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About ONVV

The National Office of Vine and Wine (ONVV) is a public institution, organised via a public-private policy implementation partnership in the wine industry.

The institution was designed to conform with the model of similar wine-growing institutions in the world’s major wine-producing countries. The ONVV was established based on the Government Decision no. 725 of September 16, 2013 and implementation of sectoral policies started in April 2014

The establishment of ONVV was a decisive step taken by the public and private sector in light of the implementation of changes in wine sector legislation, the normative framework and of the promotion of the country’s wine brand: “Wine of Moldova. A legend alive”. The purpose of the ONVV is to contribute to the recognition and promotion of quality Moldovan wine abroad.

The ONVV operates under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, and performs as a public-private partnership, being managed, and financed jointly from the Vine and Wine Fund, set up out of contributions from the private sector and state budget allocations.

Objectives and responsibilities

The ONVV focuses its activity in 3 strategic areas:

Promotion of the wine products’ image on the domestic and export markets

Improvement of the wine sector’s competitiveness

Consolidation of institutional capacities of the institution

ONVV basic attributions

Implements state policies in wine growing, viticulture, wine production and wine circulation, must-based products and wine-based products, wine by-products and products obtained by adding value to wine by-products

Promotes sales of wine products in domestic and foreign markets

Establishes rules and manages the use of the country brand for wines

Makes proposals for the development and improvement of legislation on

the production and circulation of wine products

Performs sectoral analyses aimed at ensuring the strategic development of the wine sector

Manages the production of wine products with a protected geographical indication (PGI) and with protected designation of origin (PDO) in accordance with technical regulations approved

by the Government

Monitors the production potential, including the establishment and uprooting of vineyards

Keeps records referring to the wine sector

The ONVV is responsible for an extensive set of tasks and actions aimed at the development of the wine sector, specified in detail in Government Decision no. 725 of 16.09.2013 regarding the National Office of Vine and Wine

Operation of the Public-Private Partnership

National Wine and Vine Office (ONVV)

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Members of the Coordinating Council of ONVV

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Members representing the private sector, Representatives of the PGI Associations and Grapevine Nurseries

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Members are appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure

Budget: The Vine and Wine Fund


The activity of ONVV is financed with resources from the Vine and Wine Fund.

The Vine and Wine Fund is not a legal entity. It was created with a specific objective, namely with the purpose to finance measures aimed at the development of the wine sector in strict compliance with the Law on Vine and Wine no. 57-XVI of March 10, 2006. The resources of the Fund are accumulated in the treasury account of the National Office of Vine and Wine. The resources of the Fund are used in strict compliance with the annual budget of the Office and its activity plan, approved by the Coordination Council, for the following actions:

Promotion of wine products’ export, research, and analysis of markets

Conducting training programmes

Development and implementation of projects, investment programmes and technical assistance in the wine sector

Realisation of viticulture and wine growing development programs

Conducting sector analyses

Development and implementation of programmes of conformity and quality assurance for wine products

Management of wine production with protected geographical indication, protected designation of origin and country brand

Technology and know-how transfer

Provision of consultancy to the wine sector

Remuneration of staff and financing of current expenses related to the statutory activity of the Office

The ONVV keeps accounting and statistical records of the Fund resources in line with the Law. The report on the annual budget of ONVV illustrates the revenues accumulated in the Fund by category of sources and the expenses incurred by the Fund on items of expenditure for the reporting period. The control of the legality of the operations, procedures and the use of the Fund resources is performed by the state authorities. The results of the controls are brought to the attention of the Coordination Council, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and the Ministry of Finance.

The Coordination Council carries out its activity based on Law No. 47 from

26.03.2021


The Coordination Council of the ONVV is appointed for a 4-year term by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and is composed of 3 representatives delegated by Ministry, one of whom is an employee of this ministry, 2 representatives of the Wine Association of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) region "Codru", and 2 representatives of the Association of Wine Producers from the PGI region "Stefan Voda", 3 representatives of the Wine Union from the PGI region "Valul lui Trajan",1 representative from the Association of Divin and Brandy Producers of Moldova and 1 representative from the Association of Grapevine Nurseries.

Responsibilities of the Coordination Council:


Supervises the operation of the ONVV;

Approves the annual budget funded from the Vine and Wine Fund, the expenditure budget allocated for the staff remuneration and the financing of the current expenses related to the statutory activity of ONVV as well as the report regarding the execution of the annual budget, the annual plan of activities and the reports of the ONVV;

Examines and proposes the staffing and the organisation chart of the ONVV for approval by the Ministry;

Appointed for a 4-year term;

3 representatives of the Wine Union from the PGI region "Valul lui Trajan";

1 representative from the Association of Grapevine Nurseries;

3 representatives of the Ministry;

1 representative from the Association of Divin and Brandy Producers of Moldova;

2 representatives of the Association of Wine Producers from the PGI region "Stefan Voda";

2 representatives of the Wine Association of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) region "Codru".

The National Office for Vine and Wine is an institution with complex activities, headed by a director, who is, by excellence, the opinion leader of the wine sector. The operation of ONVV is overseen by a Coordination Council. The ONVV also has an internal team of 20 employees, responsible for the institution’s day-by-day operation, 9 of them being experts in the wine sector and at the same time having the role of consultants for MARDM in sectoral issues.

ȘTEFAN IAMANDI

Director of National Office of Vine and Wine

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Deputy director of the public institution

Marketing and Market Development Department

PARASCOVIA IGNAT

Head of department

CORNELIU SPINEI

Senior specialist in public institutions (responsible for market development and B2B programs)

SERGIU BEVZIUC

Senior specialist in public institutions (responsible for market intelligence)

VALENTINA PALII

B2C Senior Specialist

Responsible for events and local market development

VACANCY

Senior specialist in public institutions (media & branding)

Department of Quality, Traceability and Capacity building in the Wine Industry

ELIZAVETA BREAHNA

Head of Quality Deprtment, Traceability and Capacity building in the Wine Industry

VLADIMIR COROBCĂ

Consultant

Responsible for viticulture

LEONORA OBADĂ

Specialist

Ștefan Vodă PGI

BORIS ZAMARU

Specialist

Divin PGI

VITALIE COSNICEAN

Specialist

Codru PGI

OLGA ȚURCANU

Specialist

Valul lui Traian PGI

VACANCY

Senior specialist

Responsible for the vineyard register

Internal Management and Accounting Department

DIANA LIPCEAN

Chief Accountant

CRISTINA CEBOTARI

Senior Specialist

Procurement and Institutional Performance

LANA MELNICIUC

Secretary

Institutional communication

JURIST

Vacancy

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