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Notifying Member: ALBANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

General Directorate of Standardization of Albania

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

General Directorate of Standardization

WTO Enquiry Point - Albania

Tel.: +355 42 22 62 55

Fax: +355 42 24 71 77

E-mail: info@dps.gov.al

http://www.dps.gov.al

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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 or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE (HS code(s): 06); Agriculture (ICS code(s): 65)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Law for Some Changes and Amendments on the existing Law No.10 416, dated 7.4.2011 "For Planting and Propagating Plant Material", as amended; (7 page(s), in Albanian)

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Description of content: This draft legislation "On some changes and amendments on the existing Law No.10 416, dated 7.4.2011 "For planting and propagating plant material", as amended makes some changes in some of the terms previously used, as well as re-formulating some of its articles to better serve in the improvement of the structure, the procedure and the requirements for the registration of the planting material and the plant propagating material in the national register. It specifies the responsible structures to monitor the production, the testing and the trade of these materials, as well as regulating cases of emergency where a special authorization may be needed. Lastly, seeing as the production and the trade of these materials is done without the need of a licence, some criteria have been added for the entities that exercise this activity to follow.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

Draft Law proposed; Law No. 10 416 dated 07.04.2011 "For planting and propagating plant material"

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Proposed date of adoption: The draft law proposed is expected to be adopted after 7 August 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: The expected date of entry into force is to be determined depending on the engagement of the Parliament (planned within 2024)

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Final date for comments: 7 August 2024

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/ALB/24_03582_00_x.pdf