Plant Protection Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011

L.N. 284 of 2011

PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT

(CAP. 430)

Plant Protection Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of

the Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural

Affairs, in consultation with the Prime Minister and with the

Minister for Health, the Elderly and Community Care, has made

the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Plant Protection

Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011.

The regulations implement the provisions of Regulation

(EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection

products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/

EEC and 91/414/EEC.

These regulations shall be deemed to come into force on

14th June 2011.

The Technical Regulations Division as established by

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Act, (Cap.

510) within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority

is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 75 of

Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009.

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director may

settle any dispute, controversy or claim arising from this decision

either by bringing an action before the First Hall Civil Court or by

commencing arbitration proceedings in accordance with the Malta

Arbitration Act (Cap. 387) and the Arbitration Rules of the Malta

Arbitration Centre, as may be in force from time to time.

The sanctions applicable for infringement of the provision

of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 shall be those provided for in

article 9 of the Pesticides Control Act.

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