The law establishes the legal basis for the protection of competition, prevention and suppression of anti-competitive activities and unfair competition, and the implementation of economic concentrations of enterprises on the market.
The purpose of this law is to regulate relations related to the protection, maintenance and stimulation of competition in order to promote the legitimate interests of consumers.
Scope of this law
(1) The provisions of this law shall apply to acts - actions or inactions, the purpose of which is or the consequences of which are or may be the restriction, obstruction or distortion of competition, as well as to acts of unfair competition committed by:
a) enterprises registered in the Republic of Moldova or in other states, as well as individuals;
b) central or local public administration authorities, to the extent that they intervene in the market through decisions taken or acts approved, directly or indirectly influencing competition, except where such measures are taken in pursuance of other laws or to protect fundamental public interests.
(2) This law shall also apply to persons equivalent to public authorities, exercising public functions or using public property, who are authorized by law to provide public services.
(3) Undertakings entrusted with the management of services of general economic interest and undertakings having the character of a fiscal monopoly shall be subject to the provisions of this law, and in particular to the competition rules, to the extent that the application of these provisions does not hinder, legally or in fact, the performance of the special tasks assigned to them.
(4) The provisions of this law shall apply to the acts provided for in paragraph (1), carried out on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, as well as outside it, if they have or may have consequences on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
(5) This law does not apply to labor relations.
(6) The Competition Council is the national body in the field of competition, authorized to apply the provisions of this law in accordance with the obligations established by this law.
(7) If an international treaty to which the Republic of Moldova is a party establishes provisions other than those provided for by this law, the provisions of the international treaty shall apply.
Basic principles of competition
(1) The state ensures freedom of entrepreneurial activity, protection of fair competition, as well as the rights and interests of enterprises and citizens from anti-competitive activities and unfair competition.
(2) It is prohibited for enterprises to use their rights to restrict competition and infringe upon the legitimate interests of consumers.
(3) Prices for products are established in the process of free competition based on supply and demand, unless a special law provides otherwise.
Regulatory framework of the Republic of Moldova
- Law No. 183/2012 on competition
The law establishes the legal basis for the protection of competition, prevention and suppression of anti-competitive activities and unfair competition, and the implementation of economic concentrations of enterprises on the market.
The purpose of this law is to regulate relations related to the protection, maintenance and stimulation of competition in order to promote the legitimate interests of consumers.
Scope of this law
(1) The provisions of this law shall apply to acts - actions or inactions, the purpose of which is or the consequences of which are or may be the restriction, obstruction or distortion of competition, as well as to acts of unfair competition committed by:
a) enterprises registered in the Republic of Moldova or in other states, as well as individuals;
b) central or local public administration authorities, to the extent that they intervene in the market through decisions taken or acts approved, directly or indirectly influencing competition, except where such measures are taken in pursuance of other laws or to protect fundamental public interests.
(2) This law shall also apply to persons equivalent to public authorities, exercising public functions or using public property, who are authorized by law to provide public services.
(3) Undertakings entrusted with the management of services of general economic interest and undertakings having the character of a fiscal monopoly shall be subject to the provisions of this law, and in particular to the competition rules, to the extent that the application of these provisions does not hinder, legally or in fact, the performance of the special tasks assigned to them.
(4) The provisions of this law shall apply to the acts provided for in paragraph (1), carried out on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, as well as outside it, if they have or may have consequences on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
(5) This law does not apply to labor relations.
(6) The Competition Council is the national body in the field of competition, authorized to apply the provisions of this law in accordance with the obligations established by this law.
(7) If an international treaty to which the Republic of Moldova is a party establishes provisions other than those provided for by this law, the provisions of the international treaty shall apply.
Basic principles of competition
(1) The state ensures freedom of entrepreneurial activity, protection of fair competition, as well as the rights and interests of enterprises and citizens from anti-competitive activities and unfair competition.
(2) It is prohibited for enterprises to use their rights to restrict competition and infringe upon the legitimate interests of consumers.
(3) Prices for products are established in the process of free competition based on supply and demand, unless a special law provides otherwise.
Legal basis of the Republic of Moldova
- Law No. 183/2012 on Competition
- Law No. 139/2012 on State Aid
- Law No. 231/2010 on Internal Trade
- Law No. 62/2022 on Advertising