The life certificate shall be considered valid if it is signed by the beneficiary, authenticated by the competent institution/authority, local public administration authority, notary public or by the diplomatic mission/consular office of the Republic of Moldova in the territory of the state of domicile/residence, and sent in original by the applicant or through the competent institution. A copy of the life certificate sent via the competent institution of the other Contracting State shall be considered as valid.

The pension is payable from the date of fulfilment of the conditions for a period of 12 months from the month of submission of the application or presentation of the life certificate, at the end of which the beneficiary is obliged to present in person or send in original to the CNAS a Life Certificate, completing the form agreed between the parties, every 12 months from the date of signature and authentication of the certificate, unless otherwise agreed. If the form is missing, a Life Certificate shall be completed in accordance with Annex No 10 of the Instruction on the application of international agreements in the field of social security to which the Republic of Moldova is a party. If the beneficiary does not submit or fails to submit the Life Certificate in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Instruction, payment of the pension shall be suspended with effect from the month following the month in which the 12 months expire, unless otherwise provided for in the agreement.

On presentation or transmission of the Life Certificate, pension payments resume from the date of suspension for a period of 12 months from the date of signing and authentication.

If the beneficiary of a social benefit granted by the competent institution of the other state is domiciled/resident on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and is obliged to transmit the Certificate of Life to the institution that makes the payment, upon his/her request, the CNAS/CTAS specialists certify that it has been personally signed by the beneficiary.