National meeting on a law about noises, in harmony with the UE laws

Dritan Ziu

17 November 2005

Under the framework of the "Assistance in Drafting of the Environmental Laws in SEE" CARDS Project, the Regional Environmental Centre (REC) - Country office Albania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Management (MEFWM), and with the support of the EU, organised a national meeting "Law on Noise Pollution, in harmony with the EU legislation". The meeting was held yesterday, at the International Hotel, Tirana.

The objectives of this meeting included: presentation of the EU legislation on noise pollution reduction; technical and legislative aspects of drafting a law on noise reduction; and, presentation of the experiences from the process of drafting of the Kosovo Law on Noise Reduction. Also, the meeting aimed to come out with proposals, suggestions and recomnendations regarding the Albanian legislation on noise reduction.

Representatives of the MEFWM, the Ministry of Public Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications, Public Health Institute, Environmental Institute, environmental NGOs, and members of the Albanian Academy of Sciences, participated in the meeting.

The discussions focused on the fact that the drafting of noise reducation legislation has become a necessity, and that the procces must pay attention to the goal of producing a Law that could be implemented in practice. Starting from the current situation in Albania, the participants emphasized the need for the Law to prescribe and offer long-term solutions of the problem, in order to achieve the EU standards in this field.

For further information, please contact rec@albania.rec.org.