Moldova has approved the new Water Act #272 from of 23.12.2011 entered in force in October 2013. The new Water Act in principle enables introduction of full WFD-compliant monitoring and assessment of the status of water bodies. Furthermore, the Government of Moldova has signed the Association Agreement with European Union, where commitments to transpose and implement the EU Water Policy is involved. The implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and water related directives is a crucial point and such process need both technical and personal sources. Based on the experience from the long-term cooperation with Moldovan partner t. the overall objective of the project is defined as follows: “The harmonization of the analytical methods and updating of the quality management system of surface water monitoring programme in compliance with the requirements of EU Water Legislation in Moldova”. More specifically effort will concentrate on, 1. The improvement of the existing methodology and analysis of radioactivity, Mercury and its compounds and screening of pesticides in surface water monitoring programme (monitoring of different matrices and assessment) in Moldova. 2. Updating of the Quality Management System of the SHMS laboratory by implementing the new EN ISO 17025 and institutional strengthening in the surface water quality monitoring programme. The activities related to specific objective 1, are as follows: 1.1 Gap analysis of the existing approaches to monitoring (both sampling and analysis) radioactivity, Mercury and its compounds and pesticides in surface water (rivers and lakes) regarding the WFD requirements and other directives in Moldova. 1.2 Updating the Methodology on radioactivity monitoring in surface waters in Moldova. 1.3 Development of the Standard Operational Procedure for Mercury and its compounds analysis of different matrices and screening and assessment of the pesticides in surface waters in Moldova. 1.4 Training workshop of the analytical (laboratory) experts on radioactivity, Mercury and its compounds and pesticides analysis in different matrices (water, biota, sediment). The activities related to specific objective 2, are as follows: 2.1 Review and identification gaps of the existing Quality Management System in SHMS laboratory in relation to the new Standard EN ISO 17025. 2.2 Updating of the Quality Management System in SHMS laboratory. 2.3 Modification of the existing water quality database to fulfil the QA/QC requirements (based on activity 2.2). 2.4 Study visit of the SHMS laboratory staff to the Slovak laboratory (8 experts).