S.L. 427.99 Art. 9Free movement of subsystems.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter V of

Directive (EU) 2016/797, the Technical Regulations Division shall not, in Maltese territory and on grounds relating to Directive (EU) 2016/797, prohibit, restrict or hinder the construction, placing in service and operation of structural subsystems constituting the rail system which meet the essential requirements. In particular, the Technical Regulations Division shall not require checks which have already been carried out:

(a) as part of the procedure leading to the ‘EC’ declaration of verification; or;

(b) in other Member Stats, before or after the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2016/797, with a view to verifying compliance with identical requirements under identical operational conditions.