S.L. 451.3 Art. 8Exemptions.

Pursuant to regulation 7(1), the service providers established in another Member State shall be exempted from the requirements, placed on professionals established in the national territory, relating to:

(a) authorisation by registration with, or membership of, a national professional organisation or body;

(i) for the purpose of the application of disciplinary provisions in force in Malta the relevant professional body may provide either for automatic temporary registration or pro-forma membership, provided that such registration or membership does not delay or complicate in any way the provision of services and does not entail any additional costs for the service provider;

(ii) a copy of the declaration and, where applicable, of the renewal referred to in regulation 9(1), and in the case of professions with health and safety implications or that benefit from automatic recognition, accompanied by documents referred to in regulation 9(2), shall be sent by the designated authority to the relevant professional organisation or body and this shall constitute automatic temporary registration or pro-forma membership for this purpose;

(b) registration with a public social security body for the purpose of settling accounts with an insurance relating to activities pursued for the benefit of insured persons.The service provider shall inform in advance or, in an urgent case, afterwards, the public social security body of the services which he has provided.