“The restrictions have to be proportional to the situation that caused it and shall not affect the existence of right or freedom.” According to the Law on the Legal System of Exceptional Circumstances and Special Forms of Government in the Republic of Moldova (art. 1), an exceptional situation is considered temporary, decreed by the Parliament or the President of the Republic of Moldova in accordance with the Constitution and the stated law, in the interests of assuring security, legality and the legal order to citizens of the Republic of Moldova, in cases of natural calamities, major accidents and catastrophes, epidemics, mass disturbance and other exceptional circumstances.
Conforme a la Ley del estado de excepción y formas especiales de gobierno de la República de Moldova (art. 1), el estado de excepción se considera un estado temporal, decretado por el Parlamento o el Presidente de la República de Moldova de conformidad con la Constitución y la ley citada, para garantizar la seguridad, la legalidad y el orden jurídico a los ciudadanos de la República de Moldova en caso de calamidad natural, accidente grave o catástrofe, epidemia, disturbios y otras circunstancias excepcionales.