S.L. 217.21 Art. 13Procedural safeguards.

(1) The Executive Chairperson shall adopt a decision on the application for an intra-corporate transferee permit or a renewal of it and notify the decision to the applicant in writing, as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than ninety days from the date on which the complete application was submitted.

(2) Where the information or documentation supplied in support of the application is incomplete, the Executive Chairperson shall notify the applicant within a reasonable period of the additional information that is required and set a reasonable deadline for providing it. The period referred to in sub-regulation

(1) shall be suspended until the Executive Chairperson has received the additional information required.

(3) Reasons for a decision declaring inadmissible or refusing an application or refusing renewal shall be given to the applicant in writing. Reasons for a decision withdrawing an intra-corporate transferee permit shall be given in writing to the intra-corporate transferee and to the host entity.

(4) Where the Executive Chairperson has declared inadmissible or refused an application, or refused renewal or withdrew an intra-corporate transferee permit, the third country national shall have the right to appeal to the Board within the time-limits listed in the Act.

(5) Within the period referred to in regulation 10(1), an applicant shall be allowed to submit an application for renewal before the expiry of the intra-corporate transferee permit. The OF AN INTRA-CORPORATE TRANSFER

Executive Chairperson may set a maximum deadline of ninety days prior to the expiry of the intra-corporate transferee permit for submitting an application for renewal.

(6) Where the validity of the intra-corporate transferee permit expires during the procedure for renewal, the Executive Chairperson shall issue a temporary residence authorisation to stay in Malta until a decision has been taken on the application.