RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/3/Rev.4/Add.2 
27 July 1999 
 (99-3157) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Albania Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF ALBANIA 
 
Memorandum on Schedule for the Acceptance of Different Sectoral Initiatives  
 
Addendum  
 
  The Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Trade of the Republic of Albania has submitted 
additional information on the Memorandum on Sche dule for the Acceptance of Sectoral Initiatives, 
with the request that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.  
 
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Beer chapter 22 03 20  20 20 20 20 10  0     
Distilled drinks chapter 220820 220830, 
220890,2205.10, 2205.90,2206.00, 
2207.10, 2207.20, 
2208.40, 2208.50, 
2208,60, 2208.70. 20  20 20 20 20 10  10 10 0    
Paper chapter 47 5  5 5 5 5 0        
Paper chapter 48  
(4801,480210.00,480220
.00) 5  5 5 5 5 0        
Paper chapter 48  
(480230.00- 481390.90, 4816) 10  10 10 10 10 0        
Paper chapter 48 (4814-
4815,4817-
482390.90)excluding 482390.10 (free) 20  20 20 20 20 0        
Paper chapter 49 
(4003.00.00,4905, 
4906) 5  5 5 5 5 0       
Paper chapter 49 (4911)  10  10 10 10 10 0        
Paper chapter 49 (4909-
4910) 20  20 20 20 20 0       
Steel. Chapters: 720610- 
7212, 721810, 722410. 5  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 0  
Steel. Chapters: 7218, 
7224.  
10   
10  
10  
10  
10  
5   
5  
5  
5  
5  
0  
Steel. Chapters: 7213-
7217, 7219-7223, 7225-
7302 (Exluding: 7302.30.00, free), 7303, 
7304 (Excluding: 
730431.10, 730439.20, 730441.10, 730449.30, 
730451.30, 730459.50, 
free), 7305, 7306 (Excluding: 730630.10, 20  20 20 20 20 10  10 10 10 10 0   
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730640.10, 730650.10, 730660.10, free), 7308, 
7312 (Excluding: 
731210.10, 731290.10, free), 7313, 7314, 7317. 
Agriculture equipment 
chapters 8432,8433,8434 
and 8701.90 5  5 5 5 0       
Construction equipment 
chapter 8425 (excluding 
842511.10, 
842519.10, 842531.10, 842539.10, 842542.10, 
842549.10=free); 
8426(excluding 842699.10=free); 
8428(excluding 
842810.10, 842820.10, 842833.10, 
842839.10,  
842891.10=free); 8429; 8430; excluding 
8431; 8479.10;8701.30; 
and 8704.10. 5  5 5 5 0       
 
Medical equipment 
chapter 2844.40,3822, 
8419.20, 8713, 8714.20,9018,9019, 
9021,9022.11, 
9022.19,9022.21, and 9402 
 EX 8419.90, 8543.80, 
9025.11 (excluding 902511.10 =free).  
5   
5  
5  
5  
0  
       
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2009 
Furniture Chapter 94 (9401.30,9401.40,9401.5
0,9401.61, 
9401.69,9401.71,9401,79,9401.80, 
9401.90, 
9403.10,9403.20, 9403.30,9403.50, 
9403.60,9403.70, 
9403.80,9403.90 20  20 20 20 20 10  10 10 0   
Toys HS Chapters (9501-
9505) 20  20 20 20 20 10  10 10 0    
 
For all goods utilized by 
the Civil Aircraft chapters:  
391721, 391722, 391723 
391729, 391731, 391733 391739, 391740, 400829 
400950, 401130, 401210, 
401220, 401610, 401693 401699, 401700, 450490 
482390, 681290, 681310 
681390, 700721, 730431 730439, 730441, 730449 
730451, 730459, 730490 
730630, 730640, 730650 730660, 731210, 731290 
732290, 732410, 732490 
732620, 741300, 760810 
760820, 810890, 830210 
830220, 830242, 830249 830260, 830710, 830790 
840710, 840890, 841111 
841112, 841121, 841122  
Immediately         
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841181, 841182, 841191 841199, 841210, 841221 
841229, 841231, 841239 
841280, 841290, 841319  841320, 841330, 841350 
841360, 841370, 841381 
841391, 841410, 841420 841430, 841451, 841459 
841480, 841490, 841581 
841582, 841583, 841590 
841810, 841830, 841840 
841861, 841869, 841950 841981, 841990, 842119 
842121, 842123, 842129 
842131, 842139, 842410 842511, 842519, 842531 
842539, 842549, 842699 
842810, 842820, 842833 842839, 842890, 847110 
847120, 847191, 847192 
847193, 847989, 847990 848310, 848330, 848340 
848350, 848360, 848390 
848410, 848490, 850120 850131, 850132, 850133 
850134, 850140, 850151 
850152, 850153, 850161 850162, 850163, 850211 
850212, 850213, 850220 
850230, 850240, 850410 
850431, 850432, 850433 
850440, 850450, 850710 850720, 850730, 850740 
850780, 850790, 851031 
851120, 851130, 851140  
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851150, 851180, 851680 851810, 851821, 851822 
851829, 851830, 851840 
851850, 852090, 852110 852290, 852510, 852520 
852610, 852691, 852692 
852790, 852910, 852990 853120, 853180, 853910 
854380, 854390, 854430 
880110, 880190, 880211 
880212, 880220, 880230 
880240, 880310, 880320 880330, 880390, 880520 
900190, 900290, 901410 
901420, 901490, 902000 902511, 902519, 902520 
902580, 902590, 902620 
902680, 902690, 902910 902920, 902990, 903010 
903020, 903031, 903039 
903040, 903081, 903089 903090, 903180, 903190 
903210, 903220, 903281 
903289, 903290, 910400 910990, 940110, 940320 
940370, 940510, 940560 
940592, 
Pharmaceuticals chapter 30 Immediately        
Pharmaceuticals chapters 
2936, 2937, 2939, 2941. 
(INN) World Health Organization. Immediately        
Chemical Harmonization 
chapters: 28, 29 5.5  5.5 5.5 5.55 5.55 5.5       
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 2903-2915, 2916-2942), chapter 31, 36, 37, 38, 39 
Chemical Harmonization 
chapters: 32, 33, 34, 35, 
36, 37, 38.  10 -20  10 -20 10 -20 10 -20 10 -20 6.5      
Chemical Harmonization 
chapter : 2901-2902,  
Chapter 30 Chemical 
Products   5  
 
 
Immediately 5 5 5 5 0      
ITA Agreement 
Attchment A, Secsion I. 
Chapters: 8469.11 to 
8504.50, 8517.22 to 8517.90, 8525.20, 
8532.10 to 8532.90, 
8534, 8542, 8543, 9026 to 9030.40. Ex: 8472.90, 
8525.10, 8525.40, 
8525.90, 8531.90, 8543.89, 8544.41, 
8544.49, 854451, 
9027.90, Secsion II. 
9031.41. Ex: 8421.19, 
8421.91, 8424.89, 8424.90, 8456.10, 
8456.91, 8456.99, 
8464.20, 8464.19, 8466.91, 8466.93, 
8479.89, 8479.90, 
8480.71, 8514.10, 8514.20, 8514.30, 
8514.11, 8543.11, 
8543.90, 9030.82, 5  5 5 5 0         
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9030.90, 9031.41, 903149, 9031.90, 
ITA Agreement 
Chapter 90. 
902300,902410, 902480, 902490, 902610, 
902620,902680, 
902690,902710, 902720,902730, 902740, 
902750, 902780, 
902790,902810, 902820,902830, 
902890, 903010,903020, 
903031,903039, 903040,903082, 
903083,903089, 
903090,903110, 903120,903130, 
903141,903149 
903180,903190, 
903210,903220, 
903281,903289, 903290. 5  5 5 5 0        
ITA Agreement 
Attachment A, Session I. 
Chapters: 8517.11 to 
851721, 8520.20- 8524.91, 8531.20, 
8533.10-8533.90, 8541-
8541.90, 8544.70, 
9009.11-9009.90. Ex: 
8518.10, 8519.30, 851829, 8524.39, 
8524.99, 8529.10, 
8529.90, 8531.90, 10  10 10 10 0       
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8536.50, 8536.69, 8536.90, 8544.41, 
8544.49, 8544.51,  
Session II. Ex: 9010.41-901049, 9010.90. 
ITA Agreement 
Attachment A, Session I. 
Chapter: 3818 20  20 20 20 0       
ITA Agreement 
Attachment B. Ex: 
7017.10, 8419.89, 
8419.90, 8456.91, 8456.99, 8464.10, 
8466.91, 8466.93, 
8477.10, 8477.90, 8479.50-8479.90 of the 
atch.  8514.30, 8514.90, 
8536.90, 8543.30, 8543.90, 9011.10-
9017.90 of atch. 
Chapters: 8534, 8542, 8471, 9017.  5  5 5 5 0      
ITA Agreement 
Attachment B. 
Chap:  8518.40, 8528.21, 8531.20, 8541. 10  10 10 10 0       
Textile Agreement 
chapters: 5001-
5006.00.90, 5101- 
5109.90.90, 5201-
5207.90.00, 5301-
5308.90.90, 5401-5406.20.00, 5501-
5511.30.00, 5604-
5607.90.00. Immediate (5)          
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Textile Agreement chapters: 5007-
5007.90.90, 5111-5113, 
5208.11.00-5212.25.90, 5309-531100.90, 
5407.10-5408.34, 5512-
5516.94.00, 5601-5603.94.90, 5608-
5608.90, 5801-
580410.90, 5806-
580640.00, 5809, 5901-  Immediately 
(10)        
Textile Agreement 
, chapters: 5609, Chap 
57, 5802.11-5802.20, 580421- 5805, 5807.10-
5808.90, 5810-5811, 
5904.10-5905.00.90, 5908-5910, chap. 61, 62, 
63. 20  20 fibers (5) 
fabrics 
(10) 
Made-
ups 
(12.5) 
cloth- 
ing 
(17.5)       
Wood, chapter 44 
(all tariffs under HS) 5, 10 , 
20  5 , 10 , 
20 5 , 10 
 5 , 10 
 5 , 10 
 0      
Oil seeds and their by-
products , chapters: 
1201, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1507, 1511, 
1208, 1512, 1513, 1514, 
1515, 1516.20, 1518, 2106.10, 2304, 230250. 
 5 , 10  
 5,10 5,10 0      
Fish and its by-products 
chapters: Chpt. 3  5 , 10 , 20 . 5,10,20 5,10, 
20 0      
Fish and its by-products 
chapters: 10  10 10 0       
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0508, 0509, 0511.91 1504, 1603.0010 
 
Fish and its by-products 
chapters: 160290.10, 16041120, 
16041140 
16041220, 16041240 16041310, 16041320 
16041330 (A,B) 
16041340, 16041345 16041350, 16041410 
16041420, 16041430 
16041440, 16041450 16041470, 16041480 
16041500, 16041610 
16041630, 16041910 16041920, 16041925 
16041930, 16041940 
16041980, 16042005 
16042015, 16042025 
16042030, 16042040 16043020, 16043030 
1605. 
 20  20 20 0      
Fish and its by-products 
chapter  230120. 5  5 5 0      
 
 
 
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