S.L. 437.85 Art. 14Forward programmes.

(1) The competent authority for the territory of Malta shall draw up forward programmes laying down the nature and frequency of the inspections to be carried out regularly in accordance with rule 5(1)(a) over a specific period.

(2) By the 1st May of each year the territory of Malta shall send to the Commission all the necessary information on implementation during the previous year of the programmes referred to in sub-rule (1), specifying -

(a) the criteria applied in drawing up these programmes;

(b) the number and type of inspections carried out;

(c) the number and types of infringements established.

(3) By the 16th October of each year, the Commission shall transmit to the territory of Malta, after having consulted it within the framework of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs, a recommendation concerning a coordinated programme of inspections for the following year. This recommendation may be subsequently adjusted as required during implementation of the coordinated programme. The coordinated programme shall set out in particular the priority criteria to be applied in its implementation. The information provided for in sub-rule (2) shall contain a special, separate section on implementation of the coordinated programme.