“ The Commission may require the participant undertakings to make proposals with a view to re-establish effective competition and setting them a deadline to this end. If the Commission accepts the proposed measures, it may decide how and by when the undertakings taking part shall implement them. 3. If the undertakings do not take the necessary measures or the Commission receives the proposals and it rejects them, it may order, by a decision, any necessary measure to restore the previous situation. It may take interim measures in order not to restrict the effective competition. ”

“ The assistance requested by a foreign authority exercising similar functions in the conduct of investigations or transmission of information held or received by the Authority can be refused if the acceptance of the request can undermine Albania's sovereignty, security, essential economic interests or public order. ”

“ Authority may inform them for the concentrations concerned, keeping the business secrecy of the participating undertakings, of the undertakings being a part of a group as referred in article 16 of this Law, and also of undertakings which sell a participation or part of an undertaking. Article 56 Preliminary procedures 1. When it is found that the concentration reveals signs that it creates or strengthens a dominant position, within two months after received notification, the Commission shall decide to initiate an in-depth procedure or to authorize a concentration by conditions and obligations. ”

“ If the association is not solvent, the Authority may require payment of the fine by any of the undertakings which were members of the association at the time the infringement was committed. The amount required to be paid by each individual member cannot exceed respectively 1%, in case of article 73 of this Law, of its aggregate turnover in the preceding business year, or 10%, in case of article 74 of this Law, of aggregate turnover in the preceding business year. ”

“ Practices of one or more undertakings with a dominant position in the market shall not be considered abusive if these undertakings prove that these practices are committed for objective reasons, such as technical reasons or legal commercial reasons. ”

“ If financial, credit or insurance institutions acquire shares in another undertaking for the purpose of resale, this shall not be deemed to constitute a concentration as long as they do not exercise the voting rights attaching to the shares and provided that the resale occurs within one year. ”

“ The Authority estimates the level of restriction or prevention of competition from draft normative acts, defined in paragraph 1 of this article. 25 Article 70 Role of the Authority with regard to regulation and regulatory reform 1. When carrying out the assigned tasks related to the regulation of the economic activity within the Republic of Albania, central and local administration bodies, regulatory entities shall ensure fair and effective competition. ”

“ Article 15, paragraphs 2, 3, and article 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis for paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.
PART III COMPETITION AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CHAPTER I ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF COMPETITION AUTHORITY Article 18 Competition Authority
1. The Authority is a public entity, independent in performing the tasks. The Authority is a legal entity, with its office in Tirana. 2. The Authority is compound of Commission and the Secretariat. Article 19 Competition Commission Commission is the decision-taking body of the Authority and is compound of five members. ”

“ The periods foreseen in this Law shall end with expiry of the day of the last week having the same name with that day with which has started the period, when the period is defined in weeks and with expiry of the day of the last month having the same number with that day with which has started the period, when the period is defined in months. When such a day does not occur in the last month, the period shall end with the expiry of the last day of this month. ”

“ The simple majority of present members take decisions. The vote of meeting leader breaks the ties. The abstention is not allowed. Article 27 Competition Secretariat
1. The Secretariat shall be managed by the General Secretary, who is elected by the Commission. 2. The Secretariat employee shall enjoy the status of civil servant. 3. The Secretariat investigators shall conduct the administrative investigations in compliance with the Code of Administrative Procedures, this Law and other legislation in force. ”

“ The person affected shall be informed of the right to request judicial review of the seizure. Article 39 Hearings of the parties Before the Commission takes a final decision, the undertakings and the associations of undertakings have the right of being heard on the subject of the proceedings. The 15 Commission shall base its decisions only on objections on which parties concerned have been able to comment. Article 40 Complaining against decisions 1. A complaint can be made against the Authority decisions nearby Court of Tirana District, within 30 days from the decision notification. ”

“ The restriction of sales to unauthorized distributors by the members of a selective distribution system, where the supplying undertaking, directly or indirectly, sells the contracted products to selected distributors on the basis of specific criteria ”

“ The compensation of the Commission members is determined by the Assembly. Article 22 Irreconcilability and release of Commission members 1. Persons being part of high leading structures of political parties, members of leading structures of commercial associations or persons who exercise economic activity shall not be Commission members. ”

“ The restriction of active sales into the exclusive territory or to an exclusive customer group reserved to the supplier or allocated by the supplier to another buyer, where such a restriction does not limit sales by the customers of the buyer ”

“ Upon the Secretariat request, Commission gives a written authorization to the Secretariat investigators to conduct necessary investigation, according to the procedures stipulated in this Law. To conduct the investigation, the Secretariat investigators must present the authorization, which contains the object and the purpose of the investigation and also the foreseen sanctions in article 73, 74, 76 and 78 of this Law. 3. When the necessary investigations are impeded, the Authority requests the Tax Police assistance. ”

“ Undertakings being under investigation, undertakings requiring for an exemption, undertakings participating in a concentration, as well as other undertakings or persons whom might provide valuable information for the case, are obliged to provide any information by a request of Secretariat and at any time of the procedure. ”

“ The actions may be taken despite an initiated procedure nearby the Authority. 3. The requests for exemption from prohibition of an agreement and the procedures of concentrations control shall not be within the jurisdiction of courts. ”