G/MA/QR/N/ALB/1  
4 de diciembre  de 2018 
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Comité de Acceso a los Mercados  Original:  inglés  
 
  
NOTIFICACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA DECISIÓN SOBRE  
EL PROCEDIMIENTO  DE NOTIFICACIÓN DE RESTRICCIONES  
CUANTITATIVAS (G/L/59/REV.1)  
ALBANIA  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 20 de noviembre de 2018 , se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de  Albania . 
 
A. Miembro notificante : Albania  
B. Fecha de la notificación : 20 de noviembre de 2018  
C. Primera notificación : 
 Sí 
 No, la última notificación se presentó con la signatura (signatura del documento ):  
D. Tipo de notificación : 
 1. Complet a (es decir, notificación de todas las restricciones cuantitativas en vigor ) 
 2. Cambios de una notificación presentada anteriormente con la signatura (signatura del 
documento) consistentes en lo siguiente : 
  2.1 Establecimiento de nuevas restricciones, enumeradas en la sección 1. 
  2.2 Eliminación de restricciones, como se describe en la casilla G infra. 
  2.3 Modificación de una restricción notificada anteriormente, como se indica en la 
sección 1. 
 3. Notificación inversa de restricciones mantenidas por (Miembro ):  
E. La notificación proporciona información sobre el siguiente período bienal (por  
ejemplo, 2012 -2014 ): 2018-2020 y se refiere a restricciones en vigor al 20 de 
noviembre de 2018  
F. La presente notificación contiene información* relati va a: 
 Sección 1:  Lista de restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor . 
 Sección 2:  Referencia a otras notificaciones presentadas a la OMC que contengan 
información sobre restricciones cuantitativas actualmente en vigor e 
información adicional . 
G. Observaciones de carácter general, con inclusión de una descripción de la 
eliminación de restricciones notificada en el apartado 2.2 de la casilla D y la 
fecha en que esas restricciones dejaron de estar en vigor . 
 
                                                
* En inglés solamente.    
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Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR
No. General  
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into forc e  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Prohibition on 
import of hazardous 
waste  
It is prohibited in all 
circumstances:  
a) the import of 
hazardous waste in 
the Republic of 
Albania;  
b) Trans boundary 
transit of hazardous 
waste through the 
Republic of Albania.  P 2903 52 00;  
2914 70 00;  
2910 40 00;  
2903 62 00;  
2910 90 00;  
2909 30 38;  
2903 52 00;  
2903 69 90;  
2909 30 38;  
2903 62 00;  
2903 51 00;  
2903 59 80;  
2909 30 31;  
2903 69 90;  
2903 69 90;  
2909 30 38;  
3808 50 00;  
3410 11 00;  
3410 19 00; 
3401 20 10; 
3401 20 90; 
3401 30 00; 
2852 00 00; 
2805 40  Chemicals that are 
classified as Persistent 
Organic Pollutants and 
subject to Stockholm 
Convention and  
Basel Convention  
 
 
 GATT Articl e XX:(g)  
GATT Article XX:(b)  
 
Rotterdam Convention 
on the Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure for 
Certain Hazardous 
Chemicals and 
Pesticides in 
International Trade.  
 
Stockholm Convention 
on Persistent Organic 
Pollutants.  Law no.156, dated 
10.10.2013 “On some  
amendments in the 
law no.10463, dated 
22.09.2011 ”On 
integrated waste 
management  
responsible 
institution for the 
process of cross -
border of waste: 
exportation and their 
transition  Ministry of Tourism 
and Environment  
2 Restriction of trade 
in certain animals 
and plant species 
for the protection of 
species of wild 
fauna and flora.  CP 3808 All import, export, re -
exports and 
introduction from the 
sea of species covered 
by the Convention 
International Trade in 
Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES)  GATT Article XX:(b)  
 
Implementation of 
Convention on 
International Trade in 
Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES)  Law no.9867, date 
31.1.2008 “on the 
protection of the 
endangered species of 
wild fauna and flora 
on international 
trade”  Ministry of Tourism 
and Environment    
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QR
No. General  
description of the 
restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) 
affected, based 
on HS(2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification 
and Grounds for 
Restriction, e.g., 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into forc e  
 Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
3 Restriction on 
narcotic drugs and 
psychotropic 
substances  NAL 
CP 293900  
3001 For a detailed 
description of the 
products concerned, 
please refer to Annex I, 
II. III of the Law “On 
narcotic drugs and 
psychotropic 
substances  GATT XX:(b)  
 
UN Single Convention 
on Narcotic Drug 1961 
and UN Convention on 
Psychotropic 
Substances   1971  Law “On narcotic 
drugs and 
psychotropic 
substances”  Ministry of Health     
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Section  2: Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
This section shall be filled by Members in case a notification made pursuant to another notification requirement ( por ejemplo  set in the Agreement on 
Agriculture, Agreement on Balance of Payments, Agreement on Safeguards, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, etc.) contains 
information on a quantitative restriction in force and which is not listed in Section 1.  
 
1.  Agreement on Agriculture  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?  Yes  No  
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
 
2.  Agreement on Balance of Payments  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?  Yes  No  
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
3. Agreement on Safeguards  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?  Yes  No  
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
 
4.  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures (non -automatic licences)  
 
A.  Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction?  Yes  No  
B.  If yes, then list below the relevant document symbol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
 
5. Other notifications  
 
A. Was a notification made with information on a quantitative restriction in other notifications?  Yes  No  
B. If yes, then list below the relevant document sym bol and include any information element missing in the notification:  
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