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Activity of the Parliament on June 1–15, 2007

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Legal acts

Law on mediation. The law introduces a mechanism of mediation in civil and criminal cases as an alternative of trials. The mediation means empowering a neutral person (mediator) to intermediate the communication between sides, with the purpose to reach a consensus in a conflict. The mediation is believed to be chosen for terms and costs and anti-distress protection of the person involved in trials. The document is part of the European Union-Moldova Action Plan and it should be adopted by late 2006.

Law on limited societies. It regulates the building, functioning, reorganisation and shutting up of limited societies, which are legal entities, whose registered capital is divided into social shares accordingly to constitution acts, and their bonds are guaranteed by patrimony of society. Parliamentarians gave up in the final reading the idea to increase the minimum registered capital (up to 30,000 lei) needed to build limited societies, keeping the present quota of 5,400 lei. Maximum 50 associates may create a limited society, while societies with more than 50 associates will have to turn into stock societies. The Parliament adopted the law in spite of basic regulations on limited societies stipulated by Civil Code, though it was earlier estimated that a distinct document is useless. According to press reports, there are approximately 55,000 limited societies in Moldova, this being the favourite organisational form for economic activities.

Law on zoological gardens. The law creates a framework for implementation of the March 29, 1999 European Directive 1999/22/CE concerning zoological gardens, regulating the special regime of building, administrating and closing zoos, protecting wild fauna and preserving the biodiversity, studying the wild fauna under conditions of captivity, for cognitive, cultural and scientific goals.

Law on traffic security. The document regulates the legal-social relations in traffic, establishes the tasks, duties, rights of competent authorities and motorists.

Law on modification and completion of some legal acts (mega regulator of financial market). The legislation undergoes changes concerning reorganisation of the National Commission for Securities into the National Commission of Financial Market in charge with regulating and controlling the extra-bank capital market: non-state pension insurance, insolvency, activity of investment funds, savings and loan associations, microfinance organisations, etc.

Law on rectification of the 2007 state budget. Incomes and expenses grow by 620 million lei each, of them 150 million lei is allocated for implementation of the law on remuneration of budgetary sector. A large amount worth 100 million lei is allocated to increase the registered capital of the state-owned railway company of Moldova CFA. The law was rectified to cover

15.4 million lei allocated for general local elections. The allocation of more than 32.5 million lei to the Ministry of Culture to acquire the entertainment centre Moscova, where the Eugene Ionesco Theatre will be located, under an order by Moldovan president, has raised hot debates. Under amendments, the total revenue of the state budget will account for 12.708 billion lei, while expenses will amount to 12.781 billion lei.

Draft law on conflict of interests. It is expected to regulate incompatibilities and restrictions for public functionaries, to settle conflicts of interests, to regulate the presentation of statements on conflicts of interests. Conflict of interests can be defined as a situation in which someone in a public position must make a decision or participate in making a decision or take other actions that influence or may influence the personal interests or the interests of close persons. First-ranking dignitaries, public functionaries in central administration, judges, prosecutors, councillors, diplomatic functionaries, customs officers, police, security and law enforcement bodies, officers of the Centre for the Struggle Against Economic Crimes and Corruption, the Information and Security Service, heads of public institutions, state or municipal enterprises, state-run economic agents will fall under incidence of this law.

Draft law on compensation of gas connection. The document adopted in the first reading stipulates that teachers, doctors, and artists from villages have the right to single compensations for connection to natural gas pipes. Every member of families in which both spouses are teachers, doctors or artists, are graduates from higher or secondary professional education will receive by 1,500 lei. The same amount will be paid to lonely teachers, doctors and artists, while families in which one spouse is working in theses fields will be paid 750 lei. According to accounts by the Ministry of Local Public Administration, the connection to low-pressure gas pipe would cost 2,000 lei on average. In reality, the connection to gas pipes in villages costs between 4,000 and 10,000 lei.

Draft law on scientific-technological parks and innovation incubators. Institutions created after implementation of this law will apply the findings of researches and innovations of Moldovan scientists. The law aims to encourage innovations and technological transfers and to develop the findings of scientific researches and innovations into new or better products, services, processes.

Questions and Interpellations. Statements

Questions and Interpellations

Deputy Valentina Cusnir has appealed to the Prosecutor-General, Centre for the Struggle Against Economic Crimes and Corruption, Central Electoral Commission and Government to identify the involved persons and funds spent for cars of public institutions, state participating in electoral campaign to support the Party of Communists of Moldova. She told the numbering plates of these automobiles.

Democratic Deputy Vladimir Filat has asked the Government to table an ample report on implementation of the package of laws on economic liberalisation.

Statements

The Our Moldova Alliance (OMA) faction has released a statement titled “We Actively Support the Cooperation of Non-Communists” concerning cooperation of democratic forces against Communist representatives in 1st and 2nd-level elective bodies.

The parliamentary faction representing the Christian Democratic People’s Party (CDPP) has released a statement contesting the electoral campaign and results of elections in a number of localities.

Parliamentarian Gheorghe Susarenco has read a statement describing the first round of local elections in political-legal terms. Susarenco considers that the Moldovan legislature has flagrantly breached the Constitution of Moldova, the Parliament’s Regulation and the law on status of parliamentarians by suspending the spring-summer session; involving lawmakers in granting political support to some categories of persons or political parties in detriment of others; abusively using public administrative levers and resources (cars, telephones, offices, earning of salaries as lawmakers). In particular, the lawmaker indicated the conduct of speaker, who has called upon Chisinau residents to support the Communist candidate. Finally, Susarenco demanded the Chamber of Auditors to hold a control in order to estimate what deputy Chisinau mayor Veaceslav Iordan has accomplished in two months when he was interim mayor-general.

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