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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/MOL/5/Rev.1 
5 November 1999 
 (99-4778) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Moldova Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
 
Draft Schedule of Specific Commitments  
 
Revision  
 
  For the purposes of the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the WTO, the Ministry of Economy and Reforms of the Republic of Moldova  has presented the following draft schedule of 
specific commitments on services, with the request th at it be circulated to members of the Working 
Party.     
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Draft Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services  
 
Modes of supply:  (1) Cross-border;  (2) Consumption abroad ;  (3) Commercial presence;  (4 ) Presence of natural persons.  
Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market ac cess Limitations on national treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
Commitments include all sectors 3) None.  
  
 
4) Movement of natural persons  Unbound, except for measures concerning temporary entry and stay of nationals of another member who fall into the 
categories listed below: 
Services salespersons – persons not based in the territory of Republic of Moldova and receiving no remuneration from a source located within Republic of Moldova, who are engaged 
in activities related to represen ting a services supplier for the 
purpose of negotiating for sale of the services of that supplier: 
(a) such sales are not directly made to the general public and (b) the salesperson is not engaged in supplying the service. Entry for persons named in this section is limited to a 90 days period. Prolongation is allowed only once a year after two months from the date of expiration of this period.  
Persons responsible for the setting up of a commercial 
presence: Persons who are employees of an enterprise not having presence in Republic of Moldova and who have been beforehand employees of that enterprise outside Republic of Moldova for a time period not less than one year immediately 
preceding their application for admission, and who are entering 
Republic of Moldova for the purpose of setting up a commercial presence of that enterprise in Republic of Moldova. Persons responsible for the setting-up of a commercial presence may not engage in market direct sales to 
the general public or supply services them. Entry for persons 3)  Land 
 
Land lease not exceeding 99 years permitted. 
 
Foreign supplier may purchase land except for agriculture land and forestry land.   
   
  
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
  
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named in this section is limited to a 90 days period. Prolongation is allowed only once a year after two months from the date of expiration of this period. Persons who are employees of an enterprise outside Moldova 
not having commercial presence in Moldova, which has 
concluded a services contract with an enterprise engaged in substantive business in Moldova, and who have been beforehand employees of the enterprise outside Moldova for a time-period of not less than one year immediately preceding 
their application for admission. Per contract, temporary entry 
for a limited number of services suppliers will be granted for a single period of three months, the number of service suppliers depending on the size of the task to be performed under the contract. Individual service providers not employed by such enterprise outside Moldova are c onsidered as persons seeking 
access to the Moldovan employment market. Entry for persons 
named in this section is limited to a 90 days period. Prolongation is allowed only once a year after two months from the date of expiration of this period.   
- Intra-corporate transferees – managers, executives and 
specialists, as defined below, who are employees of firms that provide services within Moldova through a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate established in Mo ldova and who have been prior 
employees of their firm outside Moldova for a period of not 
less than one year, immediately preceding the date of their 
application for admission:   managers – persons within an  organization who primarily 
direct the organization, or a department or sub-division of the organization, supervise and control the work of other 
supervisory, professional or ma nagerial employees, have the 
authority to hire and fire or remand the decision on hiring, firing, or other personal action (such as promotion or leave  
   
 
    
 
    
  
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authorization), and exercise discretionary authority over day-to-day operations. Do not include first line supervisors, unless the employees supervised are professional, not does it include employees who primarily perform tasks necessary for the 
provision of the service.  
Executives – persons within the organization who primarily direct the management of the organization, exercise wide latitude in decision-making, and receive only general supervision on direction from higher-lever executives, board of 
directors, or stockholders of the business. Executives would 
not directly perform tasks related to the actual provision of a service or services of the organization.  Specialists – persons within an organization who possess knowledge at an advanced leve l of continued expertise and 
who possess priority knowledge of the organization’s services, 
research equipment, techniques, or management.       
 Entry for persons named in this section is limited to a three years period that may be extended for up two additional years for a total term not to exceed five years.   
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I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
1. BUSINESS SERVICES 
A. PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES 
 
(a)  Legal Services:  -  Except consultancy on home 
country and international 
law; (CPC 861) 
    
 
     
 
  - Consultancy on home and 
third country and 
international law;  
 (Part of CPC 861)  
 
1) Unbound, except for drafting of legal documents, were 
none. 2) None. 3), 4) Services can only be s upplied through legal persons 
incorporated in Moldova.   
Licensed lawyer can provide all legal services, except representation in criminal proceedings. Representation in criminal proceedings permitted only to sworn solicitors.  Nationality requirement for sworn solicitors and sworn 
notaries.  
Sworn solicitors have to pass examination in accordance with rules set up by Council of Sworn Solicitors. Sworn notaries have to pass examination in accordance with order set up by the Minister of Justice in cooperation with the Council of Sworn Notaries.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
  1) None 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section  
 
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 
 
    
 
     
4) None. 
  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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 b) Accounting, auditing and 
bookkeeping services  
 (CPC 862);  
(c)  Taxation services  
 (CPC 863);  (d)  Architectural services;   (CPC 8671)  
(e)  Engineering services;  
 (CPC 8672)  (f)  Integrated engineering 
services (CPC 8673) 
 
(g)  Urban planning and 
landscape architectural services (CPC 8674)   
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
  
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.   
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 (h) Private medical and dental 
services (CPC 9312) 
 (CPC 9312 excluding 
services provided by the 
public sector) 
   (i)  Veterinary services.  (CPC 932) 
 
   (j) Other human health services 
(CPC 9319, excluding 
services provided within the public sector) 
  
 
  (k)  Other (CPC 93191)   
1) None.  2) Public medical insurance programmes do not cover the cost of medicare supplied abroad. 3) Practice of medical profession by foreigners requires the 
permission from local health authorities, based on economic 
needs for medical doctors and dentists in a given region.  4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.   1) None. 
2) Public insurance programs do not cover the cost of foreign 
medical services consumed abroad.  3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
Nationality requirements. Economic needs determined by the 
total number of nurses and midwives in the given region 
authorized by local health authorities.    1) None. 2) None. 3) None.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None. 2) None.  3) None. 
 
 4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   1) None. 
2) None. 
 3) None. 4) None.  
 
  1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None.   
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B. COMPUTER AND   RELATED SERVICES (a) Consultancy services related 
to the installation of computer hardware;  
 (CPC 841) 
(b) Software implementation 
services;  (CPC 842) 
(c)  Data processing services;   (CPC 843) (d)  Data base services;  
 (CPC 844) 
(e)  Other (CPC 845+849)   
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
   
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
  
C. RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES  
 a) Research and development 
services on natural sciences (CPC 851) 
b) Research and development 
services on social sciences and humanities (CPC 852)  
c)  Interdisciplinary research 
and development services 
(CPC 853);  
 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
  
 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
  
D.  REAL ESTATE SERVICES 
 
a) Involving own or leased 
property  
 (CPC 821); b)  On a fee or contract basis 
(CPC 822).  
 
1) None. 
2) None. 3) Services can only be s upplied through legal persons 
incorporated in Moldova. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
 
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None.  4) None.  
  
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E.  RENTAL/LEASING SERVICES WITHOUT OPRATORS  a)  Relating to ships  
 (CPC 83103); 
b) Relating to aircraft   (CPC 83104); c) Relating to other  transport 
equipment  
 (CPC 83101 + 83102 + 
83105); 
d) Relating to other machinery 
and equipment (CPC 83106-83109); 
e) Other (CPC 832), including 
pre-recorded video cassettes 
for use in home entertainment equipment (CPC 83202)  
   1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.   
   1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.    
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F. OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES    a) Advertising services   (CPC 871); 
b) Market research and public 
opinion polling services (CPC 864);  
c)  Management consulting 
service  
 (CPC 865); 
d)  Services related to 
management consulting (CPC 866); 
e)  Technical testing and 
analysis services  
 (CPC 8676); 
f) Services incidental to 
agriculture, hunting and forestry (CPC 881); 
g)  Services incidental to fishing 
 (CPC 882); 
 h)  Services incidental to mining 
(CPC 883+5115); 
i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing  
 (CPC 884+885);  
 (except for 88442);  
  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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  j)Services incidental to energy distribution (CPC 887);   
 
k) Placement and supply services of personnel (CPC 872);    
 
l) Investigation and security (CPC 873);   
 
 m) Related scientific and technical consulting services (CPC 8675); 
 
 n) Maintenance and repair of equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or other transport equipment) (CPC 
633+8861-8866); 
  
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) Services can only be s upplied through legal persons 
incorporated in Moldova. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) Services can only be s upplied through legal persons 
incorporated in Moldova. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
  
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None.  4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None.  
4) None. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
   
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o) Building-clearing services 
(CPC 874); 
p) Photographic services   (CPC 875); q)  Packaging services  
 (CPC 876); 
 r) Printing, publishing   (CPC 88442);  s) Convention services  
 (CPC 87909*); 
t)  Other (CPC 8790). 1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.    
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2.  COMMUNICATION SERVICES 
A.  POSTAL SERVICES 
 
a)  International postal services, 
as well as internal postal services related to letters up to 350 grams; (CPC 7511) 
 
b) Postal services related to 
parcels (CPC 75112);  
  
 
c) Post office counter services 
(CPC 75113); 
   
B. COURIER SERVICES 
 (CPC 7512)   
 
1), 3) Monopoly of the “Posta Moldova” State Company.  2) None.  4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1), 3) None, as of 31 December 2004. Monopoly of the “Posta Moldova” State Company.  2) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.   
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
 
The attached reference paper on regulatory principles in 
incorporated as 
additional commitments by the Republic of Moldova. 
   
 
     
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C.  TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  The commitments taken by Moldova are based on the scheduling pr inciples provided by the following documents: “Notes for Schedul ing Basic Telecom 
Services Commitments” (S/GBT/W/2/Rev.1) and “Market Acc ess Limitations on Spectrum Availability” (S/GBT/W/3). 
 
 a)  Public telephone services;  (CPC 7521) 
 
    b) Analogue cellular services 
 (CPC 75213.1)  
   c) Digital cellular services 
(CPC 75213.2) 
    
 
d)  Mobile services   (CPC 75213):  - paging services   (CPC 75291); 
 - mobile data services. 
   
1), 3) None, as of 31 December 2003. Monopoly of the “Moldtelecom” State Company.  
2) None. 
3) Services can be supplied thr ough legal persons incorporated 
in Moldova. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  None. 
None. 
None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1), (3) None, as of 31 August 2002. “VOXTEL” Company has 
the exclusive right to operate on the territory of the Republic of 
Moldova.  2) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
   
1) None. 2) None. 
 
3) None.  4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
   
  
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
    
  
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e)  Satellite communication;     
 
f) Business network services   (CPC 7522)    
g) Packet-switched data 
transmission services  
 (CPC 75232)   
h) Circuit-switched data 
transmission services  
 (CPC 7523*);   
i)  Telegraph and telex services;  
 (CPC 7522 and  7523)     
 
j)   Facsimile services;  (CPC 7521*+7529*)   1), 3) None, as of 31 January 2003. Supplies of services on 
international personal comm unication are permitted only 
through international network of the “Moldtelecom”.    2) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1), 3) None, as of 31 December 2003. Monopoly of the “Moldtelecom” State Company.  2) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1), 3) None, as of 31 December 2003. Monopoly of the 
“Moldtelecom” State Company.  2) None. 3) Services can be supplied thr ough legal persons incorporated 
in Moldova. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None.  3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None.  3) None.  4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
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 k)  Private leased circuit 
services; 
 (CPC 7522*+7523*)  
 
l)  Electronic mail   (CPC 7523*);    
m) Voice mail (CPC 7523*); 
    
n) On-line information and 
database retrieval  
 (CPC 7523*);   
o) Electronic data interchange 
 (EDI) (CPC 7523*);    p) Enhance/value-added 
facsimile services incl. Store 
and forward, store and retrieve (CPC 7529*) 
   
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None.  
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.    
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.    
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 q)  Code and protocol 
conversion  
 (CPC is not available);  
 
 r) On-line information and/ or 
data processing (incl. Transaction processing) (CPC 843); 
 
 s) Other telecommunications 
services  
 (CPC 7529). 
  
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.  2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None.  
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
D. OTHER (CPC 7549) 1) None.  
2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELA TED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A.  GENERAL 
CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR 
BUILDINGS;  (CPC 512)  B. GENERAL 
CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR 
CIVIL ENGINEERING;  (CPC 513)  C.  INSTALLATION AND 
ASSEMBLY WORK;  
(CPC 514 + 516)   D. BUILDING COMPLETION AND FINISHING WORK;  
(CPC 517) 
  E.  OTHER   (CPC 511+515+518) 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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4.  DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
a)  Commission agents’ services 
 (CPC 621); 
   b)  Wholesale trade services  
 (CPC 61111, 622); 
   c) Retailing services  
 (CPC 631 + 632 + 633 + 6111 + 
6113 + 61221), including audio and video records and tapes (CPC 63234); 
 d)  Franchising (CPC 8929); 
 
   e)  Other distribution services. 
 
  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.   1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.   1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.   
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5.  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
a)  Primary education services 
 (CPC 921)  
   b)  Secondary education services; 
 (CPC 922) 
   c) Higher education services  
 (Part of CPC 923); 
   d)  Adult Education ( CPC 924)  
 
  e)  Other educational services   (CPC 929) 
 
  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
a) Sewage Services; (CPC 9401) 
 
   b)  Refuse Disposal Services; 
 (CPC 9402) 
   c)  Sanitation and Similar Services. 
 (CPC 9403)  
   d) Other environmental services   (CPC 9404, CPC 9405, CPC 9406, 
CPC 9409)   
  1) None 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.  1) None. 2) None. 
3) None. 
4) None.   
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
7.  FINANCIAL SERVICES 
A. INSURANCE  AND 
INSURANCE-RELATED SERVICES 
 a)  Life, accident and health 
insurance services  
 (CPC 8121) 
 
 b) Non-life insurance services   (CPC 8129, except marine, 
aviation and transport insurance) 
 
 c) Marine, aviation and transport 
insurance (CPC 8129) 
  
 
d)  Reinsurance and retrocession  (CPC 81299)   
 
e)  Services auxiliary to insurance 
(incl. Broking and agency services)  
 (CPC 8140)  
 
 1) Unbound. 2) None.  3) None.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) Unbound. 2) None.  3) None.  
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None. 2) None.  3) None.  4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.   2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 
1) None.   2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None.   
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
BANKING SECTOR AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES (excluding insurance)  Foreign banks can perform financial activity on the territory of the Republic of Moldova only through a branch office or subsid iary for which a license has 
been issued by the National Bank of Moldova. One of condition for issuing the license is the pa yment of the initial capital tha t shall not be less than the 
minimum capital required on a non-discriminatory manner. 
Banks, including those with par ticipation of foreign capital, shall be organi sed as joint stock compan ies. The Representative o ffices of foreign banks have the 
right to be opened in the Republic of Moldova without receiving the license of the NBM and do not have the right to be engaged in financial activity. 
Loans and guarantees from residents to non-residents, as well as other transfers to non-residents referring to capital transact ions require the approval of the 
National Bank of Moldova. 
a)  Acceptance of deposits and other 
repayable funds from the public; (CPC 81115-81119) 
b)  Lending of all types, including 
consumer credit, mortgage credit, 
factoring and financing of commercial transactions; 
 (CPC 8113) c)  Financial leasing; (8112) 
d) All payment and money 
transmission services (CPC 81339*) 
e)  Guarantees and commitments;  (CPC 81199*) 
f)  Trading for own account or for 
account of customers, whether on an exchange, in an over-the-counter market or otherwise, the following:  
 Money market instruments 
(cheques, bills, certificates of 
deposits, etc.) (81339*); 1) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services"  2) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking and other financial services" 
3) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services" 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
 2) None.  
3) None. 
 4) None.   
 
    
 
    
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commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
 foreign exchange (81333);  derivative products including, but 
not limited to, futures and options (81339*); 
 exchange rate and interest rate 
instruments, including products 
such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. (81339*); 
 transferable securities;   (CPC 81321*)  other negotiable instruments and 
financial assets, including bullion 
(81339*). 
g)  Money broking (81339*); h)  Asset management, such as cash 
or portfolio management, all 
forms of collective investment 
management, pension fund management, custodial, depository and trust services (8119**, 81323*); 
i)  Settlement and clearing services 
for financial assets, including securities, derivative products, and other negotiable instruments (81339* or 81319*); 
j)  Advisory and other auxiliary 
financial services on all the 
activities listed in Article 1B of MNT.TNC/W/50, including credit reference and analysis, investment and portfolio research  
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
and advice, and advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy (8131 or 8133). 
k)  Provisions and transfer of 
financial information, financial data processing and related software by providers of other 
financial services (8131); 1) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services"  2) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking and other financial services" 
3) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services" 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
 2) None.  
3) None. 
 4) None.  
l)  Participation in issues of all kinds 
of securities, including underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately) and provision of service 
related to such issues (8132); 1) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services". 2) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking and other financial services"  3) None, except as indicated in the horizontal section "Banking 
and other financial services" and as except the National Bank of 
Moldova is a fiscal agency of the Government on the T-bills market. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 1) None. 
 2) None.  3) None. 
 
  4) None.   
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
8.  HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTH AND CARE FACILITIES 
a)  Hospital services 
 Private hospital and sanatorium 
services (CPC 9311 excluding services provided by the public sector) 
b)  Social services  
 (Part of CPC 933); 
c) Other hospital services   (CPC 933). 1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  1) None. 
2) None. 
3) None. 4) None.   
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
9.  TOURISM AND TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES 
a) Hotels and Restaurants (Including 
Catering) (CPC 641-643); b) Travel Agencies and Tour 
Operators’ Services (CPC 7471); 
c) Tourist guides services (CPC 7472); d) Other tourism and travel related services. 1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
   
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commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
10.  RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES  
 A. Cinema theatre operation 
services operation (CPC 96199**); 
    
 
B. Other entertainment services (CPC 96191+96194);  
 C. News Agency Services (CPC 
962); 
 D. Library, archive, museum and other cultural services (CPC 963);  E. Sporting and other recreational 
services (CPC 964) 1) Unbound. 
2) None. 
3) None  4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except for access to subsidies: unbound 4) None  
 
1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 4) None. 
  
                                                      
** Indicates that the service specified constitutes only part of  the total range of activities covered by the CPC concordance.  
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Sector or sub-sector Limitations on market access Limitations on national 
treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
11.  TRANSPORT SERVICES 
 
A. MARITIME TRANSPORT 
SERVICES (CPC 7211, 7212, 7213, 8868**, 7214, 745**)  B. INTERNAL WATERWAYS 
TRANSPORT (CPC 7221, 7222, 7223, 
8868**, 7224, 745**)  C. AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES DEFINED IN THE AIR TRANSPORT 
ANNEX 
a) and  b)  Passenger and freight 
transportation (CPC 731, 732); 
c)  Rental of vessels with crew   (CPC 734); 
d)  Maintenance and repair of aircraft  
 (CPC 8868**); e) Selling and marketing of air 
transport services; (CPC 746*); 
f)  Computer reservation systems; 
(CPC 746*); 
 D.  SPACE TRANSPORT   (CPC 733);  
E. RAIL TRANSPORT 
SERVICES (CPC 7111, 7112, 7113, 8868**, 743);  
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section.  
 
   
1) None. 
2) None. 3) None. 4) None.  
 
    
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treatment Additional 
commitments 
I. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS 
F.  ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES  a) Passenger transportation  (CPC 7121+7122);  b)  Freight  transportation  
 (CPC  7123, for 7123 except 
cabotage services); 
c)  Rental of commercial vehicles 
with operators (CPC 7124); 
d) Maintenance and repair of road 
transport equipment  
 (CPC 6112+8867); 
e) Supporting services for road 
transport services (CPC 744) 
  G. PIPELINE TRANSPORT 
(CPC 7131, 7139) 
 H.  SERVICES AUXILIARY TO ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT  
a) Cargo handling, storage and 
warehousing services (CPC 741, 742) 
b)  freight transport agency and other 
supporting and auxiliary transport services (CPC 748, 749) 
 
I.  OTHER TRANSPORT SERVICES   
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the horizontal section. 
     
 1) None. 2) None. 3) None. 
4) None. 
     
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List of MFN Exemptions for the Republic of Moldova  
 
Sector or sub-sector Description of measure indicating its 
inconsistency with Article II Countries to which the 
measure applies Intended duration Conditions creating the need 
for exemption 
Audiovisual services   
- Production and distribution 
of audiovisual works through broadcasting or other forms of 
transmission to the public  Measures, which define works of European 
origin, in such a way as to extend national 
treatment to audiovisual works which meet certain linguistic and origin criteria regarding 
access to broadcasting or similar forms of 
transmission.   Parties to the Council of 
Europe Convention on 
Transfrontier Television or other European countries 
with whom an agreement 
may be concluded  Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only until an economic 
integration agreement is 
concluded or completed The measures aim, within the 
sector, to promote cultural 
values both within EC Member States, and with other 
countries in Europe, as well as 
achieving linguistic policy objectives.  
Audiovisual services   
- Production and distribution 
of cinematographic  works and television programs  Measures based upon government-to-
government framework agreements on 
coproduction of audiovisual works, which confer national treatment to audiovisual works 
covered by these agreements, in particular in 
relation to distribution and access to funding.  All countries with whom 
cultural cooperation may be 
desirable. Indefinite The aim of such agreements is 
to promote cultural links 
between the countries concerned.  
Audiovisual services  
- Production and distribution 
of television programs and 
cinematographic works  Measures granting the benefit of any support 
programs (such as Action Plan for Advanced 
Television Services, MEDIA or 
EURIMAGES) to audiovisual works, and suppliers of such works, meeting certain 
European origin criteria.  European countries  Indefinite. 
Exemption needed, for 
certain countries, only 
until an economic integration agreement is 
concluded or completed   These programs aim at 
preserving and promoting the 
regional identity of countries 
within Europe, which have longstanding cultural links.  
Road Transport 
Passenger and Freight 
 
 
  
 
  
 
Selling and marketing of air transport services  Measures applied under existing or future 
agreements and which reserve or limit the 
provision of transport services and specify 
operating conditions, including transit permits 
and/or preferential road  taxes of transport 
services into, in, across and out of the 
Republic of Moldova to the parties concerned. 
Road cabotage is reserved to domestic registered vehicles. 
 
Preferential market accesses resulting from bilateral air transport agreements. All countries with which 
agreements are or will be in force. 
 
  
 
  
 
All countries Indefinite. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
5 years To protect the integrity of road 
transport infrastructure and the environment and to regulate 
traffic rights in the territory of 
the Republic of Moldova and between the countries 
concerned. 
  
 
Reciprocity provisions concerning supply of air 
transport services embodied in 
bilateral air transport agreements.  
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 FINAL LIST ON BASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES  
 
REFERENCE PAPER  
 Scope
 
 
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic 
telecommunications services.  Definitions
 
 
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers. 
 Essential facilities
 mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that 
 
(a ) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers; and 
(b)  cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.  A major supplier
 is a supplier, which has the ability to mate rially affect the terms of participation 
(having regard to price and supply) in the releva nt market for basic telecommunications services as 
a result of: 
 
(a) control over essential facilities: or (b) use position in the market. 
 1. Competitive safeguards 
 
 
1.1.  Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications  
 
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for th e purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or 
together, are a major supplier from engaging in  or continuing anti-competitive practices. 
 
l.2 Safeguards  
 
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:  (a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization,  
(b) using information obtained from comp etitors with anti-competitive results: and 
(c) not making available to other services supplie rs on a timely basis technical information 
about essential facilities and commercially rele vant information which are necessary for 
them to provide services. 
 2. Interconnection
 
 
2.1  This section applies to linking with supplie rs providing public telecommunications transport 
networks or services in order to allow the user s of one supplier to communicate with users of 
another supplier and to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are undertaken. 
 
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
 
 
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensu red at any technically feasible point in the 
network. Such interconnection is provided. 
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 (a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditi ons (including technical standards and 
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favorable than that provided for its own like 
services or for like services of non-affiliated servi ce suppliers or for its subsidiaries or other 
affiliates; 
(b)  in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (i ncluding technical standards and specifications) 
and cost-oriented rates that are transparen t, reasonable, having regard to economic 
feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so th at the supplier need not pay for network 
components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided, and 
(c)  upon request, at points in addition to the ne twork termination points offered to me majority 
of users, subject to charges that reflect th e cost of construction of necessary additional 
facilities. 
 
2.3  Public availability of the pr ocedures for interconnection negotiations
 
 
The procedures applicable for interc onnection to a major supplier will be  made publicly available. 
 
2.4  Transparency of interconnection arrangements  
 
It is ensured that a major supplier will make public ly available either its interconnection agreements 
or a reference interconnection offer 
 
2.5   Interconnection: dispute settlement  
 
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:  
 
(a) at any time or  
(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known 
 
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 
below, to resolve disputes regarding appropriate  terms, conditions and rates for interconnection 
within a reasonable period of time, to the extent  that these have not been established previously. 
 
3.  Universal service  
 
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligatio n it wishes to maintain. 
Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se,  provided they are administered in a 
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome 
than necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member. 
 4.  Public availability of licensing criteria
 
 
Where a license is required, the following will be made publicly available:  
 
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision 
concerning an application for a license and 
(b) the terms and conditions  of individual licenses. 
 
The reasons for the denial of license will be made known to the applicant upon request.  
 
5.  Independent regulators  
  The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic 
telecommunications services. The decision of and the procedures used by regulators shall be 
impartial with respect to all market participants.   
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 6.  Allocation and use of scarce resources  
 
Any procedures for all allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers and rights of way, will be carried out in an objective,  timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. 
The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed 
identification of frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.  
 
__________ 
 
 