Albanian Institutions on Consumer Protection According to the Law no. 9902, Dated 17.04.2008 “On Consumer Protection”

Abstract

The Stabilization and Association Agreement raised a lot of obligation for Albanian State. This act does not impose only the necessity of approximation of the legislation, but also the obligation to establish real and effective institutions. This article analyzes the institutions on consumer protection provided by law “On consumer protection”. Only these authorities are in the focus of this article. It does analyze the other institutions that protect consumer, which are established or ruled under each law that offers protection to the consumers. The author offers a general view on the competences and the composition of them, ruled from this law and some others. Along the whole article, the authors give their conclusions and the recommendations on the role and the importance of these institutions in the field of consumer protection. The whole analyze of all the institutions that operate in the field of consumer protection will be part of another article.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p108