S.L. 217.27 Art. 18Short-term mobility. 20 [S.L.

(1) Where a third-country national who holds a valid

EU Blue Card issued by another Member State that applies the Schengen acquis in full enters and stays in Malta for a period of ninety

(90) days in any one hundred eighty (180) day period for the purpose of carrying out a business activity, the competent authority shall not require any authorisation for exercising such activity other than the EU THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 217.27 HIGHLY QUALIFIED EMPLOYMENT

Blue Card.

(2) A third-country national who holds a valid EU Blue Card issued by another Member State that does not apply the Schengen in full, shall be entitled to enter and stay for the purpose of acquis carrying out a business activity in Malta for up to ninety (90) days in any one hundred eighty (180)-day period on the basis of the EU Blue Card and a valid travel document. Where the EU Blue Card holder crosses an internal border for which controls have not yet been lifted into Malta, the competent authority may require the EU Blue Card holder to provide evidence of the business purpose of the stay. The competent authority shall not require any authorisation for exercising the business activity other than the EU Blue Card.