Profession of a Notary in Moldova

A notary is a person authorized to perform acts, such as certification of transactions, certification of the authenticity of copies of documents.

A notary, in order to fulfill his/her duties provided by law, carries out notarial activities by executing notarial acts, performing notarial actions and notarial procedures, and providing consultations on notarial matters.

Notarial act and notarial action

(1) A transaction is concluded in the form of a notarial certification on the basis of the law or at the request of an interested party.

(2) A notarial act is concluded at the request of the parties in writing, unless otherwise provided by law.

(3) A notarial act is concluded in the form of a notarial certification, authentication, and attestation.

(4) In addition to the text setting out the content of the transaction, a notarial act must also contain a certification inscription, without which the notarial act is invalid.

(5) In inheritance proceedings, the procedure for establishing facts provided by law, accepting financial assets, financial documents and instruments for deposit, accepting documents for safekeeping and in other cases provided by law, a corresponding certificate shall be issued.

(6) A notarial act and certification inscription shall be made on paper or in the form of an electronic document, having the same legal force.

(7) In the case of notarial acts being made on special strict reporting forms, they shall be registered with the Ministry of Justice. The form and content of special forms for making notarial acts shall be approved by the Ministry of Justice.

(8) A notarial act with the seal and signature of a notary is an act of public authority, has a presumption of legality and reliability, having the evidentiary and, depending on the circumstances, executive force provided by law.

(9) Notarial acts are all actions and acts of a notary undertaken and performed by him to establish the facts and circumstances necessary for the execution and performance of a notarial act or the performance of a notarial procedure. The provisions of this law relating to a notarial act shall also apply to notarial acts to the extent that the law does not provide otherwise.

Legal basis of the Republic of Moldova