. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/ALB/26 
9 January 2008 
 (08-0085) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Directorate of Market Surve illance under the General Regulatory 
Directorate - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
National Enquiry Point. 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Dangerous products on 
the market 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   "On dangerous 
products placing on the market" (2 pages, in Albanian). 
6. Description of content:   This Order of Director of Market Surveillance Department 
presents some protective measures against some examined cases related to the placing on the Albanian market of dangerous products such as sets of spoons and forks for feeding babies, produced in China from Fu Hong Indus tries Ltd, which have resulted as insecure 
after the testing in chemical laboratory.  The protective measures consist of: stopping the 
placing on the market of this product and the withdrawal by the delivery company of the 
remaining products in the market, stopping the procedures for clearance in the Customs Offices for this kind of product. 
This Order of Director of Market Surveillance Department also presents some protective 
measures against some dangerous products (m ainly toys) found in some of the EU 
member’s markets which present a serious risk for health and safety of consumers.  The 
protective measures consist of: stopping the cl earance procedures in the Customs Offices 
for such products and for plastic toys produced  by the "Fisher Price" company which have 
resulted in higher than permitted levels of lead and informing the Central Technical 
Inspectorate to act according to the Alba nian Law No 9779, dated 16 July 2007 "on General 
Safety, Essential Requirements and Conformity Assessment of non Food Products" article 
17, letters ç) and d) as well as the Alba nian Law No 9135, dated 11 September 2003 on 
Consumer Protection, article 51, letters e) and f).   G/TBT/N/ALB/26 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The objective is to protect the health and safety of consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Notification taken from European Commission DG SANCO, Rapid 
Alert System for Food and Feed related to th e sets of spoon and fork for feed of babies 
exported in Albania.  The pr oducts were produced by Fu Hong Industries Ltd in China and 
delivered in Albania by "KID'S LAND SH.P.K." company.  
Information taken from the webpage of Eur opean Commission DG Health and Consumer 
Protection of RAPEX system on some dangerous products (mainly toys), found in some of 
the EU member’s markets which present serious risk for health and safety of consumers. Also, from the same source of information (European Commission) it was notified regarding the withdrawal of some plastic to ys produced by "Fisher Price" company which 
have resulted in higher than  permitted levels of lead. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    - 
The measures related to the sets of spoon and 
fork for feed of babies exported into Albania 
have been taken starting from September 2007. 
10 December 2007 related to some dangerous 
products (mainly toys) and related to the plastic toys produced by "Fisher Price" 
company. 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
General Directorate of Standardization 
WTO Enquiry Point - ALBANIA Tel. +355 4 22 62 55 Fax. +355 4 24 71 77 E-mail:  info@dps.gov.al 
Website:http://www.dps.gov.al