S.L. 549.63 Art. 33Record keeping.

(1)The establishments and undertakings referred to in regulation 19(1), the producers of hazardous waste, and the establishments and undertakings which collect or transport hazardous waste on a professional basis, or act as dealers and brokers of hazardous waste, shall keep a chronological record of:

(a) the quantity, nature and origin of that waste and the quantity of products and materials resulting from preparing for re-use, recycling or other recovery operations; and

(b) where relevant, the destination, frequency of collection, mode of transport and treatment method foreseen in respect of the waste.

They shall make that data available to the competent authority through the electronic registry or registries to be established pursuant to sub-regulation (5).

(2) For hazardous waste, the records shall be preserved for at least three years except in the case of establishments and undertakings transporting hazardous waste which must keep such records for at least twelve months.

(3) Documentary evidence that the management operations have been carried out shall be supplied at the request of the competent authority or of a previous holder.

(4) The competent authority may require the producers of non-hazardous waste to comply with sub-regulations (1) and (2).

(5) The competent authority shall set up an electronic registry or coordinated registries to record the data on hazardous waste referred to in sub-regulation (1) covering the entire geographical territory of Malta.

The competent authority may establish such registries for other waste streams, in particular for those waste streams for which targets are set in national and European Union legislation. The data on waste reported by industrial operators in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) No * 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be used.