S.L. 117.32 Art. 10General transfer licences.

The Committee may publish general transfer licences of defence-related products for suppliers established in Malta to perform transfers of such products to another Member State and in such cases the Committee shall determine:

(a) the suppliers established in Malta and the category or categories of recipients located in another Member State to benefit from such licences;

(b) any terms and conditions to be attached to such licences;

(c) the defence-related products to be allowed to be transferred as a result of such licences: Provided that a general transfer licence shall be published by the Committee wherever -

(i) the recipient is part of the armed forces of another Member State or a contracting authority in the field of defence purchasing for the exclusive use by the armed forces of another Member State;

(ii) the recipient is an undertaking certified by the competent authority in another Member State in accordance with Article 9 of the Directive;

(iii) the transfer is made for the purposes of demonstration, evaluation or exhibition;

(iv) the transfer is made for the purposes of maintenance and repair, if the recipient is the originating supplier of the defence-related products.

(3) The Committee may publish general transfer licences of defence-related products for transfers to other Member States which are necessary for the execution of an inter-governmental cooperation programme, in which Malta participates with other Member States, concerning the development, production and use of one or more defence-related products.

(4) Suppliers shall, within a period stipulated by the Committee, inform such Committee of their intention to transfer defence-related products for the first time using a general transfer licence.

(5) Without prejudice to any other provision in these regulations, the Committee may establish the conditions for suppliers to first register with such Committee prior to the first use of a general transfer licence.