Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Draft Government Decision amending Government Decision No. 679/2024 approving the Regulation on the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to plants.


WTO code G/SPS/N/MDA/32
Date notice 06/11/2025
Notice type Regular
Title Draft Government Decision amending Government Decision No. 679/2024 approving the Regulation on the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to plants.
Summary

The draft document is designed to update the provisions of Government Decision No.679/2024 approving the Regulation on the application of protective measures against organisms harmful to plants, in accordance with the amendments made to the Community provisions, transposed into the aforementioned normative act and in order to implement the provisions of Article 31(1) of Law  No. 422/2023 on measures for protection against organisms harmful to plants, regarding the establishment of requirements for the introduction into the territory of the Republic of Moldova of plants with naturally or artificially inhibited growth, intended for planting, of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and certain varieties of Pinus L., originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea; of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting, originating in certain regions of the Lebanese Republic; the introduction into the country of veneer of several species of Acer L. originating in Canada; unrooted cuttings intended for planting of Calibrachoa spp., Petunia spp. and their hybrids from Guatemala and Kenya.

Similarly, the draft legislation has been drawn up in the context of harmonizing national legislation with EU legislation in the phytosanitary field and, in this regard, it creates the necessary framework to:

  •   partially transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of

    November 28, 2019, laying down uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards protective measures against organisms harmful to plants;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018 establishing a provisional list of high-risk plants, plant products, or other objects within the meaning of Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, and a list of plants for which no phytosanitary certificates are required for introduction into the Union, within the meaning of Article 73 of the same Regulation;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1213 of 21 August 2020 on phytosanitary measures for the introduction into the Union of certain plants, plant products, and other objects that have been removed from the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 of 13 October 2022, on prohibiting the introduction, movement, possession, multiplication, or release of certain harmful organisms pursuant to Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2852 of 11 November 2024 establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/ 2072 as regards the requirements for the introduction into the Union of naturally or artificially growth-inhibited plants intended for planting of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and certain varieties of Pinus L., originating in Japan, and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1217;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1310 of 27 June 2023 establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the introduction into the Union of naturally or artificially growth-inhibited plants intended for planting of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and certain varieties of Pinus L., originating in the Republic of Korea;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1572 of 25 July 2023, establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the introduction into the Union of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than those intended for planting, originating in certain regions of the Lebanese Republic;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/659 of 3 April 2025 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the requirements for the introduction into the Union of veneer of several species of Acer L. originating in Canada and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1078 of 2 June 2025 establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the introduction into the Union of unrooted cuttings intended for planting of Calibrachoa spp., Petunia spp. and their hybrids from Guatemala;

  •   transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1082 of 2 June 2025 establishing a derogation from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the introduction into the Union of unrooted cuttings intended for planting of Calibrachoa spp., Petunia spp. and their hybrids from Kenya.

Product Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 05); Live trees and other plants; Bulbs, roots and the like; Cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code(s): 06); Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code(s): 07); Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code(s): 08); Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code(s): 09); Cereals (HS code(s): 10); Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; Miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; Industrial or medicinal plants; Straw and fodder (HS code(s): 12); Vegetable plaiting materials; Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 14); Residues and waste from the food industries; Prepared animal fodder (HS code(s): 23); Salt; Sulphur; Earths and stone; Plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code(s): 25); Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; Bituminous substances; Mineral waxes (HS code(s): 27); Fertilisers (HS code(s): 31); Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code(s): 38); Wood and articles of wood; Wood charcoal (HS code(s): 44); Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; Basketware and wickerwork (HS code(s): 46); Cotton (HS code(s): 52); Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; Parts thereof (HS code(s): 84); Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code(s): 87); Furniture; Bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; Luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; Illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; Prefabricated buildings (HS code(s): 94)
Country Moldova, Republic of

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Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/USA/3257/Add.2 - Listing of Colour Additives Exempt from Certification; Gardenia (Genipin) Blue; Confirmation of Effective Date
G/SPS/N/TZA/489 - AFDC5 (3989) DTZS, Alcohol/Brewer's Yeast - Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/IND/342 - Draft Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
G/SPS/N/EU/899 - Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, chlormequat, metribuzin, metribuzin-desamino-diketo (metribuzin-DADK), terbuthylazine and triclopyr in or on certain products (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/643/Add.1 - Prolongation of the requirements put in place in relation to Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)
G/SPS/N/BRA/2441/Add.1 - Draft Resolution 1340, 25 July 2025
G/SPS/N/USA/3538 - Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities--September 2025.
G/SPS/N/USA/3537 - Green Innovation GmbH; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use); Notification of Petition.
G/SPS/N/TZA/488 - CD-ARS 1023: 2025, Live grading for rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals —Specification , First Edition.
G/SPS/N/TUR/15/Add.1 - Approved Establishment System of the Republic of Türkiye for the Importation of Certain Animal-Origin Foods
G/SPS/N/COL/368/Add.1 - Resolución No. 00030058 del 25 de noviembre de 2025 del Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario - ICA "Por la cual se establece el Programa de Inspección en Puntos de Origen Habilitados para las Exportaciones por Vía Marítima de Flor Cortada, Follaje y Fruta Fresca desde el Territorio Colombiano"
G/SPS/N/CAN/1592/Add.1 - Modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients to extend the use of caffeine
G/SPS/N/CAN/1592 - Proposal to modify the use of caffeine as a supplemental ingredient.
G/SPS/N/URY/103 - Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca por la que se aprueban los siguientes procedimientos: "Procedimiento para la Habilitación de Establecimientos de Cuarentenas y Unidades autorizadas para el alojamiento de équidos importados, Versión 1" y "Procedimiento para la Importación de Équidos, Versión 1".
G/SPS/N/CAN/1613/Add.1 - Proposed amendments to the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List
G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/781 - Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.24 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle
G/SPS/N/KGZ/41 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1375/Add.1 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.24/Corr.1 - Notification of emergency measures for Khapra beetle: Release of the draft pest risk analysis for khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) – Part 1
G/SPS/N/UKR/255 - Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1478 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Concerning the Establishment and Maintenance of Registers, Implementation of Customs Control and Official Control Measures" of 19 November 2025.
G/SPS/N/UKR/254/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On approval of the procedure and methodology for assessing the impact on human health of vitamins, minerals and other substances and their maximum permissible doses in food products offered for circulation as dietary supplements"
G/SPS/N/KGZ/40 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/AUS/625 - Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.
G/SPS/N/TPKM/650/Add.1 - Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods and Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Animal Products
G/SPS/N/URY/102 - Proyecto de Resolución de Prohibición de Solventes en base a tipos de hidrocarburos/cortes de petróleo y otras sustancias para la formulación de Productos Fitosanitarios.
G/SPS/N/URY/101 - Proyecto de Resolución de la Dirección General de Servicios Agrícolas por la que se aplican Restricciones de Uso al Clorpirifos. Idioma(s): español.
G/SPS/N/EU/898 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 as regards the application form for authorisations of feed additives and the designation of target animal species and categories (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/HND/26 - Reglamento de Cuarentena Agropecuaria (Regulation on agricultural quarantine)
G/SPS/N/HND/11 - Reglamento para Embalaje de Madera Utilizado en el Comercio Internacional (Regulations on wood packaging material in international trade).
G/SPS/N/HND/17/Add.1 - Reglamento para la Producción, Procesamiento, Comercialización, Registro y Control de la Agricultura Orgánica
G/SPS/N/HND/16/Add.1 - Reglamento para el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes, Estimulantes, Enmiendas, Materias Primas y Sustancias Afines para uso Agrícola y Jardinería
G/SPS/N/HND/17 - Reglamento sobre Agricultura Orgánica (Regulation on organic agriculture)
G/SPS/N/HND/16 - Reglamento sobre el Registro, Uso y Control de Fertilizantes y Materias Primas (Regulation governing the registration, use and control of fertilizers and raw materials)
G/SPS/N/SLV/149 - Reglamento Técnico Salvadoreño RTS 55.02.01:25 Embalaje de madera. Medidas fitosanitarias, requisitos para el uso de la marca internacional y para el otorgamiento del registro.
G/SPS/N/EU/851/Add.2 - The listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests
G/SPS/N/CAN/1625 - Proposal to modify the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to authorize the use of exo-inulinase.
G/SPS/N/TZA/487 - PCD 739: 2025, Dried raw seaweed - Specification, First Edition.
G/SPS/N/TUR/154 - Veterinary health certificate for products subject to veterinary controls for direct transit through Republic of Türkiye or for temporary storage intended for dispatch to another country/ship.
G/SPS/N/RUS/341 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to the List of Regulated Products (Consignments, Materials, Goods) Subject to Quarantine Phytosanitary Control (Surveillance) at the Customs Border of the Eurasian Economic Union and in the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
G/SPS/N/RUS/340 - Draft Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Common Quarantine Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated Products and Pests at the Customs Border and in the Customs Territory of the EAEU.
G/SPS/N/KOR/833 - Proposed revision of the "Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control".
G/SPS/N/EU/875/Add.1 - Transitional measures for plastic materials and articles manufactured with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres
G/SPS/N/CAN/1624 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Spidoxamat (PMRL2025-27).
G/SPS/N/USA/3536 - Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/USA/3535 - Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1623 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyrethrins (PMRL2025-25).
G/SPS/N/CAN/1621 - RMD–25–03: Pest risk management document to deregulate Phytophthora abietivora in Canada.
G/SPS/N/CAN/1622 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Penthiopyrad (PMRL2025-26).