IP/N/1/ALB/5  
IP/N/1/ALB/C/2  
 
29 January 2021  
(21-0788)  Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
ALBANIA : LAW NO. 35/2016 ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT  
Notifying Member  ALBANIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title LAW NO. 35/2016 ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/ALB/21_0681_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/ALB/C/1/Add.1 ; IP/N/1/ALB/C/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Law n o. 35/2016 "On copyright and other related rights " is drafted in compliance with the obligations 
arising from a number of documents such as the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), 
Article 73, and other strategic partnership documents between the Albanian Government and the 
European Union.  
 
The Law provides, inter alia :  
 
(i)  an expansion of the scope of copyrighted works and authorship;  
 
(ii)  an improved balance between the interests of copyright owners in receiving fair reward for 
their efforts and the interests of copy right users in receiving reasonable access to copyrighted 
materials;  
 
(iii)  a "one-stop-shop" system that permits commercial users to pay a single licen ce fee to different 
collecting societies;  
 
(iv)  governance mechanisms on the relations between collecting societies and users, in line with 
Directive 2014/26/EU on collective management of copyright and related rights;  
 
(v)  an imposition of fines between ALL 200,000 (=~ US$1,630) and ALL 500,000 (=~ US$4,100) 
for collecting societies which do not obtain authorization from the Ministry of Culture; and  
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  (vi)  remedial measures available to right holders, including the ability  to apply for preliminary 
injunction to prevent or restrain infringement of a copyright.  
 
This law is fully aligned with:  
 
- Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, dated December 12, 2006 
"On the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights", Celex: 32006L0116; Official 
Journal of the EU, L 372, dated 27.12.2006  
 
- Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 "On the 
enforcement of intellectual property rights", Celex: 32004L0048; Official Journal of the EU, L 157, 
dated 30.4.2004  
 
- Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and Council, dated May 22, 2001 "On the 
harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society", 
Celex:  32001L0029; Official Journal of the EU, L 167, dated 22.06.2001  
 
- Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, dated September 27, 2001 
"On the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art", Celex: 32001L0084; E U 
Official Journal, L 272, dated 13.10.2001  
 
- Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and Council, dated March 11, 1996 "On the 
legal protection of databases", Celex: 31996L0009; Official Journal of the EU, L 77, dated 
27.03.1996  
 
- Directive 2009/24 /EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 April 2009 "On the 
legal protection of computer programs", Celex: 32009L0024; Official Journal of the EU, L 111, dated 
05.05.2009  
 
- Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, date d December 12, 2006, 
"on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual 
property ", Celex: 32006L0115; Official Journal of the EU, L 376, dated 27.12.2006  
 
This law is partially aligned with:  
 
- Counc il Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993, "On the coordination of certain rules 
concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable 
retransmission", Celex: 31993L0083; Official Journal of the EU, L 248, da ted 10.6.1993  
 
- Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and the Council, dated February 26, 2014, 
"On the collective management of copyright and related rights and multi -territorial licensing of rights 
in musical works for online use in the intern al market", Celex: 32014L0026, Official Journal of the 
EU, L 84, dated 20.03.2014  
 
Law no. 35/2016 "On copyright and other related rights", has harmonized the international 
conventions and treaties in which the Republic of Albania is a party, listed as fol lows:  
 
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works  
 
- International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and 
Broadcasting Organisations (Rome Convention)  
 
- Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Int ellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)  
 
- Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication 
of their Phonograms  
 
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)  
 
- Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)  
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  - Universal Copyright Convention  
 
- WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  20 October 2016  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  26 January 2021  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Copyright Office, Ministry of Culture of Albania  
 
Email address:  borana.ajazi@kultura.gov.al   
Web:    www.kultura.gov.al  
 
 
 
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