The general manager of the Agro-Industrial Agency „Moldova-Vin” Valeriu Mironescu has left on Monday, 22 May for Moscow to discuss with Russian officials the possibility to resume the Moldovan wine export, as well as to decide on the wines’ future on Russian territory. The head of the Analysis and Promotion Department of the Agency, Iurie Mudrea, announced about this. He noted that, for the moment, the details about the negotiations are not known yet. On the other hand, the deputy director of the National Institute of Vineyard and Wine, Nicolae Taran, who participated on Tuesday, 23 May, at the meeting organized by „Moldova-Vin”, mentioned that Moldova proposes to create a joint commission, which will analyze the wines’ quality exported in the future to Russian, as well as of those that are already on Russian territory, in order to be re-certified. Previously, „Rosselhoznadzor” proposed Moldova to make some controls of Moldovan wine goods starting with checking of the lands for planting vineyards up to wine selling. Russia requires improvement of the pesticides registration procedure, control of critical points of the technological process, according to ISO 22000 standard, as well as toughening the control and authenticity of final and sold production. At the same time, Russian part requires reducing the number of the countries from which Moldova imports raw material and the access of Russian experts in these countries to check the quality and security of the goods. Moscow also forwards more serious requirements to Moldovan producers regarding wine keeping and transporting conditions. „Rospotrebnadzor” also requires the permission to control all wines packages imported from Moldova. Moldovan officials consider that these actions are exaggerated, although some of them could be accepted in the end. Russia banned selling wines from Moldova on March 27, 2006, motivating that they are not qualitative and contain dangerous substances for one’s health.