no.81 adopted:
28.02.2003 in force:
published in: Monitorul Oficial no.067
dated:11.04.2003
MODIFIED
LP268-XVI of 28.07.06,
MO142-145/08.09.06 art.702
LP154-XVI of 21.07.05,
MO126-128/23.09.05 art.611, in force on 01.01.06
REMARK:
The Parliament adopts the present organic law.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Definition of social support
canteens
Social support canteens are legal entities that
provide free of charge services to socially vulnerable families and carry out
their activity in the conditions of the present law. Social support canteens
are created by local public administration authorities.
Article 2. Organisation and functioning of social
support canteens
The organisation and functioning of social
support canteens is carried out in compliance with the Model-Regulations on
Social Support Canteens developed by the Ministry of Health and Social
Protection and approved by the Government.
Chapter II
BENEFICIARIES OF
SERVICES PROVIDED BY SOCIAL SUPPORT CANTEENS
Article 3. Beneficiaries of services provided
by social support canteens
(1) Social support canteens provide
services to the following categories of socially vulnerable persons whose monthly
income for the previous year represents 1-2 minimum pensions for age limit;
a. Persons who reached the retirement
age (homeless, without legal carers, without income or with small income);
b. Disabled;
c. Children under 18 (from families
with many children, from mono-parental and other families considered socially
vulnerable based on the social questionnaire completed by territorial social
assistance bodies).
(2) The lists of persons who benefit
from services provided by social support canteens are developed by territorial
social assistance bodies together with representatives of veteran organizations
and of other community organizations and are approved by mayoralties.
(3) The services of social support
canteens are not provided to persons subject to regulations of legislation
regarding social protection and professional reintegration of the unemployed.
(Article 3 modified by
LP268-XVI of 28.07.06, MO142-145/08.09.06 art.702)
Article 4. Obligations of beneficiaries of
services provided by social support canteens
(1) For the good functioning of social
support canteens, the beneficiaries of services provided by them must observe
the meal schedule and the rules on the maintenance of integrity of
institution’s property, keep the rooms clean and in order.
(2) By decision of local public
authorities that run social support canteens it can be allowed to beneficiaries
to participate in some housekeeping activities.
Chapter III
SERVICES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT CANTEENS
Article 5. Services provided by social support
canteens
Social support canteens provide the following
social services to persons entitled by article 3:
a) daily cooking and serving of a meal
per person (usually the lunch);
b) paid supply of basic agricultural
food products from the canteen on their purchase prices;
c) free transportation of food supplies
to beneficiaries’ homes (for persons specified in art.7, par.(2));
d) cooking and distribution of food
through mobile servicing centres.
Article 6. Conditions for provision of the
right to services provided by social support canteens
(1) Social services stipulated in art.5
letter a) are provided gratuitously to persons specified in art.3 par.(1);
(2) The right to services of social
support canteens is provided to persons specified in art.3 par.(1) through decree
of the mayor or chief of district issued based on social questionnaire
developed by territorial social assistance bodies.
(3) The requests of canteen
administrations with regard to the provision of the right to provide the
services mentioned in art.5 are approved by the mayor or the person assigned by
the mayor.
(4) The acts based on which social support canteens provide the
above services are determined in Model-Regulations on Social Support Canteens.
(5) The Ministry of Health and Social
Protection, through territorial social assistance bodies checks the legality of
rights assigned according to the present law and provide support and
methodological assistance to social support canteens.
Article 7. Food distribution
(1) The food is usually distributed in
the social support canteen or through mobile servicing centres created for this
purpose.
(2) Socially vulnerable families who,
for objective reasons (listed in the social questionnaire) cannot go to social
support canteens receive the food at home. The way of transporting the food is
established by local public administration authorities.
Chapter IV
FUNDING OF SOCIAL
SUPPORT CANTEENS
Article 8. Funding of social support canteens
(1) The material resources required for
social support canteens to function and the control over their activity are
provided by local public authorities.
(2) Social support canteens are funded
by local funds of population social support, sponsors, NGOs, philanthropic and
religious organisations, other individuals and legal entities.
(Art.8 par.(2) in the
wording LP 154/21.07.05, MO126/23.09.05 art. 611, in force on 1.01.06)
(3) In localities where there are no
social support canteens or where they do not cover the existing needs, local
public authorities in conjunction with territorial social assistance bodies can
agree with state enterprises, commercial societies and public institutions that
have their own canteens, as well as with public catering units on the provision
of services stipulated in art.5 letter a) and c) in the conditions of art.2 and
art.6 par.(1).
Chapter V
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 9.
Within 3 months, the Government shall approve
the normative acts required for the application of the present law.
HEAD OF PARLIAMENT Eugenia
OSTAPCIUC
Chisinau, 28 February 2003. No.81-XV.
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