Activity of the Parliament on April 16–30, 2007

Appointments

The Parliament has relieved Mihail Nicolaev from the post of judge of the Supreme Court of Justice, as he was appointed as deputy chairman of the Balti Court of Appeal.

Legal acts

Law on accountancy. The law aims to establish a legal framework, requirements and regulatory mechanism for accountancy and financial reporting in Moldova. It will be applied on all legal entities and individuals who practice entrepreneurial activity, non-commercial organisations, including on public institutions, notaries, lawyers and their offices, representations and branches of non-resident enterprises (organisations) registered in Moldova, regardless of their field of activity, type of property and form of legal organisation.

Law on modification of some legal acts (legislative initiatives on liberalisation of economy launched by Moldovan president). One week after examining and approving the concept, the Parliament voted the draft law on fiscal amnesty, amnesty of capital and zero tax on reinvested profit. It modified the procedure of distribution of funds after legalisation of capital, after examining the draft law in the second reading, so that 70 percent of these funds will go to the social insurance budget and another 30 percent to the state budget. The legislature specified the aspect related to enforcement of this law nationwide (particularly in Transnistria): the fiscal amnesty will be effective only for resident individuals and businesses which hold fiscal relations with the budgetary system of Moldova, but all Moldovan citizens can legalise their money.

Laws on modification and completion of the law on methodology of calculation of taxes for notary services and law on modification and completion of the law on state tax. The Parliament has adopted these documents to facilitate the process of consolidation of farm land; they stipulate that the maximum payments for authentication of evaluable deals with real estate of individuals will be 0.1 percent of the value of transaction, but not less than 120 lei. The tax for authentication of evaluable transactions with real estate of legal entities will be established in percent depending on the value of the deal, applying the coefficient of 0.5 percent on transactions worth up to 800,000 lei. The law also stipulates that the authentication of a transaction for sale-purchase of farm land near rural localities for consolidation will cost 60 lei and no tax will be demanded for authentication of contracts on exchange of farm land for consolidation purpose. Also, there are some facilities for payment of the state tax for authentication of contracts on farm land.

Law on some aspects of repatriation of funds from exportation of spirits to the Russian Federation. The document stipulates through derogation from the law regulating the repatriation of money, goods and services from external economic transactions that the non-repatriated amounts raised from exports of spirits to the Russian Federation operated from April 2005 to April 2006, confirmed by Agro-Industrial Agency MoldovaVin, accordingly to the annex to this law (the annex contains a list of more than 100 enterprises), will not be sanctioned. Earlier, winemakers and representatives of parliamentary opposition have signalled the need of these regulations, describing the Government’s actions as passivity and double sanctioning of economic agents who face a situation of major force.

Laws on modification of the law on state social allocations for some categories of citizens. The Parliament increased the following allocations: allocation for looking for a disabled child at home from 150 lei up to 200 lei (2nd degree); from 200 up to 300 lei (1st degree); funeral aid from 500 lei up to 600 lei. Under another amendment, people who are incapable to work and resided the alienation zone during the Chernobyl disaster, moved to Moldova in 1986 and hold the Moldovan citizenship will be paid monthly allocations (250–400 lei), depending of invalidity degree.

Law introducing harsher sanctions for violation of copyrights (modification of the Criminal Code). It introduced harsher sanctions for persons who illicitly use the trademark or origin name of protected products, as well as identical signs that may be mixed up with them, and for individuals who spread false information about enterprise or products of a commercial competitor. The new regulations also derive from the Moldova — European Union Action Plan.

Decision on modification of the legislative programme for 2005–2009. Under this document, the legislative action programme was updated, with achievements being excluded and terms for remaining actions being essentially extended (it postpones the adoption of the national security concept, modification or adoption of some laws, ratification of some international treaties).

Draft law on traffic security. This law is promoted because of the increasing number of vehicles and intensification of traffic. The draft law was passed in the first reading and it will regulate the legal-social relations in the field of traffic, will establish duties, responsibilities, rights of competent authorities and motorists.

Parliamentary control. Statements

Questions and Interpellations

Parliamentarian Vitalia Pavlicenco, leader of the National Liberal Party, has appealed to the Prosecutor-General’s Office, the Centre for the Struggle Against Economic Crimes and Corruption and the Information and Security Service to verify the accusations taken by Moldovan president against PNL that this party is financed by other countries.

Statements

The AMN faction has released a statement signalling violations and abuses committed during the electoral campaign. In particular, AMN criticised the stance of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) over the need of relieving from offices the candidates who run high-ranking posts (including Government members, heads of central public authorities, chairmen and deputy chairmen of districts, mayors and deputy mayors). AMN also invoked the imperfection of documents issued by CEC, fearing that they allowed electoral bodies to voluntarily apply the legislation in the process of constitution and formal start of registration of contestants.

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