News about Legislation

Independent entrepreneurs (freelancers) are given two months to obtain a unique taxpayer identification number other than IDNP.

The profile of migrants in Moldova has changed. If earlier citizens of African countries and Asia prevailed, in 2025 the main share was made up of natives of states with simplified visa regime, primarily from CIS countries.

The Moldovan authorities doubt the need to pay the debt to the CIS when leaving the organization.

Hotel Zarya is planned to be privatized through an auction with an increased rate.

The national list of restrictive measures to which the Republic of Moldova has acceded includes 5,696 entities. As the existing data storage platform does not ensure full integration and convenient processing of information, the authorities plan to implement an Information System for recording international restrictive measures.

The National Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Moldova (NAAD) has concluded a cooperation agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA). The partnership is aimed at strengthening anti-doping compliance monitoring and building confidence in Moldovan sport.

In the period of April 7-9, 2026, working meetings of experts from the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova and the Romanian Customs Administration were held at the border customs points of Costeşti Stânca, Sculeni Sculeni and Cahul Oancea, in order to assess the implementation of the bilateral cooperation plan and to identify additional measures to optimize customs control and facilitate cross-border transport.

The Customs Service informs that the follow-up inspections carried out between March 30 and April 10, 2026, revealed additional customs obligations amounting to 1.488 million lei, which are subject to recovery in the state budget of the country.

UPDATED. The MAN party leaves the Alternativa bloc, but retains its participation in the general parliamentary faction formed after the elections. The decision was announced by the party’s leader, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban.

The new “State Register of Legal Entities” (SRLE) will streamline record keeping and reduce the cost and time for legal entities to comply with the registration provisions of the law.

The procedure for paying for goods and/or services through the MIA instant payment system is simplified. Payments made through this system will be immediately reflected in the cashier’s check.

Parliament passed the first reading of a draft law on amendments to some normative acts (“improving the mechanism of voluntary unification of administrative-territorial units”). It will allow decisions on the unification of mayoralties to be made by a simple majority of votes of local councilors instead of two-thirds as it is now.

For cryptoasset providers, capital requirements are set between €50,000 and €150,000, while issuers are subject to strict disclosure standards and liability for inaccurate data.

Alina Chebotarev took the oath of office in the Parliament and officially assumed the position of the Chairman of the Competition Council, outlining the key areas of her future work.

Almost a month and a half after the escalation of the conflict in Iran, which significantly affected the world energy markets, the Moldovan Parliament held perhaps the first substantive discussion on the impact of the global oil crisis and the situation on the domestic fuel market. The Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance heard representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies on stabilizing the fuel market and supporting other sectors of the economy.

The zero customs duty on equipment for generating electricity from solar energy can be extended to wind installations as well as electricity storage devices.

The new GRECO report on Moldova requires a thorough and detailed examination if the country is to fight corruption and meet EU standards in this area.

On April 8, the government presented the concept of local self-government reform. The administrative-territorial reform planned by the authorities is criticized both by independent analysts and opposition politicians, as well as by many mayors – both its concept and methods of implementation.

Moldovan law enforcers and prosecutors have been trained by American specialists in investigating cryptocurrency transactions.

The State Tax Service has published a draft of a new form of entrepreneurial patent. The document specifies a number of data on the holder, and his identification will be carried out by means of a QR code.