S.L. 549.38 Art. 6Species endangering biological identity, ecosystems or other species. Responsibility of the individual. Species protected in other countries.

(1) The Scientific Authority and the Management

Authority shall advise the Minister responsible for the Environment to prohibit the import, export or re-export in or possession of any species of fauna and flora if in their opinion, or in the opinion of any of them, such import, export, re-export or possession would endanger the biological identity or any ecosystem or any species of fauna and flora of Malta.

(2) It is the responsibility of the person, who is seeking to import or is in possession of any live specimen, to obtain the necessary information from the Management Authority, in order to establish whether such specimen is of any species referred to in subregulation (1).

(3) The import of any species which is protected at the country of origin, even if it not listed in the Annexes to the Principal Regulation, and even if that country of origin is not a party to the Convention, shall require an export authorization from that country.