S.L. 549.141 Art. 3Interpretation. Cap. 549. S.L. 595.28 S.L. 549.63

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Environment Protection Act;

"the Agency" means the Circular Economy Malta established by the Circular Economy Malta (Establishment) Order;

"Authority" or "competent authority" means the Authority established in article 6 of the Act;

"extended producer responsibility scheme" means a set of measures, including legislative measures promulgated under the Act, national or European Union legislation, to ensure that producers of products bear financial responsibility or financial and organisational responsibility for the management of the waste stage of a product’s life cycle;

"Extended Producer Responsibility Consultative Committee" or "EPR Consultative Committee" means the committee established under regulation 5;

"the Minister" means the Minister as defined in article 2 of the Act;

"producer of a product" or "producers of products" means any natural or legal person who professionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports specific products;

"producer responsibility organisation" or "PRO" means an organisation implementing extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of the producers who are members of that organisation.

(2) All other terms shall have the same meaning as is assigned to them in the Waste Regulations.