Inspection Reform, Minister Ibrahimaj Announces First-Time Warnings for Businesses and New Performance Indicators by September

By the end of September, new performance, quality, and quantitative indicators for the inspection reform will be developed, according to Minister of Economy and Innovation Delina Ibrahimaj. The Inspector General and the relevant institutions will keep an eye on these indications.
In a meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama, Inspector General Dashnor Sula, and field inspectors, the minister underlined that the reform’s objectives are to lessen the burden of inspections on companies, enhance the caliber of inspections, and guaranty more openness about the standards that companies must adhere to.
One of the main tenets of the reform is that a warning should be the initial action taken against a company, and sanctions should only be used in specific situations. Minister Ibrahimaj claims that the goal of inspections should be to educate and direct companies in adhering to regulations and enhancing the goods and services they offer to the public. In this regard, she urged inspectorates to make sure that firms have advance access to this information and to clearly specify the situations in which a warning or fine is imposed.
In order to help firms understand their responsibilities prior to inspections, the National Business Center now offers information on regulations and checklists for different sectors. The minister emphasized that anytime the legislative framework changes, this information must be updated on a regular basis.
The creation of an integrated system for inspectorates’ operations, which includes hiring inspectors and combining inspection structures, is another top goal.