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WTO notification · SPS

MoldovaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Animals; live; Animal originated products – Moldova

Official title

Order No. 42 of 22 January 2026 approving the Regulation establishing model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Republic of Moldova of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products derived from them, and official certification regarding such certificates

Moldova notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products derived from them, classified under the following Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies; Live bovine animals; Live sheep and goats; Live poultry, 'fowls of the species G

HS codes
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
    • 0102 Live bovine animals
    • 0104 Live sheep and goats
    • 0105 Live poultry, 'fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls'
    • 0106 Live animals (excl. horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates…
  • 05 · Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0511 Animal products n.e.s. dead animals of all types, unfit for human consumption
Notifying member
Moldova(Moldova, Republic of)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 15 October 2026. Check WTO ePing or Moldova for its current status.
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/MDA/42
Keywords
Animal health, Food safety, Human health, Pests

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/MDA/42; it forwards comments to Moldova.

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What the notification says

The Order approves the Regulation establishing model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Republic of Moldova of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, as well as provisions on official certification regarding such certificates, transposing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 of 18 March 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements between Member States of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Decision 2010/470/EU

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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