WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGATS/SC/131
22 November 2000
(00-4970)
Trade in Services
ALBANIA
Schedule of Specific Commitments
(This is authentic in English only)
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I.  HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS
Real Estate 3) Natural and juridical foreign persons that
intend to supply services or are supplyingservices in the territory of Republic of Albaniawill be entitled  to lease or to buy non-agricultural land necessary to carry out their
business whether the land  is state-owned  or
privately owned. To buy state-owned non-agricultural land the value of investment at thecertain land must be three times higher than thevalue of non –agricultural land. The Council ofthe Ministers defines the value of non-
agricultural land when it is  state owned
property.
No restrictions apply with regard to the
acquisition of private land as well as leasing of
land.
Entry and Temporary Stay ofForeign Natural Persons4) Entry of physical persons from Member
countries is limited to the following
categories:(a) Intra-corporate transferees: Essential
persons (executives and seniormanagers, specialists) who areemployees of a business or company
providing services in Albania through a
branch, subsidiary or affiliateestablished in Albania. The entry islimited to a period of 5 years.GATS/SC/131
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(b) Service sellers:  These are persons
employed or mandated by an enterpriseand who stay temporarily in Albania in
order to conclude the contract for the
sale of a service on behalf of enterprisewhich employs them or mandated them.The entry is limited to a period of 6months in any 12 months period and is
renewable.
Persons who are employees of anenterprise that has not commercial
presence in  Albania, which hasconclude a service contract with anenterprise engaged in substantivebusiness in Albania. The entry islimited to a period of 6 months in any
12 months period and renewable.
(c) Persons responsible for the setting up a
commercial presence: Persons who areemployees of an enterprise not havingcommercial presence in Albania andwho stay temporarily in Albania for the
purpose of setting up a commercial
presence of that enterprise in Albania.The entry is limited to a period of 3months and is renewable.
Control on capital transactions
and capital movementsNo restrictions apply for the inflows of capital.
Legal and natural persons (not including banks)
residents and non-residents can freely carry outthe following outflows capital transactions:
1. Outflow capital transfers equalling the
amount of previous inflow of capital plus theprofits derived from:GATS/SC/131
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a .returns;
b.compensations;c. payments arising out of an investment
dispute;
d.loan repayments according to loan
amortization  schedule.
e. proceeds from the sale or liquidation of
any or all  part of an investment, and
f. the return of shareholders equity resulting
from the diminution of capital inaccordance with Albanian legislation.
2. Outflow capital transfers representing the
amount of profits derived from the non-residents deposits placed with Albanianresident banks.
3. Outflow capital transfers representing the
wealth of the Albanian emigrants leaving the
country forever.Any other outflow capital transactions cannotbe carried out freely from residents and non-residents. Residents or non-residents whomay want to transfer  capital abroad, other
than the above mentioned ones have to
obtain prior written approval from the Bankof Albania (BOA).The Bank of Albania reserves the right tomaintain capital controls which will apply on
national treatment basis. The regime
currently in place will be removed no latterthan 2010.GATS/SC/131
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II. SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
1. BUSINESS SERVICES
A.  Professional Services
(a)  Legal services (861)
(861 except consultancy on law
of jurisdiction where the service
supplier is qualified as a lawyerand on international law)1) Only Albanian citizens-attorneys-at-law and
notaries who reside in Albania have the right
to render such services.
2) None3) Only Albanian citizens-attorneys-at-law and
notaries who reside in Albania have the right
to render such services.
4) Only Albanian citizens-attorneys-at-law and
notaries who reside in Albania have the rightto render such services.1) Unbound
2) None
3) Unbound
4) Unbound
Consultancy on law of
jurisdiction where the servicesupplier is qualified as a lawyerand on international law.1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(b) Accounting, auditing and
bookkeeping services (862)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(c)  Taxation services (863) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(d)  Architectural services
(8671)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(e)  Engineering Services
(8672)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(f)  Integrated engineering
services (8673)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(g)  Urban planning and
landscape architecturalservices (8674)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(h)  Medical and dental services
(9312)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None, except that licensing is done only in
cooperation with an Albanian professional whetherthis professional is a partner or an employee in theforeign company.
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(i) Veterinary services (932) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(j) Services provided by
midwives nurses,
physiotherapists and
paramedical personnel(93191)1) Unbound
*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None, except that licensing is done only in
cooperation with an Albanian professional whetherthis professional is a partner or an employee in theforeign company.
4) None
B.  Computer and related
services
(a)  Consultancy services
related to installation of
computer hardware (841)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
                                                     
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(b)  Software implementation
services (842)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(c)  Data processing services
(843)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(d)  Database services (844) 1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(e)  Other (845+849) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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E.  Rental/Leasing Services
without Operators
(e)  Other (CPC 832), including
pre-recorded video cassettesfor use in home
entertainment equipment
(CPC 83202)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
F.  Other business services
(a)  Advertising services (871) 1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(b)  Market research and public
opinion polling services(864)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(c)  Management consulting
services (865)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(d)  Services related to
management consulting(866)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(e)  Technical testing and
analysis services (8676)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(f)  Services incidental to
agriculture, hunting andforestry (881)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(g)  Services incidental to
fishing (882)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(h)  Services incidental to
mining (883);  (5115)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(i) Services incidental to
manufacturing (884, 885)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(m) Related scientific and
technical consultingservices (8675)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(n) Maintenance and repair of
equipment (663+8861-8866)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(o) Disinfecting and
exterminating services
(87401)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None, except that licensing is done only in
cooperation with an Albanian professional whetherthis professional is a partner or an employee in theforeign company.
4) None
(q) Packaging services (876) 1) Unbound*
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound
*
2) None
3) None
4) None
                                                     
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(r) Printing publishing (88442) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(s) Convention services
(87909)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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2. COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
Albania will participateactively in ongoing and futurerounds of WTO services
negotiations with a view
towards improving itscommitments onCommunications services asdefined under w/120.
(a)  Postal services
Postal services related toparcels (75112)1) None
2) None3) None
4) None, except as indicated in the Horizontal
Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(b)  Courier services (7512) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Telecommunications Services
The commitments undertaken by Albania are based on the scheduling principles provided by the following documents:Notes for Scheduling Basic Telecom Services Commitments (S/GBT/W/2/REV.1) and
Market Access Limitations on Spectrum Availability (S/GBT/W/3)
For all sub-sectors oftelecommunication services.1) & 3) Albanian Telekom (AT) has exclusive
rights for fixed telephony except in rural
areas. No limitations from 1 January 2003.
4) Natural persons cannot provide
telecommunication services in Albania if they
are not registered as juridical persons.The Government of Albania
will publish the rules and
regulatory policy regardingfurther competition in thefield of basictelecommunication services.
The attached reference paper
on regulatory principles isincorporated as additionalcommitments by the Republicof Albania.GATS/SC/131
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(a)  Public Voice Telephone
services (7521)
Public local voice telephoneservices (Urban) (75211)1) None as of 1 January 2003
2) None
3) None as of 1 January 2003
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and in the
horizontal section of the telecommunications
sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Public local voice telephone
services (Rural) (75211)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and in thehorizontal section of the telecommunicationssector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Public long distance voice
telephone services - national(75212)1) None as of 1 January 2003
2) None3) None as of 1 January 2003
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontalsection of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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International public voice
telephone services  (75212)1) None
2) None
3) None as of 1 January 2003
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Analogue digital
cellular/mobile telephone
services  (75213)
- mobile voice and data
services
- Personal Communication
Services.1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(b)   Packet-switched data
transmission services(75231)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontalsection of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(c)  Circuit-switched data
transmission services(75232)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(d)  Telex services (7523) 1) None as of 1 January 2003
2) None
3) None as of 1 January 20034) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(e)  Telegraph services (7522) 1) None as of 1 January 2003
2) None
3) None as of 1 January 2003
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment and the horizontalsection of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(f)  Facsimile services (75211,
7559)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(g)  Private leased circuit
services (7522+7523)1) None
2) None
3) None as of 1 January 2003.4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
Other telecommunication
services (7529)
Paging services, value-addedservices, (75291)
e.g., electronic mail, voice mail,
on-line information anddatabase retrieval, electronicdata interchange (EDI),enhanced/value-added facsimile
services including store and
forward, store and retrieve,code and protocol conversion,on-line information and/or dataprocessing (includingtransaction procession).1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments and the horizontal
section of the telecommunications sector.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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3. CONSTRUCTION AND
RELATEDENGINEERING
SERVICES
A. General construction work
for buildings (512)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
B. General construction work
for civil engineering (513)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
C. Installation and assembly
work (514 + 516)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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D. Building completion and
finishing work (517)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
E. Other (511+515+518) 1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
4. DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES
A. Commission agent's
services (621)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None, except that for commission agents services
of goods under the sub-sector 62117, licensing isdone only in cooperation with an Albanianprofessional whether this professional is a partneror an employee in the foreign company.
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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B. Wholesale trade services
(622)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None except that for wholesale of goods under the
sub-sectors 62251 & 62252 licensing is done onlyin co-operation with an Albanian professionalwhether this professional is a partner or an
employee in the foreign company.
4) None
C. Retailing services
(631+632+633+611+ 612),
including audio and video
records and tapes (CPC
63234)1) None except for retailing of goods under the
sub-sector 63211.
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments1) None except for retailing of goods under the sub-
sector 63211.
2) None
3) None, except that for retailing of goods under the
sub-sector 63211, licensing is done only in co-operation with an Albanian professional whetherthis professional is a partner or an employee in theforeign company.
4) None
D. Franchising (8929) 1) None2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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5. EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES (92)
A. Primary educational
services (921)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
B. Secondary educational
services (922)
General secondary
education service (9221)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Higher secondary
educational services (9222)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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C. Higher educational services
(923)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
D. Adult educational services
(924)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
A. Sewage services (9401) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
B. Refuse disposal services
(9402)1) None2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except indicated in the Horizontal
Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
C. Sanitation and similar
services  (9403)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
D. Other
Cleaning services of
exhaust gases (9404)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Noise abatement services
(9405)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
horizontal section.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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7. FINANCIAL SERVICES
A. Insurance and
insurance-related services
Life insurance services
(8121)
Non-life insurance services
(8129) (not includingmarine, aviation andtransport services 81293 )1) Unbound except that starting on 1 January
2005, None for insurance of non-residents inAlbania and for foreign investments.
2) None as of 1 January 2003.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments1) Unbound except that starting on 1 January 2005,
None for insurance of non-residents in Albania andfor foreign investments.
2) None as of 1 January 2003.
3) None except that for commercial presence
established or authorized to operate or supplyservices, this commercial presence is restricted to
those companies that have exercised insurance
activities in the home country for at least 5 years.For all forms of commercial presence the generalrepresentative of the companies must reside inAlbania.
4) None
Marine, aviation and
transport services (81293)Reinsurance andretrocession (81299)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None except that for commercial presence
established or authorized to operate or supplyservices, this commercial presence is restrictedto those companies that have exercisedinsurance activities in the home country for at
least 5 years. For all forms of commercial
presence the general representative of thecompanies must reside in Albania.
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Insurance intermediation,
such as brokerage andagency (8140)
Services auxiliary to
Insurance, includingconsultancy, actuarial, riskassessment claim settlement
(8140)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except indicated in the Horizontal
Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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commitments
B. Banking and other financial
services
(a) Acceptance of deposits
and other repayable fundsfrom the public
(81115-81119)1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which will
be removed no later than 2010.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(b) Lending of all types,
including consumercredit, mortgage creditfactoring and financing of
commercial transaction
(8113)1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which will
be removed no later than 2010.
3) None4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(c) Financial leasing (8112) 1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which willbe removed no later than 2010.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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(d) All payment and money
transmission services(81339)1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which will
be removed no later than 2010.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(e) Guarantees and
commitments (81199)1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which willbe removed no later than 2010.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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commitments
(f) Trading for own account
or for account ofcustomers whether on an
exchange, in an over-the-
counter market orotherwise the following:-m o n e y  m a r k e t
instruments (checks,
bills, certificates and
deposits, etc) (81339**)
- foreign exchange1) Unbound
2) None except for capital controls as specified
in the Horizontal Commitments, which willbe removed no later than 2010.
3) None
4) Unbound except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
- derivative products
including, but not limitedto futures and options1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneAlbania will afford market
access on a national treatmentbases to foreign financialservices suppliers upon theoccurrence of the earlier ofeither of the following events:
the establishment of
prudential regulation withrespect to the activities inquestion, or the actualappearance of such activities,
with official authorization or
acquiescence, in the domesticmarket.GATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
 - exchange rate and
interest rate instruments,including such as swaps,
forward rate
arrangements, etc.
- transferable securities
- other negotiable
instruments andfinancial assets,including bullion1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneAlbania will afford market
access on a national treatmentbases to foreign financial
services suppliers upon the
occurrence of the earlier ofeither of the following events:the establishment of aprudential regulation with
respect to the activities in
question, or the actualappearance of such activities,with official authorization oracquiescence, in the domesticmarket.
(g) Participation in issues of
all kinds of securities,
including underwriting
and placement as agent(whether publicly orprivately) and provisionof service related to suchissues.
(8132)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneAlbania will afford market
access on a national treatment
bases to foreign financial
services suppliers upon theoccurrence of the earlier ofeither of the following events:the establishment of aprudential regulation with
respect to the activities in
question, or the actualappearance of such activities,with official authorization oracquiescence, in the domestic
market.GATS/SC/131
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commitments
(h) Money broking (81339) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneAlbania will afford market
access on a national treatmentbases to foreign financial
services suppliers upon the
occurrence of the earlier ofeither of the following events:the establishment of aprudential regulation with
respect to the activities in
question, or the actualappearance of such activities,with official authorization oracquiescence, in the domesticmarket.
(i) Asset management, such
as cash or portfolio
management, pension
fund management,custodial and trustservices.1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) NoneAlbania will afford market
access on a national treatment
bases to foreign financial
services suppliers upon theoccurrence of the earlier ofeither of the following events:the establishment of aprudential regulation with
respect to the activities in
question, or the actualappearance of such activities,with official authorization oracquiescence, in the domestic
market.GATS/SC/131
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commitments
(j) Settlement and clearing
services of financialassets, including
securities, derivative
products, and othernegotiable instruments.(81339)1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) Settlements and clearing services for the time
being are offered by the BOA only.
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneThe Bank of Albania will
offer the service of clearingfor a period of 5 years from
the day of accession and after
that other entities will offersuch service. The Bank ofAlbania will retain themonopoly over inter-banking
payments system and RTGS
(Real Time Gross Settlement)
(k) Advisory and other
auxiliary financialservices and all activitieslisted in article B of MFN.TNC/W/50, includingcredit reference and
analysis, investment and
portfolio research andadvice on acquisitions andon corporate restructuringand strategy. (8131 or8133)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
(l) Provision and transfer of
financial information, andfinancial data processingrelated software byproviders of other
financial services.
(8131)1) None
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
8.  HEALTH-RELATED
AND SOCIAL SERVICES(other than those listed
under 1.A.h-j.)
A. Hospital services (9311) 1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None, except that licensing is done in cooperation
with an Albanian professional whether this
professional is a partner or an employee in the
foreign company.
4) Unbound
B. Other human health
services (9319, other than
93191)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None, except that licensing is done in cooperation
with an Albanian professional whether thisprofessional is a partner or an employee in the
foreign company.
4) UnboundGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
9. TOURISM AND
TRAVEL-RELATEDSERVICES
A.  Hotels and restaurants
services (641, 642, 643)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
B. Travel agencies and tour
operators services (7471)1) None2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
C. Tourist guide services
(7472)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
10. RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL ANDSPORTING SERVICES
A. Entertainment Services
Other entertainment
services:  Cinema theatre
operation services(CPC 96199**)1) Unbound
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment.1) Unbound
2) Unbound
3) None except unbound for access to subsidies.4) None
B. News agency service
(962)1) None2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitment.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
C. Libraries, archives,
museums and other
cultural services
Library services (96311)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
Archive service (96312) 1) Unbound
2) Unbound3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
D. Sporting and other
recreational services (964)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
11. TRANSPORT SERVICES
A. Maritime Transport
Services
International Transport
a. Passenger and  (7211)
   freight transportation
   (7211 & 7212)   less cabotage transportThe following services at the
port are made available to
international maritime
transport suppliers onreasonable and non-discriminatory terms andconditions:
1. Pilotage
2. Towing and tug
assistance
3. Provisioning, fueling
and watering
4. Garbage collecting and
ballast waste disposal
5. Port Captain's Services6. Navigation aids7. Shore-based operational
services essential to shipoperations including
communications, water
and electrical suppliers
8.  Emergency repair
facilities
9. Anchorage, berth and
berthing servicesGATS/SC/131
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commitments
(c) Rental of vessels with
crew (7213)
(d)  Maintenance and repair
of vessels (8868*)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(f) Supporting services for
maritime transport
(745**)Supporting services are
performed by the State Port
Authority. These services are
included in the law onprivatization of strategicenterprises and is expectedtheir liberalization.  In themeantime, privatization of
different services has started,
e.g., shipping agency, pilotservices, garbage services,forwarding services, etc.
C. Air transport service
(d) Maintenance and repair of
aircraft  (8868*)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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commitments
F. Road transport service
(a) Passenger transportation
(i) international passenger
transport (7121 +7122) less cabotage
transport1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound
2) None
3) None
4) None
(ii) domestic passenger
transport, lesscabotage transport(7121+7122)1) Unbound
*
2) Unbound*.
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None3) None
4) None
                                                     
* This mode of delivery is not feasible.GATS/SC/131
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commitments
(b.) Freight transportation
(7123)
(i) international freight
transportation1) Unbound
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound
2) None
3) None4) None
(ii) domestic freight
transport, less cabotagetransport1) Unbound
*
2) Unbound*.
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound*.
2) Unbound*.
3) None
4) None
(c) Rental of commercial
vehicles with operators
(7124)1) None
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
                                                     
* This mode of delivery is not feasible.GATS/SC/131
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commitments
(d) Maintenance and repair of
road transport equipment(6112+8867)1) None, except where there exists a technical
unfeasibility.
2) None
3) None4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None4) None
(e) Supporting service for
road transportation
services (744)1) None, except where there exists a technical
unfeasibility.
2) None3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
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Sector or subsector Limitations on market  access Limitations on national treatmentAdditional
commitments
H. Services auxiliary to all
modes of transport
(a) Cargo handling services
(741)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
(b) Storage and warehousing
services (742)1) Unbound*
2) None
3) None**
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) Unbound*.
2) None
3) None**
4) None
(c) Freight transport agency
services  (748)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) None
                                                     
* A commitment of this mode of delivery is not feasible.
** Public utility concessions or licensing procedures may apply  in case of occupation of the public domainGATS/SC/131
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commitments
Other auxiliary transport
services such as freightinspection (749
**)1) None
2) None
3) None
4) Unbound, except as indicated in the
Horizontal Commitments.1) None
2) None
3) None
4) NoneGATS/SC/131
Page 47ALBANIA  - LIST OF ARTICLE II (MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector or sub-sector Description of measure indicating
its inconsistency with Article IICountry to which the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating the need
for exemption
Road transport;
passengers and freightProvisions in existing or future bilateral
or plurilateral agreements oninternational road transport (includingcombined transport - road/rail) reserving
or limiting the provision of a transport
service into, in, across and out of theRepublic of Albania to the contractingparties to vehicles registered in eachcontracting party.All countries with which
Albania has bilateral orplurilateral agreement on roadtransport in force, mentioned
below:
Greece, Italy,  FYROM,Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia,Sweden, Germany, Russia,Switzerland, France, Denmark,United Kingdom, Netherlands,
Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary.Indefinite The need for exemption is linked
to the region characteristics ofroad transport services.
Sale and marketing of air
transport services and
computer reservationsystems (CRS)Preferential market access resulting
from bilateral air transport agreementsAll countries with which
Albania has bilateral agreement
on air transport:Hungary, China, Greece,Turkey, Romania, Switzerland,Pakistan, Bulgaria, Germany,Slovenia, Italy, Austria,
FYROM, Russia, United
Kingdom, Croatia, Egypt,Yugoslavia, NetherlandsIndefinite Reciprocal provisions concerning
supply of air transport services as
a result of bilateral air transportagreements.
Audiovisual Services- Production anddistribution of audiovisual
works through
broadcasting or otherforms of transmission tothe publicMeasures which define works of
European origin, in such a way as toextend national treatment to audiovisual
works which meet certain linguistic and
origin criteria regarding access tobroadcasting or similar forms oftransmission.Parties to the Council of
Europe Convention onTransfrontier Television or
other European Countries with
whom an agreement may beconcluded.Indefinite.
Exemption needed, forcertain countries, only until
an economic integration
agreement is concluded orcompleted.The measures aim, within the
sector, to promote cultural valuesboth within EC Member States,
and with other countries in
Europe, as well achievinglinguistic policy objectives.GATS/SC/131
Page 48Sector or sub-sector Description of measure indicating
its inconsistency with Article IICountry to which the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating the need
for exemption
Audiovisual Services
- Production anddistribution of televisionprogrammes andcinematographic worksMeasures based upon government - to
government framework agreements, onco-production of audiovisual workswhich confer national treatment toaudiovisual works covered by theseagreements, in particular in relation to
distribution and access to funding.All countries with whom
cultural cooperation isdesirable.Indefinite. The aim of such agreement is to
promote cultural links betweencountries concerned.
Audiovisual Services
- Production and
distribution of televisionprogrammes andcinematographic worksMeasures granting the benefit of any
support programmes (such as Action
Plan for Advanced Television Services,MEDIA or EURIMAGES) toaudiovisual works, and suppliers of suchworks, meeting certain European origincriteria.European Countries Indefinite
Exemption needed, for
certain countries, only untilan economic integrationagreement is concluded orcompleted.These programmes aim at
preserving and promoting the
regional identity of countrieswithin Europe which have long-standing cultural links.GATS/SC/131
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REFERENCE PAPERS TO THE ALBANIAN
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Scope
The following are definitions and principles on the regulatory framework for the basic
telecommunications services.
Definitions
Users mean service consumers and service suppliers.
Essential facilities mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network or service that
(a) are exclusively or predominantly provided by a single or limited number of suppliers;
and
(b) cannot feasibly be economically or technically substituted in order to provide a service.
A major supplier is a supplier which has the ability to materially affect the terms of participation (having
regard to price and supply) in the relevant market for basic telecommunications services as a result of:
(a) control over essential facilities;  or(b) use of its position in the market.
1. Competitive safeguards
1.1 Prevention of anti-competitive practices in telecommunications
Appropriate measures shall be maintained for th e purpose of preventing suppliers who, alone or
together, are a major supplier from engaging in or continuing anti-competitive practices.
1.2 Safeguards
The anti-competitive practices referred to above shall include in particular:
(a) engaging in anti-competitive cross-subsidization;
(b) using information obtained from competitors with anti-competitive results;  and(c) not making available to other services suppliers on a timely basis technical  information
about essential facilities and commercially relevant information which are necessary forthem to provide services.GATS/SC/131
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2. Interconnection
2.1 This section applies to linking with suppliers providing public telecommunications transport
networks or services in order to allow the users of one supplier to communicate with users of anothersupplier and  to access services provided by another supplier, where specific commitments are
undertaken.
2.2 Interconnection to be ensured
Interconnection with a major supplier will be ensured at any technically feasible point in the
network.  Such interconnection is provided.
(a) under non-discriminatory terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and rates and of a quality no less favourable than that provided for its ownlike services or for like services of non-affiliated service suppliers or for its subsidiaries
or other affiliates;
(b) in a timely fashion, on terms, conditions (including technical standards and
specifications) and cost-oriented rates that are transparent, reasonable, having regard to
economic feasibility, and sufficiently unbundled so that the supplier need not pay fornetwork components or facilities that it does not require for the service to be provided;
and
(c) upon request, at points in addition to the network termination points offered to the
majority of users, subject to charges that reflect the cost of construction of necessary
additional facilities.
2.3 Public availability of the procedures for interconnection negotiations
The procedures applicable for interconnection to a major supplier will be made publicly available.
2.4 Transparency of interconnection arrangements
It is ensured that a major supplier will make publicly available either its interconnection
agreements or a reference interconnection offer.
2.5 Interconnection:  dispute settlement
A service supplier requesting interconnection with a major supplier will have recourse, either:(a) at any time or(b) after a reasonable period of time which has been made publicly known
to an independent domestic body, which may be a regulatory body as referred to in paragraph 5 below, to
resolve disputes regarding appropriate terms, conditi ons and rates for interconnection within a reasonable
period of time, to the extent that these have not been established previously.GATS/SC/131
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3. Universal service
Any Member has the right to define the kind of universal service obligation it wishes to maintain.
Such obligations will not be regarded as anti-competitive per se , provided they are administered in a
transparent, non-discriminatory and competitively neutral manner and are not more burdensome than
necessary for the kind of universal service defined by the Member.
4. Public availability of licensing criteria
Where a licence is required, the following will be made publicly available:
(a) all the licensing criteria and the period of time normally required to reach a decision
concerning an application for a licence  and
(b) the terms and conditions of  individual licences.
The reasons for the denial of a licence will be made known to the applicant upon request.
5. Independent regulators
The regulatory body is separate from, and not accountable to, any supplier of basic
telecommunications services. The decisions of and the procedures used by regulators shall be impartial
with respect to all market participants.
6. Allocation and use of scarce resources
Any procedures for the allocation and use of scarce resources, including frequencies, numbers
and rights of way, will be carried out in an objective, timely, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
The current state of allocated frequency bands will be made publicly available, but detailed identificationof frequencies allocated for specific government uses is not required.
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