According to a draft government decision, the recognition in Moldova of qualified electronic signatures issued in the EU could be done through the use of a qualified public key certificate issued by a trusted service provider in an EU member state. This way of recognising this type of signature will enable EU investors to sign and transmit electronic documents to Moldovan authorities.

This would allow to exploit a huge potential for attracting investments from the EU area to Moldova and reduce the constraints for foreign investors already operating in Moldova.

The draft Government Decision is already subject to public consultation and can be found here: https://cutt.ly/zGTnEDW

On 11 November 2021, the Parliament voted legislative amendments by which the Republic of Moldova unilaterally recognizes EU e-signatures. The legislative amendments were developed within the framework of the implementation of the Roadmap for boosting the digitization process of the national economy and the development of e-commerce. The document is being implemented by the Ministry of Economy jointly with the Economic Council under the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova and with international expertise provided through the International Finance Corporation, EBRD, GIZ, USAID.

The Secretariat of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funded by the UK Government’s Good Governance Fund.