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AlbaniaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

Agricultural products, Meat, fish and other animal

Official title

Draft –Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production'

Albania issued an addendum on 30 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/ALB/101. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 24 April 2026. The comment period closed on 23 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Agriculture; Animal produce in general

Notifying member
Albania
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ALB/101Latest notice: G/TBT/N/ALB/101/Add.1
ICS classification
  • 65 Agriculture
  • 67.120.01 Animal produce in general
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 23 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 23 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ALB/101/Add.1; it can take them up with Albania.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/ALB/101/Add.1⁩, 30 June 2026)

Draft –Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production'

We are adding the information as follows: On Section 2 'Agency Responsible' we want to add that the authority or agency designated to handle comments regarding this notification is: General Directorate of Standardization WTO Enquiry Point - Albania Tel.: +355 42 22 62 55 E-mail: info@dps.gov.al Website: As well as On Section 10 'Provision of comments', subsection 'Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification' we want to add the information as follows: General Directorate of Standardization WTO Enquiry Point – Albania Tel.: +355 42 22 62 55 E-mail: info@dps.gov.al Website:

This Draft-Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production' aims to establish additional conditions, beyond those set out in point 3 of Article 45 of Law No. 104/2024 'On organic production, labelling of organic products and their control', as well as the procedures for the approval, renewal, and modification of the scope of approval of control bodies operating under the law, and the procedures for the notification of activities by control bodies carrying out their activity within the territory of the Republic of Albania in accordance with other international standards for organic production.'

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/ALB/101/Add.1

    Draft –Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production'

    We are adding the information as follows: On Section 2 'Agency Responsible' we want to add that the authority or agency designated to handle comments regarding this notification is: General Directorate of Standardization WTO Enquiry Point - Albania Tel.: +355 42 22 62 55 E-mail: info@dps.gov.al Website: As well as On Section 10 'Provision of comments', subsection 'Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification' we want to add the information as follows: General Directorate of Standardization WTO Enquiry Point – Albania Tel.: +355 42 22 62 55 E-mail: info@dps.gov.al Website:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/ALB/101

    Comment deadline: Closed on 23 June 2026

    Draft –Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production'

    This Draft-Decision of the Council of Ministers 'On additional conditions and procedures for the approval of control bodies and the notification of activities by control bodies operating in Albania under other standards for organic production' aims to establish additional conditions, beyond those set out in point 3 of Article 45 of Law No. 104/2024 'On organic production, labelling of organic products and their control', as well as the procedures for the approval, renewal, and modification of the scope of approval of control bodies operating under the law, and the procedures for the notification of activities by control bodies carrying out their activity within the territory of the Republic of Albania in accordance with other international standards for organic production.'

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

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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