Advocacy on the Go

Last week, AmCham has participated at public hearings organized by the Parliamentary Commission on social protection, healthcare and family, on the subject of labor legislation amendments. AmCham expressed its support for the draft law modifying 36 articles of the Moldovan Labor Code, and provided a...

AmCham Moldova encourages member companies to participate at the public discussions on exclusion of ceiling for individual contribution to social insurance on July 18, 15:00. To register, please contact Sergiu Chirica, at ‎‎022 211-781 or at sergiuchirica@amcham.md...

Throughout July, AmCham Tax and Legal Committee drafted its position paper on Tax & Customs Policy for 2018. The final document will be presented to the Ministry of Finance to highlight the suggestions for regulatory improvement....

AmCham Moldova, tradițional, a prezentat comentariile și propunerile sale către Ministerul Finanțelor pe marginea proiectului Politicii fiscale și vamale pentru 2018. Astfel, Asociația oferă o serie de recomandări ce au drept scop îmbunătățirea proiectului propus. Acestea vizează ...

On July 13, the State Agency for Intellectual Property ("AGEPI") continued public discussions on the private copy remuneration. AmCham and interested members have participated in consultation, calling attention to the fact that the law is vague and provides leeway for extensive interpretat...

On July 11, the Competition Council launched public consultations to improve the provisions of the Law on Competition. Among other recommendations, AmCham has underlined the importance to align the provisions of the Criminal Code to the competition law regulations....

AmCham Moldova și EBA Moldova atenționează, despre faptul, că în decurs de doi ani de la adoptarea noilor prevederi ale Legii privind controlul tutunului nu a fost aprobat cadrul normativ aferent ambalării și etichetării produselor din tutun. Adoptarea și implementarea noilor ceri...

AmCham Moldova comentează decizia anunțată de S.A. „Apă-Canal Chișinău” despre rezilierea unilaterală a contractelor de recepționare și pre-epurare a apelor uzate cu concentrații majorate de poluanți, încheiate cu agenții economici. Această decizie a fost supusă critic...

AmCham Moldova și-a expus comentariile și propunerile pe marginea deficiențelor de aplicare a Regulamentului privind modul de declarare a valorii în vamă a mărfurilor aprobat prin Hotărîrea Guvernului nr. 974 din 15.08.2016. În principal, se recomandă elaborarea unor n...

This week, AmCham has participated at the public hearing organized by the Parliamentary Commission on social protection, healthcare and family, on the subject of Labour Code amendments. The discussions focused on two draft laws that have been approved by the Government earlier in the year. All parti...

In the aftermath of the recent major increase in the fees charged by Apa-Canal Chisinau for sewage services, AmCham has performed an analysis of the regulatory framework in the area, identifying a series of deficiencies. Having participated to public hearings on fee methodology, AmCham is planning t...

These past weeks have been quite busy for the Trade & Manufacturing Committee. Following our position paper on the exclusion of the Sanitary Veterinary Certificate (Form 2), as well as multiple requests on the coordination of SV Certificates with major Moldovan trade partners, a series of meeti...

AmCham is preparing to submit recommendations on Tax & Customs Policy for 2018 to the Ministry of Finance. Please submit any comments and suggestions to sergiuchirica@amcham.md, by July 10, 16:00....

On June 28, the Parliamentary Committee for Economy, Budget and Finance held a public hearing on the draft amendment and supplement to the Law on Electronic Communications. The draft law sets up a general framework for development policy and strategy within the electronic communications sector in th...

On June 29, AmCham alongside other stakeholders took part in a public hearing on the implementation of meal tickets. The draft law will not contravene to the already existing provisions of the Governmental Regulation nr. 144/2014, which establishes the amount and legal regime of expenses incured by ...

AmCham se expune suplimentar asupra proiectului de „Regulament privind ambalajele și deșeurile din ambalaje”, atenționând asupra faptului că acesta prezintă lacune ce pun în dificultate activitatea antreprenorilor. Principalele deficiențe sesizate ale mecanismulu...

On June 19, AmCham Healthcare Committee met with the Deputy Director of the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, to discuss the causes for recent blockages in the fast-track mechanism for state authorization of medicines. The parties have agreed to organize a further technical meeting, on July 20, ...

On June 19, the Ministry of Economy organized public debates in the context of developing legislation on promotion of energy from renewable sources in the Republic of Moldova. These meetings focus on draft amendments and completion of the Law on Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy, as well as d...