S.L. 549.119 Art. 7Official Controls.

(1) The controls referred to in Article 15(2) of the IAS Regulation, consisting of documentary, identity and where necessary, physical checks, shall take place when goods referred to in Article 15(1) of the IAS Regulation are brought into Malta.

(2) For those categories of goods referred to in sub-regulation (1) for which official controls are already carried out in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Directives 91/ 496/EEC and 97/78/EC or at points of entry in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC, the competent authorities responsible for carrying out the checks referred to under this Regulation 7 shall be those authorities designated in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 or with point (g) of Article 2(1) of the Directive 2000/29/EC.