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Internet: http://www.mete.gov.al                                                         Fax: +355 4 234052  Stamp of DPS    
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Date.         17/12/2007  
 
REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA  
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND ENERGY  
GENERAL REGULATORY DIRECTORATE  
MARKET MONITORING DIRECTORATE  
 
Protocol No. 9382       Tirana, 14.12.2007  
 
Subject: On the Notice for  Dangerous Products in the Market  
 
(Ms. Kostanca, to be modified)  
(signature , 17.12.07 ) 
 
MR ARBEN NATI  
 
DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR  STANDARDS  
 
Tirana  
 
The Mark et Monitoring Directorate  (DMT) near  METE, during the period between 
September  and December 2007, has handled several cases regarding the presence of 
dangerous products on the market.  
 
1. DMT has received information from the European Commission DG SANCO, via the 
Rapid Alert System on Food and Nutrition.  This information is with regard to  the 
distribution in Albania of certain spoon -and-fork sets  used for feeding  small children.  These 
were produced in China by Fu Hong Industries Ltd.  and were found to be  unsafe after 
chemical laboratory testing.  In Albania, these products were distribute d by the “KID’S 
LAND SH.P.K.” company. Such products were  also distributed in Cyprus and Greece.  
On receiving this information, DMT, in accordance with Law no. 9135, date 11.09.2003 “On 
the Protection of Consumers”, Article 50, section d), c), took the fol lowing measures:  
 
 a) The notification of the distributing company, to which, in accordance with Law no. 
 9779, date 16.07.2007 “On General Safety, Essential Requirements and Non -Food 
 Product Conformity Assessment”, Article 6, section 2, and Law no. 9135,  date 
 11.09.2003 “On the Protection of Consumers”, Article 7, section 2/a, b, was asked to 
 take immediate measures on notifying the consumer of the risk of the product in 
 question, as well as it ’s trade suspension and the withdrawal of the product from          
 the market ; 
 b) The notification of the Directorate General for  Customs regarding the suspension 
 of   the clearance procedures of customs offices for this product, as well as the 
 notification of the METE on the observed cases;  
 Address: Blvd. “D ëshmorët e Kombit” Nr. 2     Tel: +355 4 222245  
Internet: http://www.mete.gov.al                                                         Fax: +355 4 234052   c) The Central Technical Inspectorate was asked to under take the measures provided 
 for by   Law no. 9779, date 16.07.2007 “On General Safety, Essential Requirements 
 and Non -Food Product Conformity Assessment”, Article 17, section dh ); 
  
 d) The preparation of a press re lease, the placing of the announce ments on METE’s 
 website, as well as the notification of the consumers via visual and written media . 
 
As a result, from the  48 sets imported  to Albanian territory, 40 sets were eliminated by the 
Central Technical Inspector ate, 34 of which were found at points of sale and 6 were returned 
by consumers themselves.  
 
2. DMT was informed through the European Commission webpage DG Health and 
Consumer Protection of the RAPEX System (the Rapid Service for the Exchange of 
Information  for Dangerous Consumer Products, for Non -Food Products ), on certain 
dangerous products (mainly toys), found in the markets of the EU member states, present ing 
a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers. The Commission has also provided 
notifi cation on the withdrawal of certain plastic toys by the  “Fishe r Price” company from the 
market due to having a lead content over the permitted limit.   
 
On receiving this information, DMT, in accordance with Law no. 9135, date 11.09.2003 “On 
the Protection of  Consumers”, Article 50, section d), c), has taken the following measures:  
 a) The notification of the Directorate General for  Customs regarding the suspension 
 of   the clearance procedures of customs offices for this product, as well as the 
 notification  of the METE on the observed cases;  
 b) The Central Technical Inspectorate was asked to under take the measures provided 
 in Law no. 9779, date 16.07.2007 “On General Safety, Essential Requirements and 
 Non-Food Product Conformity Assessment”, Article 17, s ections ç) and d), as well  as 
 in Law no. 9135, date 11.09.2003 “On the Protection of the Consumers” , article 51, 
 section e) and f);  
 c) The preparation of a press release, the placing of the announcements on METE’s 
 website, as well as the notification o f the consumers through visual and written media, 
 etc. 
 
Thank you for your understanding.  
 
DIRECTOR  
 
ANILA JANI  
(signature)  
(Seal of the Republic of Albania,  
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy)