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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

L.N. 131 of 2006

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT ACT

(CAP. 174)

Public Procurement of Entities operating in the Water, Energy,

Transport and Postal Services Sectors

(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2006

BY virtue of the powers conferred by article 4 of the Financial

Administration and Audit Act, the Prime Minister and Minister of

Finance has made the following regulations>-

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

(1) The title of these regulations is the Public Procurement

of Entities operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services

Sectors (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2006 and they shall be read

and construed as one with the Public Procurement of Entities operating

in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors Regulations,

2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 1 June, 2006.

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In the index to the principal regulations, for the words under

TITLE V “68 Application of Public Contracts Regulations, 2005” there

shall be substituted the words “68 Application of the Public Contracts

Regulations”.

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Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations

shall be amended as follows>-

(a) immediately before the defintion “candidate” there shall

be inserted the following new definition>

“ “the Agreement” means the World Trade Organisation

Agreement on Government Procurement<”<

(b) immediately after the defintion “candidate” there shall

be inserted the following new definition>

“ “the Commission” means the Commission of the

European Union<”<

(c) immediately after the defintion “design contests” there

shall be inserted the following new definition>

“ “the Director” means the Head of the Department of

Contracts<”< and

(d) immediately after the defintion “open, restricted and

negotiated procedures” there shall be inserted the following new

definition>

“ “Public Contracts Regulations” means the Public

Contracts Regulations, 2005<”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

Regulation 9 of the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

regulation 9 of

follows>-

the principal

regulations.

(a) in the proviso to sub-regulation (1) thereof, immediately

after the words “scope of this regulation”, there shall be added the

words “or where applicable to the Public Contracts Regulations”<

and

(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof –

(i) immediately after the words “subject to this

regulation and”, there shall be added the words “the other is

subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations

and”< and

(ii) for the words “this regulation without reference to

these regulations” there shall be substituted the words “the

Public Contracts Regulations.”< and

(c) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, immediately after the words

“not subject to this regulation” there shall be added the words “or

to the Public Contracts Regulations”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

In regulation 12 of the principal regulations, immediately after Amends

regulation 12 of

the words “the conditions” there shall be added the words “applied in the principal

regulations.

the relations with other Member States”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 23 of the principal Amends

regulation 23 of

regulations, for the words “of regulation 2(1)(b)” there shall be the principal

regulations.

substituted the words “of regulation 2(1)”.

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In regulation 25 of the principal regulations, for the words “of Amends

regulation 25 of

regulation 2(1)(a)” there shall be substituted the words “of regulation the principal

regulations.

2(1)”.

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Regulation 29 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows>-

(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, immediately after the words

“central purchasing body”, there shall be added the words “as

defined in the Public Contracts Regulations in the acquisition of

supplies and, or services intended for contracting entities or in the

award of public contracts or the conclusion of framework

agreements for works, supplies or services intended for contracting

authorities”< and

(b) for sub-regulation (2) thereof, there shall be substituted

the following>-

“(2) Contracting entities which purchase works,

supplies and, or services from or through a central purchasing

body in the cases set out in sub-regulation (1) hereof shall be

deemed to have complied with these regulations insofar as

the central purchasing body has complied with this regulation

or, where appropriate, with the Public Contracts Regulations.”.

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2006 131 — 131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)

In sub-regulation (6) of regulation 30 of the principal

regulations, from the words “The Commission shall adopt” in the third

paragraph thereof to the words “sub-regulations (1) and (2).” in the end

thereof there shall be substituted the words “The Commission rules as

contained in Commission Decision 2005#15#EC of the 7 th January, 2005

shall apply.”

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In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 39 of the principal

regulations, immediately after the words “are in force” there shall be

added the words “in the place where the service is to be provided”.

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In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 43 of the principal

regulations, immediately after the words “Schedule XVII” at the end of

the first paragraph thereof there shall be added the words “under

conditions to be laid down by the Commission”.

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For paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 48 of

the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following

“(c) voluntary accreditation schemes may be introduced

aiming at enhanced levels of certification service provision for

such devices<”.

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Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 53 of the principal regulations

shall be amended as follows>-

(a) for the words “regulation 45” there shall be substituted

the words “regulation 49 of the Public Contracts Regulations”<

(b) for the words “regulation 2(1)(a)” there shall be

substituted the words “regulation 2(1)”< and

(c) for the words “regulation 45(4)” there shall be substituted

the words “regulation 49(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations”.

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Sub-regulation (4) of regulation 54 of the principal regulations Amends

regulation 54 of

shall be amended as follows>-

the principal

regulations.

(a) for the words “regulation 45 of the Public Contracts

Regulations, 2005” in the first paragraph thereof there shall be

substituted the words “regulation 49 of the Public Contracts

Regulations”<

(b) for the words “regulation 2(1)(a)” in the second

paragraph thereof there shall be substituted the words “regulation

2(1)”< and

(c) for the words “regulation 45(4)” in the second paragraph

thereof there shall be substituted the words “regulation 49(4) of

the Public Contracts Regulations”.

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In regulation 68 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends

regulation 68 of

“Public Contracts Regulations, 2005” there shall be substituted the words the principal

regulations.

“Public Contracts Regulations”.

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Paragraph 1 (a) of Schedule XXII to the principal regulations Amends

Schedule XXII to

shall be amended as follows>-

the principal

regulations.

(a) for the words “Notices referred to in regulations 41, 42,

43 and 63 must be sent by the contracting entities to the Office for

Official Publications of the European Communities in the format

required by Commission Directive 2001#78#EC of 13 September

2001 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 93#36#EEC,

Annexes IV, V and VI to Council Directive 93#37#EEC, Annexes

III and IV to Council Directive 92#50#EEC, as amended by

Directive 97#52#EC, and Annexes XII to XV, XVII and XVIII to

Council Directive 93#38#EEC, as amended by Directive 98#4#EC

(Directive on the use of standard forms in the publication of public

contract notices) (1) .” there shall be substituted the words “Notices

referred to in regulations 41, 42, 43 and 63 must be sent by the

contracting entities to the Office for Official Publications of the

European Communities in the format established by implementing

measures to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with

the procedure referred to in Article 68(2) of European Union

Directive 2004#17#EC.”< and

(b) the footnote “ (1) OJ L 285, 29.10.2001, p. 1 and OJ L

214, 9.8.2002, p. 1.” shall be deleted.

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