Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 19,782 of 19 May 2017

MINISTRY for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change

TheAgriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA)

Extension for the Submission of Payment Claimsrelated

to Direct and Area Aid Schemes for Farmers

and Livestock Breeders

TheAgriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry forSustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change (MSDEC), will beextending the period for the submission of payment claims for the year 2017 forvarious schemes financed by the European Union (EU) and co-financed by theMaltese Government.

TheFinancial Aid schemes that one may apply for are the following:

DirectPayment Schemes

LessFavoured Areas (LFA)

Agri-EnvironmentalMeasures 2007-2013 (AEMs)

Agri-Environmental-ClimateMeasures 2014-2020 (AECMs)

Areaswith Natural Constraints (ANC)

Paymentclaims will be accepted until Friday, 9th June, 2017 at 3.00 p.m. Paymentclaims submitted after this date will be subject to a penalty of 1% per day forup to 25 days, that is, up until Tuesday, 4th July, 2017. Claims submittedafter this date will not be accepted.

Formore information one may:

visitthe Agency’s website (www.arpa.gov.mt)

call2292 6148

sendan email to (arpa.msdec@gov.mt)

callpersonally at the Front Office at Pitkali Markets, Ta’ Qali, limits of Ħ’Attard, or at the Front Office, GovernmentExperimental Farm, Xewkija, Gozo.

Rural Development Programme for Malta 2014-2020

Part-financed by the European Union

Co-financing rate: 75% European Union; 25%Government of Malta

The European Agricultural Fund for RuralDevelopment:

Europe Investing in RuralAreas

Authority for Transport in Malta

Adoptionof the Strategic Environmental Assessment ofthe National Transport Strategy and Transport MasterPlan

As prescribed by Regulation 10 (1) of the StrategicEnvironmental Assessment Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 549.61), theAuthority for Transport in Malta notifies that the Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment on Malta’s National Transport Strategy and Master Plan has beenformally adopted.

TheAdoption Report, as well as all documents relating to Malta’s NationalTransport Strategy 2050, Transport Master Plan, 2025 and the StrategicEnvironmental Assessment, can be viewed at the offices of the Transport Malta,Integrated Transport Strategy Directorate, Triq Sa Maison, Floriana FRN 1612,by prior appointment on telephone 2555 5500.

Thedocuments are also available electronically from the website below:

(http://www.transport.gov.mt/transport-strategies/strategies-policies-actions/national-transport-strategy-and-master-plan).

Operational Programme I − Cohesion Policy 2007-2013

Investing in Competiveness for a Better Quality ofLife

Project part-financed by the European Union

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Co-financing rate: 85% EU Funds; 15% National Funds

Investing in your future

ħal gĦargĦur Local Council

TrafficSuspension

TheĦal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Wednesday, 31st May, 2017, between9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m., Triq Mons. L. Catania corner with Triq Ferdinand willbe closed for traffic.

ħal gĦargĦur Local Council

TrafficSuspension

TheĦal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Friday, 26thMay, 2017, between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.,Triq Ferdinand will be closed for traffic.