Law On Social Support Canteens

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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