LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of July 31, 2023 No. 225

About voluntary enlargement of administrative and territorial units

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Chapter I General provisions

Article 1. Purpose and subject of regulation

(1) This law regulates the principles, the main conditions, criteria and the procedure of voluntary enlargement of administrative and territorial units (further - ATE) the first level, accession of one or several ATE to the enlarged administrative and territorial unit, and also competence of bodies of the central and local public authority and form of support of process of voluntary enlargement by bodies of the central public management.

(2) the Purpose of this law is creation of the regulatory base necessary for voluntary enlargement of ATE of the first level for the purpose of consolidation of administrative capability of bodies of local public authority and provision to the population of high-quality and available public services.

Article 2. General concepts

For the purposes of this law the following basic concepts are used:

voluntary enlargement - consolidation on voluntary basis of two or several ATE of the first level based on decisions of the relevant local councils with observance of the main conditions, criteria and procedures provided by this law, methodology of voluntary enlargement of the ATE developed and approved by the Government, and other regulations;

the administrative center of the enlarged administrative and territorial unit (the administrative center of the enlarged ATE) - ATE of the first level located, as a rule, is closer than the others to the geographical center of the territory of the enlarged administrative and territorial unit, ATE chosen by common consent all which initiated process of voluntary enlargement and take part in it;

process of voluntary enlargement - initiation, carrying out consultations, development of the conclusion and approval of consolidation of two or several ATE of the first level therefore the enlarged administrative and territorial unit is formed;

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