WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/STR/N/8/MDA
6 October 2003
(03-5227)
Working Party on
State Trading EnterprisesOriginal:  English
STATE TRADING
Updating Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the
GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the
Interpretation of Article XVII
MOLDOVA
The following communication, dated 18 September 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Moldova.
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Pursuant to Article XVII:4 of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the
Interpretation of Article XVII and in response to the request for notifications contained in documents
G/STR/N/7 and G/STR/ N/8, I have the honour to notify that the Republic of Moldova does not
maintain any state trading enterprises in acco rdance with the working definition contained in
paragraph 1 of the above-mentioned Understanding.
The Republic of Moldova will observe the provisions of Article XVII of the GATT 1994 and
the WTO Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994 concerning state trading enterprises and notification requirements.
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