S.L. 549.54 Art. 17Registration.

(1) Producers shall upon placing batteries and accumulators on the market for the first time within the territory of

Malta, apply to be registered with the competent authority and shall be provided with a registration number upon registration.

(2) Producers registered under sub-regulation (1) shall renew their registration on an annual basis with the competent authority by 31 March of each year: Provided that as from the 1st of April of each year the competent authority shall accept renewals until the end of the year at an additional charge of twenty euro (€20) per month or part thereof of the fee/s prescribed in Schedule 6.

(3) Where a producer ceases to place batteries and accumulators on the market, the producer shall apply for deregistration with the competent authority by completing the deregistration form.

(4) An application for registration or renewal by a producer shall -

(a) be made either online or in writing;

(b) contain at least the information in Schedule 4; and

(c) be accompanied by a fee as prescribed in Schedule 6.

(5) The details provided by a producer in compliance with the obligations referred to in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) shall be included in the Register of Producers to be maintained by the competent authority under regulation 16.

(6) The competent authority shall confirm receipt of a producer’s application for registration in writing within twenty working days of receipt and shall process that application within twenty working days of confirming receipt.

(7) In the case the data submitted by the producer in accordance with Schedule 4 changes, the said producer shall inform the competent authority thereof no later than one month after the change.