S.L. 433.3 Art. 22Responsibility.

(a) The person responsible for the activities, shall notify immediately the Director of -

(i) any contamination of the research material by harmful organisms listed in the Schedules and any other harmful organism considered a risk to Malta by the Plant Health Department, and

(ii) any event resulting in the escape of the above-mentioned organisms into the environment.

(b) The Plant Health Department shall check whether the phytosanitary measures specified in this regulation are observed and the research material and its additional objects treated (including sterilization, disinfestations, destruction and other ordered procedures) in compliance with Schedule XIII.

(c) Phytosanitary restrictions may be lifted if:

(i) the research object (including pests and additional objects), plants, plant products and other articles in contact with the research object have been destroyed, disinfested or otherwise treated as ordered by the Service,

(ii) the facility where research is performed has been disinfested or otherwise treated as ordered by the Service.

(d) Any plants, plant products and other articles contaminated with the research object or contacted with it in any way shall be destroyed or subjected to treatment aimed at killing the pest. ENFORCEMENT