With the establishment of the National Licensing Centre (NLC), a central public institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2009, procedures for many sectors have been simplified and streamlined, thereby reducing administrative barriers for businesses.
The evaluation procedures of the applications for licenses, authorizations and permits rely on the following principles:
• Principle of silent consent;
• Electronic communication and information, including the possibility of on-line application;
• One stop shop model;
• Integrated exchange of information and documents among the public institutions;
• Payments for the administrative services related to the licenses/authorizations/permits, in the event of application, cover only the documentation costs;
• Taxes and/or fees for issuing the licenses/authorizations/permits are reasonable and serve the fulfillment of such instrument objectives.
*One-Stop-Shop-Center
Provides services and advice to clients, quality and in real time, ensures a more successful business versus a lower cost. With the establishment of this center becomes possible even execute on-line procedures, which are another bonus for business. This approach brings advantages for the business organizations and significantly improves the quality of services by:
• Reducing the documentation;
• Simplifying the procedures;
• Reducing time for application / review;
• Reducing costs
A number of activities fall out NLC jurisdiction and are regulated by sectoral legislation, such as:
• banking;
• non-bank financial services;
• broadcasting and telecommunications;
• energy sector;
• betting, lotteries and gambling
• air/maritime/railway transport services
• notary services
• education
• natural resources concessions
The licensing system in Albania is governed by Law no. 10081, dated on 23.02.2009 “On licenses, authorizations and permits in the Republic of Albania”, which sets out 45 categories for licenses, permits and authorizations.
Types of Licenses
National Security, Public Order and Civil Protection (License code: 1.2)
- 1. Expertise and/or professional services of civil protection
Expertise services
Intervention services in emergency cases
- Physical security and protection service
Security service of persons, objects and activities
Security, transport and escort service of monetary values and precious items
Food and Health
- Production of and/or trade in food
Production, processing and wholesale distribution of food
Manufacturing, processing and wholesale distribution of food for animals not used for food
Wholesale of food-stuff of animal origin (for human use)
Primary production
- Reproduction, breeding or veterinary services
Natural service and artificial insemination
Artificial insemination (artificial insemination stations inseminators)
Controlled natural service (natural service stations)
Production and or trade of breed material
Veterinary clinic
- Rising of and/or trade in animals
Management of animals in the big animal farms (with over 50 bovine animals)
Cultivation of aquatic animals in aquaculture farms
Wholesale trade in live animals
- Production of and or trade in seeds and seedlings
- Production of and/or trade in plant protection products, fertilizers and/or tobacco products
Production of and trade in plant protection products (hazardous and highly dangerous products)
Retail trade in PPPs
Production of and trade in hazardous fertilizers
Wholesale trade of hazardous chemical fertilizers
Retail trade of hazardous chemical fertilizers
Industrial processing and/or production of tobacco products
- Primary medical, hospital or dentistry services
Primary medical and/or dentistry services
Hospital services
- Production of and/or trade in medicaments (for human or animal use)
Pharmacies or pharmaceutical agencies
Pharmacies or pharmaceutical agencies (pharmaceutical agencies)
Pharmacy
Veterinary pharmacy
Wholesale trade in medicaments
Wholesale trade of medicaments for human use
Wholesale trade of medicaments for animal use
Production of medicaments
Production of medicaments (for human use)
Production of medicaments (for animal use)
- Other medical and/or hygiene-sanitary services
Expertise health – hygiene services
Sanitary- hygiene intervention services
Activity in the Public Health area which are not licensed under another category
Environment and main environmental resources
- On environmental impact
Simple environmental permit
Environmental permit
Integrated environmental permit
- Expertise and/or professional services concerning environmental impact
Expertise activities linked to environmental impact
Other professional activities linked to environmental impact
- Import of waste for recycling, processing purposes and or use or import of ozone-depleting substances
- Exploitation, use and/or management of fauna (land and/or aquatic)
Professional fishing at sea
- Expertise and/or professional services linked to main environmental resources
Expertise and or professional services linked to forests or pastures
Professional water perforator
Mine resources, hydrocarbons and energy resources
- Mining or hydrocarbons
Search-Detection permit
Exploitation permit
Search- Detection – Exploitation permit
- Expertise and/or professional services linked to mining resources, hydrocarbons and energy resources
Expertise and or professional services linked to mining resources
Expertise and or professional services linked to hydrocarbon resources
Expertise and or professional services linked to energy resources
Education and Science
- Undergraduate education
Undergraduate education
Secondary vocational education
Technical secondary education
Supplementary undergraduate education institution
Transportation
- International Road Passenger
- International transportation of goods to third parties and leased
- Expertise and/or professional services linked to road transportation
Driving school
Driving school for issue of the driving license
Driving license for the issue of the certificate of professional skills
Driving school for issue of the certificate of professional capacity
- International maritime transport of vehicles and/or passengers
National maritime transport of goods and persons
International Marine Transportation of Goods and Passengers
- On port services
On the exercise of the piloting activity
On exercise of the activity of removal of solid and oil waste in the port area of Durres and the respective radius
On exercise of the activity of removal of solid and oil waste in the port area of Vlora, Shengjin, Saranda and the respective radius
On the exercise of the activity of the servicing station of marine safety equipment
On exercise of the surveillance activity of vessels
- On railroad services
Activities in railroad transportation
- Or airport services
Aircraft operation license
Aerodrome operation license
General Air Traffic License (general operations airport)
Specific Air Traffic License (specific operations airport)
Flight field operation license
Flight field operation license for jet aircrafts
Air flight service provider license
Industry and other Services
- Production, depositing, transport, use and/or trade in products and/or substances or other hazardous equipment
Wholesale trade in oil, gas, by-products, including bio products and combustibles
Activities linked to the hazardous substances and chemical preparations
Social Welfare and Employment
- Social welfare services
Community care services
Residential care services
- Services of mediation in the labor market and/or vocational training
Mediation in the labor market (Private Employment Agencies)
Vocational training
Justice and law
- Judicial Enforcement service