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Customs Code of Republic of Albaniapayment, taking into account the followingcriteria:a) the work performed in the land, sea andairport border customs offices;b) the services of high danger for theperson;c) the ascertainment of violations of theCustoms Code and its ImplementingProvisions;d) the efficiency at work.2. The Director General of Customs, based onthe criteria provided for in paragraph 2 above,delivers the incentive payments between theCustoms Administration personnel.Article 16(Judicial police, uniform and weapons)1. The judicial police as referred to in article 9(4) of this Code concerning the implementationof the customs legislation only.2. The customs personnel wear the serviceuniform and at the discretion of the DirectorGeneral of Customs may be provided withweapons. In the events that service needs makeit necessary to work without wearing auniform, the customs personnel must show theIdentity Card, issued by the Director Generalof Customs.3. The provision with weapons and their useby the customs personnel is done inaccordance with the provisions in forceregarding the arms possession and other ruleson the status of police authorities.4. Customs personnel are not allowed toaccept directly or indirectly, rewards in cash orkind for the customs services conducted.Customs officers are not allowed to carry onany kind of trade or advising activity,incompatible with the performance of thecustoms activity.5. Customs personnel must preserve theprofessional secret regarding all activitiesrelated to the performance of his tasks.6. In application of the provisions provided forin the Criminal Code and the provisions inforce in the customs field, the Director Generalof Customs takes the disciplinary measures incases of violations of this article.CHAPTER 3SUNDRY GENERAL PROVISIONSRELATING IN PARTICULAR TO THERIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OFPERSONS WITH REGARD TO CUSTOMSRULESSection 1Right of representationArticle 17(Types of representation)1. Under the conditions set forth in Article 89(2), any person may appoint a representative inhis dealings with the customs authorities toperform the acts and formalities laid down bycustoms rules.2. Such representation may be:a) direct, in which case the representativeshall act in the name of and on behalf ofanother person, orb) indirect, in which case the representativeshall act in his own name but on behalfof another person.3. Save in the cases referred to in article 89 (2)(b) and (3), the representative must beestablished within the Republic of Albania.4. The representative must state that he isacting on behalf of the person represented,specify whether the representation is direct orindirect and whether he is empowered to act asa representative.5. The customs authorities require from anyperson stating that he is acting in the name ofor on behalf of another person, to produce\\Ds2\admin\Kareem - Online Library Rebuild (Do Not Delete)\Pending\Albania\Customs Code of Albania (eng).doc
Customs Code of Republic of Albaniaevidence of his power to act as arepresentative.6. A representative, according to theconditions laid down in this Article, may alsobe the customs agent licensed as such by theGeneral Directorate of Customs. Theconditions for granting and revoking thelicense are determined in the ImplementingProvisions of this Code.Section 2Decisions related to the application ofcustoms rulesArticle 18(Decisions)1. Where a person requests that the customsauthorities take a decision related to theapplication of customs rules, that person shallsupply all the information and documentsrequired by customs authorities in order to takea decision.2. Such decision shall be taken and notified tothe applicant within 30 days from the datewhen the request is presented.3. Decisions taken and notified to theapplicant by the customs authorities in writingwhich either reject requests or are detrimentalto the persons to whom they are addressed,shall set out the grounds on which they arebased. They shall refer to the right of appealprovided for in article 19 and 20 of this Code.4. Customs authorities shall immediatelyenforce decisions taken and notified to theapplicant. In cases where the disputed decisionrequires payment of import duties or exportduties, suspension of implementation of thatdecision shall be subject to the existence orlodging of a guarantee.Article 19(Annulment of decisions)1. A decision favorable to the personconcerned shall be annulled if it was issued onthe basis of incorrect or incompleteinformation and:a) the applicant knew or shouldreasonably have known that theinformation supplied was incorrect orincomplete, andb) such decision could not have beentaken based on correct or completeinformation.2. The persons to whom the decision wasaddressed shall be notified immediately of itsannulment.3. Annulment shall take effect from the dateon which the annulled decision was taken.Annulment can have power only within theperiod of time the authorization is valid.4. The person concerned may appeal againstthe decision of annulment of authorization atthe General Directorate of Customs, within 10days from the day of notification. The DirectorGeneral of Customs will reply within 20 dayson acceptance or denial of the appeal. In theevent, the Director General of Customs doesnot reply within this term, the request shall bepresumed to have been accepted.Article 20(Revocation and amendment of decisions)1. A decision favorable to the personconcerned, shall be revoked or amendedwhere, in cases other than those referred to inArticle 19, one or more of the conditions laiddown for its issue were no longer fulfilled.2. A decision favorable to the personconcerned may be revoked where the person towhom it is addressed fails to fulfill anobligation imposed on him under that decision.3. The person to whom the decision isaddressed shall be notified immediately of itsrevocation or amendment.4. The revocation or amendment of thedecision shall take effect from the date ofnotification.5. The person concerned may appeal againstthe revocation or amendment of the decision atthe Directorate General of Customs, within 10days from the notification. The DirectorGeneral of Customs shall reply within 20 days\\Ds2\admin\Kareem - Online Library Rebuild (Do Not Delete)\Pending\Albania\Customs Code of Albania (eng).doc
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