S.L. 77.1 ст. 7Deadline for replies and languages used.

(1) When information from the National Central Authority is requested for the purposes of criminal proceedings against a person or for any purposes other than that of criminal proceedings, the National Central Authority shall transmit its replies immediately and in any event within a period not exceeding ten working days from the date the request was received, as provided for by Maltese legislation, rules or practice, using the form set out in Schedule II: Provided that, when the National Central Authority requires further information to identify the person involved in the request, it shall immediately consult the requesting Member State with a view to providing a reply within ten working days from the date the additional information is received.

(2) The National Central Authority shall reply to any requests either in Maltese or English, or in any other language accepted by the National Central Authority and the requesting State. When the National Central Authority is the requesting State, the language used shall be either Maltese or English.