National Inspectorates - Malta

The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) is the legal entity responsible for REACH. It is divided into the Competent Authority which has a regulatory function and the Market Surveillance Directorate which has an enforcement function covering the placing on the market of all non-food products. Currently the Market Surveillance Directorate is made up of a Director, three Scientific Officers, an engineering officer and three Inspection Officers. REACH is one of the regulations that the Market Surveillance Directorate enforces.

Authorities responsible for REACH enforcement

• Malta Standards Authority
  • Regulatory Affairs Directorate - REACH Competent Authority for Malta
  • Market Surveillance Directorate - Responsible for the overall enforcement of the REACH Regulati
• Department of Customs - Responsible for the enforcement of REACH in relation to goods at the country's borders
• Malta Environment and Planning Authority - Responsible for the enforcement of REACH from the environmental perspective

Authority responsible for CLP enforcement

• Malta Standards Authority

Authorities responsible for Biocides enforcement

Please find here a description regarding the placing on the market of biocidal products in Malta.

• Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority