MUTUAL RECOGNITION (IMPLEMENTING) REGULATIONS

MUTUAL RECOGNITION (IMPLEMENTING)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 427.100

MUTUAL RECOGNITION (IMPLEMENTING)

REGULATIONS

13th October, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE 391 of 2020.

The title of these regulations is Mutual Recognition

(Implementing) Regulations.

These regulations implement the provisions of

Regulation (EU) No. 2019/515 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 19 March 2019 on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully

marketed in another Member State and repealing Regulation (EC) No.

764/2008.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Director General" means the Director General

(Technical Regulations) appointed by article 19 of the Malta

Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Act;

"Regulation (EU) No. 2019/515" means Regulation (EU)

No. 2019/515 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

19 March 2019 on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully

marketed in another Member State and repealing Regulation

(EC) No. 764/2008.

(a)

The Technical Regulations Division established

by article 19 of the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs

Authority Act shall be the Product Contact Point for the purpose of

Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 2019/515.

(b)

To enable the Product Contact Point to submit

online information in accordance with the provisions of Article

9(2) of Regulation (EU) No. 2019/515, the competent authorities

shall provide their contact details, and information about their

remedies and procedures to the Product Contact Point, in such

form and manner and within such time-frames that the Director

General shall require, provided that the competent authorities

shall maintain this information up to date at all times.

(c)

To enable the Product Contact Point to provide

information in accordance with the provisions of Article 9(3) of

Regulation (EU) No. 2019/515, the competent authorities shall

respond to the request for information put forward by the

Product Contact Point, in such form and manner and within

such time-frames that the Director General shall prescribe.

MUTUAL RECOGNITION (IMPLEMENTING)

For the purpose of Article 5(12) and 9(2) of Regulation

(EU) No. 2019/515, the national remedies shall be established by the

relevant national competent authorities.

For the purpose of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No.

2019/515, the mutual recognition declaration shall be drawn up in, or

translated by the economic operator, in the English or Maltese

language.