The supervision of foreign exchange entities in the Republic of Moldova is carried out by the National Bank of Moldova (hereinafter - NBM) pursuant to the Law no. 62/2008 on foreign exchange regulation (hereinafter - Law no. 62/2008) and the Law no. 308/2017 on preventing and combating money laundering and terrorism financing (hereinafter - Law no. 308/2017), in this regard, it is pursued the compliance with the foreign exchange legislation on the activity of foreign exchange entities, as well as the compliance with the legal provisions on preventing and combating money laundering and terrorism financing.
According to the provisions of Article 753 of the Law no. 548/1995 on the National Bank of Moldova, the information on sanctions applied by the NBM are published on its official website.
During the 2025, as of 19.03.2025, as a result of controls carried out on the activity of foreign exchange entities, the following sanctions were applied:
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Nr./o |
Name of the foreign exchange entity |
The NBM Decision of the Executive Board (DEB)/ Letter on the application of the sanction |
Applied sanction |
Type/Nature of detected infringements |
Information related to the administrative act challenge |
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1 |
C.S.V. ”Trifaux” S.R.L. |
HCE nr. 63 din 13.03.2025 |
Temporary suspension (18.03.2025 -20.07.2025) |
Infringement of the rules related to: maintaining the cash assets for carrying out the currency exchange operations at the level established by the legislation; requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; forms of documents used; divergences between the information indicated on the control strip and the information indicated in the document forms established by the NBM. |
2024
During the year 2024, as a result of controls carried out on the activity of foreign exchange entities, the following sanctions were applied:
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Nr./o |
Name of the foreign exchange entity |
The NBM Decision of the Executive Board (DEB)/ Letter on the application of the sanction |
Applied sanction |
Type/Nature of detected infringements |
Information related to the appeal of the administrative act |
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1 |
C.S.V. ”Alegro-94” S.R.L. |
NBM letter no. 26-05111/2585/6127 of 13.12.2024 |
Written warning |
Infringement of the rules related to: requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM. |
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2 |
C.S.V. „ACTIV PROFIT” S.R.L. |
NBM letter no. 26-05111/2485/5885 of 02.12.2024 |
Written warning |
Infringement of the rules related to: requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; carrying out currency exchange operations with the application of exchange rates that were not in force at the time of addressing the natural person. |
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3 |
C.S.V. „ACTIV PRIM” S.R.L. |
NBM letter no. 26-05111/2486/5884 of 02.12.2024 |
Written warning |
Infringement of the rules related to: requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; carrying out currency exchange operations with natural persons until the start of the working hours. |
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4 |
C.S.V. „EVEREST-SCHIMB” S.R.L. |
DEB no. 253 of 08.10.2024 |
Fine in the amount of 11 875 MDL |
Infringement of the rules related to: requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; the NBM notification regarding the changes to the data contained in the application for the issuance of the license. |
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5 |
C.S.V. Soloplus Schimb S.R.L. |
DEB no. 215 of 30.08.2024 |
Temporary suspension (05.09.2024 -18.12.2024) |
Infringement of the rules related to: maintaining the circulating monetary funds at the level established by the legislation; discrepancies between the recorded balances; disposition of internal regulations; forms of documents used; requirements for reporting and submission of information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to customers, etc. |
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6 |
C.S.V. Avada Invest S.R.L. Suc. 2 |
DEB no. 214 of 30.08.2024 |
Fine in the amount of 14 350 MDL |
Infringement of the rules related to: the balances of the registered circulating funds; requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to clients and lack of documents related to the activity. |
Prior request submitted on 26.09.2024.
Following the examination of the preliminary request, the NBM Executive Committee decided to reject the request as unfounded. |
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7 |
C.S.V.„Vesban” S.R.L. |
DEB no. 216 of 30.08.2024 |
Fine in the amount of 17 750 MDL |
Infringement of the rules related to: the balances of the registered circulating funds; requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to clients and lack of documents related to the activity. |
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8 |
C.S.V. "MOSCOVA-SCHIMB" S.R.L. |
DEB no. 229 of 06.09.2024 |
Temporary suspension (12.09.2024 – 12.01.2025) |
Infringement of the rules related to: maintaining the circulating monetary funds at the level established by the legislation; discrepancies between the recorded balances; disposition of internal regulations; forms of documents used; requirements for reporting and submission of information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to customers, etc. |
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9 |
C.S.V. "CAPICRIS" S.R.L. |
DEB no. 227 of 06.09.2024 |
Fine |
Infringement of the rules related to: the balances of the registered circulating funds; requirements for reporting and presenting information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to clients and lack of documents related to the activity. |
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10 |
C.S.V. "Transemar" S.R.L. |
DEB no. 226 of 06.09.2024 |
Temporary suspension (11.09.2024 - 11.11.2024) |
Infringement of the rules related to: maintaining the circulating monetary funds at the level established by the legislation; discrepancies between the recorded balances; disposition of internal regulations; forms of documents used; requirements for reporting and submission of information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to customers, etc. |
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11 |
C.S.V. "Vlaria Prim" S.R.L. |
DEB no. 228 of 06.09.2024 |
Temporary suspension (11.09.2024 - 03.01.2024) |
Infringement of the rules related to: maintaining the circulating monetary funds at the level established by the legislation; discrepancies between the recorded balances; disposition of internal regulations; forms of documents used; requirements for reporting and submission of information to the NBM; transparency and information in relation to customers, etc. |
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