Cap. 580 Art. 13Costs incurred in crisis situations.

(1) The Government of Malta shall, where it is seeking reimbursement for any consular protection provided for an unrepresented citizen in crisis situations, submit any requests to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the unrepresented citizen’s Member State of nationality:

Provided that such right shall subsist notwithstanding that the unrepresented citizen has not signed an undertaking to repay.

(2) The Government of Malta may ask the unrepresented citizen’s Member State of nationality to reimburse such costs on a pro rata basis, by dividing the full value of the actual costs incurred by the number of citizens assisted.

(3) Where the Government of Malta was financially supported by way of assistance from the European Union civil protection mechanism, any contribution from the unrepresented citizen’s Member State of nationality shall be determined after deduction of the European Union’s contribution.