Directorate of Accreditation

The Albanian Accreditation Directorate (DA) is recognised by the Albanian Government as the single National Accreditation Body to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organizations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.

DA is public authority under the Minister of Economy Trade and Energy and exercises its activity pursuant to Law no.9024 dated on 06/03/2003 “On Accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories, certification and inspection bodies in Republic of Albania”.

DA operates a management system in line with the requirements of S SH ISO/IEC 17011 (Conformity Assessment General Requirements for accreditation conformity assessment bodies).

Also DA has the task to provide advice to State Administration in matters concerning accreditation and other assessments and approvals of competence for carrying out conformity assessment procedures and maintaining, update and gives the information on the status of accreditation of the accredited bodies.

DA representing of Republic of Albania at International organizations on the accreditation area and Cooperation with national accreditation bodies in other countries in order to achieve membership in regional or international mutual recognition agreements or to achieve bilateral agreements.

This Web site describes the services that DA can provide to your organization.

Mision is to ensure that all interested parties the accreditation based in request of standard, law and the princip of the accreditation

Visioni of DA is to be member of EA MLA and to contribute to the progress of Albanian economy

DA Flowchart

Flowchart

The composition of the Directorate of Accreditation

GENERAL DIRECTOR

Gezim KARAPICI

Accreditation Directorate

Besnik PANI - Director
Briseida XHAFA - Specialist
Ermira FYSHKU - Specialist
Vladimir MISHA - Specialist
Vilma MARA - Specialist
Nikol HAXHISTASA - Specialist

Development Department

Ardita FUGA - Director
Majlinda XHEMA - Specialist
Leonard TAKO - Specialist

Financial, Human Resource Department

Donika POGAÇI - Chief
Arben Isaku - Specialist

Secretary

Rexhina Lati - Specialist

Advisory Board of DA

The Advisory Board support DA and other public authority in accreditation field. This board is composed of minimum 16 members. The representation of the board’s members is balanced with the participation of all interested parties. 6 representative’s members of the board are elected by Ministries responsible for, economy and trade, agriculture and food, environmental issues, construction and transport, health and safety at work.2 representatives are elected by the professional associations of testing and calibration laboratories, 1 representative from the standardization institution, 1 representative from the metrology institution, 2 representatives from business organizations, 2 representatives from associations of consumer protection, and 2 representatives from scientific institutions.

DA has the responsibility for the organization and the tasks of the Accreditation Board. The regulation of the functioning of accreditation’s advisory board, the criteria for selecting board members and their approval for a three-year period are approved by the Minister responsible for the trade and economy.

Faculty of Natural Sciences.
Mr. Ilirjan Malollari, Lectur. Chairman of the Advisory Board.
Ministry of Economy Trade and Energy (METE)
Mrs. Anila Jani, Director of Market Surveillance
Ministry of Public Works, , Transportation and Telecommunications
Mr. Rikard Luka, General Director of General Directorate of Policy and Planning for Public Work and Territorial Control
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection..
Mrs Valbona Paluka, Director General of Food Security & Consumers
Ministry of Health
Mr. Klodjan Rjepaj, Drejtor Kabineti.
Ministry of Environment Forestry and Water Management
Mr.. Myrvete Pazaj, General Secretary.
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Mr. Murat Mehmeti, General Secretary.
General Directorate of Metrology and Calibration (DPM
Mr. Leon Këllezi, Quality Manager of DPM.
General Directorate of Standardization.
Mr. Bashkim Muçaj, General Director.
Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania
Mr. Ilir Zhilla,Chairman.
Faculty of Construction Engineering.
Mr. Niko Pojani, Lectur,dhe anëtar I Këshillit të Profesorëve.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tirane.
Mr. Leonard Prifti, Director of Business Services Departament
Albanian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Mr. Betim Byku, President ,Albanian Society of Microbiology
Shoqata e Konsumatorit Shqiptar.
Mrs.Thëllëza Kushta.
Association for Consumer Protection.
Mr. Altin Goxhaj, Director.
Testing Laboratory
Mr. Genti Guxho

Technical Committee

Legislation

Regulation

Assesor

International Co-operation

On 1-th February 2007 DA sign the contract of cooperation with EA European Co-operation for Accreditation. This status gives DA the rights to take part in all TC’s and GA’s meetings and to give suggestions and comments for documents proposed by EA, and other organizations and accreditation bodies. Albanian Directorate of Accreditation is associated member in ILAC. Also DA is member of IAF (International Accreditation Forum). In regional aspect, DA have memorandum of co-operation with our homologous institution in Greece, Rumania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Turkey.

Accreditation Fee

	Steps of accreditation process	Testing and calibration laboratories	Certification and inspection bodies
1	Accreditation Request	1000 lekë	1000 lekë
2	Tariffs for payment of experts (for each expert)	1000 lekë/huor	1000 lekë/huor
3	Administrative tariffs	3000 lekë	3000 lekë
4	Tariffs issuing the certificate	10.000 lekë	10.000 lekë
5	Tariffs for the use of accreditation symbol in the laboratories where number of analysis is 1-20.	20.000 lekë in a year	5% of yearly income
6	Tariffs for the use of accreditation symbol in the laboratories where number of analysis is 21-100.	40.000 lekë per year
7	Tariffs for the use of accreditation symbol in the laboratories where number of analysis is over 100.	90.000 lekë per year/td>

Tariffs for accreditation of additional analysis:
If the number of analysis for which the accreditation is being sought is less then 5 , the tariffs are 1000 lekë for each analysis.
If the number of analysis for which the accreditation is being sought is more then 5 then the tariffs are 5000 lekë.
* Note: The tariffs for the use of accreditation symbol is an annual tariffs of 5% of annual revenues realized from the accredited body during the year for services rendered to third parties and for which he has been accredited.

Primary links