Albania-EFTA Trade Agreement

1. Introduction to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-Albania Agreement
2. Topics covered by EFTA-Albania Agreement
3. Foreign Trade between Albania and EFTA Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland

Sample - EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement:

The Subject “EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Languages: AELC-Albania AELE-Albanie Albânia-AELC.

Entry into force of EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement:

1. Albania, Liechtenstein and Switzerland: November 2010
2. Norway: August 2011
3. Iceland: October 211

EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement was signed on December 2009.

The main objective of EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement is to achieve Trade Liberalization in goods and creation of a free trade area.

EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement covers:

1. Trade in Goods (all customs duties were abolished)
2. Trade in Services
3. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
4. Fair Competition
5. Sanitary and phytosanitary measure
6. Government Procurement
7. Technical regulations
8. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
9. Dispute Settlement
10. Environmental and labour protection
11. ...

Rules of Origin of EFTA-Albania Free Trade Agreement: based on the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean model.

Additional agreements on agricultural products (tariff concessions on processed agricultural products).

Albania belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area, and EFTA States to the European Economic Area.