basis of the principle of technological neutrality in order to promote the development of the broadband infrastructure, development and delivery of electronic services for businesses as well as individuals within the scope of electronic governance. The Albanin legislation in force related to the electronic communications, information society and press, intends to: - - Eliminate the obstacles for the efficient functioning of the internal market in the networks and services of electronic communications; Promote competition in the internal market; Protect the consumer, etc. The Stabilization Agreement, in its Articles 102-104, foresees the obligation of approximation of internal legislation with that of the acquis of the EU, as well as the approximation with the EU policies. Also, the SAA requires a special attention in relation to respecting the rights of intellectual property in programme transmission through the landline, satelite and cable networks, etc. A number of important laws have been drafted and adopted in line with the SAA engagements, such as: - - Law No. 9918, dated 19.05.2008, “On the Electronic Communications in the Republic of Albania”, as ammended by Law No. 102/2012 in compliance with the latest developments of the acquis of the EU; Law No. 9880, dated 25.2.2008, “On the Electronic Signature”; Law No. 10273, dated 29.4.2010, “On the Electronic Document”; Law No. 10128, dated 11.5.2009, “On the Electronic Trade”, as ammended by Law No. 135/2013; Law No. 9887, dated 10.3.2010, “On the Protection of Personal Data”, as ammended byLaw No. 48/2012 and Law No. 120/2014; - - Law No. 10325, dated 23.9.2010, “On the Basis of State Data”; Law No. 9380, dated 28.4.2005, “On the Copyright and other Related Rights”; Law No. 72, dated 28.6.2012, “On the Organisation and Functioning of the National Geospatial Infrastructure in the Republic of Albania”; Law No. 146/2014 “On the Public Notification and Consultation”; Law No. 119/2014 “On the Right of Information”; Albania has harmonized the legislation on the cyber crime with the European Concil Convention on Cyber Crime (ETS No. 185). In 2004, Albania ratified “The Additional Protocol of the Cyber Crime Convention, for the penalization of racial and xenophobic natured acts carried out via computer systems” (ETS No. 189) and in 2008 there were ammendments of the Criminal Code to also include provisions of cyber crime. The transposition of Directive 2001/29/EC related to the Intellectual Property in the information society is still ongoing. A number of sub-legal acts mainly related to e-governance have also been adopted, such as: - - - DCM No. 248, dated 27.4.20075, as ammended, for the establishment and functioning of NAIS; DCM No. 945, dated 2.11.2012, “On the Adoption of Regulation “Administration of the Basis System of State Data”; DCM No. 961, dated 24.11.2010, “On the Establishment of the Regulatory Coordination Authority of the basis of state data”; DCM No. 357, dated 24.2.2013, “On the Adoption of Regulation for the Management of Electronic Document in the Republic of Albania”; DCM No. 303, dated 31.3.2011, “On the Establishment of Information and DCM No. 703, dated 29.10.2014 has superceeded DCM No. 248, dated 27.4.2007 5 12

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