S.L. 595.28 Art. 3Establishment of the Resource, Recovery and Recycling Agency.

(1) There is hereby established an Agency, to be known as Circular Economy Malta, which shall carry out the functions and duties of the public administration in the following matters:

(a) to foster a transition towards, and implement measures, for the growth and development of the circular economy;

(b) to promote, manage and implement measures, projects and initiatives that support the transition to a more circular economy;

(c) to promote, manage and implement measures, projects and initiatives that support enhanced resource productivity, lengthening the resource life cycle and the retention of materials in the economy for a longer period of time;

(d) to provide the right climate for efficient, effective, convenient, accessible and reliable circular economy action;

(e) to develop and propose schemes that focus on selected resources to promote their better management, productivity and foster resource aggregation;

(f) to ensure that, where applicable, government’s policy and regulatory frameworks are more aligned to circularity principles;

(g) to promote the development of secondary markets for end of life resources;

(h) to promote a transition towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns in both products and services;

(i) to increase the attractiveness of research and innovation in the sector as well as the piloting of new approaches towards resource recovery and use;

(j) to promote the eco-design of products to increase their durability, repairability and upgradability;

(k) to foster public education and awareness initiatives on the appreciation of the potential of the circular economy to contribute towards sustainable development;

(l) to promote collaboration that could positively contribute towards the transition to a more circular economy;

(m) to adopt, or where not available, establish indicators that permit the measurement of progress achieved in the transition to a more circular economy;

(n) to advise the Minister on measures or new initiatives relating to the circular economy;

(o) to conduct market sector or sub-sector studies in order to determine the feasibility of promoting circular concepts and initiatives;

(p) to promote research and innovation of aspects related to the circular economy;

(q) to provide or develop training programmes in relation to the above;

(r) to conduct market studies to determine whether there are any structural failures that are impeding circular actions and propose corrective or support measures thereto;

(s) to issue, renew, amend, vary, suspend or revoke any authorisation or licence that may be required by any law;

(t) such other matters which are ancillary, incidental or consequential to the matters stipulated above as the Minister may from time to time determine and;

(u) the general regulation of its own procedures, provided it does not violate the provisions of any other law.