Environment Laws, Directives and Conventions

The Albanian state is party to several Conventions in the environmental area. It has signed and undertaken the commitment to fulfil the obligations deriving from these Conventions. On the other hand, Albania has to fulfil its international obligations that have been undertaken in relation to the protection of the environment. An important aspect on that regard is that further steps have to be taken to transpose the EU legislation into Albanian legal system in order to achieve an effective protection of the environment.

The international agreements ratified by the Republic of Albania, pursuant to the Constitution, occupy a privileged rank at the domestic legal order. An international agreement ratified by law of the parliament prevails over the laws of the country that are incompatible with it, and it is directly applicable, except the case when it is not self-executing and its application requires the adoption of a law.