15 UAP Members
Agricultural Producers’ Associations (APA)
2000-
private agricultural enterprises, ordinary members,
15000 - associate members of APA (physical persons),
720000 ha – size of lands farmed by ordinary members,
45% of the size of agricultural lands of the Republic
of Moldova,
1700
- new jobs created,
19-Affiliated Structures of APA' s and Union
Last update 19.05.04
General
Prezentation of UAP activities
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The Arbitration and Mediation Court (AMC) was
founded as a permanent arbitration institution on 17 January 2003,
in compliance with the Law on Arbitration Nu.129-XIII of 31 May
1994. The main goal of the AMC is to organize and administer the
resolution of disputes through out of court procedures, using alternative
methods (arbitration, mediation and conciliation). The AMC carries
out its activity based on Law No. 129-XIII, international conventions
on arbitration matters, to which the Republic of Moldova is a party,
Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova No. 225-XV of 30
May 2003, Regulations
on the Organization and Operation of the Arbitration and Mediation
Court, Rules of Arbitration,
Rules of Mediation and Conciliation,
Norms on Arbitration
Fees and Expenses.
Mr. Ion Paduraru is the AMC chairman, and Mr.
Dumitru Brasoveanu is its deputy chairman. According to the structural
scheme, the AMC operates through its central secretariat office
and regional secretariat offices, which makes arbitration and mediation
accessible to potential beneficiaries throughout the entire republic.
The AMC was founded by following the experience
of developed states, which has demonstrated that mediation and arbitration
are traditional elements needed in a free market economy that is
based on private property and contractual relations. Dispute resolution
through alternative methods is a matter of honor for entrepreneurs
who care about their image and good relations with their business
partners. Arbitration and mediation have gained authority over the
centuries due to the advantages offered to the parties involved
in a dispute. The most relevant of these advantages include:
• Short period and a simplified procedure
for dispute resolution (the maximum deadline for settling an arbitration
procedure within the AMC is 6 months).
• The possibility to save money: arbitration
fees used within the AMC are at least 4 times lower than the
fees charged by state courts for the same disputes; in addition,
certain categories of persons (pensioners, etc.) are exempted from
arbitration/mediation
fees.
• The possibility to choose arbitrators/mediators with a proper
professional background and experience that is required for the
efficient resolution of the case: the
list of AMC arbitrators includes well-known specialists in law,
economics, accounting, agribusiness, etc.
• The procedure is confidential, with the possibility to negotiate
and determine the conditions for dispute resolution.
The AMC is authorized to solve internal and international
disputes for which the law allows signing arbitration agreements,
including:
• commercial disputes (purchase/sale, exchange, donation,
service provision, intermediary services, etc.), including upon
contract conclusion, execution or termination;
• disputes arising from the conclusion, execution or termination
of agricultural land or property lease contracts;
• disputes regarding the use of property jointly privatized
by groups of participants during the farm privatization process,
as well as disputes regarding the division of such property;
• disputes deriving from other civil relations.
The AMC inauguration as a permanent arbitration
institution was preceded by over three years experience in settling
disputes through mediation and ad-hoc arbitration. The AMC practice
includes more than 1000 civil disputes regarding the execution of
ownership rights over agricultural land and property of former collective
enterprises allocated into private ownership, as well as commercial
disputes, including international ones.
The AMC carries out activities on promoting alternative
dispute resolution methods in the civil society. The official AMC
inauguration took place on 31 January 2003. Round table discussions
were organized in the regional centers of the republic with the
participation of representatives from state courts, local authorities,
attorneys at law, entrepreneurs, etc. Training seminars and publications
on dispute settlement through alternative methods are important
components of the AMC activity.
The AMC actively cooperates with various national
and international partner institutions. To date, the AMC is the
host institution for students from the law faculty of the Moldovan
State University who are taking internship courses in mediation
and arbitration as part of a project implemented by the Legal Clinic
of the Moldovan State University in cooperation with the AMC.
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