S.L. 9.25 ст. 28Hearing by telephone conference. 

(1) If a person is in Malta and has to be heard as a witness or expert by competent authorities of another Member State, the issuing authority of the Member State may, where it is not appropriate or possible for the person to be heard to appear in its territory in person, and after having examined other suitable means, issue an EIO in order to hear a witness or expert by telephone conference as provided for in sub-regulation (2).

(2) Unless otherwise agreed, regulation 27(3), (5), (6) and

(7) shall apply to hearings by telephone conference. mutatis mutandis

(3) Unless these regulations otherwise provide, the implementing procedure of this regulation shall be governed by articles 647A and 649(13) of the Criminal Code which shall apply to this regulation. mutatis mutandis