Construction Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,835, 25 ta’ Novembru, 2011

L.N. 462 of 2011

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Construction Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 and 39 of

the Product Safety Act, the Prime Minister, on the advice of the

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority, has made the

following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Construction Citation and scope.

Products (Implementation) Regulations, 2011.

(2) These regulations implement the provisions of

Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions

for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council

Directive 89/106/EEC.

For the purposes of these regulations, the following Definitions.

definition shall apply

the “Technical Regulations Division” means the

Technical Regulations Division within the Malta Competition Cap. 510.

and Consumer Affairs Authority as established by the Malta

Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Act, 2011.

The designated Product Contact Point for Construction Establishment of the

within the meaning of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 Product

shall be the same Product Contact Point designated by the Product L.N. 191 of 2009.

Contact Point (Designation) Regulations, 2009.

The competent national authority within the meaning Establishment of the

of Articles 11(7), 11(8), 12(2), 13(7), 13(9), 14(4) and 14(5) of competent authority.

Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 shall be the Technical Regulations

Division.

(1) For the purposes of designation and notification Designation of

under Chapters V and VII of Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011, conformity

conformity assessment bodies shall, in addition to the requirements L.N. 136 of 2003.

set out in Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011, meet the requirements

laid down in the Method for Designating Conformity Assessment

Bodies Regulations, 2003.

(2) The designating authority within the meaning

of Chapter V and the notifying authority within the meaning

of Chapter VII of Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 shall be the

Technical Regulations Division.

The market surveillance authority within the meaning of

Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 shall be the Technical Regulations

Division.

The information and documentation specified in Articles

7(4), 11(6), 11(8), 13(4), 13(9), 14(2) and 14(5) of Regulation

(EU) No. 305/2011 shall be supplied in at least the Maltese or the

English language.

The penalties and proceedings applicable for the

infringement of any of the provisions of Chapter III of Regulation

(EU) No. 305/2011 shall be those provided for in Part IV of the

Product Safety Act.

The Construction Products Regulations, 2001 and its

amendments shall be revoked as from the 1st July 2013.

As from the 1st July 2013, references to the revoked

regulations shall be construed as references to Regulation (EU) No.

305/2011 as implemented by these regulations.

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