Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993 (No. 174) - Albania (Ratification: 2003)

Application in law and in practice. The Committee notes the draft national legislation attached to the Government’s report. In its previous comment, the Committee asked the Government to report in detail in 2012. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the measures taken to establish the legal framework that gives effect to the Convention. It notes in particular the Government’s indication that, in the context of the approximation of legislation to that of the EU, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration in cooperation with Project of Support to Environmental Law Enforcement in Albania, has drawn up a draft law “On the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances”. It notes that, according to the Government’s report, the abovementioned draft law transposes the EU (Seveso II) Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards caused by dangerous substances, as amended. The Government also indicates that this draft law, which was under review by the competent line ministries, was expected to be approved in 2012 and would lead to the approval of a number of draft Decisions. The Committee hopes that this legislation will be adopted in the near future and that the Government will be able to communicate a detailed report on the application in law and in practice of the Convention in the country.