RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/ALB/33/Rev.2
23 June 1999
(99-2540)
Working Party on the
Accession of AlbaniaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF ALBANIA
Memorandum of the Republic of Albania for the Legi slation and the Status of Draft Legislation and
Amendments in Preparation for WTO Accession
Revision
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania has submitted the following table
indicating the current status of Legislation.
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Draft Laws, Amendments or Decisions of the
Council of MinistersStatus of the Legislation as of January 1999 Status of the Legislation as of June 1999
Law on "Antidumping" Approved by the Council of Ministers
(COM); in Parliament for approval into law.
Expected to be passed into law at the end of
March 1999.Passed, Law Number 8466, dated 24.03.99.
Law on "Standardization" Approved by the COM; in Parliament for
approval into law.  Expected to be passed into
law at the end of March 1999.Passed, Law Number 8464, dated 11.03.99.
Law on "Higher Education in the Republic of
Albania"Approved by the COM; in Parliament for
approval into law.  Expected to be passed into
law at the end of March 1999.Passed, Law Number 8461, dated 25.02.99.
Law on "The Foreigner in the Republic of
Albania"At the COM for consideration; should pass
the COM at the end of February at which time
it will be forwarded to Parliament.At Parliament; it is expected to be approved in June
1999.
Law on the "Protection of Topographies ofIntegrated Circuits"Passed, Law Number , dated 13.05.99. Law.
Law on the "Customs Code" Passed, Law Number 8449, dated 27.01.99. Law.
Law on "The Right of Information" At the COM for consideration; should pass
the COM at the end of February at which time
it will be forwarded to Parliament.At the COM for consideration; should pass the
COM at the end of July at which time it will be
forwarded to Parliament.
Law on "Protection of Personal Data" At the COM for consideration; should pass
the COM at the end of February at which time
it will be forwarded to Parliament.At the COM for consideration; should pass the
COM at the end of July at which time it will be
forwarded to Parliament.
Law on "Some Changes in the Law on At the COM for consideration; should pass Passed, Law Number 8477, dated 22.04.99.WT/ACC/ALB/33/Rev.2
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Council of MinistersStatus of the Legislation as of January 1999 Status of the Legislation as of June 1999
Industrial Property" the COM at the end of February at which time
it will be forwarded to Parliament.
Law on the "Customs Procedures Code"
has been replaced by:Decision of the COM, "Implementing
Provisions of the Customs Code"At the COM for consideration; should be
approved by the COM at the end of Februaryas the Customs Code is now  an approved
law.Approved, Decision of the COM, Number 205,
dated 13.04.99.
Law on "Countervailing Measures" In the drafting stages; to be submitted to the
COM in May 1999.The drafting of a law on countervailing measures
has been suspended.  The Republic of Albania willreconsider its decision to draft such a law after
accession; if Albania chooses to draft this
legislation it will be done according to WTO
procedures.
Law on "Safeguards" In the drafting stages; to be submitted to the
COM in May 1999.The drafting of a law on safeguards has been
suspended.  The Republic of Albania will
reconsider its decision to draft such a law after
accession; if Albania chooses to draft this
legislation it will be done according to WTO
procedures.
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