Government of Republic of Moldova

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova

Consular legislation

Parliament laws

  • Civil Code, no.1107-XV issued in June 6th 2002
  • Code of civil procedure, no.225 issued in May 30th 2003
  • Contravention Code of the Republic of Moldova, no.218 as of October 24th 2008
  • Family Code no.1316 issued in October 26th 2000
  • Law on state national frontier of the Republic of Moldova, no.108 as of May 17th 1994
  • Law on petitions, no.190-XIII issued in July 19th 1994
  • Law on identity card in the national passport system, no.273-XIII as of November 9th 1994
  • Law on exit and entry in the Republic of Moldova, no.269-XIII as of November 9th 1994
  • Law on legal status of foreigners and stateless persons in the Republic of Moldova, no.275-XIII as of November 10th 1994
  • Law on international treaties of the Republic of Moldova, no.595-XIV as of September 24th 1999
  • Law on citizenship of the Republic of Moldova, no.1024-XIV issued in June 2nd      2000
  • Law on vital acts, no.100-XV as of April 26th 2001
  • Law on diplomatic service, no.761 as of December 27th 2001
  • Law on notary, no.1453-XV as of November 8th 2002
  • Law on migration, no.1518-XV as of December 6th 2002
  • Law on establishing a facilitated visa system, no.365 as of September 25th 2003
  • Law on prevention of human traffic, no.241-XVI as of October 20th 2005
  • Law on canceling of visa system for citizens from EU countries, the United States of America, Canada, the Swiss Confederation, Norwegian Kingdom, the Republic of Island and Japan, no.151-XVI issued in June 8th 2006
  • Law on protection of personal data, no.17-XVI as of February 15th 2007
  • Law on registers, no.71 as of March 22nd 2007

 

Government Decisions and Orders

  • Decision of the Government for children adoption by foreign citizens, no.62 as of February 3rd 1994
  • Decision of the Government for additional measures of implementation of national passport System (Regulation of execution and issuance of ID papers of the national passport System and Rules of stay for foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Moldova), no.376 as of June 6th 1995
  • Decree of the Government for establishment of consular fees rate, no.1 as of26 September 2000
  • Decision of the Government on measures for rendering assistance to people from the Republic of Moldova living abroad, no.1322 as of December 29th 2000
  • Decision of the Government on approval of Regulation regarding the system of concluding international treaties, no.120 as of February 12th 2001
  • Decision of the Government for approval of Regulation regarding the procedure of receiving or abandoning the Moldovan citizenship, no.197 as of March 12th 2001
  • Decision of the Government for approval of Regulation regarding the conditions of obligatory medical care for foreign citizens and stateless persons living in the Republic of Moldova, no.43 as of January 21st 2002
  • Decision of the Government regarding the approval of Consular Status, no.368 as of March 28th  2002
  • Decision of the Government for establishment of old-type identity cards validity, no.21 as of January 16th 2003
  • Decision of the Government for facilitation of traveling conditions in the Republic of Moldova, no.1431 as of December 4th 2003
  • Decision of the Government regarding the approval of Regulation of invitation issuance for foreign citizens and stateless persons, no.33 as of January 22nd 2004
  • Decision of the Government for establishing of National Committee for Adoptions, no.162 as of February 10th 2005
  • Decision of the Government regarding the measures of ensuring the confirmation of citizenship and providing people from the left bank of Nistru River with ID documents (Transnistrian region), no.959 as of September 9th 2005
  • Decision of the Government for approving the Regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, no.1156 as of November 4th 2005
  • Decision of the Government regarding the approval of unique type of civil status forms, no.757 as of July 4th 2006
  • Decision of the Government regarding the approval of action Program for supporting people from the Republic of Moldova living abroad (Moldovan diasporas), in 2006 – 2009, no.809 as of July 10th 2006
  • Decision of the Government on approval of national Plan of actions for facilitation of visa system with European Community, no.1306 as of November 13th 2006
  • Decision of the Government for optimization of Ministry of Justice structure and approval of Regulation of apostil application, no.162 as of February 15th 007
  • Decision of the Government for approval of standard forms of unique types for acts of civil status, no.558 as of18 May 18th 2007
  • Decision of the Government for approval of certain regulations regarding the ways of encashment, usage and accounting of consular fees and special resources resulted from paid rendered services, no.1036 as of 17.09.2007
  • Decision of the Government for approval of Regulation regarding financial assistance for preservation of national and cultural identity of people from the Republic of Moldova living abroad (Moldovan Diasporas), no.1521 as of December 29th 2007
  • Decision of the Government for approval of nominal composition of national Committee for human traffic, Regulation of National Committee and national Plan for Prevention of human traffic in 2008 – 2009, no.472 as of March 26th 2008
  • Decision of the Government for approval of Plan of actions intended for consolidation of migration management and asylum system in the Republic of Moldova in 2008 – 2009, no.768 as of June 27th 2008
  • Decision of the Government for approval of Regulation regarding the repatriation procedure for children and adults – victims of human traffic, illicit traffic of immigrants as well as unaccompanied children, no.948 as of august 7th 2008

 

Ministerial and departmental acts

  • Regulation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the consular legalization, as of February 10th 993
  • Regulation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the issuance of traveling documents, as of July 31st 1996
  • Directive of Ministry of Foreign Affairs on request of documents from abroad, as of November 12th 1998 
  • Regulation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance regarding the methods of establishment, encashment, calculation, accounting and use of corresponding costs associated with consular actions, as of December 29th2000
  • Order of Ministry of Justice for the approval of Register of notarial acts model, no.144 as of April 19th 2002
  • Order of Ministry of Justice for the approval of necessary registers for notarial activity, their shape and content, no.267 as of July 2nd 2003
  • Instruction of Ministry of Information Development regarding the registration method of acts of civil status approved by the Order of Minister of Information Development, no.4 as of January 21st 2004
  • Order of Ministry of Justice for the approval of certification inscriptions and notarial certificates, no.394 as of September 29th 2005
  • Regulation of Honorary Consul of the Republic of Moldova, approved by the Order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, no.683-b-114 as of June 20th 2007
  • Order of Ministry of Justice for the approval of Regulation regarding the filling in of notary acts and completion of notary registers, no.95 as of February 28th 008
  • Regulation regarding activity of the Department of Consular Affairs, approved by order of Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, no.717-b-98 as of June 30th 2008
  • Order of Ministry of Justice regarding registered forms used for notary acts, no.315 as of July 22nd 2008

 

The content of the abovementioned decisions and decrees can be accessed on the web page of the Ministry of Justice: lex.justice.md. The abovementioned list is not exhaustive, but contains only the decisions and decrees which regulate the consular activity itself.

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