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Moldovan authorities to repeal the Law on pre-shipment inspection.

Moldovan authorities to repeal the Law on pre-shipment inspection.

This is provided for by the draft of the relevant law that the Ministry of Finance (Customs Service) has prepared for consideration and adoption by the government. The Ministry of Finance mentions that the basic stipulations of the Law on pre-shipment inspection envisage that the original or copy of the confirmation of the application for inspection, signed by the company responsible for importing goods subject to pre-shipment inspection into the customs territory of Moldova, shall be presented to the customs body by the legal entities and individuals registered as business entities. The afore-mentioned Law also envisages that the importer, while clearing the goods for customs purposes, has to submit to the customs body a report on the positive results of the inspection, which is to be issued by the company. At the same time, the purpose of the Law on regulation of entrepreneurial activity through authorization is to introduce uniform provisions on the procedure of regulation of entrepreneurial activity through authorization, applied by public authorities - issuers in relation to individuals and legal entities to conduct entrepreneurial or other activities provided by law, related to and necessary for entrepreneurial activity. Also, the Regulation on the enforcement of customs appointments, provided by the Customs Code of the Republic of Moldova stipulates that the customs declaration shall be submitted to the customs bodies along with the documents confirming the data included in the declaration and at least the following mandatory documents: invoice; transport documents; permission documents necessary for the release into free circulation. As noted by the Ministry of Finance, the Law on regulation of business activities by means of permits stipulates that the provisions of legislative and other normative acts on granting permits, which are not included in the list of permits, as well as the fees for their issuance, are considered invalid. In this regard, the content of the Law on pre-shipment inspection is outdated and contrary to subsequently adopted legislative acts in this area. // 16.08.2022 - InfoMarket

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