Activity of the Government on February 17 – March 9, 2003

At the recommendation of the President, the Government endorsed the draft law on the modification and completion of the Law on Political Parties and Other Socio-Political Organizations and abrogated its Resolution on approving the modifications and completions operated to the Regulation on Registration of Political Parties and Socio Political Organizations (January 15).

The Government also approved the Regulation on indemnification of bank deposits in the Savings Bank. Under the Regulation, deposits are to be indemnified in accordance with January 2, 1992 balance. The Regulation also sets the quota for indemnities (1 Ruble per 1 Lei for the first thousand, and 2.5 Rubles per 1 Lei for the rest) and the stages for repaying indemnities. Also the Regulation specifies conditions when indemnities are not payable, the responsibilities of the central and territorial commissions in charge of bank deposits indemnification. The Ministry of Finance is due to transfer to the Savings Bank the funds necessary for the indemnity payment by 20th of each month.

On February 25, 2003 the Government approved the Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the State Service on Cults. State Service on Cults shall keep liaison with all the cults, religious communities and organizations; define the state policies in the field; monitor religious situation; control whether the legislation in the field is observed.

The same day, the Government approved the draft law on the modification and completion of the Law on Organizing and Hosting Rallies, as well as the draft law on the status of the Great National Assembly Square from Chisinau Municipality. Both draft have been severely criticized by political parties, civil society organizations and mass media.

Commencing March 20, fourteen regulations related to Customs that were adopted by the Government on February 26 shall enter into force.

On February 28 the Government approved the National Plan on gender equality in the society for 2003–2005, outlining the activities to be undertaken, deadlines, institutions in charge and their partners, as well as sources of funding. On March 1, the Government approved the National Program on labor market for 2003–2005.

The Government decided to establish a Governmental Commission, which is to evaluate by March 31 the works conducted for building Giurgiulesti petrol terminal and report its findings back to the Government.

On March 5, the Government appointed Victoria Eftodi to the position of Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Vladimir Turcan, incumbent Ambassador to Russian Federation, to the position of Republic of Moldova Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

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Activity of the Government on February 17 – March 9, 2003

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