ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of September 2, 2016 No. 1020

About approval of Requirements to import and realization of hop and products from hop

The government DECIDES:

1. Approve Requirements to import and realization of hop and products from hop (are applied).

2. This resolution becomes effective in 6 months after its publication.

3. To impose control over the implementation of this resolution on the National agency on safety of foodstuff.

Approved by the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova from 2 sentyabrya2016 years No. 1020

Requirements to import and realization of hop and products from hop

Requirements to import and realization of hop and products from hop partially shift Regulations (EU) the No. 1295/2008 of the commission of December 18, 2008 about import of hop from the third countries (the codified version) published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 340 of December 19, 2008 and Regulations (EU) No. 1850/2006 of the commission of December 14, 2006 about regulations of certification of hop and products from hop, published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 355 of December 15, 2006.

I. Scope

1. Requirements to import and realization of hop and products from hop (further – Requirements) are applied to groups of products of the following goods items of the Combined commodity nomenclature approved by the Law No. 172 of July 25, 2014:

2. These Requirements do not extend on:

1) landing material of hop and juice of hop;

2) the products made of izomerizovanny products of hop;

3) the imported products in quantity to 1 kilogram, in case of cones of hop and powder of hop, and to 300 grams, in case of hop extracts, for their placement in free turnover in the following purposes:

a) are provided in the form of small packets, held for sale to individuals for private use;

b) are intended for scientific and technical experiments.

II. Terminology

3. In these Requirements the used concepts have the following value:

1) authorized body – the official organ or service authorized by country of source for issue of the certificate of equivalence;

2) the certificate of equivalence – the document, confirmatory that hop or products from hop were entered with observance of the requirements established by the importing country;

3) hop – the dry (female) inflorescences which are also called by cones, plants of hop of ordinary (Humulus lupulus). These inflorescences of greenish-yellow color, oval form, have pedicel which maximum length varies on average from 2 to 5 cm;

4) hop with seeds – the hop realized with content of seeds in proportion more than 2% of weight;

5) hop without seeds – the hop realized with content of seeds in proportion no more than 2% of weight;

6) hop production site – production zones or regions of country of source;

7) batch – the number of packagings of the products with identical characteristics provided at the same time for certification by the same producer or joint producer or same processor;

8) product from hop – the natural products received by hop extraction by solvents;

9) izomerizovanny product of hop – product from hop in which alpha acids were subject to almost complete isomerization.

III. General requirements

4. Compliance of hop and products from hop (further – products) is provided to these Requirements with their importer.

5. Transportation and warehousing of products together with food and nonfood products with specific smell is not allowed.

6. Rooms in which warehousing and storage of products is made shall be net, dry, well aired, darkened, protected from sunshine and freezing, for ensuring safety of quality characteristics.

7. Products shall not contain harmful organisms, diseases or other foreign objects.

8. Placement in the market of products shall be followed by the following documents:

1) the phytosanitary certificate according to article 26 of the Law No. 228 of September 23, 2010 on protection of plants and phytosanitary quarantine;

2) the purchase and sale agreement according to article 21 of the Law No. 228 of September 23, 2010;

3) certificate of equivalence.

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