S.L. 452.82 Art. 1Citation.

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Posting of Workers in Malta Regulations.

(2) The object of these regulations is to give effect to the relevant provisions of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services as amended by Directive

(EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018, and the provisions of Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System ( ‘the IMI Regulation’).

(3) These regulations aim to guarantee respect for an appropriate level of protection of the rights of posted workers for the cross-border provision of services and establish a set of appropriate provisions, measures and control mechanisms necessary for better and more uniform implementation, application and enforcement in practice of Directive 96/71 and Directive 2014/ 67, including measures to prevent and sanction any abuse and circumvention of the applicable rules.

(4) These regulations shall not in any way affect the exercise of fundamental rights, including the right or freedom to strike or to take other legal action, and the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements, or to take collective action.