S.L. 437.47 Art. 48Qualified persons in current employment.

(1) A person engaging, in Malta, in the activities of the person referred to in regulation 46(1) on the date on which these regulations become applicable, without complying with the provisions of regulation 47, shall be eligible to continue to engage in those activities within the EU.

(2) The holder of a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of a university course or a course recognised as equivalent by the territory of Malta in a scientific discipline allowing him to engage in the activities of the person referred to in regulation 46(1) in accordance with the laws of the territory of Malta, may, if he began his course prior to the date on which these regulations became applicable, be considered as qualified to carry out in the territory of Malta the duties of the person referred to in regulation 46(1), provided that he has previously engaged in the following activities for at least two (2) years before the date on which these regulations became applicable in one or more undertakings with a manufacturing authorisation, production supervision and, or qualitative and quantitative analysis of active substances, and the necessary testing and checking under the direct authority of a person as referred to in regulation 46(1) to ensure the quality of veterinary medicinal products.

If the person concerned has acquired the practical experience referred to in sub-regulation (1) before the date on which these regulations became applicable, a further one year’s practical experience in accordance with the conditions referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be completed by him immediately before he engages in such activities.