LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of April 25, 2024 No. 103

About names of geographical objects

The parliament adopts this ordinary law.

Chapter I General provisions

Article 1. Subject and purpose of the law

(1) This law regulates procedure for assignment of names to geographical objects and renamings of geographical objects which are located in administrative-territorial borders of the Republic of Moldova (toponyms, names of natural elements: gidronima, geomorphological elements, names of natural, geological, lithologic zones, the territories representing biodiversity, and also names of anthropological elements: historical and cultural zones), by their identification, standardization, registration, the use, protection (preserving) and control of them.

(2) the Purpose of this law is ensuring standardization, the use and protection (preserving) of names of geographical objects for development and promoting of natural, tourist, cultural and historical heritage of the Republic of Moldova.

(3) In case of assignment of names to geographical objects of provision of this law are applied in that measure in what they do not contradict provisions of the Law on the administrative-territorial device of the Republic of Moldova No. 764/2001, of the Law on protection of geographical instructions, names of places of origin and the guaranteed traditional products No. 66/2008, of the Law on system of addresses No. 151/2017 and the Regulations on procedure for the solution of questions of the administrative-territorial device of the Republic of Moldova approved by the Law No. 741/1996.

Article 2. Basic concepts

For the purposes of this law the following concepts are used:

the central administrative authority responsible for area of names of geographical objects, – the body responsible for coordination and implementation of program documents, strategy and the legislation in the field of names of geographical objects;

the name of geographical object – the name of zone, the region, settlement or other geographical or topographical object of social or historical significance;

the double name of geographical object – the name of geographical object consisting of two names used at the same time for the same geographical object;

the official name of geographical object – the place name which is appropriated to geographical object according to this law and affirms the regulation;

the unofficial name of geographical object – the place name which does not affirm the regulation;

identification of the name of geographical object – set of the actions performed for the purpose of recognition of the name of geographical object;

geographical object – existing or rather steady, characterized by certain geographical location complete education existing in the past on the Earth's surface;

renaming of geographical object – change of the existing name of geographical object in cases and on the conditions established by this law;

the register of names of geographical objects – set of information documented and updated according to official figures which is kept in the information system "Register of Names of Geographical Objects" and will be organized according to the requirements established by the regulatory base;

the information system "Register of Names of Geographical Objects" – set of the interconnected information resources and technologies intended for storage, processing and provision of information on the standardized names of geographical objects;

establishment of names of geographical objects – assignment of names to geographical objects and renaming of geographical objects according to the procedure stated in this law;

standardization of names of geographical objects – determination of criteria and regulations of uniform submission of names of geographical objects.

Article 3. The principles in the field of names of geographical objects

In the field of names of geographical objects the following principles are observed:

a) the principle of legality – by observance of provisions of this law and the accompanying legal base;

b) the principle of uniformity – by recognition only of one official name of the geographical object used at some point in one language;

c) principle of protection (preserving) of names of geographical objects;

d) principle of combination of national interests and interests of local communities;

e) the principle of careful attitude to natural, geographical, historical, ethnographic, cultural, social and other conditions which can exert impact on the name of geographical objects;

f) the principle of transparency – by means of accounting of opinion of the inhabitants living in the territory within certain geographical object.

Chapter II the Administrative and regulating competences

Article 4. Powers of the Government

For the purpose of enforcement of the procedure of identification and establishment of names of geographical objects Government:

a) provides realization of state policy in the field of names of geographical objects;

b) approves national programs in the field of names of geographical objects;

c) approves regulations in the field of names of geographical objects;

d) approves structure of the National commission on names of geographical objects and regulations on its activities;

e) approves the concept of the information system "Register of Names of Geographical Objects" and Regulations on procedure for maintaining the Register of names of geographical objects.

Article 5. Powers of the central administrative authority responsible for area of names of geographical objects

The central administrative authority responsible for area of names of geographical objects performs the following powers:

a) develops drafts of regulations in the field of names of geographical objects;

b) coordinates state policy in the field of names of geographical objects and carries out its monitoring;

c) establishes rules of identification, standardization, registration, the use and protection (preserving) of names of geographical objects;

d) provides activities of the National commission on names of geographical objects;

e) develops and offers the Government on approval the action plan according to names of geographical objects;

f) creates, manages and performs competences of the holder Reestr of names of geographical objects;

g) provides registration of names of geographical objects in the Register of names of geographical objects;

h) provides interoperability of the Register of names of geographical objects with thematic georesources;

i) provides data exchange between the Register of names of geographical objects and other state information systems and resources according to the regulatory base in the field of interoperability and data exchange;

j) provides provision of information from the Register of names of geographical objects;

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