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Legislative acts

Law on state secret. The document sets up the legal framework on protection of the state secret with the purpose to ensure the interests and/or security of the Republic of Moldova. The national system of protecting the state secret covers all bodies in charge with protecting the state secret, methods and means used to protect secret state information and material carriers of state secrets, as well as actions taken in this area.

Note by ADEPT: Many local and international nongovernmental organisations have earlier signalled some imperfect regulations of this draft capable to affect the transparency of public information^[1].

Law on hemotransfusional security. It regulates social relations of blood donors, donors of blood components, self-providing of the hemotransfusional service with blood components and their efficient use; norms to ensure the quality and security of donation, processing and use of blood and blood components.

Law on modification and completion of some legislative acts on remuneration. Under amendments, economic units and social partners will enjoy more autonomy in organising the remuneration of employees, depending on their financial possibilities, by partly renouncing to the current tariff wage system. Economic units in the real sector will apply for the organisation of tariff and/or non-tariff remuneration systems, with the employer being allowed to make a choice after consulting representatives of employees.

Law on ratification of the Anti-Doping Convention and Additional Protocol. The convention aims to guarantee a good conduct of sport competitions and protect the health of participants by promoting cooperation between member states with the view to prevent the doping in sport.

Draft law concerning the Chamber of Auditors. It aims to readjust the legislation on management of public funds to international finance audit standards, and to improve the activity of the Chamber of Auditors. The key purpose of the draft is to introduce the external public audit instead of the financial control. It stipulates a new procedure of election of members of the Chamber of Auditors.

Draft law on modification of the Penal Code. Under amendments, penalties for crimes will be reduced, with the maximum detention term being reduced from 25 years down to 20 years, and the life-term detention could be replaced by a 35-year jail term. According to the Ministry of Justice (draft developer), the goal of these amendments is to reduce the number of inmates in prisons. The draft was worked out at the initiative of Moldovan President, who recommended the optimisation of the penal penalty system a year ago.

Parliamentary control. Statements

Hearings

Head of the Audiovisual Coordinating Council (ACC) has answered an interpellation on conformity of the broadcast “In profunzime” attended by Vasile Botnaru and Igor Botan and aired by the TV channel PRO TV with the legislation and Electoral Code. ACC said that the information and comments on surveys cannot be described as electoral propaganda and the Audiovisual Code does not regulate the broadcasting of electoral advertising or electoral propaganda during TV and radio broadcasts aired before or after the electoral campaign and, therefore, it does not stipulate any sanction.

The Ministry of Economy and Trade has informed about the execution of the Chamber of Auditors’ Decision concerning the report on the control on management of public patrimony and actions taken by the ministry: it changed the management of some enterprises; accepted some investments; opened legal proceedings; improves the internal audit, etc.

Questions. Interpellations

Representatives of the AMN factions have presented interpellations which:

• Asks the Government to provide information about a letter by Moldovan president in which he demands the modification of regulations on ritual services, asks if the modifications concerned were coordinated with the Metropolitan Church of Moldova.
  Note by ADEPT: Presidential and governmental press services have denied the existence of such a written instruction, without providing details. Further, the prosecutor’s office has started an investigation concerning “the use of forged documents by S. Urechean”;
• Signals that the activity of some law enforcement bodies is being politicised, invoking an explanatory letter addressed by a police officer to Moldovan President;
• Demands information about economic interests of a PCRM legislator who protects some private businesses which violate the legislation;
• Seeks information about a criminal or operative case filed vs. journalist Lorena Bogza, who allegedly allows operative investigative actions (fading out, interception of communications and correspondence);
• Demands information about legality of privatisation of enterprises subordinated to Moldova-Film.

Legislator Valentina Cusnir has asked the Government to provide information regarding the execution of the law on restitution of estates to former victims of communist repressions and existing problems in this field.

Parliamentarian Dumitru Braghis has asked the Government to inform about the approximately 150,000 vacancies available in Moldova at present.

Statements

Deputy Vladimir Filat has read a statement which asks the Parliament to abrogate the law which bans several categories of high-ranking functionaries to hold dual citizenship. He noted that the ECHR has recently decided that the law concerned violates the fundamental right of people to elect and to be elected and contravenes to international norms on discrimination.

Legislator Vitalia Pavlcenco has presented a statement in which she raises indignation that the public broadcaster Moldova-1 does not cover the electoral campaign for Romanian parliamentary elections.

The AMN faction has released statements signalling:

• A deplorable fight against corruption;
• Abuses by governance, which violates the constitutional rights of opposition legislators, local elected officials and citizens.

Parliamentarian Dumitru Braghis has read a statement revealing plans to revive and strengthen the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with the purpose to gain the 2009 elections. Braghis noted that PSD “will not discuss alliances with anybody” and it will further meet the willingness of electors only.

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