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22 February 2022  
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification, dated  21 February 2022, from the delegation of Albania , is being circulated 
to Members of the Council for Trade in Services . 
 
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1  MEMB ER NOTIFYING : 
Albania  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER : 
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services  
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE : 
12.02.2019  
 
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE : 
Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE)  
General Directorate of Road Transport Services (GDRTS)  
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE : 
Albania has full commitments for consumption abroad and commercial presence for market access 
and national treatment for internat ional road passenger and freight transport. The cross -border 
mode remains unbound .    
 
- Decision of the Council of Ministers no. 53, dated 6.2.2019, which refers to "On some addenda 
and amendments to Decision of Council of Ministers no. 325 of 19.3.2008 ‘On  the approval of 
rules of acceptance in the activity of the operator of road transportation of goods and passengers 
as well as the recognition of official documents issued to these operators ", entered in force on 
12.02.2019.  
 
The purpose of this decision is to accept and follow the activity of the road freight transport operator 
or the passenger road transport operator , which  is regulated by the provisions of this decision.  
 
The transport of goods and passengers is allowed to be performed, by a tr ansport company, for third 
parties or for rent, only when they are equipped with:  
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  a. the relevant license in road transport, for third parties or for rent, of goods or passengers, 
within the country;  
b. the relevant license in the international road transport, for third parties or for rent, of 
goods or passengers.  
Exceptionally, the transport of goods and passengers, by a transport company, for third parties or 
for rent, is allowed in the following cases:  
 
a. for the categories of freight transport operations for third parties or rent within the country, 
which can be performed without a license according to article 44 of law no. 8308, dated 
18.3.1998 "On road transport", as amended;  
b. for certain categories of international transport of goods, when pro vided by international 
agreements;  
c. when the temporary permission, for the continuation of the operation of the enterprise, 
has been given for the purposes of unforeseen circumstances, as in the case of natural 
disasters, or when this is required by massive  constructions within the city, or when 
required by agricultural works at the time of harvests and rains.  
This decision is aligned with regulation (EC) no. 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council, dated 21 October 2009, “On the establishment of common rules regarding the conditions 
to be met for the exercise of the profession of road transport operator, which repeals Council 
Directive 96/26 / EC”, No. CELEX  32009R1071, Official Journal of the European Union L300, 
14.11.2009, pages 51 –71. 
 
6  MEMB ERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY : 
None 
7  TEXTS AVAILABLE FROM : 
Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy  
https://www.infrastruktura.gov.al/en/   / Legal Background/ Transportation/   
 
 
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