On 10 August, EUBAM brought together representatives of Moldovan Customs and the State Inspectorate for Supervision of Non-Food Products and Customer Protection to overview the progress in enforcing the Cooperation Action Plan between the two agencies signed in January and further cooperation prospects.

At the meeting, the parties discussed aspects of intensifying interdepartmental cooperation, addressing the subject of the extension of the EU-RM Association Agreement regarding consumer protection by the RM authorities.
In particular, the implementation of the pilot project on toy clearance in Cricova Internal Customs Post was discussed. Considering its success, its scope shall be widened to more customs posts and commodities.

The gathering was organized following the workshop during the visit to the Department of Market Surveillance in Tübingen, Germany, regarding the cooperation between the Customs Service and the State Inspectorate for the Supervision of Non-Food Products and Consumer Protection.