G/TBT/N/ALB/101

24 April 2026

(26-3081)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Agriculture (ICS code(s): 65); Animal produce in general (ICS code(s): 67.120.01)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Draft –Decision of the Council of Ministers "On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production"; (10 page(s), in Albanian)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

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Description of content: This Draft-Decision of the Council of Ministers "On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production" aims to establish additional conditions, beyond those set out in point 3 of Article 45 of Law No. 104/2024 "On organic production, labelling of organic products and their control", as well as the procedures for the approval, renewal, and modification of the scope of approval of control bodies operating under the law, and the procedures for the notification of activities by control bodies carrying out their activity within the territory of the Republic of Albania in accordance with other international standards for organic production."

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: This decision aims to set a comprehensive framework of conditions and procedures for the approval and notification of the activities of control bodies operating in the Republic of Albania, ensuring their effective functioning in accordance with national legal requirements aligned with those of EU and with international standards for organic production.

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Relevant documents:

Draft – Decision of the Council of Ministers proposed.

Law No. 104/2024 "On organic production, labelling of organic products and their control"

Relevant notifications:

• G/TBT/N/ALB/97

• G/TBT/N/ALB/99

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 23 June 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification: