Cap. 635 Art. 7Bringing of cross- border representative actions.

(1) Qualified entities designated in advance in another

Member State for the purpose of bringing cross-border representative actions may bring such representative actions before the Civil Court and, or before a national administrative authority as the case may be:

Provided that a qualified entity registered in another Member State shall not be required to appoint an attorney in Malta to appear on its behalf.

(2) When the alleged infringement of Union law as referred to in article 3(1) affects or is likely to affect consumers in different Member States, the representative action may be brought before the court or administrative authority of a Member State by several qualified entities from different Member States in order to protect the collective interests of consumers in different Member States.

(3) The Civil Court and, or the national administrative authority shall accept the list referred to in article 6(1) as proof of the legal standing of the qualified entity to bring a cross-border representative action, without prejudice to the right of the Civil Court and, or the national administrative authority to examine whether the statutory purpose of the qualified entity justifies its taking action in a specific case.