The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopts this organic law.
Art. 1 - The Republic of Moldova accedes to the UN Convention relating to
the Status of Refugees adopted on 28 July, 1951 at Geneva (hereinafter referred
to as Convention), considering itself bound by Article 1section B paragraph (1)
letter B thereof, that is to say "events occurring in Europe or elsewhere
before 1 January 1951", as well as the Protocol Relating to the Status of
Refugees, adopted on 31 January, at New-York, with the following declarations
and reservations:
1. According to the paragraph 1, article 40 of the Convention, the Republic
of Moldova declares that, until the full restoration of the territorial
integrity of the Republic of Moldova, the provisions of this Convention are
applicable only in the territory where the jurisdiction of the Republic of
Moldova is exercised.
2. The Republic of Moldova shall apply the provisions of this Convention
with no discrimination generally not only as to race, religion or country of
origin as stipulated in Article 3 of the Convention.
3. For the purposes of this Convention by the notion "residence"
shall be understood the permanent and lawful domicile.
4. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention, the Republic of
Moldova reserves the right that the provisions of the Convention, according to
which refugees shall be accorded treatment not less favourable than that
accorded aliens generally, are not interpreted as an obligation to offer
refugees a regime similar to that accorded to the citizens of the states with
which the Republic of Moldova has signed regional customs, economic, political
and social security treaties.
5. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention, the Republic of
Moldova reserves the right to consider the provisions of Article 13 as
recommendations and not as obligations.
6. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention, the Republic of
Moldova reserves the right to consider the provisions of Article 17 (2) as
recommendations and not as obligations.
7. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention, the Republic of
Moldova interprets the provisions of Article 21 of the Convention as not
obliged to accord housing to refugees.
8. The Government of the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to apply the
provisions of Article 24 so that they do not infringe upon the constitutional
and domestic legislation provisions regarding the right to labour and social
protection.
9. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the Convention, in implementing
Article 26 of this Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to
establish the place or places of residence for certain refugees or groups of
refugees in the interest of the state and society.
10. The Republic of Moldova shall apply the regulations of Article 42 of the
Convention as of the date of the entry into force of the Law on Refugee Status
Art.2 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall ensure the delivery of the
accession documents to depositary.
Art.3 - According to the Article 35 of the Convention, the Government of the
Republic of Moldova shall hold consultations with United Nations High
Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the participation of the latter in
the process of refugee status determination, identification of necessary means
for the implementation of the provisions of this Convention, especially for the
adoption of some financial programs of material assistance to refugees on the
part of UNHCR: (temporary shelter, food, medical assistance, education,
integration related costs and provision of other services) that would permit
bearing the necessary expenses for the application of the Convention in good
order.
Speaker of the Parliament
Eugenia Ostapciuc
Eugenia Ostapciuc
Chisinau, 23 November 2001 No. 677-XV
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