks to investment activity. The authorities say that it is possible to discuss the introduction of the mechanism, but not its expediency.

Moldovan Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilice said on the air of one of the Moldovan TV channels that “our Tax Code is like a colander through which the money of those who know how to use these mechanisms is poured”.

Businesses in the border zone within 1 km will be transferred to the notification regime. Instead of obtaining permits, entrepreneurs will be able to simply notify the Border Police about the start of their activities, and if there is no response within 10 days, the notification will be considered automatically valid.

Moldova plans to introduce European safety standards for road tunnels over 500 meters long. There are no such facilities in the country yet, but the bill has been drafted as part of the requirements of European Union integration and applies to tunnels in operation, under construction or in design.

Over the past 16 years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, has taken all sorts of actions to tip the electoral scales in favor of his ruling Fidesz party. However, that party may well lose Sunday’s election, raising the question of next steps.

The financial incentives offered by the government to implement administrative-territorial reform are necessary, but not sufficient. Equally important is the impact it will have on local autonomy and community representation.

The Commission for Emergency Situations in its current form will be abolished. A new structure will be created in its place.

This week’s plenary session of parliament was marked by intense debate on the draft law on amending the mechanism of voluntary unification of administrative-territorial units, but there were also issues related to the transparency of the decision-making process, which affected a significant part of the drafts considered.

Increasing crime detection and identification of personalities, speeding up the collection of evidence in the investigation of complex cases. All this was made possible thanks to the state-of-the-art DNA laboratory of the Forensic Technical Center at the General Inspectorate of Police, the official presentation of which took place this week.

The European Commission at the end of the week officially supported the initiative of a number of EU countries to introduce a tax on excess profits for large energy companies. The decision was caused by a sharp jump in energy prices due to geopolitical instability and the conflict in Iran.