As of February 1, 2019, the medicines, pharmaceutical and para-pharmaceutical products, raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry phytosanitary products and fertilizers could be imported into the eastern districts of the Republic of Moldova only by business entities from this area that registered with the Public Services Agency, IPN reports, with reference to the Customs Service.
The import procedures will be performed in accordance with the standards set down by the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, while the imported goods will remain only on the territory of the Transnistrian region. Seven companies authorized to import products into Transnistria have been registered so far.
The Customs Service said the move is the first stage of the process of unifying the import of such products in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Moldova and international standards and will last by July 1 this year, when the next stage of the process will be initiated.
