S.L. 449.43 Art. 7Notifications.

(1) The trader is to notify the Veterinary Services if consignment consists of animals, feeding stuffs or food of animal origin for human consumption.

(2) The trader is to notify the Public Health Department if the consignment consists of food of animal origin or any food for human consumption.

(3) The trader is to notify the Plant Health Department if the consignment consists of plants.

(4) The notifications referred to in sub-regulations (1), (2), and

(3) shall be submitted to the relevant authority forty-eight hours before the submission of either the import declaration or the entry into Malta of any consignment of animals, food, feeding stuffs or plants, as the case may be.