Moldova is a member state to the New York Convention on the
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. It is also
a UNCITRAL Model Law country when it comes to international and
domestic arbitration. In addition, Moldova has several treaties on
recognition and enforcement of foreign civil (commercial)
judgments. Still, as practice shows, the process of recognition and
enforcement in Moldova remains cumbersome and time consuming.
Planning on filing a request in Moldovan court? Be prepared to
disclose the full corporate structure and the powers of
signatories
Although the Moldovan Code of Civil Procedure clearly states the
court to which a request must be addressed (Court of Appeal at the
seat of the respondent for arbitral awards, and first instance
court for foreign judgments), the content of the request and the
documents to be enclosed (mainly the originals of the arbitral
award / judgment, arbitration agreement, proof of being final,
legalised
