S.L. 437.40 ст. 6Border inspection posts. 7

(1) Border inspection posts must satisfy the requirements of this regulation.

(2) Border inspection posts must be -

(a) located at a port or airport in the territory of Malta;

(b) located in a customs area enabling other administrative formalities to be carried out, including customs formalities relating to importation;

(c) designated and approved in accordance with subregulations (3), (4) and (5);

(d) placed under the authority of an official veterinarian, who shall be effectively responsible for the checks. The official veterinarian may be assisted by specially trained auxiliary staff working under his direction. The official veterinarian shall ensure that all updating of the databases indicated in regulation 4(1)(d) is carried out.

(3) To be approved a border inspection post situated in the territory of Malta must be in compliance with the minimum requirements set out in Schedule A.

A list of border inspection posts of the territory of Malta shall be established by the Veterinary Services, and shall be submitted to the European Commission providing the following information -

(a) Nature of the border inspection post -

(i) port,

(ii) airport;

(b) nature of the animals which could be checked at the border inspection posts in question given the equipment and veterinary staff available, indicating any animals that cannot be checked at those border inspection posts and for registered equidae the operating hours of a specially approved border inspection post;

(c) staff assigned to veterinary checks -

(i) number of official veterinarians with at least one official veterinarian on duty at all times that the border inspection post is open,

(ii) number of specially qualified auxiliary staff or assistants;

(d) description of the equipment and premises available for carrying out -

(i) the documentary check,

(ii) the physical check,

(iii) sampling, the general tests laid down in regulation 4(2)(b),

(iv) the specific tests ordered by the official veterinarian;

(e) capacity of the premises available to house animals where necessary, pending the test results;

(f) nature of the equipment allowing a rapid exchange of information, particularly with other border inspection posts;

(g) volume of trade (types and quantities of animals passing through this border inspection post).

(4) The competent national authorities, shall ask the European Commission to inspect, in conjunction with the Veterinary services of Malta, the border inspection posts designated in accordance with subregulation (3) in order to satisfy itself that there is uniform application of the rules on veterinary checks and that the various border inspection posts in fact possess the necessary infrastructures and meet the minimum requirements laid down in Schedule A.

(5) The approved border inspection posts of Malta are those mentioned in the list of approved border inspection posts, and any subsequent updates, published by European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities.