Consumer market study on the functioning of legal and commercial guarantees for consumers in the EU : country fiche : Malta

Directive 1999/44/EC was transposed into national law through Chapter 378 of the Laws of Malta: the Consumer Affairs Act (Act XXVIII of 1994 as amended by Acts V of 1995, XIX of 1996, XXVI of 2000, VI of 2001 and XV of 2006; Legal Notice 425 of 2007; Acts II of 2008, XIV of 2009, and VI and IX of 2011; Legal Notice 426 of 2012; and Act VI of 2014). Specifically, the Directive is implemented via the provisions laid down in Part IX of Chapter 378 of the Laws of Malta, the Consumer Affairs Act (hereafter referred to as "the Act"). According to the relevant Communication from the Commission, Malta informed the Commission of its transposition measures (as have all countries who introduced this measure).