ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of February 11, 2026 No. 49

About approval of Methodology of assessment of risk level concerning nonfoods

Based on part (4) article 18 of the Law No. 162/2023 on supervision of the market and products compliance (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2023, Art. No. 272-273, 468), with subsequent changes, DECIDES: the Government

This resolution partially shifts (shifts Art. 2 and Appendix II) the Delegated regulations of the Commission (EU) 2024/3173 of August 27, 2024 supplementing Regulations (EU) 2023/988 of the European parliament and Council regarding rules of access to system of the bystry notification "Safety Gate" and procedure for its functioning, information which is subject to entering into the specified system, requirements to notifications and criteria for evaluation of risk level, CELEX: 32024R3173, published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L of December 13, 2024.

1. Approve risk level assessment Methodology concerning nonfoods it (is applied).

2. From the effective date this resolution to recognize invalid:

2.1. The order of the Government No. 1212/2016 about approval of Methodology of risks assessment for nonfood consumer goods and the choice of the adjusting measures (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, Art. No. 388-398, 1311), with subsequent changes;

2.2. The order of the Government No. 1054/2016 about risk degrees for nonfood products and criteria of its reference to appropriate levels of risk (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, Art. No. 315-328, 1146), with subsequent changes.

3. To impose control over the implementation of this resolution on the Ministry of Economic Development and digitalizations.

4. This resolution becomes effective since March 11, 2026, except for Items 3, 16 and 75 Methodologies of assessment of risk level concerning nonfoods which belong to article 24 of the Law 196/2025 on general safety of products, "Safety Gate" of the European Union which are becoming effective from the date of ratification of the International agreement about access to System of the bystry notification.

Approved by the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova of February 11, 2026 No. 49

Risk level assessment methodology concerning nonfoods

I. General provisions

1. The risk level assessment methodology concerning nonfoods (further – Methodology) establishes the regulatory base concerning assessment of the risk level represented by goods which are entered on the market or are presented at the market for consumers and end users.

2. This Methodology regulates conditions under which supervision bodies behind the market within the competence choose and apply the adjusting measures in connection with realization and use of goods which represent risk for public concerns, such as health and safety in general, health and work place safety, consumer protection, environmental protection and public safety, and also any other public concerns protected by the legislation.

3. This Methodology determines criteria for evaluation of risk level of goods for the purpose of support to supervision bodies behind the market in accomplishment of the obligations assigned to them according to part (3) article 24 of the Law No. 196/2025 on general safety of products (further – the Law No. 196/2025), including by transfer of notifications by means of the Information system of bystry exchange of information on dangerous products according to parts (4), (5) and (7) article 26 of the specified law.

4. This Methodology also establishes requirements to risks assessment for health and the safety of products falling under operation of the Law No. 196/2025 and Law No. 162/2023 on supervision of the market and products compliance (further – the Law No. 162/2023), and also to risks assessment for other public concerns concerning products falling under operation of the Law No. 162/2023, in that measure in what such public concerns are protected by the applied technical regulations which shift the harmonizing European Union law.

5. In addition to the concepts determined in article 3 of the Law No. 196/2025 and of article 3 of the Law No. 162/2023, for the purpose of this Methodology the following concepts are used:

5.1. risks assessment – the procedure of identification and assessment of dangers consisting in determination of degree of gravity of danger, establishment of probability of damnification to the consumer owing to the corresponding danger, and also combination of danger and probability;

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