Albania. 2003 ‘Inventory Management and Accounting Control Procedures.’ National Report of Albania on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA), pp. 3-4. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Albania to the United Nations. 1 January

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Inventory management and accounting control procedures

Full records are being kept of holdings, use, expenditures and disposal of weapons. The records are kept for a period of ten years at the Battalion level, and permanently in the Brigade, Division and Army level. The procedures for reporting losses, thefts and attempted thefts include the following procedures:

Immediate report to the superiors, sending the documents to the military prosecutor for further investiagtions and punishments, record books are checked one time every year at the Battalion level; one time every two years at the Brigade level, and one time every four years at the Army level.

Only the experts of the Ministry of Defence have the right to audit in place. They check the weapons and ammunitions physically and the record books.

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