LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of July 10, 2025 No. 222

About modification of some regulations

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Art. I. – In the Law on acts of civil status No. 100/2001 (Official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2001, Art. No. 97-99, 765), with subsequent changes, to make the following changes:

1. In all text of the law:

the words "bodies of civil registration", "body of civil registration", "Bodies of Civil Registration" and "Body of Civil Registration" in the corresponding case to replace respectively with words "authorized bodies", "authorized body", "Authorized bodies" and "Authorized body" in the corresponding case, except for Article 16;

words "medical institution" in the corresponding case shall be replaced with words "medical and sanitary organization" in the corresponding case;

the words "declaration of accession to scrap" in the corresponding case shall be replaced with words "the statement for scrap registration" in the corresponding case, except for parts (2) Articles 80, in which words "statements for the birth, for marriage," shall be replaced with words "statements for the birth, for scrap registration,";

the words "the medical certificate stating the birth" in the corresponding case shall be replaced with words "medical ascertaining of the birth" in the corresponding case, except for parts (4) Articles 22, in which word "with the medical certificate stating the birth", shall be replaced with words "with medical ascertaining of the birth", parts (Articles 25, in which words of "the medical certificate stating the birth" shall be replaced with words 4) "medical ascertaining of the birth", the name and single part of Article 86, in which shall be replaced with words words of "the medical certificates stating the birth, death" "medical ascertainings of the birth, death";

the words "the medical certificate verifying death", in the corresponding case shall be replaced with words "medical ascertaining of death" in the corresponding case.

2. In Article 1:

Item and) to state in the following edition:

"a) bodies, authorized to register acts of civil status;";

in Item b) shall be replaced with words the word of "acts" "the facts and events";

add Article with the Item b 1) of the following content:

"b 1) procedure for issue of documents on civil registration;".

3. In Article 3:

in part (1) words "authentic state documents," shall be replaced with words "the state registration records,";

parts (2) and (to state 3) in the following edition:

"(2) Legal effects cause only the facts and events of civil status subjected to state registration by bodies of the Republic of Moldova authorized to register acts of civil status (further – authorized bodies).

(3) the Facts and events of civil status made on religious practices to organization or recovery of authorized bodies of the Republic of Moldova and registered according to the legislation existing for date of their making or approach are recognized valid without requirement of their registration authorized bodies.";

add Article with part (4) the following content:

"(4) the Facts and events of civil status registered in other states are recognized and attract legal effects in the territory of the Republic of Moldova according to this law.".

4. State Articles 4 and 5 in the following edition:

"Article 4. State registration of the facts and events of civil status

(1) State registration of the facts and events of civil status is made for the purpose of protection of the property and personal non-property rights of citizens, and also for the purpose of protection of interests of the state.

(2) State registration of the facts and events of civil status is made on behalf of the state by authorized bodies, stipulated in Article 14.

(3) State registration of the facts and events of civil status is made by means of one of the following procedures:

a) primary registration;

b) registration after fixed term;

c) recovery;

d) the certificate of the facts and events of civil status taking place and which are drawn up in left bank of Dniester and Bender's municipium;

e) record of the facts and events of civil status taking place in other states.

(4) the following facts and events of civil status are subject to State registration:

a) birth;

b) marriage;

c) annulment of marriage (divorce);

d) change of surname and/or name;

e) death;

f) recognition, establishment or contest of paternity;

g) establishment and termination of adoption (adoption).

(5) State registration of recognition of paternity, paternity proof and establishment or the termination of adoption (adoption) is made depending on circumstances by modification of record of the act of civil status about the birth.

Article 5. Procedure for provision of services according to acts of civil status

(1) Provision of services according to acts of civil status is performed owing to powers or according to the statement with representation in need of the documents confirming approach of the facts and events of civil status, which are subject to registration.

(2) State registration of the facts and events of civil status, change and cancellation of civil registrations, and also provision of the related state services, including services which require urgency are made in terms and according to the procedure established by the Government.

(3) the Application for provision of services according to acts of civil status is submitted depending on circumstances electronically or on paper according to the procedure and on the conditions provided by the law and other regulations.

(4) Provision of services according to acts of civil status is performed only in connection with the facts and events of civil status which took place during the period established as the legal term of temporary storage of registers of acts of civil status in divisions of public organization "Agency of the State Services" (further – the Agency of the state services).

(5) In case of provision of services according to acts of civil status the identity of the applicant or depending on circumstances of the applicant, and also reliability of the provided data are checked by their comparison to data of the state information resources, and also by consideration of the documents on civil registration submitted by the applicant and other documents including issued by bodies of other states.

(6) the Responsible person in the representative to register acts of civil status body has no right to register the act of civil status if it is the party of this act or the applicant. In such cases powers are delegated to other person according to the legislation.

(7) State registration and issue of documents on civil registration are performed in Romanian. Documents on civil registration can be issued on multilingual forms, including in transfer on standard multilingual forms.

(8) Surnames and names are transferred from civil registrations, from identity documents, and in cases when it is impossible to provide proofs of state registration of the facts and events of civil status, – from other documents submitted by the applicant or depending on circumstances the applicant or received from the bodies provided by the law.

(9) If the applicant or depending on circumstances the applicant do not know Romanian or are illiterate, have violations of sight, hearing or are deafblinds, state registration is made in the presence of the translator/signer at the expense of the applicant or depending on circumstances of the applicant and under their personal liability.

(10) If at the applicant or depending on circumstances of the applicant weak sight, to it becomes engrossed in reading in full content of registration record about what it is specified in record of the act of civil status.

(11) If the applicant or depending on circumstances the applicant because of restriction of physical capacities, diseases or on other reasonable excuses cannot fill and sign the declaration, the application or any other document, they can authorize other person to fill and/or sign them at the presence and in the presence of the responsible person in authorized body about what it is specified in record of the act of civil status.

(12) State registration or provision of other services in acts of civil status stop in case of identification of discrepancies between the data containing in the civil registrations which are available in authorized bodies and the data provided by the applicant or depending on circumstances the applicant before their elimination and also in case of confirmation of the bases for cancellation of civil registrations or separate data from civil registrations and/or recognition of documents on civil registration by invalid.

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