S.L. 437.72 Art. 11Emergency measures adopted regarding imports originating from third country.

(1) Where a problem likely to pose a serious risk to human or animal health or the environment appears or spreads on the territory of a third country, the European Union Commission, on its a own initiative or at the request of a Member State, shall immediately depending on the gravity of the situation take the following measures, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23a of European Union Council Directive 95/53/EC:

(a) suspend imports of products from all or part of the third country concerned or from one or more specific production establishments and, where appropriate, any third country of transit; and, or

(b) lay down special conditions for products intended for import from all or part of the third country concerned. Where the Veterinary Services adopts such temporary protective measures, it shall immediately inform the Member States and the European Commission.

(2) However, where, the measures referred to in sub-rule (1) are provisionally adopted by the European Commission after informing the Veterinary Services of Malta, these measures shall be applied by Malta and, until they have not been replaced by another legal act, they shall continue to apply.