ACT No. XXIII ot 1990 AN A CT fO amend {he Malta-Libya TreIJty of Friendship and Co·Operation (Ratification) Act, 1984.

[ aSSC R!.

CENSU T A UON E

Presidc R!

261h June , [990

ACT No. XXIII ot 1990

AN A CT fO amend {he Malta-Libya TreIJty of Friendship and

Co·Operation (Ratification) Act, 1984.

BE IT ENACfED by the President. by and with the advice and

consent of the 1·louse of Representativcs, in this prese nt Parliame nt

assembled , a nd by the aut hority of the samc, as follows:-

I. This Act may be cited as Ihe Ma[ta·Libya Trea ty ofFrien<hhip

and Co-Operation (Ratification) (Amend me nt) Act. 1990. and shall be

read and const rued as o ne with the Malta-Libya T reaty of Friendship

and

Co-Ope rat ion (Rat ification) Act. 1984. hereinafte r referred to as

AOI XXII of 19&1.

~ I he principal Act'".

Tratlat ta' ltbiberija u Koperazzjoni bejo Malta u I-U bja, u ghandu

jinqara u jiftiehc m haga wahda ma' I·At! ta' 1-1984 dwar Trallal la' 1 ... · 19801,

I'Ibiberija u Koperazzjoni bejn Malta u J-Libja. hawnhe kk iite<! 'il

quddiem imsejjah "I-AII printipali".

In section 2 of the princi pal Act , fo r th e wo rds ~in the Sched ul e

to th is Act. there shall be substit uted the words '·in the First Sched ule

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to this Act, an d the Agreeme nt betwee n the Govern ment of the

Republic of Mal ta and the Socialist People's Arab Jamah iri ya

concerni ng Amendme nts rela tive to the same treaty a nd signed on the

19th Fe bruary , 1990, which Agreeme nt is contained in the Second

Schedule to this Act.

M.

J. (1) Th e Sc hedule 10 the pri ncipal Act shall be re numbered as

the First Schedule.

(2) Imm ediately after the First Sched ule to the princi pal Act

as renumbered there shall be added the follo wing Second Schedule

A

kS ECOND SC HE DULE

(Section 2)

AG REEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF T HE REPUBLIC OF

MALTA AND THE SOCIALIST PE O PLE'S LIBYAN ARA B JA MAHIRIY A

CONCERNING AMEN DMENTS TO T HE TREATY OF FR IE ND SHI P AND

CO·OPE RATION SIGNE D BETWEEN mE TWO COU NTRIES ON 25 SAFAR

1394 0. 1'. CO RRESPONDI NG TO 19 NOVEMB E R 1984.

The Government of the Republic of MaJla, having expressed ils desire 10 amend

so me articles of the Treaty of Frie ndship and Co-operation bet .... ee n Mal ta and Libya

signed in Val1e n a on 25 Safar 1394 D.I'., corresponding 10 19 November 1984.

and Ihe Great Socialist Peoplc's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya having responded to Ihis

desire.

and both sides, having reviewed Ihe provision of this Treaty.

and in the implementalion of the ten th art icle of Ihe !laid Trealy.

have agreed as follows;

A RT ICLE (i)

The tex t of the preamble of the trealy i~ to be ame nded to read liS follows

"Th e Government of Malt a and the Great Socialist People's Ubyan Arab

Jam ahi riya,

in confirmation of th e strong bonds which exist betw~ n the two countries and

desirous 10 foster and develop co-operation in various fields on the buis of their

mUlua l interest wi th th e aim of promoting the wel fare of their frie ndly peoples;

conscious of the faet that developme nt and co-operation can best flourish in an

atmosphere of peace and secu rity, and that both cou nlries can play a positive role

in this respect. on Ihe basis of Ihe United Nations Cbaner and the principles of

non-alignme nt ;

and to underline their pol icies which are built o n neu trali ty. rejectio n of foreign

military bases on their terri tory, as well as membership in military alliances, and in

oonfinn ation of their mutual concern for the secu rity and peace in Ihe world in

gene ral and the Mediterranean in particular;

have agreed as fo llows:",

ARTICLE (2)

The text ofl he second and third artidesofthe Treaty are 10 be amended and joined

in nne article to be referred to as art icle ~2" and reads as follows

~The two count ries pledge not to allow the establishme nt of foreign military

baRS on thei r te rritories and not 10 allow the5e territories to be used militarily

against the se<:urity and territorial integrity of (he othe r party.",

ART ICLE (3)

The fourth and fi rth anidc:sof the Treaty arc 10 bcjoincd i n one tut to be rdcrred

to as article ~3~ a nd 10 read as follows

M1be two sides will sUJ1IX>rt and strengthen the co-operation between their

two countries in vari01l5 fields especially in the Economic, Commercial ,

Information, Social and Cu ltural fields and in thi s framework , they dedded on the

following

A . To develop co-operation in the fields of ;0101 ventures, balanced

trade exchanges, and employment;

B. To develop co-operation in information and cullllre with the aim of

strengthening the bonds between the peoples of the two countries;

C. All agreeme nts which were or will be collcluded between tile two

countries arc to be regarded as pa rt of this Treaty. A lisl of existing

Agree ments appears in an annex \() this text.

M.

ARTIC LE (4)

The sixth a rt icle ofthc Treaty is to be amtnded and placed as article ~4" and reads

as follows

"'The lWO sides will hold ronsuhationso n in ternational political and economic

issues which affect the in terests of eithe r of th em, so as to guarant ee their mutual

benefi t and realise the ai m of this Tre aty .'·.

ARTI CLE (5)

The ninth article o f the Treaty is to be amended and placed asarticle ~7" to read as

fOllows

~ Anyd ifferencn which may arise about the interpretation of the provisions of

this T reaty are 10 be $C: llled amicably.".

ARTI CLE (6)

While article ~I" of the Treaty retains its po!iition. articles 7, 8, 10, 11 are to be

arranged in accord ance with the amendments agreed upon to become respectively: 5,6.

(1 ) L-lskeda 1i ti nsab ma ' I-A ll printipali ghandha tigi Skedi ti ~n .. " "",'

e numerata mill-gdida bhala I·Ewwel Skeda,

(2) Min nufih wara I-Ewwel Skeda I; tin sa b ma' I-All

prino pali kif enumerata mill-gdid gl'Iandlla liZdied din it·TlCoi Skeda li

gejja

- IT-TIENI SKEDA

(Anikolu 2)

FTEH IM BEJN I L-GVERN TAK -REI'UBBLlKA TA' MALTA

U L-GEMA HI RIJA GHARBIJA LtI3JANA POPOLARI SOCJALtSTA

DWAR EMEND I G" AT-TRA1TATTA' H BI.BERIJA U KOPERAZZlON I

FFI RMAT BEJ N It-ZEWG PAJJIZI FlL-2j SAFAR 1394 D ,P,

Lt TIKKORRISI'ONDI GH AD-19 TA ' NOVEMBRU 1984

JI-Gve rn tar-Repubblika ta' Malta, warn Ii flSSel ix-xewqa tieghu li icmcllda xi

anikli HII -Traltat la' Ilbiberiia u Koperaujoni bejn Malta u I·Libia irfirmat rValletta

fiI·2j Safar 1394 D.P.,li tikkorrisp(JIldi ghad -19 Ia' Novembru 1984,

u I.Gemahi rija I-Kbira Gharbiia Libialla Popolllri SoCjalisla, wara li wic gbel ghal din ix -

xewqa.

u wara li z·iewg nllhDI et3minaw id-dispoziujoni la· dan il-Trallal.

u n·implimentaujoni ta'!'gI'Iaxar aniklu la· l·imsemmi TraUal.

rtehmu kif gel

A RTlKLU(I)

1t-lesl lal· prcHrn botu lal-Irallal gli andu jig; ernendal biex jaqra kif gej

"H-Gvern la' Malla u I-Gcmahirija I·Kbira Gharbija Libjana Popolari

SOCialista.

b'konferma tar-rabtie l qawwi;a li jdistu bejn it-te wg pajjiii u billi jixtiequ irawm u

u jii:viluppaw kopcraujoni fdi\'crsi oqsma fuq is·sisien ta ' I-inlcress rcciproku

taghhom bil-ghan li igiOO ·1 quddiem jl·gid tat·tewg popli hbieb tagllhom;

kon xji mill·falt li j.itvilupp u I·kopera:ajoni jislgl'Iu jiffjorixxu I-alljar falmosfera

ta' pac; u sigur! ~. u li t-tcwg pajj;,;;i jislghu jkollhom parti pnziu iva rdan ir· rigward.

fuq is-sisien lac-Clrafll'r lal-Gnus Maghquda u I-printipji la' non-alinejamenl;

u sabicx jiSSOllolinjaw il-politika laghhom li hija mibnija fuq in-newtrali lii. 1-

inoflar ta' batijie l militari barranin fuq iHerritorju laghhom, kif ukolt shubija

fallejanzi militsri. u b 'konferma la' I,inleress retiproku tagh hom ghas·sigurt~ u I·

pati fid-dinja in general i u I· Med ilerran b·mod partikolari;

ftehmu kifgej :".

ARTIK LU(2)

[Hesti tat-tieni u tielc l artikli tal-Trattal ghand hom jigu emcndali u maghquda

farli kl u wiehed li ghandu jissejjah artiklu "r u jaqra kir gej

MU_kwg pajji!i jwieglidu li ma jippermellUx it-twaqqif la' ba:!ijict militari

ba.rranin ruq it·lemlorj i taghhom u 'i ma jippermellux li dawn il-Ierritorji jinlu:iaw

mil itannent kontra 5-sigurt~ u !- integri l ~ territorjali tal-parti I-ohra.".

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ARTIKLU (3)

,. ,~r-raba: u I-h~,mes ar!ikli .!at-Trau a! ghundhom jinghaqdu ftest wi ehed li ghandu

IlssellUh anlkl u '·3 u ghandu Jaq ra kif gej

'· It -kwg nahat jappoggaw u jsahhu I·koperaujoni bein it-tewg pajjiti

laghhom fdiversi oqsma speqalmcnt n-oqsma Ekonomiti. Kummertiali. tat-

Taghrif, Socjali u Kuhura li u fdan il-kwad ru iddctidew dan li gej

~tlllU,a,

A. Li jil:viluppaw koperaujoni fl-oq sma ta' joint

bdil

kummertjali bilant jat, u fl-impiegi ;

8 . Li jiiviluppaw koperaujoni fit-taghrif u fiI·kultura bil·ghan li

jissahhu r·rabtiet bejn il-popli taz-tewg pajjizi

C. II-ftehim I:ollu li gic jew jigi konklut bejn it-tewg pujjiti gha ndu jigi

meqjus blia la parti minn dan it-Tra11 a1. Lista ta· Fte him etistenti tidhcr

fanness ghal ma· dan it-test. ~.

ART1KLU (4)

Is-siu artiklu tat-Trauat ghandu jigi emcnda! u mqieghed bhala artiklu "4 " u jaqra

ki fgej

- It·tewg nahat jaghmlu konsuhaujonijiet fuq kwistjonijiCI polititi u

ekonomiCi internaujonati li jolqtu t·inlcressi ta' naha Jew ohra minnhom, biex

hekk ikun garantit il-bc:ncficrju retiproku taghhom u jschh il-gh an IU· dan i:-

Traua!.··.

ARTIKLU (5)

Id-disa· artiklu tat-Tral1at gha ndu jigi emcndat u mqi cghcd bhala artiklu .'T. biex

jaqra kif gej

differenzi li jistghu jinqalghu dwar I-in tcrprelaujoni tad-

~ Ku ll

dispotinjonijie l ta· dan it-Trattat gha ndu jintlahaq ftehim dwo rhom

amikevolmcnt .··.

ARTl KLU (6)

Waqt li l-artiklu - I ~ tat-T nlllat ji!>qu· jtomm il-potinjoni ticgliu. I-artikli 7.8. 10.

11 ghand hom jigu rrangati skond I-emendi miflchma dwarhom u ghandhom

rispcnivamenl isiru: 5. 6. 8, 9.

ARTlK LU (7)

Dan il-Ftehim huwa SU!itC1I ghal ralifika skood il-proecdu ri legali li huma

applikabbli fkull wiehcd mit-tewg pajjiii. u jidho l fis-sehh fid-data tal-bdil lad-

dOkumenti tar-ratifika u jsir minnufih pani integrali tat -Trattat ta' Hbibc:rija u

Kope razzjoni.

Mag/i mul fValletta fid- 19 la' Frar 1990 li likko rrispondi ghal1-24 Rajab 1399 O.P.

rtewg o riginal. , fI-ilsien Ingli.t. u ft-'Isien Gharbi, i.t.-tewg lesti aWlenlia ndaqs ,

Ghall-Gvem lar- Repubblika

Ghal1.(jemahirija 1-Kbira Gharbija

la' Malta

Libjana Popolari SoCjalisla

Or Edward Fenech Adami

EngJadaJ lah An u.z AI-Tal hi

Prim Mi niSlru u MiniSlru

Segretarju la l-Ku milal Popolari la'

la 'I-Affarijiel Barran in la' Malta

I-Uffittj u Popola righaJ Relanjon ijiet

Barranin u Kope ranjo ni Intcrn azzjonali

ANNESS

Flellim dwar koperaujoni e ko nomi ka , xjc nt ifika u tcknika ffi rm at rVallena fil -31

la' Mejj u, 1968.

Ftehim kummercjali ffirmat rValle ll a fiI-31 ta ' Mejj u. 1968.

Fte him dwar self iffinn al fi Tripoli, A wissu 1'171 .

Ftebim dwar visi la ' dhul u I'J.rug iffi nnal rV al1etta fid-9 ta ' Lulju. 1972.

Ftebim kul lurali ffinnal fi Tripoli fil -5 la' Ollubru . 1972.

Fte him dwaril-Partetipaujoni ta' Kumpanniji lr.ontl1lenti Ma ltin fI-e.t.ekuzzjoni la '

protell' la' diar fiI-Libia, iffirmal fi Tripoli fiI-5 la ' Ouubru. 1972.

Ftebi m ghalJ-l'Ielsien mit-taua doppja dwar taui fuq I-income iffi rmat fi Tripoli fiI-

5 la ' Otlubru . 1972.

Flehim ghal1-ink oraggi ment lal·movime nt ta ' Kapi lal gh al1 -lnvestimcnt iffirm al

rVallelta fit-S ta' Fm r, 1973.

Flehi m biex Malta ligi rom ula b'tei l raffinatlgreu. iffirmat fi Tripol i fi l-28 ta'

April, 1975.

Ftebim dwar it-Iwaqqif ta' Holding Company iffi rmat fi Tripoli fid-19 la' Mejju,

1975. Ftchim dwar i ~-~andir iffirmat rVallc lla fI -20 la' Cunju, 1975.

Ftehim dwar self iffinnat rVall ct\a fid-29 la' Lulju, 1975.

Flehim spegali ghas-soltomissjoni lill -/nternational Court of Justiu of Diffl'unu

iffirma! rValletta fit-23 ta' Mejju, 1'176.

Flehim dwar Xoghol i(firmal fi T ripoli fis-27 la' Mcjju, 1978.

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Ftehim ghal-Iwaqqif la' kumpannija MaltijafLibjana ghas-Sajd iffi rmat fi Tripoli

fis-l7la- Lulju, 1978.

Ftehim dwar Kope raujoni iffirmat rValletta fl-IO ta' Awissu. 1984 u 1-emendi

lieghu ta 'I-24 ta' Senembru, 1985 u t-3O ta' Marzu. 1988.

Flehim dwar Koperaujoni hejn il-Korporaujoni Telemalla u I·Libyun lumuhiriyll

8rouda.s/ing iflirmat rValletta fl-IO ta' Awissu, 1984.

Flehim kummergali iffirmat fi Tripoli fid-19ta' Dieemhru. 1984.

Ftehim bieJl jigu regolati semui ta' I-ai ru $cheduled bein u lit hinn mil-lerritorii

rispettivi taghhom iffirmat fi Tripoli m-Is la ' J annaT , 1985.

Ftc him dwar Koperazzjoni ifr!Tmal rVallctta fiI-S ta' Novembru, 1985.

Ftchim li jimplimc,ta I-A rtiklu III ta l-Flehim SpeCiali u d-Deatjoni la' I-JCJ

iffirmal rVaUctta n·lo la ' Novembru, 1986.

Ftchim dwar is-SigurtA SOCiali iffirmat rValletta fis-6\a' Me;ju, 1988.

Fte him dwar it·lwaqqif la' joim vtmure company bieJ: topera U Imen;

$upUmarkelS fil.Gemahirija Gharbija Libjana Popolari SOCialists irfirmat rVallClla

fit·28 ta' Ottubru, 1988 ....

Mghoddi mill-Kamra tad·Dcputali fis-Sedula Nfu. 388 tad- 19 tu' Cu nju. 1990.

LAWRENCE GONZI

Speaktr

P . M USCAT TERRIUILE

S/uivun /al_Kamra ,ad·Depu/m;

9.

ARTICLE (7)

Th is Agreemen t is subject to ratification in accordance with the legal procedures

that are appli cable in each of the two countri es, and will en ter intoe ffcct on the date of

the cxchange of instrume nts of ratificat ion and will become immediately an integral

part o f the Treat y of Frie ndship and Co-operation .

A

Done in Valletta on 19th February 1990 corresponding to 24 Rajab 1399 D .P . in

two originals, in the English and Anlbic languages, both texts being eq ually au then tk

For the Great Socialist

For the Guvernment of

People's Libyan Arab J amahiriya

The RepublicofMalta

Dr Edward Fenc:ch Adami

Eng1adallah Azzuz AI-Talhi

Prime Ministe r and Minister

SecTetaryofthe People's Commillee

of the People's Bureau for Foreign

of Foreign Affairs of Malta

Liaison and International Co-ope ration

ANNEX

Economic, scient ific and technical co-ope ration agreemen t signed in Va1lella on

31st May 1968.

Trade agreement signed in Vallella on 31st May 1968.

Loan agreement signed in Trinoli , August 1971.

Entry and exit visas agrcement signed in Valletta on the 9th July 1m.

Cultural Agreement sig.ncd in Tripoli on the 5th October 1912.

Agreement on the Participation of Maltese contracting Companies in the

execution of housing projects in Libya signed in Tripoli on the 5th October 1972.

Agree ment for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income

signed in Tripoli 5th October 1912.

Agreement for the encounlgement of the movement o f Capital for Investment

signed in Valletta on the 8th February 1973.

Agree ment to su ppl y Malta with refined/crude oil signed in Tripoli on 28 April

1975. Agreemen t for the establishment of a Holding Company signed in Tripoli on the

19th May 1975.

Agreement on broadcasting signed in Valletta on 20 June 1975 .

Loan agree ment signed in Vallella on 29 July 1975.

Special Agree ment for the suhmission to the International Court of Justice o f

Diffe rence signed in Valle ll a on the 23rd May 1976.

Ma npower Agreeme nt signed in Tripoli on the 27th May 1978.

Agree ment for the establishment of a Mallesell..ibyan fishing company signed in

Tripoli on the 17th 1uly 1978.

Co-operation Agreement signed in Valle1ta on the 10th August 1984 and its

amendmell1s of 24th September 1985 and 30th March 1988.

C\)..ope ratiorl Agreement between Telemalta Corporation and the Libyan

Jamahiriya Broaocasting signed in Val!eua on the 10th August 1984.

Trade Agreemen t signed in Tripoli on the 19th December 1984.

Agreement for regu lating scheduled air services between and beyond their

respective territories signed in T ripoli on the 15th January 1985.

Agreement on Co-operation signed in Valle113 on the 5th Novembe r 1985.

Agreemell1 implementing Article III orthe Special Agreement and the Judgement

of the ICJ signed in Vallel1a on the 10th November 1986.

Agreement on Social Security signcd in Vallctta on t he 6th May \988 .

Agreement on the seuing up of a joint venture company to operatc and run

supermar kets at the Socialist People's Libyan AmbJamahiriya signed in Vallettaon the

28th CklOber 1988 ....

Passed by tllc H ouse of Reprcscntativcsat Sitting No. 3880fthe 19t1l J une , 1990.

LAWRENCE GONZl

Speaker

P. MUSCAT TERRIBILE

Clerk 10 the House of ReprI!Umaliw?$

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