Cap. 379 Art. 12DAccess to file by parties and limitations on the use of information.

The following categories of information obtained by a party during an investigation of the Office or during proceedings before the Court shall not be used by that party in proceedings before the Courts of Malta, unless the Court has closed its proceedings before it with respect to all parties under investigation by delivering a judgement referred to in articles 12C, 13 or 13A, or otherwise has terminated its proceedings, or unless the Office has closed its investigation before it with respect to all parties under investigation by delivering a decision in accordance to article 17, or otherwise has terminated its investigation:

(a) information that was prepared by other natural or legal persons specifically for the investigation carried out by the Office or the proceedings before the Court;

(b) information that the Office has drawn up and sent to the parties in the course of its investigation; and

(c) settlement submissions that have been withdrawn