LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of April 9, 2026 No. 53

About modification of some regulations (reform of the bodies subordinated to the Ministry of the environment)

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

This law:

– creates the necessary legal basis for implementation of Regulations (EU) of the European parliament and Council No. 1221/2009 of November 25, 2009 about voluntary participation of the organizations in system of ecological management and audit of Community (EMAS) and about cancellation of Regulations (EU) No. 761/2001 and Decisions of the Commission 2001/681/EU and 2006/193/EU, the European Union published in the Official magazine L 342 of December 22, 2009, CELEX: 32009R1221, taking into account the last changes made by Regulations of the Commission (EU) 2023/1199 of June 21, 2023;

– shifts Articles 1 and 3 of Regulations (EU) of the European parliament and Council No. 691/2011 of the July 6, 2011 about the European ecological economic accounts (action of the document extends to EEP) published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 192 of July 22, 2011, CELEX: 32011R0691, taking into account the last changes made by the Delegated regulations of the Commission (EU) 2025/1131 of March 26, 2025.

Art. I. – In the Law on environmental protection No. 1515/1993 (The monitor of Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, 1993, No. 10, St. 283), with subsequent changes to make the following changes:

1. Add with formula of harmonization of the following content:

"This law:

– creates the necessary legal basis for implementation of Regulations (EU) of the European parliament and Council No. 1221/2009 of November 25, 2009 about voluntary participation of the organizations in system of ecological management and audit of Community (EMAS) and about cancellation of Regulations (EU) No. 761/2001 and Decisions of the Commission 2001/681/EU and 2006/193/EU, the European Union published in the Official magazine L 342 of December 22, 2009, CELEX: 32009R1221, taking into account the last changes made by Regulations of the Commission (EU) 2023/1199 of June 21, 2023;

– shifts Articles 1 and 3 of Regulations (EU) of the European parliament and Council No. 691/2011 of the July 6, 2011 about the European ecological economic accounts (action of the document extends to EEP) published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 192 of July 22, 2011, CELEX: 32011R0691, taking into account the last changes made by the Delegated regulations of the Commission (EU) 2025/1131 of March 26, 2025.".

2. Add the law with Articles 28-1 and 28-2 of the following content:

"Art. 28-1. – (1) In Inspectorate for environmental protection inspectors of the division providing functionality of the mechanism of immediate response to ecological incidents perform activities.

(The Normal duration of working hours in case of the inspector of the division providing immediate response to ecological incidents cannot exceed 2) 40 hours a week.

(3) and according to provisions of the labor law the inspector of the division providing immediate response to ecological incidents can be involved by the Administrative act of the chief of Inspectorate for environmental protection in overtime work, shift work, work as shift method, in work during week-end and non-working holidays in office interests so that both the continuity of service, and working capacity recovery were provided. The procedure for the organization of shift work and work as shift method is established by the provision approved by Inspectorate for environmental protection according to requirements of inspectorate and within the normal duration of working hours of 40 hours in week.

(4) Payment for overtime work and work during week-end and non-working holidays is performed according to the legislation.

Art. 28-2. – When implementing urgent intervention inspectors of the division providing immediate response to ecological incidents have the right:

a) control any subject which is in the territory of the country irrespective of its pattern of ownership, in case of the activities or situations capable to influence negatively on environment or its components;

b) stop and inspect any vehicle, any other technical tool in case of violation of the law about protection of the circle or implementation of the actions capable to cause damage to environment and natural resources;

c) demand from physical persons and legal entities of submission of the stipulated by the legislation documents certifying their right to use natural resources;

d) check observance of the conditions and requirements provided by the nature protection allowing documents which are available for physical persons and legal entities;

e) constitute protocols and other documents on violation of the law on protection of the circle, on failure to carry out of decisions of the bodies by physical persons and legal entities competent of questions of protection of the circle, on non-compliance with the conditions provided by complex nature protection permission and nature protection permission;

f) demand from physical persons and legal entities of written explanation in each case of violation of the legislation on protection of the circle by them;

g) free of charge to obtain from all physical persons and legal entities information and the explanations necessary for implementation of control functions;

h) establish offenses in the field of protection of the circle;

i) make offers on establishment of temporary measures for suspension of operations which causes or can cause damage to environment, before elimination of risk or before intervention of competent authorities;

j) prohibit actions for use of the technical means and the equipments used in illegal activities for operation, transportation, warehousing and/or conversion of natural resources;

k) make samplings, withdraw the corresponding materials and objects as technical proofs of pollution in the procedure established by the law, including with the assistance of competent authorities in case of signs of making of crimes;

l) request intervention of other authorities, including police if the situation is beyond competence of Inspectorate for environmental protection or when it is necessary to take measures for ensuring public order;

m) require accomplishment of transactions on stop of the installations regulated by the Law on industrial emissions No. 227/2022, in case of industrial accidents / incidents or illegally the performed activities;

n) get into any room used by the entrepreneur in the activities in that measure in what it is part of object of ecological incident, except for places of its accommodation, in case of lack of permission of the legal owner. In case of need the inspector can enter the place of residence or the room of the entrepreneur equated to it only by means of police according to the law;

o) perform within the competence and other actions in the field of protection of the circle and rational use of natural resources.".

3. Add the law with Chapters of VIII-1 and VIII-2 of the following content:

"Chapter VIII-1. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Art. 86-5. – (1) Ecological economic accounts represent the official statistical system integrated into the national system of financial accounting designed to allocate and quantitatively to estimate interrelation between economy and environment by collection, the organization and single data presentation about use of natural resources, about material and energy flows, emissions and other impacts on environment, and also about the related economic indicators.

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