S.L. 33.6 Art. 4Unique identification.

(1) (a) The Market Surveillance Directorate shall ensure that undertakings in the explosives sector which manufacture or import explosives or assemble detonators shall mark explosives and each smallest packaging unit with a unique identification.

(b) Where an explosive is subject to further manufacturing processes, manufacturers shall not be required to mark the explosive with a new unique identification unless the original unique identification is no longer marked in compliance with regulation 5.

(2) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) shall not apply where the explosive is manufactured for export and is marked with an identification in accordance with the requirements of the importing country, which allows traceability of the explosive.

(3) The unique identification shall comprise the components described in the Schedule.

(4) Each manufacturing site shall be attributed a three-digit code by the Regulatory Affairs Directorate.

(5) (a) Where explosives are manufactured outside the Community and are subsequently imported in Malta, the person importing such explosives shall contact the Regulatory Affairs Directorate in order for the manufacturing site to be attributed a code. This shall also apply to cases where a manufacturer established in the Community imports explosives in Malta from a manufacturing site outside the Community.

(b) Where the manufacturing site is located outside the Community and the manufacturer is not established in the Community, the importer of the explosives concerned shall contact the Regulatory Affairs Directorate in order for the manufacturing site to be attributed a code.

(6) The Market Surveillance Directorate shall ensure that distributors which repackage explosives ensure that the unique identification is affixed to the explosive and the smallest packaging unit.