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Notifying Member: Republic of Moldova

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): 

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: 

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Simple pressure vessels

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft of the Government Decision approving the Technical Regulation on the Placing on the Market of Simple Pressure Vessels (30 pages, in Romanian language)

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Description of content: This Technical regulation is intended for manufacturers, importers, authorized representatives and other people responsible for placing on the market of simple pressure vessels, fire resistant, manufactured in series, whose internal pressure exceeds 0.5 bar and which are designed to contain air or nitrogen. Additionally, it establishes marketing conditions, technical requirements, the essential safety requirements and conformity assessment methods depending on the value of the product. Also, it stipulates that certified products must contain the CE mark.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The purpose of this Technical Regulation is to ensure that simple pressure vessels placed on the market fulfil the necessary requirements in order to provide a higher level of health protection and safety of consumers.

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Relevant documents:

·                Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the Harmonisation of the Laws of the Member States Relating to the Making Available on the Market of Simple Pressure Vessels (Recast);

·                Law of the Republic of Moldova no. 235 from 1 December 2011 on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment.

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Proposed date of adoption: July-August 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: July-August 2017

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Final date for comments: 1 June 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

The Center of Notification and Information the WTO in the Area of Technical Barriers in Trade

MD - 2033, Chisinau, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1

Tel.: +373 22 250 107

Fax: +373 22 234 064

Email: mineconcom@mec.gov.md

The text is available: http://particip.gov.md/proiectview.php?l=ro&idd=2095 (in Romanian)