G/SPS/N/ALB/186  
 
13 April 2016  
(16-2075)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: ALBANIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water 
Management 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Propagating material and saplings of ornamental plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Decision of Council of Ministers "On 
determination of the requirements for the marketing and the certification of the planting and the propagating material of ornamental plants"  Language(s): Albanian  Number 
of pages: 30 
6. Description of content: This Draft Decision of Council of Ministers establishes the rules 
on the production and marketing of propagating material and seedlings of ornamental 
plants, determines the requirements for the suppliers, for packaging and labelling as well as the requirements on certification procedures. 
The objective of this Draft Decision is to improve the standards of production and 
marketing of propagating material and seedlings of ornamental plants related to identity, purity from harmful organisms and diseases. Also it regulates the relationship between 
the suppliers, public and private monitoring and certifying bodies and users. 
This Draft Decision of Council of Ministers has the following chapters: 
 Chapter I: Provides the aim of this decision; 
 Chapter II: Provides the requirements to be met by propagating material and 
saplings of ornamental plants in order to be marketed; 
 Chapter III: Provides the requirements to be met by the suppliers of propagating 
material and saplings of ornamental plants (producers, packers and traders); 
 Chapter IV: Provides the requirements to be met for the certification of propagating 
material and saplings of ornamental plants as well as the procedures and documentation needed to obtain the certification; 
 Chapter V: Final dispositions; and 
 ANNEXES 1 ÷ 4. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/ALB/186 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 36  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
This Draft Decision of Council of Ministers approximates the Council Directive 98/56/EC, 
of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : After publication in the Official Gazette. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 12 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
General Directory of Agriculture Services and Fishery  
SPS Enquiry Point - Albania 
Tel: +(355 4) 2 259 333 Fax: +(355 4) 2 259 333 E-mail: mbumk_sps@yahoo.com 
Website: http://www.bujqesia.gov.al