SUBSIDIES
OF THE
GATT 1994 AND ARTICLE 25 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Albania
The following communication,
dated and received on 23 July 2025, is being circulated at the request of the
delegation of Albania.
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In accordance with Article 25.1
of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and under Article XVI
of the GATT 1994, the Government of Albania is notifying to the Committee on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the scheme of subsidies programs as
follows:
Table of contents
1 Decision No. 115, dated 15.02.2024 "AUTHORIZATION
OF STATE AID –
CALL FOR GRANTS AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR STARTUPS AND FACILITATORS". 2
2 Decision
nr.116, date 19.03.2024, AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AID PROJECT: "FLOATING
PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT IN HPP VAU I DEJËS". 3
3 Decision No. 117, dated
29/03/2024, "AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AID – FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROMOTION". 4
4 Decision
No. 118, dated 9/04/2024, AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AID "STATE
LOAN GUARANTEE FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR ENTITIES, NACE CATEGORY 2,
FOR INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, AS WELL AS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
RAW MATERIALS. 5
5 Decision No.
119, dated 27/06/2024-AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AID "FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
BUSINESSES FOCUSED ON REUSE". 7
6 Decision 120, date
10.07.2024 AUTHORIZATION OF STATE AID "FUND FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) FOR 2024". 8
7 Decision No. 121, Dated 30/07/2024 STATE AID
AUTHORIZATION "ESTABLISHMENT OF A GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR INNOVATIVE YOUTH
BUSINESSES THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS". 9
8 DECISION No. 122, dated 27.11.2024 STATE AID
AUTHORIZATION
"GRANTS FOR START-UPS AND START-UP FACILITATORS FOR THE YEAR 2025". 10
9 The scheme " ON DEFINING THE CONDITIONS
AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF FUEL EXCISE, CONSUMED IN HEATING GREENHOUSES
FOR INDUSTRIAL AND AGRO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS MANUFACTURING, USED FOR
TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS OF PRODUCTION.. 11