Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets (CNPF) adopted a set of consumer-protection and capital-market decisions, ordering a thematic inspection of non-bank lender GREEN CREDIT SRL and, following a consumer petition, finding that OTP Bank SA breached consumer credit rules and used abusive contractual terms. The regulator plans to bring a court action to have the abusive clauses declared null. The GREEN CREDIT SRL inspection will test compliance with Articles 5, 10, 15(7) and 20 of Law No. 202/2013 on consumer credit agreements for non-bank credit contracts concluded between 29 May 2022 and 30 June 2025. In OTP Bank SA’s case, CNPF identified non-compliance with the debtor’s statutory right to early repayment by conditioning it on a 10 banking-day prior notice, alongside clauses requiring payments by reference to a 'banking day' rather than a 'working day' and clauses that unjustifiably restrict a debtor’s ability to take additional loans or provide guarantees without the creditor’s prior consent. On the capital-markets side, CNPF recorded the results of an additional share issue by Construction Enterprise EDIFICIU SA of 80,000 registered ordinary shares for MDL 800,000 (post-increase share capital MDL 1,446,620, divided into 144,662 class I registered ordinary shares with a nominal value of MDL 10), removed securities from the issuers register for REACTIV SA (liquidation) and BIROUL DE CALATORII DIN CHISINAU (conversion into a limited liability company), and authorised BAZA DE TRANSPORT AUTO-12 EDINET to reorganise into a limited liability company. CNPF also rejected TOPAZ SA’s complaint seeking to overturn the chair’s order consolidating administrative proceedings and suspending the administrative procedure; for EDIFICIU SA, shareholders may submit buyback requests within three months after the increased share capital is registered with the Public Services Agency.
2025-07-03National Commission for Financial Markets
Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets launches Green Credit inspection and plans court action to void OTP Bank consumer loan clauses
Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets (CNPF) adopted consumer-protection and capital-market decisions, including inspecting non-bank lender GREEN CREDIT SRL and legal action against OTP Bank SA for breaching consumer credit rules. The CNPF recorded a share issue by Construction Enterprise EDIFICIU SA, removed securities from the issuers register for two companies, and authorised a reorganisation for BAZA DE TRANSPORT AUTO-12 EDINET. Additionally, CNPF rejected TOPAZ SA's complaint regarding administrative proceedings.