Constitution

International agreements

London Conference July 29, 1913 

Texts

Statute of Lushnjes 1920

Organic Statute of Albania 1914

Draft Statute of Albania 1922

Extended statute of Albania 1922

Statute of the Republic of Albania 1925

Statute of the founding of the Kingdom of Albania 1928

Charter of Fundamental Rights 1929

Fundamental Statute 1939 – Union with Italy

Constitution of the Republic of Albania in 1946

Constitution of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania in 1976

Main constitutional provisions (interim constitution) 1991

Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Constitutional Law 1993

Constitution of Albania in 1998

Amended Constitution of Albania in 1998 to 2008 

Religious Communities

National and International Agreements

Agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Albania on the regulation of their mutual relations 2002

Recognition of the Legal Personality of legal persons of the Catholic Church

Agreement on economic issues with the Catholic Church in 2008

Agreement of mutual understanding with the Muslim community in 2009

Agreement of mutual understanding with the Bektashi community in 2009

Agreement of mutual understanding with the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania 2009

Agreement of mutual understanding with the Evangelical Brotherhood in 2010 

Laws and Decrees

Recognition of legal personality confessions 1923

Recognition of legal personality confessions 1928

Decree on the religious community in 1929

Recognition of legal personality confessions 1949

Recognition of legal personality to non-profit associations 1956

Changes to the 1949 decree on religious denominations – 1963

Suppression of religious denominations 1967

Decree law of the state commission dealing with cults in 1999

Decree amends the state commission dealing with cults in 2005

Approval of the official ceremony in 2003

Changes to the official ceremonial 2006

Law on Foundations 1993 (repealed)

Law on non-profit organizations in 2001

Registration of non-profit associations, Law n. 8789, of 7.5.2001

Law amending the agreement between the government and the Sant’Egidio community in 2006 

Statutes and internal rules

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1925

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1929

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1945

Approval of the Statute Muslim community in 1946

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1950

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1993

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 1998

Statute of the Muslim community of Albania 2002

Statute of the Muslim community in Albania 2005

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1921

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1924

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1929

Regulation Bektashi confession 1930

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1945

Approval of the Statute Bektashi in 1946

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1950

Statute of the Bektashi community in 1993

Statute of the Bektashi community in 2009

Declaration of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Albania in 1937

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania 1922

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania 1929

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania 1950

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania 2006

Amendment of Article 2 Statute Orthodox Church in 1960

Statute of the Catholic Church of Albania in 1951

Statute of the Episcopal Conference of Albania 2003

Statute of the religious community “Albanian Evangelical Brotherhood” in 2011 

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Decision CM diplomatic passports to the heads of religious denominations in 2000

Decision CM diplomatic passports to the heads of religious denominations in 2009

Bodies and Church Properties

Confiscation, Restitution and Compensation of Properties of Religious Communities

Agency for restitution and compensation of property (consolidated text of 2004)

Confiscation of property of religious denominations in 1967

Decree on the salaries of the state commission for the return 2004

Law of Agrarian Reform, 1945

Restitution or forfeiture refund of agricultural properties of the religious denominations that occurred in 1945

Law for the ownership of the land in 1991

Law for the protection of private property 1991

Privatization of state buildings in 1992

Restitution and compensation for property expropriated in 1993

Step agricultural property without compensation in 1995

Returning to the religious confessions of farm land confiscated in 1995

Providence through the woods of religious property in 2005

Return of expropriated assets among the Muslim communities in 2010

Law n . 133/2015 on Property and the Compensation process

Amendments to the law n. 7665, 21.1.1993 “The development of areas with tourism priority”

Decision 221-2016 on the functioning of the organization and treatment  of Property Agency

Decision 222-2016 on processing of goods. Recognition demands and compensation

Decision 223-2016 On rules and procedures for the evaluation and circulation of the financial fund for the compensation of physical properties

Law 8337-1998 on Transfer of Ownership of agricultural land, forests, meadows and pastures

Law 7980-1995 on the land purchase

Law 9482-2006 on the legalization, urbanization and integration of illegal constructions

Law on the treatment of property and completion of the process of the property compensation in 2015

Case Law

Judgment return goods 

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Decision 452-1992 on restructuring of agricultural enterprises

Unifying decision of the Albanian Court of Cassation on the Catholic Church in Albania

Decision of the Court of Appeals of Tirana on the state of abandonment of a mosque in 2017 

Sustenance of the Clergy and Financing of Religious Communities

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Arrangements which – supplement to the budget of the Committee on Relations with the cults in 2005

Arrangements which – supplement to the budget commission for relations with the cults 2006

Laws and Decrees

Law on sponsorship in 1994

Exclusion of religions from local taxes on real estate transfers of ownership in 2002

Tax exemption for building and transfer of property tax no profit organizations

Religious duty-free goods in 1997

The tax system abstract in 1993

Local Tax System, Law n. 9632, of 30.10.2006

Law on the financing of religious communities 2009 

Individual and Collective Religious Freedom and Minorities

Religious Assistance

Right of the military to worship and conduct religious activity

Law on Protection from Discrimination 2010

Law no. 7978 on the armed forces of the Republic of Albania in 1995 

Cemeteries

Public service management of cemeteries and burials

Law no. 9220/2004 on burial public service

Law 80/2014 containing amendments and supplements to the law n. 9220 on burial public service

General management regulation for Cemeteries in 2014

Provision of the Council of Ministers on the status of the service and public expenditure relative to Albanian nationals died at home and abroad

Education 3912/2004 on procedures for state management of service and public expenditure relative to Albanian citizens died at home and abroad

Instruction No. 2/2004 on the definition and implementation of the service model of the register of burial

Instruction No. 7/2004 on the definition of technical standards for the design and construction of public cemetery

Instruction No. 8/2004 on the terms of use of public cemeteries, on tombs and on coffins

Instruction No. 3/2005 on defining the technical conditions of building and land use of the cemetery

Instruction No. 1/2006 on the setting of special conditions to be met by burial vehicles

Instruction No. 16/2008 on the implementation of Decision 721/2007 on amendments to the Decision 426/1998 on charges for funeral services for Albanian citizens died at home and abroad

Law no. 8454 on the people’s advocate in 1999 

Provvedimenti

Strategia per migliorare le condizioni dei Rom 2003 

Emigration and labour

Laws and Decrees

Ratification of the UN convention on the protection of freedom of migrants and their families in 2007

Approval of an amendment to NR.378 Decree of 27.11.1992 “on the forgiveness of painters and sculptors working 1993

Labour Code in 1995

Labour Code 2015 

Teaching of Religion and Religious Schools

Laws and Decrees

Lisbon Convention recognize qualifications 1997

Public school teaching religion in 1995

Law n° 69/2012 on pre-university education in the Republic of Albania

Provisions of the Criminal Code

Codes

Criminal Code 1928

Criminal code 1928 abstract

Criminal code 1995

Criminal Code 1995 abstract

Criminal Code 2009 

Laws and Decrees

Law no. 8733 amending the Criminal Code in 2001

Law no. 10023 amending the Criminal Code in 2008

Law no. 98 amending the Criminal Code in 2014

Family

Laws and Decrees

Family code 2003

National strategy for children

Gender equality 2004

Gender equality 2008

Reproductive health act 2002

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 1995

Provisions of the Civil Code

Codes

Civil code 1994 abstract

Civil Code 1995

Civil code 2001 abstract

Civil Code 2001

Amendments to the Civil Code, 2001

Civil Code 2001

Communication

Laws and Decrees

Tax exemption for television broadcasts in 1993

Recurrence of Memorial Day

Law no. 97 on the regulation of audiovisual media in the Republic of Albania in 2013

Museums, Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage

Laws and Decrees

Movable cultural property and real estate in 1994

Law for Cultural Heritage 2003

Law on cultural heritage and museums 2018 

Religious tourism

Laws and Decrees

Action Plan for the development of tourism, culture and environment in 2006 

Administration Policies and Procedures

Laws and Decrees

Law on Expropriations and Temporary Takings of Private Property for a Public Interest in 1999

Law no. 10081 on licenses, authorizations and permits in the Republic of Albania in 2009

Code of Administrative Procedure 1999

Code of Administrative Procedure 2015

Law no. 9131 on the ethical standards in public administration in 2003

Law no. 152 on the legal relationship between the State and public employee 2013

Law no. 9643 on public procurement in 2006