S.L. 460.24 ст. 4Identification of ECIs.

(1) The Department shall, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Schedule, identify potential European Critical Infrastructures in Malta which -

(a) satisfy the cross-cutting and sectoral criteria set out in this article; and (IDENTIFICATION, DESIGNATION AND PROTECTION) [

(b) meet the definitions of the terms "critical infrastructure" and "European critical infrastructure" in article 2.

(2) The cross-cutting criteria referred to in sub-article (1) shall comprise the following:

(a) casualties criterion, assessed in terms of the potential number of fatalities or injuries;

(b) economic effects criterion, assessed in terms of the significance of economic loss and, or degradation of products or services, including potential environmental effects;

(c) public effects criterion, assessed in terms of the impact on public confidence, physical suffering and disruption of daily life, including the loss of essential services.

(3) The thresholds applicable to the cross-cutting criteria shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Department, and shall be based on the severity of the impact of the disruption or destruction of a particular critical infrastructure.

(4) The Department shall inform the European Commission on an annual basis of the number of infrastructures per sector for which discussions were held concerning the cross-cutting criteria thresholds.

(5) The sectoral criteria referred to in sub-article (1) shall -

(a) take into account the characteristics of individual ECI sectors; and

(b) be classified.

(6) In applying the cross-cutting and sectoral criteria with a view to identifying ECIs, the Department may use such guidelines and thresholds as are developed by the European Commission together with the Member States pursuant to Article 3 of the Directive.

(7) The following sectors and subsectors shall be subject to this Order:

(a) the energy sector which is divided into the following subsectors:

(i) electricity, comprising infrastructures and facilities for generation and transmission of electricity in respect of supply of electricity,

(ii) oil, comprising oil production, refining, treatment, storage and transmission by pipelines,

(iii) gas, comprising gas production, refining, treatment, storage and transmission by pipelines, and LNG terminals; and

(b) the transport sector which is divided into the following subsectors: (IDENTIFICATION, DESIGNATION AND PROTECTION)

(i) road transport,

(ii) air transport,

(iii) ocean and short-sea shipping, and

(iv) ports.