From the Perspectives of “WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement”: Trade Opportunities of Albania

Abstract

This paper explaining the importance of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation and the reasons why it was suggested has as a purpose helping business communities in developing countries, and especially those having activity or trade relationship with Albanian businesses, understand the rights and liabilities that countries have or will accept in the future; gives an explanation of the main provisions of the agreement; clarifies how to ease controls in the borders of Albania for business, and how business can affect the way that Albanian governments in collaboration with governments of border countries implement the obligations and specific conditions they have undertaken in fulfilling the Agreement. As a methodology we are going to give the evaluation of the Agreement based on the contents of its articles and how they can be applied in the best form from customs authorities in collaboration with business communities.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n2p193