Cap. 510 Art. 20Responsibilities of the Technical Regulations Division.

(1) The responsibilities of the Technical Regulations

Division shall be the following:

(a) to draft legislation in relation to its areas of competence and issued by virtue of article 38 of the

Product Safety Act and by any other law;

(b) to advise the Board and other Government agencies and the private sector;

(c) to assist all sectors of industry to understand and meet the essential requirements imposed by technical regulations, issued by virtue of the Product Safety Act and by any other law, and the technical, quality and safety requirements of harmonised European and international standards;

(d) to co-ordinate and implement its regulatory programme in the areas falling under its remit and, in particular, to exercise the advisory functions assigned to it by article 38 of the Product Safety Act and by any other law;

(e) to establish, with the consent of the Minister and of the Chairman of the Authority, technical committees for the areas falling under its competence and to chair and co-ordinate the work of such committees;

(f) to act as the Product Contact Point and provide support to the focal point for any Notification requirements for ensuring the free movement of goods as laid down in article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 764/2008;

(g) to formulate and give effect to programmes of technical assistance aimed at business operators for the purpose of facilitating their compliance with relevant technical regulations and standards;

(h) to communicate to the general public and to interested parties any information regarding the regulatory programmes in its areas of competence;

(i) to provide training and information on technical regulations in its areas of competence;

(j) to participate in relevant national and international activities;

(k) to perform risk assessment and to co-ordinate market surveillance activities as prescribed in article 27 of the Product Safety Act;

(l) to assist in the drawing up of the Authority’s business plan;

(m) to submit an annual report on its work to the Board;

(n) to develop the necessary strategies for the implementation of its responsibilities;

(o) to generally exercise the responsibilities conferred upon it under this Act and any other Act and regulations made thereunder; and

(p) to monitor the implementation of legislation under the Services (Internal Market) Act and its subsequent application.

(2) The Technical Regulations Division shall be the authority in Malta entrusted with the implementation of:

(a) Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down the procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State;

(b) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products; and

(c) related activities.