In the view of the Venice Commission, the inclusion of foreign organisations in the scope of application of the Law on Counteracting Extremist Activity – in addition to domestic organisations and natural persons – is acceptable as long as 1) the legal framework governing “extremist activity” is clear and precise (on this question, see the following paragraphs); and 2) the measures that can be taken against foreign organisations do not exceed the powers of the Moldovan authorities. The latter aspect is addressed by the amended Article 6 of the Law on Counteracting Extremist Activity, according to which the SIS may only request organisations located on the territory of the Republic of Moldova to cease extremist activities, or to request the court to suspend the activity of such organisations (in case of non-compliance by the organisation or, in certain cases including acts likely to undermine democratic electoral processes, directly without a prior request to the organisation). Furthermore, under the new Articles 61ff., in case a foreign (or unregistered) organisation has been declared an extremist organisation by court decision, the court may only order, as a precautionary measure, the suspension of the activities of the organisation on the territory of the Republic of Moldova or the prohibition of the participation of citizens of the Republic of Moldova in its activities. As for the possible liquidation of an organisation which commits extremist activities during the suspension or during the following year, the authorities explained to the Venice Commission that this only applies to domestic organisations; as concerns foreign organisations deemed extremist, only their activities on the territory of Moldova can be banned. In their comments on the draft opinion, the authorities confirmed that by its legal nature, liquidation presupposed the existence of an entity registered in the national jurisdiction and cannot be applied to foreign organisations that do not have a legal form registered in the Republic of Moldova.