secured according to law. It is not permitted for a center to perform profitmaking activity.
2. A center is created by one or more natural or juridical persons, by notarial act.
3. The act for creation of a center is registered in court on the request of its founder.
4. The respective legal provisions for a foundation are applied to the establishment, organization and functioning of a center, except when it is expressly provided otherwise in this law and other legal provisions.
Article 12
Division of Non-Profit Organizations according to the Law
Depending on the place of their registration, non-profit organizations are divided into:
1. Local non-profit organizations:
Local non-profit organizations are those which are established, recognized and registered as such according to Albanian law.
Local non-profit organizations may establish their branches in the center or in any other territorial-administrative unit of Albania. These branches are not separate legal persons, but part of the organization.
Local non-profit organizations have the right establish their branches, affiliates and so forth outside the territory of Albania.
2. Foreign non-profit organizations:
Foreign non-profit organizations are those organizations established, recognized and registered as such according to the law of another country.
Foreign non-profit organizations are permitted to exercise one or more specific activities in the territory of Albania, provided that they do not conflict with the Constitution and Albanian legislation.
Foreign non-profit organizations are also permitted to exercise their activity in the territory of Albania by establishing and registering, according to Albanian law, a branch or a new non-profit organization.
CHAPTER IV
ESTABLISHMENT AND REGISTRATION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Article 12 [1]
Founding Subjects
Non-profit organizations are founded by natural or juridical persons, local or foreign.
Article 13
