S.L. 549.55 Art. 3Definitions. S.L. 549.19

For the purposes of these regulations and of the EC Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

"competent authority" means the Environment and Resources Authority as prescribed in the Nomination of Competent Authority

Order, and such other body or person as the Minister responsible for the environment may by order in the Gazette prescribe and different bodies or persons may be designated as the competent authority for different provisions and different purposes of these regulations; "course" means any taught form of instruction approved in writing by the competent authority for the purposes of these regulations;

"implementing Acts" shall refer to the following Commission Regulations:

(a) Commission Regulation (EC) 1493/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing pursuant to Regulation

(EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(b) Commission Regulation (EC) 1516/2007 of 19 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation

(EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(c) Commission Regulation (EC) 1494/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation

(EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the form of labels and additional labelling requirements as regards products and equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(d) Commission Regulation (EC) 1497/2007 of 18 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation

(EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, standard leakage checking requirements for stationary fire protection systems containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(e) Commission Regulation (EC) No 303/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(f) Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary fire protection systems and fire extinguishers containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases;

(g) Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear;

(h) Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents from equipment;

(i) Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases; and

(j) Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States; "logbook" shall refer to a hard bound, consecutively page numbered book containing -

(a) on the first page, the name, I.D. number and license or permit number of the personnel involved, and

(b) other details as may be approved from time to time by a notice from the competent authority in the Gazette; "personnel involved" includes all producers, importers, shippers, exporters, persons who handle fluorinated greenhouse gases in fixed refrigeration and heatpump equipment, stationary fire protection and fire extinguishers, high voltage switchgear, foam blowing, as a cleaning solvent, as propellants and solvents within aerosols, foam blowing and air conditioning in motor vehicles, technicians, any appropriate bodies and users, including retailers and any persons involved in the destruction, recovery, reclamation and recycling of the substances covered by the EC Regulation;

"registration" means, for the purposes of this regulation, the application by an individual and, or entity with the competent authority to carry out activities in relation to these regulations; "shipment" means any movement of goods between Malta and the remainder of the European Community, and "shipper" shall be construed accordingly.