S.L. 433.13 Art. 5Notification.

(1) Professional operators introducing vegetable propagation and planting material from another EU Member State shall declare the introduction of vegetable propagation and planting material forty-eight (48) hours prior to their arrival in Malta, through the Supplementary Declaration System of Malta (Intrastat), of each lot received by them.

(2) The non-professional final users being supplied with vegetable propagation and planting material from another EU Member State shall also inform the Directorate by means of the EU Plant Notification Form (For General Public) available on the Directorate’s website, forty-eight (48) hours prior to the arrival of the vegetable propagation and planting material in Malta of each lot received by them.

(3) The professional operators and the non-professional final users being supplied with vegetable propagation and planting material being imported from a third country shall also inform the Directorate by means of the Third Countries Notification Form available on the Directorate’s website forty-eight (48) hours prior to the arrival, of the plant material in Malta of each lot received by them.