The Cabinet on July 25 agreed a number of legislative initiatives that are aimed at creating the legal framework needed for the system operators to fulfil their obligations related to the exploitation, maintaining, rehabilitation and modernization of electric power and natural gas networks, IPN reports.

“By the changes made to the law on electric power and natural gas, the system operators are obliged to sign a framework contract with the owners of land or goods affected as a result of the exercise of the servitude and utilization rights. The contract will specify the rights and obligations of system operators and of the owners of land and goods,” Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Kiril Gaburici explained.

The proposed amendments are aimed at ensuring the recovery of the damage caused to the owners of land and goods as a result of the works performed by system operations and at excluding misunderstandings between owners and electricity companies.

In the same meeting, the Cabinet approved the initiative to amend the law on the public utility of the national interest works to build the Ungheni-Chisinau natural gas pipeline in order to facilitate the process of constructing the pipe.

The initiative also envisions the automatic recognition on Moldova’s territory of the studies, qualifications and certifications obtained in the EU by specialists who will be involved in the construction of the Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline, and also of the permissive documents needed to execute construction and/or reconstruction works issued by EU bodies.