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20.   (...) Albania adopted a new law on organic production in 2016 and a Law on Metrology in 2020. (...)

27.   Albania is a significant producer of hydropower, accounting for nearly all of its energy production. (...) SOEs continue to dominate generation (alongside private hydropower producers), transmission, and distribution. In volume terms, Albania was a net exporter of electricity in 2018 and 2021, although it remained a net importer in value terms in both years due to price effects, as Albania exports hydroelectricity at low prices in winter and imports electricity at high prices in summer.

32.   (...) A new national strategy for sustainable tourism development 2019-23 aims to move away from a beach-based mass market model towards one that is more diverse and sustainable, including archaeology and culture. (...)

Table 1.1 Basic economic and social indicators, 2015-22
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Structure of GVA by economic activity (% of GVA at current basic prices)[a]: Industry[b]: (2015) 14.6, (2016) 14.0, (2017) 12.8, (2018) 14.1, (2019) 13.8, (2020) 12.8, (2021) 12.9, (2022) 13.4
[a] Seasonally adjusted, except data in 2022 based on non seasonally adjusted quarterly estimations.
[b] Referring to mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management; and remediation activities.
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2.8.   Since 2017, the Ministry of Finance and Economy has formulated and implemented fiscal and economic policies, including those relating to trade, the WTO, standards, and intellectual property[6] (...)
[6] Other functions of the Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Entrepreneurship responsible at the time of the previous Review were transferred to the Ministry of Tourism and the Environment (now the Ministry of Environment) as well as the Minister of State for the Protection of Entrepreneurship (now Minister of State for Entrepreneurs).

2.15.   (...) Albania has joined the initiatives on trade and environmental sustainability, trade and health, and plastics pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade. (...)

2.28.   The Strategic Investment Law (Law No. 55/2015(...) aims at attracting investment in strategic sectors defined in the Law[25], setting a minimum threshold for investments in the sectors to be considered strategic. (...)
[25] As during the previous Review, the sectors remain energy and mining; transport, electronic communications infrastructure and urban waste; tourism; and agriculture. (...)

2.42.   The Government sees e-commerce as a sector benefiting from the June 2020 National Masterplan for the Sustainable Development of Digital Infrastructure for Broadband (Section 4.3.2) as well as the digital objectives and policy orientations of the SKZHIE III[the National Strategy for Development and European Integration 2021-30]. (...)

3.31.   In addition to VAT and excise duties, Customs also collects additional national taxes for goods that are imported. They are (i) a "packaging tax", paid for plastic and glass packaging; (ii) a turnover tax for fuels used by fishing vessels; and (iii) a carbon tax of ALL 3 per kg for coal, kerosene, solar, mazut, and petroleum coke, ALL 3 per litre of gasoline, and ALL 1.5 per litre of petrol(...)

3.33.   (...) According to the notification, the importation and transit of hazardous waste (defined as chemicals classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants and subject to the Stockholm and Basel Conventions) are strictly prohibited under all circumstances, while the import of certain animals and plant species (all CITES species), as well as certain narcotic drugs, is restricted.