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Aperçu de la mission

1. Contexte

Le projet MoldAlign de l'UE accompagne la République de Moldavie dans son rapprochement avec le marché unique européen. Son volet 2, mis en œuvre par Expertise France, soutient la réforme des entreprises publiques et la gestion des actifs de l'État, ainsi qu'un appui technique au ministère du Développement économique et de la Défense (MEDD) et au Programme d'action prioritaire (APP). Son quatrième volet porte sur la dette, l'insolvabilité et la liquidation des entités publiques.

Le triage du portefeuille de l'État effectué en 2023, sur la base de la décision gouvernementale n° 819/2023, a classé 238 entités publiques en cinq catégories. La catégorie 5 regroupe 98 entités destinées à la liquidation. Nombre d'entre elles sont inactives, sans activité ni personnel, et parfois sans actifs ; d'autres présentent encore des dettes, des actifs ou des litiges en cours. Selon leur situation, leur sortie se fait soit par liquidation volontaire décidée par le fondateur, soit par la procédure d'insolvabilité prévue par la loi n° 149/2012.

Le programme de réformes du plan de croissance UE-Moldavie comprend deux étapes liées à cette mission : l’étape 66, qui prévoit au moins dix liquidations et quinze restructurations d’entités publiques d’ici décembre 2026, réalisées par l’APP ; et l’étape 3, qui prévoit la révision du cadre d’insolvabilité, élaborée par le ministère de la Justice, en référence à la directive (UE) 2019/1023 relative à la restructuration préventive et à l’insolvabilité, y compris la création d’un registre électronique des insolvabilités.

L’expérience acquise lors des liquidations lancées en 2026 devrait permettre d’identifier les étapes qui allongent les procédures et de distinguer deux voies : une voie administrative simplifiée pour les entités sans actif ni passif, et la voie ordinaire pour les autres. La feuille de route du volet 2 prévoit ensuite une nouvelle vague de dix liquidations d’entités de catégorie 5, inactives ou présentant une faible sensibilité sociale, qui s’ajouteront à celles de l’étape 66.

Liquidation decisions, the appointment of liquidators and the conduct of the procedures rest with the Moldovan authorities and the competent courts. The project provides them with technical support.

2. Purpose of the assignment and expected results

• Lot A, lessons learnt and legal framework (December 2026 to March 2027). The APP has an analysis of the liquidations launched in 2026: steps, durations, bottlenecks, costs, typical cases. It also has a proposal for a simplified route for entities with neither assets nor debts. The Ministry of Justice and the MEDD have comments on the draft revision of the insolvency framework, in the light of Directive (EU) 2019/1023 and of the case of public entities.
• Lot B, standard procedures and selection of liquidators (March to June 2027). The APP has a manual of standard procedures, for the simplified route and for the ordinary route, with its model documents. It also has a method for selecting and appointing liquidators, based on competence, independence and transparency.
• Lot C, support to a new wave of ten liquidations (2027, optional tranche). The APP has a treatment plan for ten category 5 entities and support for the opening and follow-up of their procedures, with a review of the wave.

The assignment does not include acting as liquidator or insolvency administrator, representing the APP or an entity before the courts, or preparing the liquidation of operating companies that requires social support, which falls under separate expertise. The expert nevertheless flags such entities when identifying them.

3. Texts and documents to be reviewed

The expert works on the consolidated versions published in the State Register of Legal Acts (legis.md), supplemented by the documents provided by the APP, the MEDD and the Ministry of Justice. The project provides working English translations of the main texts and documents in Romanian.

The list may be supplemented at the request of the APP, the MEDD, the Ministry of Justice or the Head of Component.

4. Activities

Lot A · Lessons learnt and legal framework (2.4.1, 2.4.3) · 23 days

• Start-up, within five working days of notification: review of documents; interviews with the APP and, through the project, with the Ministry of Justice; list of the 2026 files to be examined and of the information to be gathered; work plan.
• Lessons learnt from the 2026 liquidations, on all files or, if they are numerous, on a representative sample chosen with the APP. For each file: route followed (voluntary liquidation or insolvency), steps, durations, actors, costs, obstacles encountered (tax and social security debts, assets not regularised, archives, litigation, appointment of the liquidator). The analysis identifies typical cases and the main causes of delays.
• Simplified route: proposal for a simplified administrative route for entities with neither assets nor debts, with the eligibility conditions, required documents, steps and the act on which it is based. It distinguishes what is possible under the current law from what requires an amendment to a text, specifying the level of the norm concerned.
• Comments on the revision of the insolvency framework (step 3): within fifteen working days of the transmission of the draft text by the Ministry of Justice, a note commenting on its consistency with Directive (EU) 2019/1023, on the treatment of public entities and on the electronic insolvency register. The expert then follows up on a later version, within the same timeframe.

Lot B · Standard procedures and selection of liquidators (2.4.2) · 34 days

• Manual of standard procedures for the simplified route and for the ordinary route: steps, deadlines, responsibilities, documents, control points. It includes model documents (liquidation decision, inventory, notice to creditors, closing balance sheet, deregistration request) and a pre-diagnostic sheet that directs each entity to the right route.
• Method for selecting and appointing liquidators: competence and independence criteria, prevention of conflicts of interest, publicity, remuneration and performance monitoring, link with the regime of authorised administrators under Law No. 149/2012 and with the ethics charter that the project is preparing separately.
• Validation workshop with the APP on the manual, then final versions incorporating its comments.

Lot C · Support to a new wave of ten liquidations (2.4.1) · 45 days · optional tranche

• Treatment plan: selection of ten category 5 entities with the APP, based on the register of entities; pre-diagnostic of each and proposed route; timeline.
• Support for the opening and follow-up of the procedures, applying the manual: preparation of documents, answers to questions from the APP and the liquidators, quarterly progress reviews.
• Review of the wave and adjustments to the manual.

Expertise France confirms lot C in writing, in the light of the progress of lot B, of the register of entities and of the APP's agreement on the list of entities. If lot C is not confirmed by 30 June 2027, it is not carried out and gives rise to no payment.

5. Deliverables, timeline and days

Pace. The assignment is intermittent: about 8 to 18 days between notification and the end of January 2027, depending on the date on which the Ministry of Justice transmits the draft text, then on average six to eight days per month in 2027. The expert organises his or her time freely; no full-time presence is required.

Conditional deliverables. Deliverables A2 and A4 depend on the transmission of a draft text by the Ministry of Justice. If no draft is transmitted before 31 October 2027, they are neither carried out nor paid, after written notification by Expertise France.

Technical requirements. Deliverables are written in English, with a summary of two pages maximum, and delivered in editable Word format. The model documents in the manual are designed to be used as they are; their Romanian version is prepared by the project and reviewed by a Moldovan-law lawyer. Each finding refers to its source (file, text, interview).

Validation. The Head of Component 2 sends comments within five working days of the delivery of each deliverable. Transmission to the APP, the MEDD and the Ministry of Justice is made by the project.

6. Organisation of the assignment

• The expert carries out the assignment independently. The Head of Component 2 provides technical guidance and validates the deliverables; there is no relationship of subordination.
• The expert does not represent Expertise France or the APP, makes no commitment and signs no document on their behalf, and does not manage any team.
• The expert works with the project team and with the Moldovan-law lawyers mobilised by the project, in particular the company-law lawyer supporting the mission of the French General Inspectorate of Finance, and takes into account the conclusions of that mission. The expert coordinates with the other support already provided to the APP.
• Meetings with the Moldovan authorities are organised by the project and held in the presence of the Head of Component or a member of the project team. Case files are consulted at the APP's premises or according to the arrangements it sets.
• Place of performance: Chișinău for the start-up, the review of case files and the lot B workshop; the rest of the work may be carried out remotely. Practical arrangements for any travel are specified at the contracting stage.
• Communication: the expert makes no public statement on the assignment; all communication is the responsibility of the project.

7. Required profile

Minimum requirements (eliminatory)

• Master's degree in law, economics, finance or management.
• At least ten years of professional experience in insolvency, restructuring or liquidation of companies, for example as an insolvency practitioner, judge, official of an administration or agency in charge of these procedures, or adviser.
• At least two references in the design of insolvency or liquidation procedures, in the reform of an insolvency legal framework, or in a programme for the liquidation of public entities, for an administration, a public agency or an international organisation.
• Knowledge of the EU acquis on insolvency, in particular Directive (EU) 2019/1023.
• Professional English, at least level C1.
• Be a natural person able to receive fees paid by Expertise France.
• Availability of at least 8 days between mid-December 2026 and the end of January 2027, and to deliver a note within fifteen working days of the transmission of a draft text by the Ministry of Justice, where applicable.

Assets

• Command of Romanian or Russian, allowing direct work on the APP's files.
• Practical knowledge of Moldovan Law No. 149/2012 and of Moldovan law on legal persons.
• Experience in the liquidation of public entities or in public-sector restructuring programmes in the Republic of Moldova, in an Eastern Partnership country or in an EU candidate country.
• Experience in setting up an electronic insolvency register or in the selection and supervision of insolvency practitioners; experience of projects funded by the European Union or other international donors; command of French.

Independence

During the assignment, the expert may not hold a position at the MEDD, the APP or the Ministry of Justice, act as insolvency administrator or liquidator in a procedure concerning a Moldovan public entity, or represent a creditor, a debtor or a purchaser of assets in such a procedure. The expert may not acquire, directly or indirectly, any asset of an entity dealt with under the assignment. The expert signs a declaration of absence of conflict of interest and reports any new situation during the assignment.

Public officials. A candidate who is a serving Moldovan public official certifies that the assignment is compatible with his or her status (suspension of service during the assignment, or activity unrelated to current duties) and provides, where applicable, the agreement of the supervising authority. A candidate who has held a position subject to the declaration of assets and interests under Moldovan law certifies compliance with the restrictions applicable after leaving office.

8. Selection procedure and award criteria

The call for applications is published on the Expertise France GEX platform and circulated in relevant professional networks. Candidates submit a CV, the application form and the sworn statement required for Expertise France individual expert contracts, certifying in particular that their tax and social security situation is in order. A shortlist of three candidates, if the number of eligible applications allows, is drawn up on the basis of the minimum requirements and assets. Each shortlisted candidate submits, by the same deadline, a methodological note of three pages maximum, focused on lot A, and a lump-sum price offer for each of the nine deliverables, including lot C. An interview is held with each shortlisted candidate.

Ces critères sont communiqués aux candidats dans l'appel à candidatures. Le prix est calculé sur la base de la somme des prix des livrables A1, A3, B1 et B2, qui sont systématiquement réalisés. Les prix des livrables conditionnels (A2 et A4) et du lot C (tranche optionnelle) sont fermes et définitifs pour le candidat, à condition qu'ils soient réalisés. Un prix anormalement bas pour l'un de ces livrables, par rapport aux autres, peut entraîner le rejet de la candidature ou faire l'objet d'une demande de justification.

9. Conditions financières, retards et non-conformité

• Le prix est un forfait par livrable ; chaque livrable est payé après sa validation.
• La durée du séjour est contractuelle pour Expertise France. Des jours supplémentaires ne peuvent être ajoutés qu'à l'initiative d'Expertise France.
• Tout livrable non conforme au présent cahier des charges sera révisé par l'expert, sans frais supplémentaires, dans un délai de cinq jours ouvrables suivant la demande. Le paiement est suspendu jusqu'à la livraison d'une version conforme.
• Tout retard injustifié peut donner lieu aux pénalités prévues au contrat. Aucun avenant ne peut compenser un retard imputable à l'expert. Des retards répétés ou un manquement persistant peuvent entraîner la résiliation du contrat.
• Un retard imputable au bénéficiaire, par exemple dans l’accès aux fichiers ou la transmission des textes, reporte l’échéance en conséquence, après accord écrit du chef de composante.
• Si le bénéficiaire retire l'un des sujets, ou si un livrable devient sans objet, les livrables correspondants ne sont ni exécutés ni payés, après notification écrite d'Expertise France.

10. Confidentialité et propriété de l'œuvre

Les documents fournis et les travaux réalisés sont confidentiels, notamment les informations relatives aux créances, aux actifs et aux litiges des entités concernées. Ils sont la propriété du projet et peuvent être utilisés par les autorités moldaves.