Ministerial Decree No. 656 validating Model Regulation on use of water supply and sewerage systems. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Water supply Water charges Effluent waste water/discharge Potable water Contract/agreement Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract This Ministerial Decree regulates relations between supplier of water and sewerage services and the consumers. It establishes terms and conditions for communal water supply and sewerage, calculation of the amount of distributed water and the amount of effluent waste water discharge, calculation of water charges and rights and duties of the parties. Dispute settlement between supplier and consumer shall be regulated in accordance with the legislation currently in force. In some cases in order to save up potable water supplier can propose to consumer to use technical water. Water shall be supplied exclusively in accordance with written contract concluded between supplier and consumer. Water supply and effluent waste water discharge shall be concluded for a period of time coordinated by the parties in accordance with Model Contract contained in the Annex. Full text Russian Website www.docs.md