Law No. 590 on standardization. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Standards Hygiene/sanitary procedures Certification Food quality control/food safety Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal, social, economic and organizational grounds for standardization. The purposes of standardization shall be: (a) compliance of produce; and (b) protection of consumers and the state by ensuring quality and safety of produce to human life, health and environment. The Act consists of seven Sections divided into 23 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) national standardization system; (3) application of standards and liability for non-compliance thereto; (4) state supervision and enforcement; (5) international cooperation; (6) financing; and (7) conclusive and transitional provisions. Standards shall be classified as: (a) national standards; (b) international and intergovernmental standards; (c) corporate standards; (d) technical conditions; (e) rules and regulations in the sphere of standardization, metrology and certification; (f) classifiers of technical and economic information; and (g) technical regulations, including sanitary and hygienic regulations, applicable to the spheres of ecology and energy. Full text Russian Website www.law-moldova.com