S.L. 514.8 Art. 4Notification to the competent authority.

A Maltese IORP proposing to carry out cross-border activity and to accept sponsorship in terms of the Occupational

Pensions Directive from a sponsoring undertaking located within the territory of a Member State or an EEA State other than Malta, shall notify its intention to the competent authority. The Maltese IORP, shall notify the competent authority of:

(a) the name of the host Member State or the host Member States, which shall, where applicable, be identified by the sponsoring undertaking;

(b) the name and the location of the main administration of the sponsoring undertaking;

(c) the main characteristics of the occupational retirement plan to be operated for the sponsoring undertaking; and

(d) such other information as may be specified in the Pension Rules issued under the Act.