THE NEW PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING A CERTIFICATE FOR EXERCISING THE PERMITTED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

The new procedure for issuing a certificate for exercising the permitted commercial activity has entered into force for all entities that exercise a permitted activity (to learn more click here). According to the provisions of Order no. 257 dated 10.04.2020 of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the entities will apply online through the e-Albania portal for the service “Certificate for open economic activity” without the need to submit any documentation or the continuation of further procedures. This type of service allows the possession of the certificate proving that the entity is authorized to exercise the activity during the period of emergency due to COVID-19.

To obtain the certificate, firstly the Entity must ensure that it is registered as a business and then can access to e-albania website, where will be identified in the business account through NUIS and will select the service of “Certificate for open economic activity”.

This access to the governmental portal e-Albania supports only the Albanian entities. Whereas, foreign entities that are administrators of a company in Albania must apply for the service “Certificate for open economic activity” via SMS to the phone number 55155, in text format: VS NIPT NID.

In addition to the procedure of reopening the activities, the Ministry has ordered the Entities to implement a sanitation safety protocol, which requires: physical distance rules between employees and/or customers, hand sanitizers, cleaning paper, gloves and face masks, etc.