Cap. 464 Art. 42EVerification of application and supporting documents.

(1) In cases where Malta is the home Member State, the relevant Council shall verify the application and the supporting documents in the IMI file and issue the European Professional Card for the temporary and occasional provision of services other than those covered by Article 7(4) of Directive 2005/36/EC within three weeks. That time period shall start upon receipt of the missing documents referred to in sub-article 42D(3) or, if no further documents were requested, upon the expiry of the one-week period referred to in that sub-article. The relevant Council shall then transmit the European Professional Card immediately to the competent authority of each host Member State concerned and shall inform the applicant accordingly.

(2) In cases where Malta is the host Member State, the relevant Council may not require any further declaration under article 42 for the following eighteen months.

(3) The decision of the relevant Council or the absence of a decision within the period of three weeks referred to in sub-article

(1) shall be subject to appeal in terms of article 49.

(4) If a holder of a European Professional Card wishes to provide services in Member States other than those initially mentioned in the application referred to in sub-article (1) that holder may apply for such extension. If the holder wishes to continue providing services beyond the period of eighteen months referred to in sub-article (1), that holder shall inform the relevant Council accordingly. In either case, that holder shall also provide any information on material changes in the situation substantiated in the IMI file that may be required by the relevant Council in accordance with the implementing acts to be adopted by the European Commission. The relevant Council shall transmit the updated European Professional Card to the host Member States concerned.

(5) A European Professional Card issued by a competent authority of another Member State shall be valid in the entire territory of Malta for as long as its holder maintains the right to practice on the basis of the documents and information contained in the IMI file.