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Project : Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation in Albania
Interim meeting minutes
9. June 2011
Public Health School (close to Institute of Public Health)
In the framework of the project “Strengthening Capacities for SAICM implementation in Albania” an
interim meeting was convened in the Institute of Public Health, on 9. June 2011. The objective of the
meeting was to discuss the drafts of the updated national profile chapters prepared by the workgroups
assigned in the interim meeting of 28 April 2011. In the meeting were invited representatives from 27
institutions. In the meeting were represented 3 ministries, 2 NGOs, 2 representatives from the industry,
and 4 other institutions. A list of participants is given in annex 3.
Ms. Lindita Tafaj opened the meeting by pointing out that the aim of the meeting was to assess the
achieved progress related to the review of the national profile of chemicals, as well as prompting the
workgroups in a few cases to speed up their work rate. She pointed out the fact that so far she had
received contributions only from three sources.
Ms.Tafaj reported briefly on the completion of the duties left from the previous meeting of 28 April 2011,
by presenting the list of the institutions which were officially asked to appoint the coordinators for the
project and the list of other institutions which were contacted recently, based on the suggestions given
from the participants at the meeting of 28 April.
Ms.Tafaj clarified a few administrative aspects such as the terms of rewarding of the contributors for the
activities of the project.
Another topic discussed was the website. Ms.Tafaj, mentioning shortly the importance of a website for
the exchange of information related with the management and chemicals safety, gave a brief presentation
on the suggested webpage of chemicals and asked for the thoughts of the participants regarding the
information that should be included, asserting that this page would be dynamical with an opportunity for
everyone to propose any changes as well as the necessary entries. As to the right to enter data, from the
discussions was seen reasonable that only one person should be permitted to perform this duty. Ms.Tafaj
continued with the proposed text in the ‘About us’ section of the website which the participants agreed
upon. Other topics of the SAICM project were discussed such as the legal basis, strategic documents,
international agreements, national and international links, magazines or bulletins, trainings and activities
as well as the conception of a forum where the interested persons could ask questions or leave their
comments.
The legal advisor of the project Mr. Leandro Xhama, gave a short presentation related with the legal and
financial procedures of consultancy services.

Ms. Zhaneta Miska asked about the timeframe of the data which was to be included in the profile. Ms
Tafaj proposed that the UNITAR guidelines and the existing chemicals profile would be taken as
reference for the data reported till 2006; regarding the data which was not included in the old profile and
for which information could be attained form different sources, also the availability of information should
be taken into consideration.
Ms. Magdalena Cara requested that in the list of institutions should be included INSTAT as well.
Some changes were done to the working groups which are given in Annex 2
The programme continued with the presentations of the drafts the working groups.
Ms.Tafaj asked the participants to add at the end of each contribution the bibliography or the references.
With the approval of the participants, Ms. Tafaj established the preparation period for the first draft of the
revised National profile in one month.

Annex 1
Project : Strengthening Capacities for SAICM Implementation in Albania
Meeting protocol, 9 June 2011
Public Health School (close to Institute of Public Health)
Programme
13:00 – 13:15 Welcoming of participants, brief presentation on the progress of the project, L.Tafaj;
13:10: - 13.20 Short presentation on administrative and legal aspects of the realization of the project,
L. Xhama;
13:20 – 14:30 Short presentation of the first draft of each chapter, leaders of the work groups;
14:30– 14:45 Coffee break;
14:45 – 16:00 Presentations of the drafts of the chapters, continuing;
16:00 – 16:30 Discussions on the continuity of work

Annex 2: Working groups for the update of the national profile of chemicals (temporary division,
reviewed on 9 June 2011)
Chapter 1: National background information
1. Arta Kodra (group leader)
2. Zhuljeta Hoxha
3. Ismet Bici
Chapter 2: Chemical production, Import, Export, Storage, Transport, Use, and Disposal
1. Ismet Bici (group leader)
2. Arta Kodra
3. Alma Tola
4. Zhaneta Miska
5. Magdalena Cara
6. Zef Lleshi
7. Laureta Dibra
Chapter 3: Legal Instruments and Non-regulatory mechanisms for the sound management of
chemicals
1. Laureta Dibra (group leader)
2. QKL –have sent their contribution
3. Zhaneta Miska
4. Hajdar Luka
5. Lindita Molla
Chapter 4: Ministries, Agencies, and Other Governmental Institutions Managing Chemicals
1. Laureta Dibra – (group leader)
Chapter 5: Relevant Activities of Industry, Public Interests Groups, Professional Bodies, and the
Research Sector
1. Magdalena Cara (group leader)
2. Kujtim Bicaku
3. Kozeta Vaso
4. Donika Bocari
5. Rezart Kapedani
6. Jula Selmani

7. Armelin Rameta
8. Lindita Molla
Chapter 6: Interministerial Commissions and Coordinating Mechanisms
1. Laureta Dibra (group leader)
2. Ismet Bici
3. Lindita Tafaj
Chapter 7: Information management, Access and Use
1. Lindita Molla (group leader)
2. Laureta Dibra
3. Merita Kucuku
4. Jeta Lakrori
Chapter 8: Technical Infrastructure
1. Donika Bocari (group leader)
2. Elda Marku
3. Magdalena Cara
4. Elmira Mehmeti (IFSV)
5. Lindita Molla
Chapter 9: Chemical Emergency Preparedness, Response and Follow-up
1. Laureta Dibra (group leader)
2. Ministry on Interior
Chapter 10: Awareness/ Understanding of workers and the Public; and Training and Education of
target Groups and Education
1. Jula Selmani (group leader)
2. Rezart Kapedani
3. Zhuljeta Hoxha
4. Jeta Lakrori
5. Hajdar Luka
6. Ilir Ibrahimi
7. Enkeleda Dikolli

Chapter 11: International Linkages
1. Laureta Dibra (group leader)
2. Lindita Tafaj
3. MoI
4. Offices for the foreign affairs in the ministries
Chapter 12: Resources available and Needed for Chemicals Management
1. Lindita Tafaj (group leader)
2. Ministry of Finance
3. All the experts and other actors

Annex 3: Participants in the meeting held on 9 June 2011
Nr Name Surname INSTITUCION /ORGANISATION e-mail TELEFON
1. Ismet Bici
2. Laureta Dibra
3. Zhuljeta Hoxha
4. Engjell Jazxhi
5. Magdalena Cara
6. Zhaneta Miska
7. Enkelejda Dikolli
8. Jula Selmani
9. Donika Bocari
10. Lindita Molla
11. Fatbardha Sina
12. Elmira Mehmeti
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Consumer Protection/specialist
Head of Division of Water, Air and
Climate Change
Transmission System Operator,
Head of Environmental Division
Merchant
“Ekomjedisi Durres”, Agricultural
University of Tirana.(AUT)
Ministry of Health
IPH (Institute of Public Health)
REC Albania
IPH
IPH
IPH
Institute of Food Safety and
Veterinary(IFSV)
bici.ismet@yahoo.com
ldibra@moe.gov.al
xh.hoxha@ost.al
engjell_jazxh@yahoo.com
magdacara@gmail.com
zhmiska@moh.gov.al
keladikolli@yahoo.com
jselmani@rec.org
donikabocari@yahoo.com
lindamolla2002@yahoo.com
bardha.lila@yahoo.com
elmira_mehmeti@hotmail.com
0672062169
0682040456
0682027888
0682026643
0686061156
0672042710/
0662042710
0672052925
042232928
0672052748
0672052993
0672052940
0682599321
13. Arta Kodra
14. Merita Kucuku
15. Lindita Tafaj
16. Eniana Xhanari
17. Leandro Xhama
National Centre of Drug Control
Project Coordinator
Assistant manager
Legal and Institutional advisor
mkoni@hotmail.com
linda_tafaj@yahoo.com
enianaxhanari@yahoo.com
xhama_leandro@yahoo.com
0682991415
0672047683
0674033658
0674033657