S.L. 437.51 Art. 6Regulations governing on-spot inspections.

(1) On-the-spot checks shall in general be unannounced.

Where advance warning is given, it shall be limited to the strict minimum necessary and as a general rule shall not exceed forty-eight hours.

(2) Malta shall make an annual report to the Commission, before 31 August each year, giving details of the following:

(a) the number of holdings in the Member State concerned;

(b) the number of inspections made pursuant to rule 4;

(c) the number of animals which have been inspected;

(d) any breach found;

(e) any sanction imposed in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.

(3) The information referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall be transmitted to the Commission following the model structure presented in Schedule 1.