In the course of this week, the Editor of the Official Gazette presented three products to the interested readers (O.G. of November 13, 16 and 17). The first of these (No. 396) includes amendments and supplements to the Apiculture Law (No. 70/2006), which were adopted following the partial implementation of the previous norms on sanitary-veterinary surveillance of apiaries, uncontrolled use of veterinary products for treating bee diseases and existence of excessive regulations on the foundation of associations of apiculturists.
We will yet see if the introduced or modified norms that will take effect in six months will help remedy the situation.
The special issue of the O.G. of November 16 (No. 397-398) includes the amendments and supplements adopted to the Law on mandatory health insurance funds for 2017 (No. 285/2016) and the State budget law for 2017 (No. 279/2016). Both the revenues and expenditure of the mandatory health insurance funds were raised, based on the additional funds expected to be collected until this yearend, to augment the allocations for two important subprograms: Hospital Medical Assistance (by over 90.6m lei) and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Assistance (by almost 20m lei).The state budget revenues and expenditure were also increased given the anticipated rises in the collected amounts and following the revision and prioritization of the spending programs.
The traditional Friday issue of the O.G. presents the Law on electronic communications (No. 241/2007), in virtue of the provisions of Law No. 135/2017 by which the last changes to this were made. It should be noted that the republication is a standard procedure if the law underwent essential changes, to over one third of the articles. This is provided in the Law on legislative acts (No. 780/2001).
The November 17 issue also includes the Constitutional Court of Moldova’s appraisal of Article d 13 of the Constitution. The group of MPs (34) who initiated the relevant bull aim to restore the scientific truth as regards the language spoken on the country’s territory (Romanian language). There is a long way up to the adoption of this law, but the first steps in this direction were taken and are very important.
The Government Decisions division contains the Regulations of the interdepartmental commission for the financial compensation by the state of damage caused by offense (No. 965, November 14, 2017), which will govern the implementation of the Law on the rehabilitation of victims of offenses (No. 137/2016), whose goal is to protect and ensure the observance of the rights and legitimate interests of this group of people.
The decision to approve the Regulations concerning the periodic inspection of used medical devices (No. 966, November 14, 2017) is not less important. This governmental act will help put into practice vital norms for the health of people, which are stipulated in the Law on medical devices (No. 102/2017). These are vital because they aim to ensure optimal conditions for the provision of high-quality, efficient and safe medical devices for guaranteeing the quality of medical services. There are also presented the Regulations on the establishment of specific conditions and detailed procedures for selling polyamide and melamine plastic kitchenware produced in or exported from the People’s Republic of Chinua and its Special Administrative Region Hong Kong (decision No. 968, November 14, 2017). The regulations form part of the series of documents that transpose the European regulations in the field to the national legislation.
On November 14, the Cabinet made significant changes to the Regulations concerning the setting and payment of social benefit (No. 1167, October 16, 2008). It is important for these changes to be implemented for the benefit of the most disadvantaged sections of the population.
During several weeks, society had waited for the national commission for the establishment of permanent single-member constituencies to finish its work. The given constituencies were created following the introduction of the mixed-member electoral system. The commission did its job and the Cabinet approved the formulated proposals (Decision No. 970, November 15, 2017). Thus, 48 single-member constituencies will be established on Moldova’s territory, including 11 in Chisinau municipality, two in Balti municipality, two in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia and two in Transnistria – one for Camenca, Rabnita, Dubasari and Grigoriopol districts and one for Slobozia district and for Tiraspol and Tighina municipalities. The other three constituencies will be set up abroad – one eastwards Moldova, one westwards Moldova and one for the United States of America and Canada.
Now the ball is in the court of the Central Elections Commission, which is to adjust the rules of the game, and of the future election runners that will play the “match” in the next parliamentary elections.
It should also be mentioned the Government Decision to approve the Regulations concerning the access to ground handling services at Moldova’s airports (No. 971, November 15, 2017) and several documents of the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova concerning the approval of regulations on designing, which replace the old regulations of the Soviet period (pages 144-145).
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