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Albania - Country Profiles

Constitution of Albania.
Date of text: 21 November 1998 (10 February 2022)

Policies

National Energy and Climate Plan of the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 31 October 2024
Decision nr. 544 dated 28 August 2024 the approval of the 2024-2028 social inclusion Policy document.
Date of text: 28 August 2024
Decision No. 326, dated 29 May 2024 for the approval of the Intersectoral Strategy for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance 2024-2030.
Date of text: 29 May 2024
Decision no. 152, dated 13 March 2024 on the approval of the National Social Protection Strategy 2024-2030 and the action plan for its implementation.
Date of text: 13 March 2024
Law no. 14, dated 8 February 2024 on the approval of the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 08 February 2024

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law No. 9817 on agriculture and rural development.
Date of text: 22 October 2007
Law No. 106/2016 on organic production, labelling, and inspection of organic products.
Date of text: 27 October 2016
Law no. 18/2023 for the completion of the privatization process of former agricultural enterprises.
Date of text: 23 February 2023
Law 36/2022 on the organization and operation of local action groups.
Date of text: 14 April 2022
Law Nr. 57/2012 on ending the process of transfer of ownership of agricultural land to beneficiaries of former agricultural enterprises.
Date of text: 17 May 2012

Climate change

Law n. 155/2020 on climate change.
Date of text: 17 December 2020 (18 December 2025)
Law no. 75/2016 on the ratification of the Paris Agreement, within the framework Convention of the United Nations, on climate change.
Date of text: 14 July 2016

Cultivated plants

Law No. 40/2025 on Plant Health.
Date of text: 26 June 2025
Law No.10416 dated 7.4.2011 on Planting and propagating Material.
Date of text: 07 April 2011 (13 March 2025)
Law No. 8880 on plant breeders’ rights.
Date of text: 15 April 2002 (14 February 2013)
Law no. 17/2020 dated 17 February 2020 on fertilizer products.
Date of text: 17 February 2020
Law No. 8691, dated 16.11.2000 on the production and trade of tobacco and cigarettes.
Date of text: 16 November 2000

Disaster risk management

Law n. 45/2019 on civil protection.
Date of text: 18 July 2019
Decision nr. 404 dated 19 June 2024 defining detailed rules, for taking preventive measures, against the spread of fires on agricultural lands.
Date of text: 19 June 2024

Environment

Law No.10 431 dated 9.6.2011 on environment protection.
Date of text: 09 June 2011 (04 July 2024)
Law No. 91/2013 on strategic environmental assessment.
Date of text: 28 February 2013
Law No.10440 dated 7.7.2011 on the environment impact assessment.
Date of text: 07 July 2011 (04 July 2024)
Law No. 57/2025 on Integrated Waste Management.
Date of text: 16 October 2025
Law 162/2014 on the protection of ambient air quality.
Date of text: 04 December 2014 (04 July 2024)

Fisheries and aquaculture

Law No. 103/2016 on aquaculture.
Date of text: 20 October 2016 (03 April 2019)
Law on Fisheries No. 64/2012.
Date of text: 31 May 2012 (01 June 2020)
Order no. 149, dated 31.3.2022 for the approval of the regulation for the implementation of Law no. 64, dated 31.5.2012, "On fishing".
Date of text: 31 March 2022 (13 June 2023)
Instruction no. 2, dated 30 January 2024 on the approval of control and inspection programs of some forms of fishing.
Date of text: 30 January 2024
Decision no. 826, dated 28 December 2023 on the organization and operation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Services Directorate.
Date of text: 28 December 2023

Food and nutrition

Law No. 9863 on Food.
Date of text: 28 January 2008 (12 September 2024)
Law No. 106/2016 on organic production, labelling, and inspection of organic products.
Date of text: 27 October 2016
Law 87/2012 approving the Normative Act No.4 dated 16.8.2012 of the Council of Ministers designating the rules of slaughtering and the marketing of meat.
Date of text: 18 September 2012
National food security Strategy 2023–2027.
Date of text: 16 June 2023
Normative Act on transparency and price monitoring for some basic food products and other related products as a result of the special situation created in the market.
Date of text: 18 March 2022 (11 May 2022)

Forestry

Law no. 57/2020 on forests.
Date of text: 30 April 2020 (12 September 2024)
Law No. 5/2016 proclaiming the moratorium on forests in the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 04 February 2016
Law 4/2013 removing from the national forestry and pasture fund the areas of forest and pasture expected to be flooded by the lake of the Banja, Moglicë and Kokël, that will be built on the Devoll river cascade.
Date of text: 31 January 2013
Law No.10167 dated 22.10.2009 for removal from forestry fund of several areas of the forestry economies of “Mali i Rencit”, Lezhe and “Bushat-Berdice”, Shkoder.
Date of text: 22 October 2009
Law No. 8337 on giving ownership in agricultural lands, forests, pastures and meadows.
Date of text: 30 April 1998

Gender

Law No. 9062 approving the Family Code of Albania.
Date of text: 08 May 2003
Decision no. 117, dated 29 March 2024 on the authorization of state aid "For the empowerment of women and the promotion of entrepreneurship".
Date of text: 03 April 2024

Land and soil

Law Nº 7850 on the Civil Code of the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 29 July 1994
Law No. 107/2014 on territory planning and development.
Date of text: 31 July 2014 (01 October 2025)
Law No. 7843 on the registration of immovable property.
Date of text: 13 July 1994
Law no. 20/2020 for the completion of transitional ownership processes in the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 05 March 2020
Law No. 9244 on agricultural land protection.
Date of text: 17 June 2004

Livestock

Law No. 41/2025 on Animal Health.
Date of text: 26 June 2025
Law No. 9863 on Food.
Date of text: 28 January 2008 (12 September 2024)
Law No. 9426 on livestock breeding.
Date of text: 06 October 2005
Law no. 20/2023 on beekeeping.
Date of text: 16 March 2023
Regulation No. 57 date 31.1.2018 regarding the scientific post-vaccine monitoring of the wild animals vaccinated by the ‘Paza’ project.
Date of text: 31 January 2018

Mineral resources and energy

Law No. 24/2023 on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources.
Date of text: 23 March 2023
Law No. 124/2015 on Energy Efficiency.
Date of text: 12 November 2015 (16 June 2025)
Law No. 9876 on the production, transport and trade of renewable biofuels.
Date of text: 14 February 2008
Law No. 102/2015 on the natural gas sector.
Date of text: 23 September 2015
Law No. 43/2015 on the Power Sector.
Date of text: 30 April 2015 (15 February 2018)

Sea

Law No. 8905 on protection of the marine environment from pollution and damage.
Date of text: 06 June 2002
Law no. 15, dated 8 February 2024 on the Marine Environment Protection Strategy of the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 08 February 2024
Law No. 10109 on the maritime administration of the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 02 April 2009
Law No. 10220 on the moratorium applicable to sailing boats in the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 04 February 2010
Law No. 8875 on the establishment of the Coast Guard.
Date of text: 04 April 2002

Social protection

Law no. 65/2016 for social enterprises in the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 09 June 2016
Decision nr. 401 dated 19 June 2024 defining the procedures, criteria and rules for the implementation of the employment promotion program through social reintegration.
Date of text: 19 June 2024

Water

Law no. 29/2024 on water resources.
Date of text: 04 April 2024
Law no. 8102, dated 28.3.1996 "on the regulatory framework of the water supply sector and the removal and processing of wastewaters".
Date of text: 28 March 1996
Law No. 7846 on the construction, administration, maintenance and operation of irrigation and drainage system.
Date of text: 21 July 1994
Law No. 24/2017 on the administration of irrigation and drainage.
Date of text: 09 March 2017
Law No. 18/2013 amending and supplementing Law No. 8681 on the design, construction, use and maintenance of dams and barrages.
Date of text: 14 February 2013

Wild species and ecosystems

Law No. 9587 on biodiversity protection.
Date of text: 20 July 2006 (04 July 2024)
Law No. 10253 on Hunting.
Date of text: 11 March 2010
Law No. 81/2017 on protected areas.
Date of text: 04 May 2017 (22 February 2024)
Law no. 9867 on rules and procedures governing international trade of endangered species of wild fauna and flora.
Date of text: 31 January 2008 (05 April 2018)
Law No. 61/2016 proclaiming the hunting moratorium in the Republic of Albania.
Date of text: 02 June 2016

Miscellaneous

Law on Strategic Investments of Albania 2016.
Date of text: 2016
Law No. 20/2025 on the Mountain Package.
Date of text: 13 March 2025
Law n. 75/2019 on youth.
Date of text: 04 November 2019 (17 March 2025)
Law no. 162, dated 23 December 2020 on public procurement.
Date of text: 23 December 2023 (08 February 2024)
Law no. 139/2015 on Local Self-Government.
Date of text: 17 December 2015

International Agreements

Regulation No. 293 date 20.4.2016 approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Albania and the Government of Kuwait for cooperation in the areas of environment protection, natural resources conservation, and sustainable development.
Date of text: 20 April 2016
Agreement on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Prespa Park Area.
Date of text: 02 October 2010
Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Albania on mutual assistance in the event of a major disasters and serious accidents.
Date of text: 27 January 2010

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