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AlbaniaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Fish and crustaceans – Albania

Official title

Detailed rules for the organic production of algae and aquaculture species

Albania notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 6 March 2026. The comment period closed on 5 May 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Aquatic plant species and aquatic animal species

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
Notifying member
Albania
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 6 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or Albania for its current status.
Objectives
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/ALB/216
Keywords
Animal diseases, Animal health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 5 May 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 5 May 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/ALB/216; it can take them up with Albania.

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What the notification says

This instruction defines the production rules for the organic production of aquatic plant species and aquatic animal species, and in particular for the species: fish, crustaceans (such as crabs, shrimps and lobsters), echinoderms and molluscs. Draft instruction 'On Detailed rules for the organic production of algae and aquaculture species' is partially approximated with Part III, of Annex II, of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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