S.L. 420.5 Art. 25Community solidarity. Co-operation between Member States.

(1) The Government of Malta shall, acting in co-operation with the competent international organisations, ensure that the eligible persons referred to in regulation 6, who have not yetarrived in Malta, have expressed their will to be received onto Malta’s territory.

(2) When the number of persons who are eligible for temporary protection following a sudden and massive influx exceeds Malta’s reception capacity, which would have been indicated in figures or in general term s to the Council and the Commission of th e European Union, the Government of Malta shall have the right to demand that the Council of the European Union examine, as a matter of urgency, the situati on and take appropriate action,including the recommendation of additional support.