EU Fertilising Products (Implementing) Regulations, 2021

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,720, 15 ta’ Ottubru, 2021

L.N. 389 of 2021

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

EU Fertilising Products (Implementing) Regulations, 2021

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

the Product Safety, the Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection,

on the advice of the Director General (Technical Regulations) has

made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the EU Fertilising Citation, scope

and

Products (Implementing) Regulations, 2021.

commencement.

(2) These regulations implement the provisions of Regulation

(EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5

June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the market of

EU fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009

and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.

(3)

These regulations shall have the following commencement

dates

(a) regulations 2, 3 and 5 shall be deemed to have come

into force on 16 th April 2020; and

(b) regulations 4, 6 and 7 shall come into force on 16 th

July 2022.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Regulation (EU) 2019/1009" means Regulation (EU)

2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5

June 2019 laying down rules on the making available on the

market of EU fertilising products and amending Regulations

(EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing

Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003.

For the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, the Designation of

Technical Regulations Division established by article 19 of the Malta notifying

authority.

Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Act shall be the Cap. 510.

notifying authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the

necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity

assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, including

compliance with Article 26 Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

Any information which shall be provided in accordance

with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 shall be in at least

the Maltese or English language

Provided that any information which shall be provided in

accordance with Articles 6(6), 6(7), 8(3), 8(4) and 9(2) shall be in at

least the Maltese, English, or Italian language.

The procedures for the assessment, notification and

monitoring of conformity assessment bodies shall be those prescribed

in the Method for Designating Conformity Assessment Bodies

Regulations.

The proceedings and penalties in relation to any offence

under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 or these regulations shall be those

provided for in Part IV of the Product Safety Act.

The Fertilisers (Implementation) Regulations are hereby

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