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The first step, when coming to Moldova as a researcher, is to get acknowledged with the working conditions/social security regulations that Moldova puts forward - healthcare, building up a pension, how are you covered for unemployment, taxation (what taxes and how much tax do you need to pay) and intellectual property rights.

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property covers two basic areas: industrial property (inventions, patents, plants’ varieties, models and industrial designs, trademarks and brands, topographies of integrated circuits) and copyright (literary, dramatic and musical works, choreographic works, audiovisual works, painting works, sculpture and graphic works, urban architecture and garden design, applied art works, photographic works, maps, translations, software, etc.).

In the Republic of Moldova, the legal protection of industrial property devices are insured on the ground of their registration at the State Agency on Industrial Property Protection (AGEPI) and copyright protection is enjoyed under the Copyright Law.

Detailed information can be found on site www.agepi.gov.md

Social Security Rights

The Ministry of Social Protection, Family and Child has the mission to implement the Governmental priorities putting forward the state policy on social security, concerning social protection of family and child.

The Ministry of Social Protection, Family and Child has negotiated and signed 8 bilateral agreements in the field of social security between the Republic of Moldova and the following states:

On the 5^th of December, 2008, Sofia

Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Bulgaria in the field of Social Insurance Rights, entered into force on the 1^st of September, 2009;

On the 11^th of February, 2009, in Lisbon

Agreement in the field of Social Security Rights between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Portugal entered into force on the 1^st of December, 2011;

On the 27^th of April, 2010

Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and Romania in the field of Social Security Rights, entered into force on the 1^st September, 2011;

On the 14^th of June, 2010, in Luxemburg

Agreement in the field of Social Security Rights between the Republic of Moldova and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, entered into force on the 1^st January, 2012;

On the 5^th of September, 2011, in Chisinau

Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Austria in the field of Social Security Rights, entered into force on the 1^st of December, 2012;

On the 19^th of October, 2011, in Tallinn

Agreement in the field of Social Security Rights between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Estonia entered into force on the 1^st of August, 2012;

On the 29^th of November, 2011, in Prague

Agreement in the field of Social Security Rights between the Republic of Moldova and Czech Republic entered into force on the 1^st of October, 2012;

On the 12^th of September, 2012, in Brussels

Agreement in the field of Social Security Rights between the Republic of Moldova and the Kingdom of Belgium;

Furthermore, the Republic of Moldova is currently in the process of negotiating bilateral agreements on Social Security Rights with the following countries: the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Latvia.

The purpose of signing this document is to ensure social protection rights for migrants engaged in a legal activity in Moldova.

For more information visit our website www.mmpsf.gov.md

Taxation

Labour legislation settles the social partnership rules when hiring foreign researchers. When the foreign researchers are being hired through a labour contract, all the provisions of the legislation of the Republic of Moldova are applied. According to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova, every employer is required to monthly calculate and withhold various taxes from their employees; being considered the given exemptions claimed by the employee, contributions or premiums are calculated pursuant to the Main State Tax Inspectorate, the National Health Insurance Company and the National Social Insurance Agency of the Republic of Moldova.

Contributions

The employer and the employee must contribute to the social and health security. Percentage paid by the employer and the employee is based on the gross income.

Employee’s contributions:

Pension fund 6%
Insurance premium 4%
Income tax 7% up to 27852 lei and 18% starting from 27852 lei
Exemptions for dependents excluding dependents who are disabled from childhood – 2040lei per year
Personal exemption 9516 lei per year

Employer’s contributions:

Social Insurance Fund 23%
Health insurance premium 4%;

For more details, please, visit the sites www.cnas.md, http://www.fisc.md/, http://www.cnam.md/

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