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18 October 2019  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 1.4, 10.6.2  AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM ALBANIA  
The following communication, dated 17 October 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Albania for Members' information.  
 
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Albania  hereby makes the following notifications based on Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2 of the 
Agreement on Trade Facilitation.  
 
Article 1, par agraph 4  
 
(a) The official place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been 
published  
 
1.1(a)   procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other 
entry -point procedures), and required forms and documents;  
 
General Directory 
of Customs  www.dogana.gov.al  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/325/nipt -
registration  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al /english/c/169/181/292/entry
-and-exit-of-goods  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/293/decla
ration -at-customs  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/294/impo
rt-transit -export  In the website of the 
General Directory of 
Customs under the 
section "Institution -
publications " the 
fiscal newssheet 
and the 
international trade 
data are  being 
periodically 
updated.  
 
Moreover, the 
section "business - 
customs 
procedures " gives 
detailed information 
for all the customs 
procedures.  
 
1.1(b)  applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with 
importation or exportation;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/182/248/tariff  
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1.1(c)  fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/172/announcements  
 
1.1(d)  rules for the classification or valuati on of products for customs purposes;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/182/247/customs -
value  
 
1.1(e)  laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of 
origin;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/182/249/rules -of-
origin  
 
1.1(f)  import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/185/customs -controls  
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/ c/168/177/prohibitions -and-
restrictions  
 
1.1(g) penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/185/customs -controls  
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/c ustoms -
procedures  
 
1.1(h)  procedures for appeal or review;  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/326/appeals -against -
decisions  
 
1.1(i)  agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, 
exportation , or transit; and  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/171/198/210/conventions -
and-protocols  
 
1.1(j)  procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas.  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/d/169/182/249/266/  
preferential -tariff-and-quotas  
 
(b) The Uniform Resource Locators of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1  
 
The Uniform Resource Locators (URL) of website referred to in paragraph 2.1 is:  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/294/import -transit -export  
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(c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Contact information on enquiry point s is: 
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  Name: Help Desk Sector  
Tel.: +355 42 232 988  
Website: www.dogana.gov.al  This site and enquiry 
point, give general 
information about the 
activities and the 
operations of Customs . 
 
Article 10, paragraph 6.2  
 
Information on customs brokers is not published by the customs authority because it provides a 
private service.  
 
http://www.dogana.gov.al/english/c/169/181/293/declaration -at-customs  
 
Any person may appoint a representative i n his dealings with the customs authorities to perform the 
acts and formalities laid down by customs rule. Such representation may be:  
 
• direct, in which case the representative shall act in the name of and on behalf of another 
person, or.  
• indirect, in which case the representative shall act in his own name but on behalf of 
another person.  
Article 12, paragraph 2.2  
 
General Directorate of 
Customs  Name: Enkeleda Hitaj  
E-mail: 
Enkeleda.hitaj@dogana.gov.al  
Website: www.dogana.gov.al  The contact point is Head 
of Sector for Customs 
Facilitation, Transit and 
operator information . 
 
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