Licensing For Catering Services Albania : Civil Aviation Authority AAC

Organization : Civil Aviation Authority
Type of Facility : Licensing For Catering Services
Country: Albania

Website : aac.gov.al
e-Albania : https://www.e-albania.al/

Licensing For Catering Services :

Based on law no. 10 040, dated 22.12.2008 “Air Code of Republic of Albania”, which imposes the CAA with legal responsibilities for certifying the subjects which operate in the field of civil aviation, in accordance with “Guidance” No 3207 dated 01/07/2005

Related : Civil Aviation Authority AAC Certification of Aerodromes Albania : www.statusin.org/8392.html

“For licensing of State and Private subjects which conduct the activity of services in the field of civil aviation”, and “DCM” No492, dated 30/06/2005 “For determining the fees of services and the means of sharing the income which is accomplished in Civil Aviation”.

Civil Aviation Authority is a public entity with self-financing and depended by the Minister. CAA functions as national authority in accordance with international obligations.

This license will be given for Catering Services including:
a) the connection between the supplier and administrative management, storing of food and liquids and also the necessary equipment for their preparation
b) storing of food and liquids and also the necessary equipment for their preparation c) cleaning of the equipment d) the preparation of food and liquids

Required Accompanying Documents:
Request for license for the first time:
Every subject, which requires to exercise a designated service in the field of civil aviation, under Clause 1, must fulfill the necessary requirements for obtaining a license.

Criteria for obtaining a license includes skills of:
** Technical and professional;
** Good reputation;
** Financial reliance;
** Good state of technical means;

Criteria for licensing:
** Request for licensing;
** Disclosure of the type of the activity requesting the license for;
** Type of the license, first time or renewal;
** The address of the subject;
** List of the equipment or cars that shall be used;

In the request should be included:
The Establishment Act, Status and the Court Decision, legal subject and its functioning regulation.

In the scope of the activity of the legal subject should be specified the type of the activity.
** Numbers of the employees;
** Structure of the organization, the category of professional qualification;
** Training programmes and their qualification;
** Literature for exercising the activity, Annexes of ICAO, aviation regulations, and operation procedures.

Financial documentation:
** Business plan of the subject for exercising the activity;
** Proof for opening a bank account in one of the banks registered in Republic of Albania;
** Proof which demonstrates that the subject is registered in the Tax Authorities Office2.

Other documents:
** Design and the placing plan of the objects, operation equipment, and offices;
** Insurance of the equipment or the relevant banking warranty;
** Declaration for sending regularly on time statistical records relating the development of the activity;
** Criminal Record/certificate of clearance of the employer and for the all personnel involved in the organizational structure of the subject.

The documentation should be original or notarized copy

Requirements for the renewal of the License:
** Court Decision (if there is one);
** Proof of Tax Registration of the subject and the registration number in Tax Authority;
** Proof from the bank where the legal subject has its current bank account;
** Annual statistical evidences ;
** The settlement document of the tax liability.

Foreign subjects:
** Request by the owner or operator of airport services;
** Legal documents for the status as owner or status as a subject which has taken with subcontract or with rent for offering the service;
** Proof of financial credibility;
** Declaration of periodical information of statistical records;
** Documents for the offering service;
** Rental contract if the requester is not the owner of the equipment which shall be operated with;
** Contract with the entity operating with;
** Employment Agreement with the employees;
** Project fees that will be used.

Documentation should be translated into Albanian language and notarized

Requirements for the foreign subject asking for the renewal of the license:
** Request for the renewal of license;
** Decision registered in Court;
** Documentation of registration in Tax Authority;
** Proof of relevant tax;
** Former license;
** Economical statistical records of the activity.

Procedure Steps:
** Formal request by interested subject associated with the appropriate documentation;
** The Executive Director releases an written Order for creating a Commission for scrutinizing the requests for issuance of licenses;
** The scrutiny Commission of requests for the issuance of licenses, proposes to the Executive Director the subjects which fulfill the requirement for obtainment of the licenses.

Deadline for Making the Decision:
The scrutiny commission of requests for the issuance of the licenses takes a decision not later than 30 days from the receipt of the documentation.

Validity Period:
Validity period of the licenses goes from 1-5 years, with the right of the renewal.

Tariffs and Taxes:
One year license 20.000 Leke
Five-year license 100.000 Leke