S.L. 437.78 чл. 8Animals imported from third countries.

Any animal imported in Malta from a third country which has passed the checks laid down by Directive 91/496/EEC and which remains within Community territory shall, within thirty days of undergoing those checks, and, in any event, before its movement, be identified by a mark complying with rule 5 unless the holding of destination is a slaughterhouse situated in Malta and the animal is actually slaughtered within that thirty-day period:

Provided that, a link shall be established between the identification established by the third country and the identification allocated to it by the competent authority. That link shall be recorded in the register provided for in rule 4.